If you have school-age children, at some point you have probably considered taking them out of school to visit Disney World. It can be a tough decision, and the right answer may be different at different ages of your children.
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Making Sure Your Disney Vacation Souvenirs Don’t Break the Bank
You’ve planned for months, and done everything you can think of to save money on your Disney World vacation. You have a budget, and your transportation, hotel, tickets and meals were all carefully considered to help you have as affordable a Disney vacation as is possible. But what about souvenirs? There are a number of ways to make your souvenirs actually quite affordable, and if you can buy them as carefully as the rest of your trip, you may not end up blowing your vacation budget on souvenirs.
How to Create a Disney Vacation Scrapbook Without Really Trying
One of the most affordable Disney souvenirs that I know of is to create a scrapbook of your vacation memories when you return home. While scrapbooking certainly can be complicated…and expensive….it absolutely does not have to be either. In fact, anyone can really make a simple scrapbook made with not much more than pictures, items you collect at the parks, and the most priceless things you have…your memories.
Saving Money on Where You Stay at Disney World: Check Out All Your Options
Walt Disney World offers a tremendous variety of choices, from the many Disney properties, to off-resort hotels, to a vast supply of vacation homes and condos. How do you choose? And perhaps even more importantly: what is the most affordable choice for your Disney vacation?
Could the Disney Vacation Club be Right for Your Family?
You see the signs everywhere when you visit Walt Disney World: on busses, in the hotels, even at the parks: “Have you heard about Disney’s best kept secret”? That secret, of course, is the Disney Vacation Club, and as Disney continues their plans to expand their timeshare option with the construction of more DVC properties….well, I don’t know that it is much of a *secret* any more.
Students with Autism Enjoyed Day at Walt Disney World After Raising Own Fun
Seven students enrolled in Eden Autism Services Florida’s school for children with autism enjoyed a day at Walt Disney World and night at a resort hotel this month, thanks to money they raised themselves. Eden teacher Staci Thompson found instructions to make “cookie jars” – glass jars containing all of
Grammy Award-winning singer Gloria Estefan meets Woody and Jessie
Grammy Award-winning singer Gloria Estefan poses June 26, 2010 with her new pals from the silver screen — “Toy Story 3” characters Jessie and Woody — at the Magic Kingdom park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. “Toy Story 3,” the hit Disney-Pixar animated feature film, debuted in U.S. theaters on
Sign-ups open for July 1 passholder preview of Captain EO
The exciting news comes to us from Kristin Ford at the Daily Disney: Walt Disney World passholders can see Captain EO, the classic 3D musical space-adventure film starring Michael Jackson, before its official return to Epcot. Passholder previews are from 3 to 9 p.m. July 1. To attend, passholders must
Best Friends Pet Resort at Walt Disney World Now Accepting Reservations
Pet lovers … beginning today reservations are being accepted for a new luxury pet resort scheduled to open this summer at the Walt Disney World Resort. If you haven’t heard, the new Best Friends Pet Resort will be a “best-of-breed” facility with air-conditioned rooms,”VIP” suites and private outdoor yards for
Liberty Mutual’s Sweepstakes Could Send You to Disney World
Enter Liberty Mutual’s Responsible Sports Sweepstakes for your chance to win a four-day trip for four people to Walt Disney World in Florida, a prize worth about $4,800. Click here to enter. Eligibility: Contiguous US (-HI, AK), 18+ Start Date: June 01, 2010 End Date: July 31, 2010 at 11:59
Sounds Like Summer Concert Series Makes July Evenings Nightastic!
The musical sounds of decades of summers gone by will fill July evenings at Epcot during Sounds Like Summer concert series performances featuring tribute bands that celebrate the music of Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones, Janet Jackson, U2 and Chicago. “The key thing about tribute bands is that their intention
Eat to the Beat! Concert Series Welcomes Seven New Acts During Food & Wine Festival
They span four decades of popularity. Collectively, they’ve thrilled music lovers with everything from Pop, Techno and Adult Contemporary to Southern Rock, Progressive Rock and Pop Rock. But they have one thing in common: They are seven acts playing the Eat to the Beat! concert series for the first time
Captain EO 3-D Spectacular Returns to Epcot July 2
Just in time to add more joyous, uproarious fun to the Fourth of July weekend, “Captain EO” begins a reprise at Walt Disney World Resort July 2. The classic musical spectacular that thrilled Epcot guests from 1986-1994 will provide new Epcot audiences the opportunity to experience the original 3-D production
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Which is the Most Affordable Way to Get to Disney World?
Planning an affordable Disney vacation involves, at some point, a decision about transportation. How are you going to get to Walt Disney World? And how are you going to get around once you get there? While it can be a challenge to travel economically, planning ahead and doing a bit of research can save you quite a bit of money on your trip.
