Disney World Quick Tips – Choosing Your Resort

If you were to ask ten people which resort was their favorite you would get at least eleven different answers. There is no one resort at Walt Disney World that is right for all people but if you know what you are looking for there will be one that is

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You Know You Have Had Too Much Magic Kingdom When….

It’s safe to say that the vast majority of us love the Magic Kingdom. It’s also safe to say that those of us who visit Walt Disney World regularly spend a lot of time in that most magical of the parks. But – a word of caution is important here!!

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Oldies But Goodies – Debunking A Few Myths

Every time I discuss our next Walt Disney World vacation with family, friends, and co-workers (yup, I can’t not talk about the vacations) I get bombarded with reasons that a couple of old coots like us don’t belong there. You can relax though because for every reason they give me

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Date Night Disney: The search for the perfect Date Restaurant

My sister-in-law Nancy and I are collaborating on a project.  In June, we’ll be taking our families to Disney’s Bay Lake Tower resort for a family vacation – as documented in “Planning the Multi-Generational Family Vacation”.  Since we have nine people in our reservation party, part of the conspiring that

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Mousetrapped 2010 – Disneyworld Workers on Strike

There has been alot of buzz going on about the Disneyworld Workers who are protesting my home away from home. Now a video has surfaced called Mousetrapped. While I am unable to find the complete video here is trailer. Here is the lastest word from James the creator of the

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Win a Trip to Walt Disney World with “Magic Santa” and Sympatico.ca

Canadian users of the Magic Santa video platform now have another reason to share the joy of the holiday season – a chance to win the trip of a lifetime to Walt Disney World from Sympatico.ca. Canadian residents can win a family vacation valued at $10,000 by creating a free

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Disney World reports flat attendance

Image via Wikipedia This article comes to us from Jason Garcia at the Orlando Sentinel. Attendance at Walt Disney World remained largely unchanged this summer, Disney disclosed Friday, even as overall tourist traffic into Orlando began climbing with the opening of Universal Orlando‘s Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Disney said

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Schedule of festivities for the 2011 Magical Families Gathering Weekend

Here we go! We’re excited to announce the schedule of festivities for the 2011 Magical Families Gathering Weekend! These are the scheduled events where you can count on finding other Magical Families. During times that are not listed on the schedule, design activities and select the theme parks that work

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Oldies But Goodies…Date Night For Oldies

If you visit Walt Disney World as an Oldies couple, then every night is date night. More often than not though, we as Oldies, travel with an extended family group. One thing you can almost bet on is that your children will ask you to watch their children (your grandchildren

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Walt Disney World at Christmas Time: Planning Time for Decoration Hopping

Among the many fun and festive things to do at Walt Disney World during the Holiday Season, is “decoration hopping”: that is, visiting the various Disney resorts to see the wonderful decorations. If you have a Disney trip planned for the month of December, you are in for a treat and I encourage you to plan some time in your trip to do just this.

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Best Things I Love About Disney – The Pursuit Of Trivia

Before you start to read the article, take a very close look at the photo above. It’s a photo I took last year in front of the Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The picture is of the hand prints and signature of Charlton Heston placed there by him

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Disney World Quick Tips – Get The Most Out Of Fast Pass

Fast Pass is an excellent tool for maximizing your touring, especially on the most popular attractions. If you just use it occasionally to meet your needs it is very helpful but there are some ways to enhance  its use, all within Disney’s rules. Let’s look at some ways to get

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