For this year’s spring break, my family headed to Walt Disney World. Those of you who have been around the blog awhile know that we are lucky enough to go each year. Thankfully, this year we did NOT see a hawk pluck ducklings out of the Boardwalk Resort pool and eat them in a gutter [Read More]
Why Disney World is Tops for Teens
“I’m so glad he still enjoys it!” enthused a friend on Facebook, commenting on a picture of my teen at Disney World. I had just posted our family’s pictures from our annual trip. Her comment made me curious. “Why wouldn’t he enjoy Disney World?” I thought. Perhaps folks who don’t go to Disney World as [Read More]
Handy Items You Need To Carry At Disney World
As someone who has walked thousands of miles through Disney World, and lived to tell the tale, I have some advice: There are definitely some handy items you need to carry at Disney World. Sure, you might be able to buy some of these at the parks. Or, sure, you may be able to live [Read More]
Disney World Rides, Food, and Fun
My family makes an annual pilgrimage to Disney World every winter. It’s five fun-filled days of traipsing around the parks and remarking how temperatures in the 60s feel like summer to us, even as every Floridian we see is wearing a winter coat! This year there were no Hawks of Death or indecent groping of characters, [Read More]
10 Tips for Your First Disney Cruise
Like the city of Atlantis or Amelia Earhart’s plane, some things are lost forever. Yet, some things presumed lost, such as the Titanic, ARE found. So it was when I uncovered these 10 Tips for Your First Disney Cruise in the abyss that is my work desk. Loyal readers may recall that my family and [Read More]
The Top 10 Highlights of our Disney World Trip
We had a great time on our recent vacation to Disney World. Five days filled with walking, riding, eating, and more! When you take a family of four to Disney World, there will always be memorable moments. Here are the Top 10 Highlights of our trip to Disney World: 1. As I mentioned in a [Read More]
The Time We Went Looking for Hidden Mickeys
“Go look for hidden Mickeys,” my husband said with a wave of his hand. Our family of four had just checked into our room at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. The kids were bouncing off the walls at the realization that we’d finally arrived at the Happiest Place on Earth. But my husband and I needed them [Read More]