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Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney travel planning tips.
Disney World vs Disneyland: Planning Your Trip to Disneyland
It is no secret that Walt Disney World and Disneyland are different. The sizes, the number of rides, the parks themselves, and so much more! They operate differently as well, which means the planning process for one isn’t the same for the other. If you are used to planning a Disney World trip, there are certain things you know you have to start doing at a year out, two months out, or even right before your trip. Disneyland is a lot more relaxed when it comes to planning. No Fastpass+ Reservations At six months out for Disney World, you hop on your computer at 7am EST and hope you can…
Disney Gift Guide
Shopping for someone who loves Disney? Here are some ideas for great gifts that would be perfect for any Mickey Mouse lover. Disney Board Games Disney Cooking Disney Travel Disney Millennial Disney Park Goer Disney Books Disney Board Game Gift Ideas Disney Eye Found It! Eye Found It! lets you journey through different Disney fandoms like Arendelle, Neverland, and Radiator Springs. Everyone searches for iconic Disney objects on the 6 ft board game and tries to get to Cinderella’s Castle before time runs out! Disney Song Challenge Disney Song Challenge is a fun game for your entire family! The best part of any Disney film is the iconic songs. Show off your…
Disney Updates: Destination D News
D23 hosted Destination D Mickey Mouse Fan Celebration over the weekend and there are so many updates coming to Disney Parks in 2019 and beyond! Star War’s: Galaxy’s Edge Updates Everyone is incredibly excited for Star War’s: Galaxy’s Edge to open in 2019 (Spring 2019 for Disneyland and Fall 2019 for Walt Disney World). While they did not give exact dates, they did give updates on what to expect in the land! We already knew that there would be two rides coming to the new land, but we now know the names! Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. In Smugglers Run you take the controls as…
6 Things My Mother Learned on Our Trip to Walt Disney World
Over the Fall of 2018, I treated my mom to a mother and daughter only Disney vacation. It was one of the things on my 27 before 28 list so I was very excited. Disney trips, or any trip really, are more fun with someone who is just as in love with the destination as you are. My mother and I share our love of Disney and Disney Parks. I have previously shared the five things I learned during my trip with my mom. As I was writing it I wanted to see if my mother had any ideas and she came up with a completely different list! It just…
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Disney World Annual Pass: When Does It Make Sense?
We talked before about the benefits of buying a Disney World Annual Pass, but when does it make sense for your trip? There are a lot of benefits, but that doesn’t always mean you will use them to their full advantage. Every family vacations differently and Walt Disney World is no different. Today we are going to discuss a few scenarios where buying an Annual Pass makes sense for your family. You are going more than once in a year The most common reason to get an annual pass is that you are planning on visiting Walt Disney World more than once in a year. This does not have to…
Disney Weekly Updates: November 9, 2018
SHARE YOUR EARS IS BACK! Disney made an announcement during Mickey’s 90th Spectacular Sunday, that they will once again be inviting everyone to #shareyourears. This is the third year Disney is teaming up with Make-A-Wish to raise money for the charity. From now until November 17, 2018, all you have to do is take a photo with your “Mickey Mouse Ears.” The reason it is in quotes is that they don’t have to be the standard ears! You can get creative and use anything. Take two donuts and pose or two soccer balls! Anything you can think of. Upload your photo to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter and for every public…
5 Things I Learned On My Last Trip to Disney: Mother & Daughter Edition
In the fall of 2018 I got to cross one of my goals for 27 before 28 off my list – I took my mother to Disney World. As with any vacation, I like to take stock about what I liked or disliked on the trip. Before I wrote about what I did right and what I did wrong from a previous vacation. However, this time I decided to try something new. I made a list of the top 5 things I learned on my last trip to Disney and I asked my mother to do the same. Here is the list of the 5 things that I learned. If…
Happily Ever After Dessert Party Review
Within the past few years, dessert parties at Disney World have started showing up everywhere. They are an added expense to an already expensive vacation. This inevitably means everyone is asking the same question; are dessert parties worth it? Much like everything else at Disney, it wildly depends on your party. There are quite a few options throughout the parks to pick from. On a recent trip with my mother, we decided to splurge, cross off something on my Disney Bucket List and try out the Happily Ever After Fireworks Dessert Party. We decided to go on the Wednesday of our trip because there were Extra Magic Hours that night…
Disney Weekly Updates: October 26, 2018
Disney skyliner updates Many Disney fans are anxiously anticipating the addition of Disney Skyliner to the Walt Disney World Resort. The new transportation gondola system will connect both Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot to four resort hotels; Art of Animation, Pop Century, Caribbean Beach, and the new Disney Vacation Club property, Riviera Resort. Whether you are excited for the new system to be finished because you plan to use or simply because you want the construction to end, no official date has been given for the new system to debut. This week, Disney released a fun video as a “countdown” for what the Disney Skyliner will mean in the future. exclusive…
Disney Memory Maker: All You Need To Know
Are you heading to Walt Disney World and need help deciding if Disney Memory Maker is right for you? Are you unsure what the differences between PhotoPass and Memory Maker are? If you want to learn more about Disney’s photo system, you have come to the right place! Memory Maker is one of the items on your 2 month checklist. Learn if Memory Maker is right for you and why you absolutely should purchase it in advance. PhotoPass PhotoPass is the system that Disney uses throughout the parks. This includes pictures taken on rides, magic shots, stationed photographers, etc. You can find all of your photos located in your My…
