Thrifty Thursday: Get the Idea?

Something inside me keeps me always on the prowl for new ideas for decorating once I get back home from DisneyWorld. This is especially true about the holiday decorations at the parks; I want my house to look just like them and, darn it, one day I will win the lottery and make it happen.

There is one spot in particular where I can spend half the afternoon enjoying a wonderful creation and dreaming of what my yard could look like. It is the miniature train village by Germany in Epcot’s World Showcase and it is another one of those free treasures that has been fashioned around the notion of adding a little extra magic to your visit. Disney has designed and created a whole countryside made into the landscape with a miniature community and trains running through. There is also a bridge that goes across it for anyone who wants to view it from the middle.

My family loves this charming attraction. I remember the first time we found it how enamored we all were by the beauty of it. It is so well-designed and detailed. I also really enjoy people watching so I love to get a glimpse of children discovering this wonder for the first time. That experience truly adds value to my time at Epcot.

If I had my way, this is exactly what my backyard would look like! Maybe I could convince some Imagineers to come for a visit. In any case, don’t miss out on this awesome creation. If you can’t seem to find it, ask any cast member and they will be happy to help you.

Brenda is a native Texan born and raised on the Gulf Coast. She visited Disney World twice as a teenager and always dreamed of growing her family Disney. She took her first-timer husband and their three children to Disney World in 2000 and they now spend every Thanksgiving there. Brenda writes with a comedic twist on various Disney topics. She will be sharing tips she has learned during her travels and also hopes to enlighten people on little-known freebies that Disney has to offer. She wishes she could have met Walt Disney and considers herself to be a student of Walt. In parallel to his dream it is her wish that everyone would take at least one trip to Disney World in order to share in its magic with their families.