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Be Our Guest: Magical Mouse Schoolhouse and the Most Magical Place on Earth

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I am so excited to welcome Jodi Whisenhunt from Magical Mouse Schoolhouse as our Guest today! Magical Mouse Schoolhouse is a wonderful site that shows how Disney and learning can work together in a fun and magical way! I am so happy that Jodi could Be Our Guest today! Thank you Jodi!

In the heart of Central Florida there exists a World so magical Guests step right into their favorite movies, dance with cartoon Characters, turn with the pages of storybooks and tour exotic lands. It is, in face, the Most Magical Place on Earth! It is Walt Disney World Resort.

I’d like to invite you into this magical place and let you in on a little secret: When you visit Walt Disney World, you learn. Read more

The Balance of Disney World “Old” Traditions and New Surprises

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Most people who visit Disney parks on a regular basis are used to the question about why they go back again and AGAIN. Of course there are all kinds of reasons why, but I was thinking a bit about this over the past week, and realized that some of the things that bring me back are, in fact opposites: I love the “traditional” things that we are used to and so love doing over and over again…and I also love the “new surprises” that Disney is so very good at offering their guests, in so many ways. I think that this second part was very much evident this past week. Read more

Disney Fun From Around the World: Week of September 19, 2011

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Greetings Disney friends and Happy Weekend to you! My-oh-my what a busy news week it was in the land of Disney! 🙂 Of course, I am sure you heard some of it right? Well, not ALL had to do with large, blue people invading Disney World….. Here are some highlights!

I wanted to start with Brenda’s weekly series on Chip and Co.: Wednesday with Walt This week she described a dream of One Big, Happy Disney Community and you know…it sounds like an awesome idea to me! Plus, there is some info (finally!) about Walt Disney World’s 40th Anniversary Events! Read more

Wordless Wednesday: Scary or Not So Scary?

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One of the most fun things about Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, is the chance to meet a few villains…some scary, some not-so-much. You meet all kinds of Disney characters at the parks….but when night-time comes during the Halloween season, you never know who you might come across. Scary….or Not So Scary??? 🙂

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My Favorite Disney Things: The People You Meet

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We started a series a while back about our Favorite Disney Things. It was a fun way for all of us at The Affordable Mouse to share some of the things that we just LOVE about our favorite place to be…..and I would like to add a new one today. 🙂

I was trying to explain to someone the other day exactly WHY we go back to Disney again and again. As I shared how friendly people are when there… I realized that this is truly one of my favorite Disney things!

Yes, I know there are a lot of folks that are clearly not having a magical day while they are at Disney. But by and large, I really think that those people are the exception. In my experience, most people are the opposite….they are warm, friendly and helpful. In fact, I have honestly not ever found another place where the vast majority of people are just so…..happy. And I’m not talking about just the castmembers either, although they are a very special group of people.

I am talking about the people that you strike up a conversation with while waiting in line. You know, we’ve met some pretty cool people by just asking the simple question: “Where are you from?” We waited in the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad line once with an Imagineer and his young daughter, who were just spending a Sunday afternoon like you or I would, visiting Disney World. What a really nice guy….and what great stories he had to share! I love meeting people this way, and honestly, it makes waiting in line go a lot quicker.

I am also talking about the people that you chat with on the buses at the end of the day. I know I know, there are some pretty hot, cranky, sweaty people at this point each night. But there are also some really nice people, adults as well as teens, who are quick to give up their seat for a mom who has a sleeping child in her arms.

And I am also talking about the folks who jump in to do “random acts of kindness” whether it is giving away a FastPass that they aren’t going to use, or offering to take a group picture for a family, or giving up a seat waiting for the parade so that a little one can be up front for a good view.

Having lived near major cities my entire life, I grew up learning “not to talk to strangers” but at Disney, people look each other in the eye, smile, and say “good morning” or wish one another a Happy Birthday, or congratulate newlyweds. I realize that it’s a different situation….but that is actually my point. It IS different from the life that most of us live, and that is truly one of the things I love about Disney! You don’t walk around worrying about strangers at Disney: everyone else is just another Disney friend.

I’m not entirely sure why this is, but I guess that Disney magic just brings out the best in most people…..and to me, that’s one of the most magical things that Disney does.

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