As my family has grown older we have come to appreciate more and more the offerings around our chosen Disney resort when we are having some down time. As you can see from this picture, lying around in hammocks at Disney’s Contemporary Resort has been a relaxing thing for my teens to do, and I really enjoy lounging on the beach there as well.
There is a great family attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and that is Toy Story Midway Mania! Wildly popular since its opening, it is still the ride to make a mad dash to upon park opening as the wait can often climb to an hour and a half and Fastpasses are usually completely gone by noon.
In just four short months something super spectacular is going to happen at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The 2011-2012 run of the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights will begin and will bring joy to thousands of people this year. If you have never experienced Walt Disney World at Thanksgiving/Christmastime, let me encourage you to be a part of the celebration this year. The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights will be running from November 10, 2011 through January 3, 2012.
Welcome to our special “Disney Memories Week and Giveaway”! This week, while I’m on vacation, we are celebrating Disney’s year long “Let the Memories Begin” theme: each day, one of our great writers will share a favorite Disney memory….and will provide you with a chance to win a $50 Disney gift card. From now until Sunday July 10, you will have up to 2 chances to enter each day by commenting on the blog post and/or our Facebook page. The more days/times you comment, the more chances you have to win. (But please, to be fair to everyone: only ONE blog entry and ONE Facebook entry per person per day…)
Please note: ONE winner will be selected from all who enter by midnight ET, on Sunday, July 10. Good luck….and Let the Memories Begin!
Narrowing down the happiest days of my life to one specific memory is quite a task. I decided that it would not involve any of my kids since I have three and, although I have special memories of each one, I wouldn’t want to choose one over the other. I couldn’t think of a specific memory between my husband and myself that stood out particularly bright against the rest. So, I decided to go with the person who started it all, my mom.
What’s red, orange, yellow, green, and loved by kids all over? Well, Itzakadoozie!
This cold and refreshing treat is one of the snack offerings at the Disney parks and resorts. An Itzakadoozie is a 10-inch long popsicle with different flavors intermixed. Despite the fact that it is not chocolate, which I won’t hold against it, it is a great snack for kids and adults alike. All the kids seem to really like them, and I enjoy them myself; mainly because I cannot get them at home.
These treats are part of the Disney Dining Plan Snack List, and are sold at almost all the ice cream carts at the Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I have not seen them at the Animal Kingdom Park, however. At Epcot, you can also find them at Princess Storybook (Norway), the Garden Grill and Sunshine Seasons (The Land). They are sold at the ice cream cart at Downtown Disney (which is where this picture was taken), as well as many of the Disney resorts. At Blizzard Beach you can find them at the Warming Hut, Frostbite Freddies, and Expeditions.