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Be Our Guest: Yes, Virginia, There is a Way to Save on Disney Theme Park Tickets

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Ed.: I am thrilled to welcome a very special guest today, Lisa Battista, author of Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers. An expert in planning Disney vacations with little ones…and a budget…in mind, Lisa is here to offer some thoughts on saving money on tickets. Thanks so much Lisa for visiting! 🙂

Previously, my family’s Disney ticket strategy was to schedule at least two vacations a year using Annual Passes. Some years this meant a fall and spring trip while other years found us arriving 358 days after our previous vacation to complete our travel within one calendar year. Our really fortunate years combined both vacation scenarios. Throw in a long research weekend for Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney world with Preschoolers and my husband and I make good use of our annual passes. Read more

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Disney Cruise Line Summer Series

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I am so excited to announce that this summer I am going to be running a Disney Cruise Line series right here on The Affordable Mouse. This series has been designed with YOU in mind. A few weeks back we asked you what you wanted to know about Disney Cruise Line. Based on your responses we have put together a series of posts that are going to answer all of your questions and much more. Read more

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Disney Moderate Resort Fun Facts

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A few weeks back we focused on fun facts of Disney value resorts. Disney likes to add extra elements of magic throughout the Walt Disney Resort. Today we are going to focus on the moderate resorts.

The differences in a value resort to moderate resort is the more elaborate theme, larger accommodations, an onsite restaurant, a swimming pool with a slide and a bit more on-site recreation.

Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

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Tips for Creating Your Own Disney Itinerary

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I don’t think I need to stress the importance of thoroughly planning your Walt Disney World Vacation. I mean after all, you are here reading this so that tells me you see the benefit to a bit of Disney “research.” So many people tell me that planning a trip to Disney takes more time and thought than a trip to Europe. It is true! If you want to get the most for your time and your money, I HIGHLY recommend creating a daily itinerary. This holds true even more if you are traveling during the following “busy” Disney travel periods; summer, winter holidays, spring break and Easter.

While I know it is a good idea to create an itinerary I also know that many people sit down to create one but just do not know where on earth to begin. Here are some tips to help you get started: Read more

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Disney Vacation Tips: No ADR’s? Here’s the Scoop

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Back in 1994 Walt Disney World implemented a Disney Dining change that has changed the way we view dining on property. Take a moment to guess what that was?  The Advanced Reservation phone number…adding this has made it much more difficult to get a walk-up reservation for most of the popular dining locations on property. Read more

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