Author: Nancy

Celebrating Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary with “Disney Enchantment”

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“Disney Enchantment,” an all-new nighttime spectacular, will debut in Magic Kingdom this week as part of The World’s Most Magical Celebration. This all-new spectacular inspires everyone to believe in magic, with captivating Disney music, enhanced lighting, immersive projection effects that extend for the first time down Main Street, U.S.A., and an emotional original song, entitled “You Are the Magic,” by seven-time GRAMMY-winner Philip Lawrence.

And throughout the show, stunning fireworks will fill the sky, providing a great experience for guests throughout the park and neighboring resort hotels. Read more

EPCOT’s Candlelight Processional Returns November 26

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In exciting news last week, Disney has shared that the popular “Candlelight Processional” will be back this year, Nov. 26 – Dec. 30, as part of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.  Read more

Six Caribbean Islands That Have Everything Hawaii Has – Just a Lot Closer

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For many folks, a tropical island vacation means a vacation to the Hawaiian islands, and for good reason. With its one-of-a-kind culture, spectacular beaches, and endless room for adventure, to say nothing of the majestic waterfalls, volcanoes, and rugged mountain landscapes waiting to be explored – the appeal of a vacation to Hawaii is obvious.

Until they look at the flights.

When travelers realize that most flights from the west coast of the U.S. are at least 6 hours – along with the cost of that airfare – for many, that is the end of their dreams of a vacation in paradise.

But it’s not necessary to give up hope of enjoying a tropical vacation on a beautiful island. There are a number of Caribbean islands which match Hawaii in beauty (and some would say even better than what you can experience in the Hawaiian Islands). Best of all, you can generally fly to the Caribbean from the U.S. mainland within a few hours, so you can enjoy that exotic experience without flying halfway around the world. (And the airfare is a lot less expensive too!) Read more

Harmonious, the Next Nighttime Spectacular at EPCOT Debuts October 1

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In less than a month, “Harmonious” the new nighttime spectacular at EPCOT, will debut as one of the largest shows ever created for a Disney park and as the Disney Imagineers tell us, “unlike anything that’s been seen before.” Read more

What Is – and Isn’t – Included in an All-Inclusive Vacation?

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It’s hard to not love the idea of an all-inclusive vacation. Arrive at your resort and everything you do from that point on is already included and you can just go about enjoying your vacation without giving a thought to paying for anything. Sounds pretty great right? Your accommodations, unlimited food, drinks, activities, and entertainment are all included in the booking price of the resort. Everything has been paid for in advance and you likely will have little to no need for your wallet throughout your trip.

But.

All *all-inclusive* resorts aren’t created equal, and they vary in the benefits they include in their vacation packages. And this is very important to know before you book because no one wants to arrive at their resort, expecting everything to be included, only to find out that a good bit of what you want to do – or eat – or drink -isn’t included and will come at an additional cost! Read more