Disney is full of magic day in and day out. As a Cast Member I loved being a part of the magic for the guests. But there is some magic that the guests just cannot experience, magic that only the Cast Members get to witness. As much as I loved working with guests during park hours, some of my favorite times at work were park opening and park closing. It’s something about the serenity the park has just before the guests’ arrival and once they’ve all gone off to bed. Read more
Hurricane Headed to Disney World? Here’s What You Should Know
It is inevitable during the late summer and early fall months, as tropical storms and hurricanes begin to form in the tropics, that those who have Disney vacations planned will start watching weather.com obsessively, hoping that their vacation plans are not disrupted by an unwelcome stormy visitor. After all, many of us plan for months…and more….in order to create a wonderful vacation for our families, and knowing that a hurricane or tropical storm is making a beeline for Florida can be more than a little stressful. Read more
Our Disney Vacation: 32 Days to Go
It’s getting closer….the excitement is building….we’ve waited as long as we can….the suitcases are coming out!!! As soon as we put that first item in our suitcase, it will begin to seem real that we are actually going to Disney World….SOON!!! YAY!!! We all have our trips paid off as of last week (45 days out) and everyone is getting antsy to get this show on the road!!
Terrific Tuesdays: How a Ride Wimp Soars to Disney Thrills
I have shared in the past that I am a certifiable Ride Wimp. And apparently, as I have found out since sharing my guilty little secret, there are more than a few of us out there…..TONS as a matter of fact. 🙂 Who knew?
But it’s not like I am *no* fun at all at Disney World. I may be a Ride Wimp, but I can get some thrills at Disney World too. Because really, just because one is a Ride Wimp, doesn’t mean that we can’t have some excitement too: we’re not all slow, boring, “Wow-its-a-small-world-rocks” kind of people! Read more
Dining at Disney World: The ADR Strikes Back
Please join me in the “wayback” machine and lets go to the summer of 2012. I had planned a late November/December trip to Walt Disney World, when all of a sudden it was announced that ADRs for the brand new Be Our Guest restaurant would be opening: I had been lucky enough to have planned my trip the same week New Fantasyland opened. Read more