Wordless Wednesday: Disney Water Fun

There are a lot of reasons to go back to your resort every afternoon for a break. One great one is to take time to explore the play areas and pools! This new water play area at the Grand Floridian is a perfect example: what kid wouldn’t want to spend some time splashing and playing here?

Find out how the FREE services of a Disney World travel agent can make planning your Disney vacation simple and stress-free!

Karen grew up in the Boston area and traveled to Disney World many times with her parents and sister. Always staying at the Fort Wilderness Cabins gave the trips a feeling of a home away from home. It also started the tradition of attending the Hoop Dee Doo Review on each trip! Somehow that show sparked her interest in the Disney College Program. Which she did in the fall of 2002, working as a hostess @ Captain Jacks in Downtown Disney. Now as an adult, Karen finds herself traveling to the parks on a yearly basis! Photography has always been a hobby of Karen’s, but over the past few years it has become her passion. It’s even taken her to her favorite place! The Make a Wish Foundation sent a family to Disney for a week and Karen was lucky enough to be their photographer of choice! She got to tag along and photograph their memories being made. She hopes to get that experience again someday! You can find more of Karen’s photography on her site www.KPportraits.com.

Dining at Disney World: Raglan Road Sunday Brunch

Editor: Please join me today in welcoming our newest writer, Keith, to The Affordable Mouse! As a chef, Keith will be sharing his thoughts with us several times each month, on the wonderful world of Disney food. 🙂

Slainte! Some delicious news came out of downtown Disney recently when Raglan Road announced they will be transporting us once again to Ireland with its new “Rollicking Raglan Sunday Brunch”. Read more

Disney Fun from Around the World: Week of February 4, 2013

Greetings Disney Friends! Sending prayers and pixie dust to all of our friends in the Northeast who are dealing with Winter Storm Nemo this weekend! Hopefully you all have power, and are staying warm, and dry…and with a huge stash of hot chocolate and Disney movies to get you through it all. Stay safe everyone!

Ravens Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco paid a visit to the Magic Kingdom on Monday. Disney Parks Blog has the details.

Disney’s Cheapskate Princess has ten money saving tips every visitor should know. Read more

Disney Vacation Planning: Choosing Your Hotel


Deciding where to stay can be quite daunting. There are so many options both on site to offsite. Walt Disney World has 28 different hotels ranging from value to Deluxe Villas, but also a fabulous campground for tents to motor homes and everything in between. Hotels in Kissimmee, Orlando and surrounding areas have thousands and thousands of rooms. Read more

Thrifty Thursday: Polynesian Freebies

My family & I stayed at Disney’s Polynesian Resort on our last vacation to the World in December. This was our first time staying here and WOW did we love it!!

Staying at a Deluxe Resort comes with some amazing perks. Poly didn’t disappoint us. There are a handful of fun things to do at this resort that do not cost anything extra, except for maybe a smile. 😉 Read more