Thrifty Thursday: Eat This, Not That for Dinner in Downtown Disney

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After a long evening of shopping, you need a hearty, filling meal to face the long bus ride back to your resort, am I right? I scoured Downtown Disney to find some ways to cut costs on several classic menu items.

Half Chicken

The Expensive Version 
At T-Rex Café, $19.99 will get you half of a rotisserie chicken, slow-roasted and served with your choice of sides (garlic mashed potatoes are among the options).

The Less-Expensive Version
In the Marketplace area, WolfGang Puck Express serves up half of a rotisserie chicken covered with garlic butter and rosemary and served with mashed potatoes for only $16. 

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Terrific Tuesdays: Epcot’s France Pavilion

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France
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As you enter the France Pavilion in Walt Disney’s Epcot theme park, you will see a magnificent small scale model of he Eiffel Tower in the distance.  You can enter France through the World Showcase or via the International Gateway located in between France and the UK. Guests of these hotels can enter through the IG: Read more

Disneyland: What’s NOT at Walt Disney World?

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One of the great Disney debates is which park is better—Walt Disney World in Florida or Disneyland in California. I cannot pick a favorite of the two. Instead, I like to point out what is the same and, most of all, what is different between the two parks and let people choose for themselves.  Read more

Disney Fun from Around the World: Week of May 14, 2012

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Happy Weekend Disney Friends! I am off to see my baby girl graduate from college this weekend! Goodness how time flies! Seems like just yesterday we visited Disney World for the first time with her, at age 7….. What a truly magical memory that was!  In any event, reminiscing aside, while I’m gone, Rachel has, as she always does, provided you with lots of Disney news to get your weekend started.  Enjoy….and hug your babies big and small, because they sure do grow up fast! 🙂

Wanting to take advantage of the kids’ clubs and babysitting services offered at Walt Disney World resorts? You’ll want to read over this great article from the Disney Moms. Read more

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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