For many years now my family has enjoyed spending Thanksgiving together at the most magical place on Earth. We have spent numerous hours planning our trips, excitedly deciding where we would eat Thanksgiving dinner, and putting each year’s itinerary into my binder adorned with covers made from pictures of Mickey and his friends enjoying turkey dinner. It has been so much fun and has added more joy to my life than I could ever put into words. Read more
Disney Vacation Planning: Taking Kids Out of School
Anyone with school-age children has probably considered taking them out of school to visit Disney World at some point, especially with the very attractive free dining offers available during the school year. But making the decision can be tough, and in my experience at least, the right answer was different at different stages of our daughter’s life. Read more
Disney Fun From Around the World: Week of August 22, 2011
Greetings Disney Friends! Sending pixie dust to all of my fellow Mid-Atlantic and North 
East friends who are awaiting the arrival of a certain very unwelcome guest named Irene. It’s been a crazy week here, with an earthquake earlier this week and now a hurricane on our doorstep 🙁 ….fortunately, I had a number of great Disney blog posts to read that brought a smile to my face…and I hope they do the same for you as well!
Disney Vacation Planning: Bird’s Favorite Tips for Saving for Disney
The wonderful ladies of The Affordable Mouse are currently offering their favorite tips in a Disney Vacation Planning series. They’ve shared some remarkable tips and so much has already been covered. For my contribution I thought I’d share my favorite tips in helping you get there- Ways to Save for Disney! While I’m sure some of you are more creative than this, here’s a list of some of the basics, and maybe not so basic ways to save. Read more
Thrifty Thursday: A New Disney Meet N Greet
We all know about the all-important and coveted Character Meet N Greets at the Disney parks. Volumes have been written, printed and noted about where each character can be found in order to make sure your child has the best opportunity for an autograph or a photo op with his or her favorite character. But there is a new kind of Meet N Greet that is also ultra-important and that can be a wonderful addition to your Disney vacation. Read more