Thrifty Thursday: Top 5 Tips for Disney Bag Check

As I talked about on Tuesday, it is often necessary to go through bag check at the Disney parks. This is especially necessary if you have young ones for whom you must keep supplies, as well as on the days when you are taking your lunch, planning to ride wet rides thus negating the need for ponchos and dry socks, or when you plan to have your camera with you, just to name a few instances. If you are touring on a day when it is just inevitable, here are some helpful hints to save you some time and trouble.

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Affordable Disney Vacations: Free Dining is Back!

We interrupt our regular blog schedule to bring you breaking news:

Disney has announced FREE Dining for select dates in Fall 2011 and 2012. Here are the details:

Offer is valid for check-ins 10/2/11-10/8/11, 10/23/11-11/5/11, 11/13/11-11/19/11, 11/27/11-12/3/11, 12/11/11-12/17/11, 1/8/12-1/14/12, 1/22/12-2/4/12, 2/12/12-2/18/12, 3/4/12-3/10/12 and 3/25/12-3/31/12. Some dates and/or resorts may have extremely limited availability.

  • Stay at select Disney Value resorts and get the 2011 Quick Service Dining Plan or 2012 Quick Service Dining Plan for FREE.

  • Stay at select Disney Moderate, Deluxe and Deluxe Villas resorts and get the regular 2011 Dining Plan or 2012 Dining Plan for FREE.

The package includes:

  • Accommodations in a select Walt Disney World resort hotel (3 nights minimum, 14 nights maximum)

  • Walt Disney World theme park Base Tickets (2 days minimum; can be upgraded to include add-ons such as Park Hopper and/or Water Park Fun & More at an additional cost)

Book by 10/29/11. No group rates or other discounts apply. Excludes suites, campsites and 3-Bedroom Villas.

Want more information? Contact me for a FREE no-obligation quote to see how affordable your next Disney vacation can be!

Tuesday Disney Tips: Carry the Bag, Rent a Locker, or Skip Bag Check Altogether

Among the many choices in every arena of  the gigantic fun machine that is Walt Disney World, you may not have thought all that much about how you will tour the park on each day of your itinerary. If you are like me, you may want to give it a little thought.

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Running With Disney: We Have a Plan! Sort of….

I haven’t talked much about our family’s next Disney World trip much…in fact, I haven’t actually talked about it at all. Why? Because until just a few weeks ago, we didn’t actually have our next Disney World trip booked!

I know, shocking, right?

(I’m amazed I don’t need some kind of therapy as a result of not having a Disney trip to plan for over 6 months……)

In any event, we have one planned now. And I need your help with it. 🙂

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Disney Fun From Around the World: Week of July 25, 2011

Happy Saturday Disney Friends! Where has the time gone? I can’t believe it’s nearly August…and before we know it, the kids will be back in school and we’ll be raking leaves. So let’s make the most of this last month of summer, heat and all. Relax a bit, spend quality time with family and friends, fire up that grill, and enjoy an ice cold beverage. Oh…and while you’re relaxing, check out some of my favorite Disney bloggers this week: everyone seemed to go into Disney information overdrive this week, spreading pixie dust all over the internet! Enjoy! 🙂

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