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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My Favorite Disney Things: Bird’s Favorite Things are the Feelings

My favorite Disney things, eh? That should be pretty easy… except it’s not. I’m not sure I could tell you what my favorite ride is or my favorite restaurant, because there are something I LOVE about each one of them so far. For instance, if you’d ask what my favorite roller coaster was, I might say I love Space Mountain for the thrills and fun of not seeing the next turn or drop coming. But in my heart my favorite would have to be Big Thunder Mountain Railroad because not only was it my first roller coaster, but this past May I also got to share the “first roller coaster” experience with my daughter, who also just loved it! Oh, and Rockin’ Roller Coaster- soo fun! How can you pick your favorites? There’s so much to love! But, there’s no article in that, so I had to keep thinking, “What are my favorite things at Disney?” I thought and thought and the things that kept coming to mind weren’t necessarily things but feelings, so I kept dismissing them and continued to think…

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Thrifty Thursday: Making Double Use of Your Disney Time

On Tuesday I shared some really fun and FREE things to do at your Disney resort. Today, I am going to talk about killing two birds with one stone by doing a not-so-fun task while you are enjoying your resort. I hate to say the word, but it’s LAUNDRY.

I realize that not everyone does laundry while on vacation, but I can tell you from experience that a lot of us do. There are several reasons I do our laundry in the middle of our trip:

Wordless Wednesday: Doorway to a Magical Journey

One of the most exciting parts of a Disney cruise is the beginning: taking those first steps through a magical doorway that leads to who-knows-what-kind-of-adventure on the high seas? Oh….and the fact that the doorway to the Disney ships is shaped like giant Mickey ears is more than a little cool too. 🙂

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Tuesday Disney Tips: Free Fun at Your Disney Resort

As my family has grown older we have come to appreciate more and more the offerings around our chosen Disney resort when we are having some down time. As you can see from this picture, lying around in hammocks at Disney’s Contemporary Resort has been a relaxing thing for my teens to do, and I really enjoy lounging on the beach there as well.

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