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Disney Fun From Around the World: Week of November 1, 2010

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Greetings Disney Friends and welcome to this week’s installment of Disney Fun From Around the “World”. I think you will really love this week’s selections, with some great tips, interesting ideas, and a look-ahead to the upcoming Holiday Season (What? Yup, it’s right around the corner!!) So go get your latte, put your feet up and enjoy visiting with our Disney blog friends today!

To start things off, the Disney Parks Blog is looking ahead a few weeks with a preview of Thanksgiving dinner: A Memorable Feast With All the Trimmings at Disney’s Vero Beach

Ahh Chip and Co ….so much to read, so little time! The usual plethora of great Disney news and views over there offered these that were special highlights for me this week: Ken’s Best Things I Love About Disney – The Festival Of The Lion King as well as another Oldies But Goodies…Minimizing The Cost Of Getting There. Chris shared some important information for anyone wondering about this year’s Christmas parade taping: Disney’s 2010 Christmas Day Parade Ticket & Event Info. Lisa shares things that she still needs to do at Disney World: Best Thing I Love About Disney is Having a Bucket List(I now have added some things to MY list after reading hers….) Lastly, make sure you check out their contest:  Chip and Company Facebook Friend Giveaway!

Ready for some deliciousness? Take a peek at this from Disney Food Blog: The Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcake

Disney 4 Dads has a touching post: 9-1/2 Things I Love about Disney World

If you have ever been frustrated trying to figure out Disney’s bus system, you need to read this from Chris at Everything Walt Disney World: You Can’t Get There from Here.

Meltdown Free Disney has one of the best articles I have read for how to take great pictures at Disney World: Be Your Own PhotoPass Photographer (I will definitely be trying these out on our December trip!)

What’s that you say? You’ve never tried a Dole Whip? Check this out from Theme Park Mom to see what you have been missing: Video: What’s so great about a Dole Whip?

Zannaland is also looking ahead to Thanksgiving with some great ideas for Disney Thanksgiving Crafts, Decorating, Games and More!

Lastly, my article at Chip and Co is for those of you who have never been to Disney World in the winter. Be prepared is all I’m sayin’: Winter Weather Tips for Your Disney World Vacation: Don’t Leave the Coat at Home

That’s it for this week folks. Have a wonderful…and magical weekend! 🙂

Disney Fun From Around the World: Week of October 25, 2010

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Welcome Foolish Mortals……. 🙂

It’s Halloween Week and there are lots of great Disney blog Treats for you (no Tricks though, you’ll have to take care of that on your own…) So put down that Halloween candy for a few minutes to read through for some great thoughts, ideas, tips, and some smiles too.

Chip and Co wonders if you might be Suffering from Disney World-itis? (The answer is probably “yes”). 🙂 In addition, Ken provides some great Disney World Quick Tips – Start Early, Leave Early . Lisa shares some touching thoughts in Planning a Disney Familymoon and Brenda (boy is she busy!) tells us about her family’s  Disney Trip Rituals

Disney Driven Life offers a quick tutorial that you can use to make some great DISNEY HALLOWEEN RICE KRISPIE TREATS that will surely make you the most popular house in the neighborhood.

I always love reading the point of view that Jerry at Disney 4 Dads offers. If you are a Dad…or will be traveling to Disney with one….make sure you read his Top Ten Must Do’s for the Disney Dad

Bob at the Disney Dispatch always has an awesome take on many of the Disney blogs. His “Hullabaloo” is fun to read….and I am NOT biased because we’ve been featured a few times. (ahem)  🙂  This week’s Hand-Picked Hullabaloo for October 2010 has tons of gems….and again, I am NOT saying that just because we are in it. No really……. 🙂

The Disney Guru honored us with a listing in her Tusday’s Top Ten Disney Blogs (Thank you!!) and also discussed a wonderful Disney tradition for many with little ones: the Harmony Barber Shop…a Memory that Lasts a Lifetime!!

Chris at Everything Walt Disney World can always be counted on to provide important information that you may not find elsewhere. This week she discussed what you need to know if you will be at Magic Kingdom on a “special party” night…and are NOT attending: Fast Disney Facts: Special Event Parties and Non-Guests

The Relocated Tourist shared some ideas on what to do with all those pictures you take at Disney World: Taking Pictures is Making Memories

And finally, I discussed at Chip and Co this week, something that I truly love at Disney World in The Best Thing I Love About Disney World: The Magic of the People

Happy Halloween everyone. Oh, and be sure to watch out for those hitchhiking ghosts as you leave….

Disney Fun From Around the World: Week of October 18, 2010

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It’s Friday, so that means it’s time for our weekly stroll around the Disney Blog World, visiting with old and new Disney blog friends, and checking out what everyone has to say. As usual, it’s a lot. 🙂

So sit back and relax with your beverage of choice, and take a look at my favorite Disney posts this past week. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

Let’s start the tour with AJ over at the Disney Food Blog who shared some mouthwatering Disney Food Pics of the Week: Desserts I’d Love To Try (and YES, I really want to try them too!). She also introduced us (well me) to a Quick Bite: Epcot’s Joy of Tea (I am going to definitely pay them a visit on our next trip.)

Disney Driven Life discussed the Disney resort hotels in a different way this week: A RESORT FOR EVERY SEASON?

Halloween is nearly here. Amanda at Disney Every Day offers 31 Disney Halloween Craft and Recipe Ideasfor those of you who want to get creative this year!

Traveling to Disney World with little ones? Make sure to read this from Growing Up Disney: Baby Care Centers

The Relocated Tourist may be one of my new favorite blogs, where “Carl” and “Ellie” discuss their family’s planned move across country to live near Disney World. Don’t we all want to do that? I am certainly living vicariously through them! In this week’s post, the topic is an impending visit: It’s Like Being a Kid Again…

Chip and Co has so many great posts, I may need an entire blog post just to mention them all one of these days. Here are a *few* favorites: Brenda (yes *our* Brenda too!) wrote a great review of Disney’s movie Secretariat – A Wonderful Family Movie (GO SEE IT! 🙂 ) and also shared some thoughts on her upcoming Disney trip: On My Way – A Long Awaited Return to the Contemporary Resort Ken had another installment in his Oldies But Goodies series:…Just Have Fun!!! (great advice for any age!) and Lisa discussed the Best Thing I Love About Disney is PhotoPass

Chris at Everything Walt Disney World shared Five Things You’ve Never Done at Walt Disney World. (I’ve done one of the five…)

Zannaland shared two posts that got my attention this week: What Attractions Do You Avoid At Walt Disney World? (because yes, there are some that we do avoid!) and she also shared some very poignant memories of her very special dad in Remembering My Disney Dad. (Have a tissue handy.)

Finally, I continued my discussion about being a Ride Wimp over at Chip and Co with A Ride Wimp’s Guide to Disney World Thrills: Soarin’

OK! Have a fantastic, magical weekend everyone!! 🙂

Disney Fun From Around the World: Week of October 11, 2010

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For me, one of the most “magical” parts of visiting Walt Disney World is how warm and friendly nearly every person you meet there is. I love how Disney folks enjoy sharing that Disney love with each other. It should be no surprise then that Disney bloggers are no different: you won’t meet a friendlier, more helpful, more encouraging and pixie-dusted group of people anywhere! And they’re pretty darn talented too.

So when I say each week that I really love sharing great Disney blogs with you, and have a hard time deciding which ones to include….I am completely serious. I have made many wonderful “friends” in Disney blog-land, and meet new ones each week….and I totally love introducing you to them. 🙂

With that all said….on with the show! Here is my collection of some of the most magical posts that I found this week:

Amy from Growing Up Disney has made it to the next step in applying to be a member of the Disney Mom’s Panel. Congratulations to her! You can read her story here: WDW Moms Panel Round 2

Disney Driven Life had a fun idea to add some magic to your Disney vacation: GO AHEAD, DECORATE YOUR WINDOW! (And congratulations to JL who also made it to Round 2 of the Disney Mom’s Panel application process!)

Disney Food Blog provided a little different type of post this week that caught my eye: Five New Drinks You’ve Gotta Try

Chris over at Everything Walt Disney World shared an experience she had on her recent Disney trip: When Good Rooms Go Bad: Lodging a Complaint with Disney.

Mommy Musings provided a very nice review of one Disney resort I have not been to yet….but have put on my list now after reading this: Disney’s Vero Beach Resort: My Top 10

Chip and Co had TONS of great posts this week. (Well they always do, to be honest, but this week it was even better than usual). I really could NOT pick just a couple! Here are the ones that I especially loved:

Finally, if you missed it, my article at Chip and Co this week: Affordable Disney Vacations: Should I get the Disney Dining Plan?

OK everyone, that’s it for this week. Happy reading and happy weekend! 🙂

Disney Fun From Around the World: Week of October 4, 2010

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Disney bloggers once again offered up an amazing selection of interesting, fun, informative, and heartwarming blog posts this week. I enjoyed many…and am sharing some of my favorites with you. I hope you enjoy them as well!

Just a quick note also, in case you missed yesterday’s post: starting next week, this weekly Disney Fun From Around the World round-up will come out on Friday instead of Saturday. Just my way of ending the week in a fun way! 🙂

Enjoy and happy reading!

While the folks at Chip and Co are always busy with lots of great articles, these two especially caught my eye. Disney World Quick Tips – Avoiding Photo Disasters was, I thought, especially helpful for anyone who likes to take pictures at Disney World (most of us?). And What are some of your Disneyworld Traditions? truly made me smile, thinking about *our* family traditions. What are yours? 🙂

Speaking of making you smile, this heartwarming post from Disney4Dads will truly make you smile. It brought a tear to my eye as well:  When you wish upon a rock.

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for Chip and Co. about pressed pennies making a great, affordable Disney souvenir. This week, Disney Driven Life offers another great perspective on this: PENNY MATH – DISNEY FROM A KIDS POINT OF VIEW

While Disney Food Blog has, of course, been providing tons of mouthwatering coverage of the Food and Wine Festival, I wanted to focus on something different this week, for those of you who have special food requirements…or know someone who does: Vegan Dining in Disney World. This is must-reading for anyone with special dietary needs.

Chris at Everything Walt Disney World was at Disney World last week, and has been providing us with some great reviews from that trip. In this post, she provides an in-depth discussion of All Star Sports and the Great Toilet Flushes of Doom. (Be prepared for a few giggles in addition to some extremely helpful information…. 🙂  )

I am liking how Disney is finally starting to really embrace technology. Disney Parks Blog shared this week that they are now adding a ‘Near Me’ Search Added to Mobile Dining Reservations at Walt Disney World

Oh Amanda! who is a member of the Disney Mom’s Panel, also just returned from a trip to Disney World and has been blogging about her experiences. These two were especially interesting: Best Disney World Restaurants: Top Ten {Tuesday} provides some very helpful information and Disney World Moms Panel FAILS….is just plain fun. 🙂

Ever been at Disney when it rains? You will appreciate this post from Growing Up Disney: Guest Post: Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Another fun post this week came from Studios Central who discussed How I Know I’m a Disney Freak. (*I* know I am by the number of Hidden Mickeys I tend to find in all sorts of non-Disney places…and how I tend to show them to random non-Disney people…..And don’t judge me, lots of you have probably done this too I bet! 🙂  )

Last…and definitely least…in case you missed it, I am thinking ahead to the Holiday Season at Chip and Co: Affordable Disney Vacations: the Candlelight Processional

Alright everyone, that’s it for this week. Have an amazing, wonderful and magical weekend!