Football Season is About to Kickoff at Walt Disney World

Football season is once again about to kickoff. Minnie is a self proclaimed “football widow”. However, even when you are at Walt Disney World you don’t want to miss your team taking the field on a Sunday (or Monday or Thursday). Read more

Hurricane Headed to Disney World? Here’s What You Should Know

It is inevitable during the late summer and early fall months, as tropical storms and hurricanes begin to form in the tropics, that those who have Disney vacations planned will start watching weather.com obsessively, hoping that their vacation plans are not disrupted by an unwelcome stormy visitor. After all, many of us plan for months…and more….in order to create a wonderful vacation for our families, and knowing that a hurricane or tropical storm is making a beeline for Florida can be more than a little stressful.  Read more

Our Disney Vacation: 32 Days to Go

It’s getting closer….the excitement is building….we’ve waited as long as we can….the suitcases are coming out!!!  As soon as we put that first item in our suitcase, it will begin to seem real that we are actually going to Disney World….SOON!!!  YAY!!!   We all have our trips paid off as of last week (45 days out) and everyone is getting antsy to get this show on the road!!

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Terrific Tuesdays: How a Ride Wimp Soars to Disney Thrills

I have shared in the past that I am a certifiable Ride Wimp. And apparently, as I have found out since sharing my guilty little secret, there are more than a few of us out there…..TONS as a matter of fact. 🙂  Who knew?

But it’s not like I am *no* fun at all at Disney World. I may be a Ride Wimp, but I can get some thrills at Disney World too. Because really, just because one is a Ride Wimp, doesn’t mean that we can’t have some excitement too: we’re not all slow, boring, “Wow-its-a-small-world-rocks” kind of people! Read more

Disney Vacation Planning: We Really are Going to Drive ALL Night!

Several years back my trip to Walt Disney World from where I lived then took roughly 13 hours. I learned quite a bit on those trips on how to arrive ready to go. There were ups and downs, along with some wonderful memories along the way.  Read more