Exploring Disney: Maharajah Jungle Trek

Imagine transporting yourself into the wilds of Asia and discovering ancient ruins, wild tigers, waterfalls and a palace standing still in time – you can do all of this when you enter the Maharajah Jungle Trek at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Read more

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Exploring Disney: Changing Holidays

Walt Disney World is in the business of, above all, creating magic. And at no time is that more evident – or fascinating – than in the “changing of the seasons”. As Magic Kingdom says good bye to Halloween, Santa’s elves literally create a Winter Wonderland overnight, and just in time for the first Disney Very Merriest After Hours event next week. This video is from a few years ago, and while some of the decor has changed, the process remains the same. Magic happens overnight!  Read more

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Celebrating the Season at EPCOT’s International Festival of Holidays

I know it’s Halloween week, but the holiday season is right around the corner! And whether your holiday traditions include choirs singing, chestnuts roasting, kitchens cooking, cookies baking or gifts unwrapping, EPCOT is the place to be from Nov. 26 through Dec. 30. Read more

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Exploring Disney: Animal Kingdom’s Gorilla Falls

 

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Who doesn’t love watching gorillas? (Provided you’re at a safe distance and there’s *something* between you and the gorillas, that is.) Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail in Disney’s Animal Kingdom is the perfect place to do just this – and it’s a fascinating way to spend some relaxing time in the “animals” theme park! Read more

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Exploring Disney: Discover Pandora on the Na’vi River Journey

Our first experience in Pandora – The World of Avatar in Disney’s Animal Kingdom was the Na’vi River Journey. As neither my husband nor I were familiar with Avatar, the movie this “land” was based on, we weren’t quite sure what to expect. What we found as we entered the attraction was a mystical area, so unlike anything we had experienced before anywhere at Walt Disney World.  Read more

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