When most people think about a trip to Disney World there are two things that immediately come to mind — rides and characters. The longer that you think about it, however, the more other things start to occur to you, and one that starts to gleam all shiny and exciting (if you’re anything like me, at least) is shopping. Read more
What to Do at Disney World
Exploring Disney: Hopping a Bus
Imagine getting dropped off in San Francisco and told to go about your life. You want to do things in all corners of the city and are staying in the middle. But you don’t have your car with you.
Great.
The thing is — that’s essentially what you’re facing when you go to Disney World. The area encompassed by the resort is the size of San Francisco and many people don’t have their cars with them when they visit. My family always drives, so we are ready to drive wherever we need to go, but we rarely do.
So how do we get around? Read more
Exploring Disney: Becoming a Sorcerer
One thing that you might have learned about my family thus far is that we are a bunch of theme park people. We just are. We love a day of wandering through looking at themeing, riding rides, eating all kinds of food that is probably terrible for us, and taking pictures. But even though we live within an hour of two of the country’s premier theme parks, parks people actually create whole vacations around, we still make our pilgrimages to Disney World. Read more
Exploring Disney: A Fairytale Ferry
The Transportation and Ticket Center is the hub of Disney World. This is where you can buy tickets to the parks or special events such as holiday parties, visit restrooms that tend to be overlooked, head to any of the theme parks, and hop on transportation to a variety of resorts such as monorails to the Contemporary and Grand Floridian or boats to Fort Wilderness. Once you’ve decided that you’re going to visit Magic Kingdom, you’ve got another decision to make — how to get there. You could grab the monorail and feel futuristic, or you could go for something a touch more quaint and old-fashioned – the ferry. Read more
Flowers and Gardens and Topiaries, Oh My!
It may still feel like winter, but spring is around the corner! In a little over a month, one of the loveliest times of the year at Walt Disney World, will arrive: Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival. Blossoming from March 6 to June 3, 2019, this event offers fun-filled exploration for every age and interest. Read more