Envision your perfect day at the Parks: is it 95 degrees or 55 degrees? Love to be part of a big crowd or want to feel like you own the place? These are just a few of the questions you need to ask yourself when deciding what time of year to visit. Read more
Editor’s Note: Please join me in welcoming Alysia to The Affordable Mouse writer’s team. With years of Disney vacation experience, Alysia will be sharing planning tips and ideas in the coming weeks. We are thrilled to have her join us! 🙂
In most cases, the best part of the vacation is well… the vacation itself. Maybe you’re used to booking a trip just weeks out from departure, or with a few clicks of the mouse, having your entire trip mapped out for you. Read more
My children have been to Walt Disney World two times so far: at ages 2 and 3 and again at 4 and 5. When we go back, they’ll be…you guessed it… ages 6 and 7. In planning our previous trips, the strollers were a no brainer but 6 and 7 year olds might look a little ridiculous in strollers that were intended for toddlers. My kids no longer use a stroller any other time – we don’t use it because they are lazy. Long days in the parks can be taxing on short little legs. The boys did their fair share of walking last time, but when they’d start to get grumpy, I was more than happy to chauffer them around in their multi-purpose strollers. Read more
People don’t have to know me for very long before they discover that I am a huge Disney enthusiast. From my pin boards on Pinterest, desktop backgrounds on my monitor at work, pictures of my kids in front of Cinderella Castle on my desk, to hearing me talk about our last (or next trip to WDW) and everything in between, it’s pretty obvious. Because of my widely know love for all things Disney, I get asked a certain question quite often.
“Hey – we’re thinking about going to Disney. Where do we start?” Read more
On our recent trip, my son and his now fiancee were going with us. My son, has been navigating Walt Disney World by himself since age 14, so he fully knew what to expect. However, his fiancee had never been to Walt Disney World, so we tried to prepare her for almost a year prior to us leaving. In looking back, we really didn’t prepare her much at all. Oh, she thought she knew the size of it and how we would be going from early morning to probably late night and she was going to ride all kinds of things from roller coasters to shows. BUT in reality, she really didn’t know the magnitude of being in Walt Disney World. Read more