Howdy Disney Friends and Happy Weekend! It’s that time you have been waiting for all 
week: our Disney blog round-up! And Rachel found some great posts this week: some news, some rumors, and lots of fun! So here we go! Take it away Rachel!
Disney Confidential on Chip and Co has some news: It looks like the Polynesian will get a make-over in 2013. What do you think about this? Read more
Greetings Disney Friends! Hope you have had a wonderful week! It’s time for your weekly Disney info-session….your favorite time of the week, right? 🙂 Rachel has found some great blog posts for you this week, about all sorts of interesting and helpful Disney “stuff”. I’m sure you will enjoy them as much as I did! So, let’s get started! Take it away Rachel!
Art of Animation, a new value resort will open on May 31, 2012. It is near the Pop Century and will have rates comparable to the All Star resorts. Learn more at Disney Parks Blog. Read more
Howdy Disney Friends and Happy Saturday to you! I would like to welcome Rachel who 
has joined The Affordable Mouse family as a new contributor. In addition to writing blog articles for us, she will also be coordinating our weekly blog post round-up. 🙂 So grab your latte of choice, relax and enjoy some great Disney fun. Take it away Rachel!
This is an older blog post from Meltdown Free Disney, but I found it especially relevant to a conversation I was having with my husband. We received one of the coveted PIN codes yesterday (our second in two months!) and were discussing if it really was a good deal. (I decided, no) Read more
I am thrilled to welcome Karen from KPportraits as our new Wordless Wednesday contributor! As a professional photographer….who loves Walt Disney World….we are honored to be able to share her wonderful vision of Disney with you each week. 🙂
Karen is also preparing to visit Disney World in a few days: hence her feeling just a little like the Tea Cups this week!
Preparing For a Disney Trip: If you are like me, the excitement of Walt Disney World begins before you even arrive! The few days or even weeks before your trip it’s hard to think about anything else! There’s a lot to do to be prepared for your time spent in the parks. It can become overwhelming (especially those traveling with little ones) A few things that have helped me in the past with preparing for a trip are to
Karen grew up in the Boston area and traveled to Disney World many times with her parents and sister. Always staying at the Fort Wilderness Cabins gave the trips a feeling of a home away from home. It also started the tradition of attending the Hoop Dee Doo Review on each trip! Somehow that show sparked her interest in the Disney College Program. Which she did in the fall of 2002, working as a hostess @ Captain Jacks in Downtown Disney. Now as an adult, Karen finds herself traveling to the parks on a yearly basis! Photography has always been a hobby of Karen’s, but over the past few years it has become her passion. It’s even taken her to her favorite place! The Make a Wish Foundation sent a family to Disney for a week and Karen was lucky enough to be their photographer of choice! She got to tag along and photograph their memories being made. She hopes to get that experience again someday! You can find more of Karen’s photography on her site www.KPportraits.com.
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Hello Disney Friends! What an exciting Disney weekend it is! It’s the 40th Birthday of Walt Disney World today and the Food and Wine Festival officially opened yesterday….plus all kinds of other Disney news too! For those of us who can’t be there this weekend….reading all about it is the next best thing! Enjoy! 🙂
So let’s start with some posts all about the big birthday celebration. Disney Parks Blog has details on how everyone will be Celebrating Walt Disney World’s 40th Anniversary and also provided a fascinating history of the past 40 years with a Timeline: Celebrating 40 Years at Walt Disney World Read more