Anyone who has traveled from a Walt Disney World Resort to the Orlando International Airport on the Magical Express in recent years has watched the video introducing Adventures By Disney, trips to various locations around the world led by Disney Adventure Guides. My family has the segment memorized from the part where we learn that…

My second 31 Days post celebrated the 30th anniversary of the opening of EPCOT at Walt Disney World, and as promised I am sharing my recommendations for favorite restaurants, activities, and attractions inside EPCOT. I’ve had the distinct pleasure of experiencing EPCOT as a child, with my extended family, with my own little family of…

Today EPCOT, the second theme park built at Walt Disney World, celebrated the 30th anniversary of its opening day.  EPCOT – Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow – opened on October 1, 1982, and a year and a half later my family visited.  Milestones at Walt Disney World always make me think of my own favorite…

My mom recently retired and has begun cleaning out old craft drawers, toy boxes, and cupboards. Each time she cleans a room, she unearths treasures from my childhood, frozen in time for decades. Last week she brought me this: A word of explanation – my mom was a doctor, so most of my childhood drawings…

Welcome to the home for the 31 Days of Disney!  Over the next month I will be sharing my favorite stories, best money-saving tips, Walt Disney World reviews and more.  Check back daily for new posts as Resourceful Mommy makes October all about the Mouse! Day One – A Disney Fashion Flashback Day Two –…

I’m sitting here at my computer, poised to write about my favorite Disney memory. And I’m stuck. Asking me to share my favorite Disney memory is like asking me if I prefer dark or milk chocolate. The answer, of course, is yes. The first memory that comes to mind is when I somehow conned my…

A couple weeks ago my family and I had the honor of being included in an Adventures By Disney sample vacation along with other bloggers and members of the media.  I’ve been meaning to tell you about it ever since and have only been delayed by the fact that I have over 700 pictures to…

(alternative title: Disney Pixar’s Brave – review) I’m a planner.  Maybe I’m a control freak, but for now let’s stick with planner. I’ve known my entire life that someday I would be a mom, and I knew exactly what kind of mom I would be: laid back, fun, free spirited, whimsical, hysterical.  Yes, I fantasized that…

Before I say another word, you need to know something about me.  I was that kid who lived for attending over-the-top Broadway musicals, purchasing the expensive show book with the glossy photos, wearing the show t-shirt to school the Monday after… My plan by the time I reached junior high was to someday play the…

Originally posted December 2, 2010: You know the drill.  We’ve all been there.  You’ve saved for a couple of years to take your family on the dream vacation of a lifetime, and five minutes into the first day at least one of your children is in tears because you won’t let him have a six…

Originally posted August 2, 2010: While planning our first vacation to Walt Disney World, I spent several months reading The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, which I still believe to be the best book available for planning a trip to the World.  One of the aspects I love most about the book is that it tells…

Originally published May 11, 2010: One statement that I frequently hear from those asking me for Disney vacation planning tips is, “I know I really need to wait until the kids are older for them to enjoy it.” This couldn’t be further from the truth! No matter what age the child, there is something at Disney…

Originally posted May 27, 2009: Today as I worked online and enjoyed some quiet time with my daughter, I thought it might be fun to find out from some other people why they love Walt Disney World. I know why I love it – it makes me feel like a kid again, puts a smile…

To celebrate the third annual Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, which is being held this week at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, I am revisiting some of my favorite Disney posts from the past.  Shortly after my first trip to Walt Disney World as a mother, I interviewed my then two and four year…

A few Fridays ago I began the countdown to the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration by sharing my Polyvore created, Disney Villain inspired fashion.  My intent was to post one a week along with my friend Emily at Colorado Moms‘ Disney Princess inspired fashion, but you know what they say about the best laid plans……

Both of my children love the Disney Fairies from the TinkerBell movies to the Pixie Hollow website to visiting the Fairies in person – after shrinking, of course – when we’re at Walt Disney World.  Now Disney Fairies fans can check them out at the Walmart Disney Fairies site!  Guests of the site will be able…

Every mom of little Disney fans knows that the time of day when “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” disappears and “Zeke and Luther” take over can be a tough transition.  There have been countless times when my kids have longed for a little “Imagination Movers” only to be faced with back to back “Suite Life” episodes.  No…

My incredibly clever and brilliant friend Emily at ColoradoMoms.com came up with the fun idea to countdown to the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration by creating Fashion Friday posts inspired by the Disney Princesses.  Emily used Polyvore to create a series of looks inspired by Disney Princesses and characters, and she has graciously allowed me to join…

Two years ago I blogged about Disney’s Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure, our family’s absolute favorite attraction at EPCOT.  What began as something that I was sure my family would not like turned into a bit of an obsession, at least to my son.  Suddenly we were finding old Kim Possible episodes on DVD and…

I was going through old photos this week taken during my first trip to Walt Disney World with my kids.  I couldn’t believe how much  my son in particular still looked like a baby, his chubby two and a half year old cheeks a sharp contrast to the much more chiseled face of my now…

“It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears; it’s a world of hopes and a world of fears…”   When I was a very young child, this was one of my best friends: It used to have a white dust cover with beautiful images from Disney movies, but I’m fairly sure that is a…