The castle at night, covered in “ice”… time with Tigger… three fun and crazy people riding the boat into the Magic Kingdom at 10:00 p.m. to shut the park down with a few more rides… Walt and Mickey, saying goodnight as we say goodbye to the Magic Kingdom one more time. Wordless Wednesday Want more…

Yesterday I sat down and logged into Twitter and saw a hashtag I hadn’t seen before: #Disney24. A quick investigation led me to this bit of news – both Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park are staying open for 24 straight hours to celebrate Leap Day, February 29th.  The 24 hour celebration will…

Even though we have been to Disney many times with our kids, there was something uniquely magical about spending time at Walt Disney World as a couple celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary. I wrote about it on July 21st, 2011. Last week my husband and I did something that we very rarely do – we took…

Several months ago my kids saw an advertisement for the Disney Fairies animated special “Pixie Hollow Games,” and since that time they’ve been asking about the upcoming event on a more and more frequent basis.  Like many things, I’ve had to tell them to just be patient and wait.  “Coming Soon” means coming soon, and…

In January I wrote about two exciting new resorts coming to the Disney Resort family.  Aulani, a Disney resort in Hawaii, is now open! Aulani combines the Disney experience and service that you expect with the beauty and experience of visiting Hawaii.  Aulani features 359 rooms including 16 suites, 460 Disney Vacation Club Villas, 4…

It is difficult to explain to people who have never seen The Magic, the Memories, and You at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom that the pictures taken during the day by Photo Pass photographers actually appear on the castle.  Imagine if you were sitting in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the end of the day,…

I was reminded during our recent visit to Walt Disney World how much my kids – and most kids! – adore Jake and the Neverland Pirates.  We had a chance to meet Jake and his crew last spring and have enjoyed watching Jake on Disney Junior ever since. Jake and the Neverland Pirates costumes will…

As I began to write this post I started by counting how many times I have been to Walt Disney World.  When I realized that I couldn’t keep count, I stopped trying, honestly feeling a little embarrassed.  Some people enjoy take-out a couple of times a week, some go to Starbucks every morning on their…

With every Disney vacation we fall in love with new rides and experiences while clinging to our old favorites, some going back all the way to my own childhood. Going to Disney and want to know our favorites? Here is a park by park list of the rides we love the most. The Magic Kingdom – it’s…

The first time I took my husband and children to Walt Disney World, we used our vacation to kick off the holiday season spending the week after Thanksgiving taking in the holiday decorations in each park and attending Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.  I had been to Walt Disney World many times as a child,…

While at the BlogHer Conference earlier this month, I had the opportunity to meet with Disney Baby to learn more about the newest products as well as their involvement with Operation Shower. Operation Shower is a non-profit organization that celebrates and honors military families by providing  joyful baby showers to ease the burden of deployment….

Last week my husband and I did something that we very rarely do – we took vacation at the same time. When he travels for work, I hold down the fort at home and likewise, when I travel for work, he telecommutes, taking over my daily tasks of getting the kids ready for school and…

It’s official.  Last week I registered for Disney’s Halloween 5K October 1st at Animal Kingdom.  I’ve been considering visiting Walt Disney World that weekend for a long time because October 1st is the 40th Anniversary of the day Walt Disney World first opened.  To make it more alluring, my children have a day and a…

When I first heard about the Fantasyland expansion at the Magic Kingdom, the plan included an entire section for Disney Fairies.  During the revision process, the section of the Pixie Hollow area of the new Fantasyland didn’t make the cut.   The removal of Mickey’s Toontown Fair displaced both the Mickey and Friends meet and…

With the kids home for the summer, it’s time to turn to Disney for some mousetastic summer fun.  Through August 26th, kids can unlock weekly treasures by counting gold doubloons that will appear throughout the Disney Junior programming block on Disney Channel! Parents and kids can enter the number of doubloons they counted by visiting…

Disney announced today that Rapunzel is officially being welcomed to the Disney Princess Royal Court as the 10th Disney Princess.  She will join Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas, Snow White, and Tiana at a first of its kind, star-studded celebration at Kensington Palace in London! With Rapunzel’s addition to the Disney Princess line-up,…

This August my husband and I are celebrating ten years of marriage, and a couple months back I declared that we were going to go away together for at least two nights to enjoy a miniature second honeymoon.  Our real honeymoon was at Sandals in St. Lucia, and as we floated around on crystal clear…

One of the questions I am asked most often about planning a trip to the World is, “How can I save money on a Walt  Disney World vacation?”  While there are many tricks to saving money both before and during your Walt Disney World vacation, one of the main ways to save is to book…

Three weeks ago I wrote about the sneaky pictures of the Fantasyland Expansion as seen from the Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride.  I suggested that the metal framework in the picture may in fact be the beginnings of what would become Belle’s village.  Last week the Disney Parks Blog took us behind the scenes and…

See African Cats, Save the Savanna! An epic true story set against the backdrop of one of the wildest places on Earth, “African Cats” captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the Savanna.  Narrated by Oscar®-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson, the story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives…

If your kids are like mine, they see every opportunity to upload a photo and have a chance to be seen on t.v. and immediately want to participate.  In general, we don’t send pictures in to sites, but the whole family absolutely loves Disney Junior, so I was excited to learn about the Disney Junior…