How do you know that your husband loves you?  When you’re in a conference all day, he is riding Dumbo with the kids, and he thinks to pull out the camera to snap this behind the scenes photo of the Fantasyland Expansion at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. It’s so exciting to see the progress…

In January when Disney’s Animal Kingdom added the Wild Africa Trek to the menu of amazing experiences at the Walt Disney World Resort, Cindy from The Mom Maven shared the details with us in her Wild Africa Trek guest post.  Cindy’s report of what the adventure entails including pricing, contact information and more was so…

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I just returned from four days in Orlando for the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, an event that I am very honored to help organize, and while there are amazing take-aways that I want to share this week for Disney fans, social media fans, and businesswomen like myself, I have to just start by highlighting…

Would you love to be a part of the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration from home?  Want to learn some of the social media tips and secrets from the conference and even have a chance to pick up some fun swag?  Now you can! Not only will you be able to follow the #DisneySMMoms tag…

It’s almost time for this year’s Disney Social Media Moms Celebration!  Some memories from last year… Wordless Wednesday Linky! Did you post a Wordless Wednesday today?  Link up here!

I don’t know if it’s the Minnie ears on my head, or the unexpected burst of snow that blasted through my town last night, but I woke up this morning ready to hop on the next flight to Orlando.    With the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration just over a week away, I’ve been answering…

Periodically my son will ask me when there’s going to be a new Toy Story movie, and every time I answer, “Probably never,” I feel like the worst mom in the world.  Sometimes he accepts his fate and walks away, but other times we have to revisit the length of the series franchise, the plot…

In all of our travels to Disney, we have never enrolled our children in any of the kids club activities partly because they did not fit into our time schedule, and partly because our children were not both old enough to participate as drop-offs.  My own memories of traveling as a child always include these…

Keeping up with the many changes at Walt Disney World can feel like a full time job, but two recent announcements in particular were so exciting that I had to share them with all of you.  Many fans of Toontown have been concerned about finding opportunities to meet the Princesses, Fairies, and Mickey and the…

No, I don’t have the fever.  The Bieber Fever. Once I got past the solid six months or so of being aggravated by the screaming girls and the insane hair when Justin Bieber first reached super-stardom, thus taking over every news program, talk show, and magazine, I was able to step back and appreciate what…

In the spring of 2009 I wrote a post titled “Why Disney?”  I wondered why other Twitter users loved Walt Disney World as much as my family, so I asked the question to them, posting their answers later in the day.  Every time my family visits Disney, be it a quick getaway or a solid…

There is so much that I hope to tell you about my family’s experience on the Disney Dream‘s Christening Cruise, but even the highlights cannot fit into one post.  Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be sharing some of our favorite moments and features with you, starting with the musical production, Believe. While there…

Last week as part of the Disney Dream Christening Cruise event, I had the honor of attending a media briefing in the Magic Kingdom.  Last spring I was excited to be able to tell you about the upcoming Disney Dream, the Fantasyland Expansion, Mobile Magic, and the Summer Nightastic at Walt Disney World, and I…

Over the last couple of days, I have been learning all about the newest ship in the Disney Cruise Lines fleet of amazing vessels, and while I will have many more images and videos to share with you next week, I wanted to give you a taste of all that the Disney Dream has to…

Tomorrow morning at approximately 10:40 a.m. ET, the Disney Dream will be christened in Port Canaveral, Florida, and shortly thereafter head out to sea on its christening voyage.  I will be present for this event and you can be, too, thanks to the livestreaming provided by the Disney Cruise Line!  To watch the entire ceremony…

I have had the unique experience of spending time in Walt Disney World without my children, with my husband and our children, and with my parents joining my nuclear family as well.  Each trip brought a unique perspective and had its own special moments.  I enjoyed explaining the history of the Spectro Magic Parade to…

This week I will have the absolute honor of being among the first passengers on the new Disney Dream, part of the Disney Cruise Line.  As part of the Christening Cruise, I will be joining members of the media and celebrities as this incredible new ship is christened and heads out to sea with passengers…

As I enjoy this holiday season with my family, I’d like to share some of my favorite posts from 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…

As I enjoy this holiday season with my family, I’d like to share some of my favorite posts from 2010… In Winter the World tells us Christmas is here, With holly and garland on each Mickey ear. Hot cocoa and brownies great each merry guest as the Magic Kingdom shows us its best. With parties,…

Last weekend we went on a super surprise getaway to Walt Disney World to recharge our batteries before the holiday season slipped away from us.  I was thrilled to get the last room available at the Wilderness Lodge thanks to a cancellation and my persistence on WaltDisneyWorld.com.  Because the Wilderness Lodge was where we stayed…