Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

1.  As of October 26, 2011, all reservations/ADR‘s for Signature restaurants and most character dining will require a credit card guarantee at time of booking.  If you do not cancel these ADR’s by 24 hours before the ADR. your credit card will be charged $10 ($25 for Victoria and Albert’s).  I’m 95% a fan of [...]

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The Fountain is a, well, soda fountain at the Dolphin Hotel.  After going to Fantasia Gardens, we needed to grab a cab back to AKL.  However, owing to our last-minute change of plans, we had not gone to Goofy’s Candy Co as planned.  We had skipped dessert at Whispering Canyon because of this plan, so [...]

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At home, I’m a huge fan of getting discounted restaurant gift certificates at Restaurant.com.  However, I always thought that there was no point in looking at them for Orlando, as I stay on-site at both Universal and Disney World. However, Kim of Reward Site Round Up posted that the House of Blues, which is in [...]

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As you know, on my last trip I ate at Whispering Canyon Cafe.  As I am a vegetarian, I was unsure what options would be available.  The sauteed quinoa cakes from lunch are on the dinner menu.  I love quinoa and edamame, but I was not a fan of this dish.  My fries were good, [...]

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I need to start this post off with a confession-I once re-used a refillable mug. It’s no defense, but it was the trip when I was a college senior, and I had to spend my nights doing silly things like job hunting and writing papers as opposed to trip planning. Ironically, I used the old [...]

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As you know, I am going to WDW with a good portion of my family (two brothers, two sister-in-laws, and two nephews.) I’ll give you formal introductions later, but one night I an taking my nephews, who are 15 and 12, to Whispering Canyon Cafe.  I chose Whispering Canyon Cafe because I fell in love [...]

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In December (man, I might want to actually re-start my trip report, huh), I had planned on checking out Fresh-a-Peel, the “healthy option” section of Pollo Campero in Downtown Disney.  These restaurants are located in the old McDonald’s area, and I was impressed by how un-McDonaldsy the place looked.  I was very excited to see [...]

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Is the Disney Dining Plan worth it? What if you’re a vegetarian? I started my lifestyle of adult trips in 2005, and was intrigued by the Disney Dining Plan (DDP). I really liked the concept of already paying for my meals ahead of time. However, I ended up using an AAA room discount, and as [...]

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Believe it or not, Walt Disney World:  It’s Not Just for Kids is one year old!  To celebrate, I am giving away two $25 Restaurant.com Gift Certificates (Don’t forget about the Disney restaurants on Restaurant.com).  The contest is open to US residents over the age of 18, and goes between now and March 11, 2011 [...]

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