Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

  Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie.  I saw it when it first came out.  While I was sitting all slack-jawed and this is awesome at the movies last night, it occurred to me that it has been twenty years since I had seen it in theaters.  I still remember how excited [...]

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Welcome to those of you joining me from Makin’ Memories and those of you who have just hopped aboard. I am 4th stop on our Magical Blogorail. This month’s theme is “Favorite Character Experiences in the Park.”  See that photo to the left?  That’s mine.  Mkay, see you next month. I kid, I kid.  My [...]

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Welcome to those of you joining me from Running Towards Disney or those of you who have just hopped aboard. I am the final stop on our Magical Blogorail.  Today’s topic is our favorite Disney park. For me, this is an easy answer-the Magic Kingdom is my favorite park.  Why?  Well, let’s start with the [...]

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Welcome to those of you who are here from Couponing to Disney!  Welcome to Walt Disney World: It’s Not Just for Kids! If you want to, you certainly can read about me or the blog, otherwise, here are some posts I think might interest you: It’s probably old hat to all of you, but check [...]

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First of all, let me do you a favor.  The Universal parks do not have Expedition Everest, Splash Mountain, Buzz Lightyear, or the Jungle Cruise.  Dig?  Dig.  Then, let me start discussing the best rides and shows at each park. At Universal Studios, my top five must sees are: Beetlejuice’s Graveyard Review is a great [...]

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This week’s Friday Favorites is a bit more unique than others.  Let’s face it-you don’t NEED an ADR for Planet Hollywood.  You may also get a $15 voucher if you book a Disney World vacation package. For some reason, Planet Hollywood has been maligned continuously in the Disney Fan community.  They have  been accused of [...]

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Every Friday, I’ll be talking about one of my favorite things related to being an adult at Walt Disney World.  This week, I’m talking podcasts.  In my opinion, Podcasts are one of the best ways to add a little Disney fun into your everyday-there’s nothing like driving to the grocery store while hearing about someone’s [...]

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For some weird reason, I feel like this is the definitive Adults at WDW topic.  Now, there are a million different viewpoints on this topic, from mine to a child’s; from my dear/Disney sister-in-law, to the then 11 year old Sharpay, who would shield her face every time she saw a character.  So I am [...]

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Guidebooks-how quaint, right? However, I find that nothing beats a guidebook in terms of portable information. The obvious guide to discuss on this site is Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World Without Kids 2010. I’ve got the book from the library, and was completely underwhelmed. I found it to be regurgitated stuff from the original Birnbaum’s guide, [...]

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Where to stay? When adults are considering the possible places to stay at Disney World, children are a concern. My father (a parent of seven, for crying out loud) refused to consider a Value resort in 2002*. His concern was that there would be “a lot of kids running around.” So we stayed at Port [...]

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