Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

I am a really big fan of collecting pressed pennies when I am at Walt Disney World. They are a fun collectible which is affordable. Case in point-on my trip in December 2007, I got an MGM Studios pressed penny for a mere $.51. As the park was being re-named Disney’s Hollywood Studios in literally [...]

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I’ve been a fan of Downtown Disney (DTD) since it was Disney Village Marketplace.  Being that our customary hotel was Dixie Landings, a boat ride down the Sassagoula to eat and shop was always a part of my Disney vacations. I love the food opportunities at Downtown Disney.  Not only do they feature an immense [...]

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// Because, with F-I-G-M-E-N-T, you can see things differently! I cannot think of a Disney character whom I fell more in love with at first sight in the character up to that point in my Disney lifestyle. On my very first trip in April of 1993, my parents and I went on what was then [...]

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// Happy Earth Day, everyone!  Earth Day is 40 years old today(And Animal Kingdom is twelve years old), and I thought it would be topical to discuss some of Disney’s environmental practices.  I do think there are of a greater interest to adults than to children, as these practices may affect how people spend money [...]

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Once again, this week’s Wordless Wednesday features a piece of WDW Past-Ariel’s Grotto, which closed on Monday. Check out other Wordless Wednesdays

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I got out to the “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World” exhibit at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA today.  I loved it, and highly recommend you go if you’re in the area. after all, it’s free.  Even if you’re not a hard core Muppet fan, seeing Kermit, Ernie, Rowlf, and Mahna in person is wicked [...]

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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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