Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

I just used the new beta online Advance Dining Reservation (ADR) system at Disneyworld.com.  I was pretty happy with my experience, but I really didn’t use the old online system.  On my 2009 trip, I had my travel agent make my ADRs, so the only time I used the old system was for my reservation [...]

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For my Universal Orlando trip: *I’m holding off on making my touring plan until the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (WWoHP) officially opens on June 18.  It is looking extremely likely that I’m not going to fit on the Forbidden Journey, just as I had worried.  This throws a couple of curve balls my way:  [...]

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1. My MVMCP ticket arrived. Thank goodness for Disney Visa points, because that was not cheap. 2. I am having an internal struggle about decorating my cabin door. I was all pumped about it (I’m thinking about going with a Santa Minnie theme for my door and fish extender, as I’ll bring my Santa Minnie [...]

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In the past couple of days, a few exciting things have happened regarding my cruise in December.  First of all, Dreams Unlimited has released podcast cruise-exclusive rates at the Swan and Dolphin for the eye popping rate of $99 a night.  As such, I booked at the Swan via their site.  I sincerely hope I [...]

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As I’ve mentioned before, my first Disney Cruise-the Disunplugged Podcast Cruise is coming up in December. As it is for the DISUnplugged, you have to book your cruise through Dreams Unlimited, the DIS’ travel agency. I have no problem with this requirement, and have been very impressed with Tracy at Dreams Unlimited. However, word on [...]

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As you may remember, I am taking my first Disney Cruise this December.  The eternally wonderful JetBlue opened their flights through January 4 today, so I book my ticket.  Can I just say how awesome it is that I got roundtrip airfare for $260? Anyway, I’m flying in the Thursday night before my cruise, then [...]

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I am certain that the fact that I am a big shopper in my pre-trip planning is wholly unsurprising to you at this time.  Anyway, I recently picked up a few things (mainly for my Universal trip in August). I got this Muggle T-Shirt from Hot Topic to wear in Harry Potterland. It won out [...]

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