Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

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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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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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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// I’ve touched upon taxis in Orlando before.  However, I thought I would spell out why exactly I think they work for myself, and other adults at Disney World.  90% of the time, Disney transportation is just fine with me.  It may not be lightning fast, but it’s free and I do not have to [...]

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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, [...]

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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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