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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So, as though of you who follow me on Twitter know, I am heading off to London and not just the UK pavillion in a couple of weeks.  In planning the trip, several tips which I use in Disney planning are transferable. Credit: Free images from acobox.com 1.  Plan ahead.  While I don’t have a [...]

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Earlier this week, I got a wild streak and decided to check out rates on Kayak if I were to rent a car from the airport in Thursday night and return it somewhere on Saturday night.  (If you did not know already, the Swan, unlike the regular Disney World resorts, charges for parking).  It ended [...]

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My documents came yesterday!  Is there a nice view than seeing an envelope from DCL or WDW in your mailbox?  I don’t think so.  I have to say, I really like the way Disney Cruiseline does their documents.  Rather than the mass of paper WDW sends you, DCL’s documents are in a pretty spiral bound [...]

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Despite not being wowed by Ridemax and Ridehopper, I decided to give a premium subscription at Touring Plans a try.  I really look forward to using Lines in the parks, which was the main reason I subscribed.  Also, they sponsor two of my favorite podcasts, Betamouse and the Be Our Guest Podcast.  I found a [...]

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So said Dr. Seuss. I have less than 45 days until my cruise.  Yay!  But-it’s close enough that I paid it off.  Yet, it is far enough away that it is too soon to get MVMCP schedules or the like.  I’m currently trying to survive  (I use that term loosely) the hump until 1 month [...]

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OMG!  Less than TWO weeks to go until Universal-w00t! I ended up moving around my DTD day in order to do a DIS meet.  I’ve also added lunch at Emeril’s Tchoup Chop to my agenda.  I may be canceling my Paradisio 37  reservation as I’ll be using my OpenTable check to fund the lunch, I [...]

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Yesterday, I was thinking about how I should probably order my ticket for my day at Epcot in December soon, as ticket prices will most likely go up soon. And suddenly, the idea of skipping Epcot the Saturday before my cruise occurred to me.  I could see the later parade at MVMCP and party on.  [...]

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As I’ve alluded to before, I have a chronic migraine issues.  A prescription prophylactic medication keeps major ones at bay, but I still need to take some precautions.  My migraine triggers are hot, crowded places and sunlight, so some pracautions need to be taken.  Additionally, my migraines lead to nausea and dizzyness.  Obviously, I’m not [...]

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I am now thisclose to being one month out from my Universal Orlando trip.  As such, I’m going to chat a bit about planning and share my to-do lists. As the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (WWoHP)is now open, I have begun a more fleshed out touring plan.  I had been pretty settled on not [...]

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