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Yearly Archives: 2012

One of the recent questions posed by Grammy Grumpy in the Owning The Magic forum, the place to ask questions about the Disney Vacation Club on the PassPorter message boards, looked at the Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas, and whether it’s better to stay in Jambo House or Kidani Village. I’ll […]

Which Part of Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas is better to ...

16 Apr, 2012 in Disney Vacation Club / Fresh Picked Posts tagged animal kingdom lodge villas / Disney Vacation Club / DVC / Jambo House / Kidani Village by Cheryl Pendry

I was inspired listening to Lou Mongello’s WDW Radio Podcast tonight. The Podcast discussed Top Ten Wow Moments at Walt Disney World. As I was thinking about my top wow moments, I realized that many of my Wow moments revolved around food. I thought this would be a great place […]

Top 5 Wow! Disney Dining Moments

14 Apr, 2012 in Dining Out at Disney / Fresh Picked Posts by Heather Macdonald

For my final installment in answering a reader, Stacy’s question from a few weeks ago: Any hints and ideas of some uniquely adult fun at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom are appreciated… I’ve all ready over done Epcot ( and know it inside and out). . .ideas? Emphasis […]

Animal Kingdom: What Can We Do?

11 Apr, 2012 in Grown-Up Disney tagged ADRs / advance dining reservations / Affection Section / Africa / AK / Animal Kingdom / Asia / Camp Minnie-Mickey / Camp Minnie-Mickey Greeting Trails / Conservation Station / Cretaceous Trail / DHS / DinoLand / Dinosaur / Discovery Island / Discovery Island Trails / Disney's Animal Kingdom Park / Disney's Hollywood Studios / Expedition Everest / Festival of the Lion King / Finding Nemo / Finding Nemo -- The Musical / Flame Tree Barbeque / Flame Tree BBQ / Flights of Wonder / Florida / Habitat Habit! / It's Tough to Be a Bug / Kali River Rapids / Kilimanjaro Safari / Kilimanjaro Safaris Expedition / Magic Kingdom / Maharajah Jungle Trek / Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade / Mickey's Jingle Jungle Parade / MK / Oasis / Pangani Forest Exploration Trail / Rafiki’s Planet Watch / Rainforest Café Animal Kingdom / shopping / The Oasis Exhibits / The Tree of Life / tours / Tusker House Restaurant / U.S.A. / Walt Disney World / WDW / Wildlife Express Train / Yak & Yeti Restaurant / Yak Attack by aliceinwdw

That’s the question that I’ve seen asked a few times recently on Owning Your Magic, the Disney Vacation Club forum on the PassPorter message boards. Having been there a couple of times, I’ll see what I can do to answer that. Where is the resort? Firstly, the basics. Vero Beach […]

Disney’s Vero Beach Resort, what’s it like?

8 Apr, 2012 in Disney Vacation Club / Fresh Picked Posts tagged Disney Vacation Club / disney's vero beach resort / DVC / vero beach by Cheryl Pendry

Moving on from last week’s blog, “The Magic Kingdom: What Can We Do?“, wherein I was answering a question asked by a reader, Stacy: Any hints and ideas of some uniquely adult fun at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom are appreciated… I’ve all ready over done Epcot ( […]

Disney’s Hollywood Studios: What Can We Do?

4 Apr, 2012 in Grown-Up Disney tagged 50's Prime Time Cafe / Action! Extreme Stunt Show! / adult / adults / American Idol Experience / autographs / Beauty and the Beast — Live on Stage / Beverly Sunset Sweet Spells / character meet & greets / Citizens of Hollywood / CoH / counter-service / DHS / Disney Channel Rocks! / Disney Hollywood Studios / Fantasmic! / Hollywood & Vine / Hollywood Blvd. / Hollywood Boulevard / Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! / Keystone Clothiers / L.A. Prop Cinema Storage / Light / M&Gs / Magic Kingdom / Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano / Mickey's of Hollywood / MK / Motors / Muppet Vision 3-D / Pixar Pals Countdown to Fun! / quick service / Rock ‘n’ Rollercoaster Starring Aerosmith / Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater / sit-down / Special July 4th Fireworks Presentation / Star Tours / Star Wars Weekends / Streets of America / Studio Back Lot Tour / Sunset Blvd. / Sunset Boulevard / Sunset Club Couture / table service / The Great Movie Ride / The Hollywood Brown Derby / The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights / The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror / ToT / Toy Story Mania / TSM / TSMM / Victoria Throckmorton / Villains in Vogue / Voyage of the Little Mermaid / Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream by aliceinwdw

Anyone who’s not a Disney Vacation Club Member already, but who knows a little bit about the DVC will probably have asked themselves this question at some point. I’ll try, and help out a bit here, and give you some idea of why we became Disney Vacation Club Members. Your Disney […]

Why become a Disney Vacation Club Member?

1 Apr, 2012 in Fresh Picked Posts tagged Disney Vacation Club / disney vacation club member / DVC by Cheryl Pendry

So, maybe the cost of the “on site” Disneyland hotels has got you a little more “budget conscious” or perhaps you aren’t all that concerned about being surrounded 24/7 by the Disney magic. Never fear, as there’s a hotel option for you too! Well . . . technically, there are […]

Disneyland: Resort Hotel or Good Neighbor (part 2)

31 Mar, 2012 in Disneyland Parkhopper tagged Disneyland / Good Neighbor Hotels / hotels by Sarah Mudd

Once upon a time the folks at Walt Disney World decided to make it easier for us to pay for our vacations in advance. They created the Disney Dining Plan. That was the year 2005. Today, just seven years later, the plan has undergone many changes and has lost much […]

The Disney Dining Plan and Value

26 Mar, 2012 in Dining Out at Disney / Fresh Picked Posts by Heather Macdonald

I had a comment to one of my blogs from a couple weeks ago, “What a (WDW) Character; Now Eat Your Breakfast!“, from Stacy. *waves* She asked: Any hints and ideas of some uniquely adult fun at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom are appreciated… I’ve all ready over […]

The Magic Kingdom: What Can We Do?

26 Mar, 2012 in Grown-Up Disney tagged Astro Orbiter / Bing Thunder Mountain Railroad / Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin / Captain Jack Sparrow / Carousel of Progress / Casey's Corner / Cinderella Castle / Cinderella's Royal Table / Dumbo the Flying Elephant / Haunted Mansion / it's a small world / Mad Tea Cups / Magic Carpets of Aladdin / Magic Kingdom / Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party / Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party / MNSSHP / MVMCP / parades / Peco Bill's / Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Café / Peter Pan's Flight / Pirates of the Caribbean / rides / shows / Snow White's Scary Adventures / Space Mountain / Splash Mountain / The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh / Tomorrowland Terrace Fireworks Dessert Party / Tony's Town Square / TTA / Walt Disney World / WDW / Wishes by aliceinwdw

Trips to Disney World or Disneyland are often seen as a once in a lifetime event. Many families going through major life events like cancer treatments see Disney trips as a celebration of life. Cancer treatments are designed to kill the cancerous cells that ravage our bodies and take over […]

Disney After Cancer Treatment

26 Mar, 2012 in Disney With Hidden Needs tagged cancer treatment / disabilities / Disney / Disney's Animal Kingdom / Disney's Hollywood Studios / Epcot / Guest Assistance Card / Hidden Needs / Magic Kingdom / planning / Special Needs / Walt Disney World / WDW by Pamela Dorr