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Pages from a Disney Book

Updates, articles, news, and pages from Disney guidebook author Jennifer Marx

I love Pinterest. I use it daily to find and organize ideas, save pages, and get inspired. PassPorter is on Pinterest, of course, and has a great set of pins already. But I decided it would be fun to make some Pinterest-specific images. I’m calling them Trip PinUps and the idea […]

Trip PinUp #1 – Planning Your Adventure to Walt Disney ...

13 Mar, 2014 in Pages from a Disney Book tagged pinterest / planning / trip pinup / Walt Disney World by Jennifer Marx

Two PassPorter members who had the good fortune to witness the debut of the new Disney Festival of Fantasy parade at the Magic Kingdom yesterday have already sent in photos for us! The new parade has many of our favorite classic characters as well as some of the recent Disney […]

Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade: 7 Do-Not-Miss Details of the ...

10 Mar, 2014 in Pages from a Disney Book tagged afternoon parade / disney festival of fantasy parade / Magic Kingdom by Jennifer Marx

After my recent review of the Grand Floridian Villas, and my less than grand opinion of the experience, it’s time for something happier! Before we stayed at the most expensive resort on Disney property, we stayed at the least expensive — the Fort Wilderness Campground. Yes, that’s right, folks — […]

Top 10 Yeehaws at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort

6 Mar, 2014 in Pages from a Disney Book tagged boats / cabin / camping / fort wilderness / horses / recreation / resort / rv by Jennifer Marx

20 years ago, almost to the month, I fell in love with Walt Disney World. It was my first visit to Walt Disney World as an adult, and my first time to stay in a Disney hotel on property — the beautiful Grand Floridian Resort. Yes, I started with the best! […]

Grand Floridian Villas: A Less Than Grand Experience

4 Mar, 2014 in Pages from a Disney Book tagged accessible / customer service / deluxe studio / grand floridian villas by Jennifer Marx

As the inventor of the PassPorter concept and planning system, most people tend to think I’m an uber vacation planner. But if you know me at all, or listen to the PassPorter Moms podcast, you’ll discover quickly that these days I rarely plan anything far in advance. Scandalous, I know! […]

Is Spontaneity Dead at Disney? One Woman’s Tale of a ...

3 Mar, 2014 in Pages from a Disney Book tagged adr / Disney Cruise Line / disney magic / do less enjoy more / Fastpass+ / fort wilderness / grand floridian / planning / reservations / spontaneity / Walt Disney World by Jennifer Marx

Greetings from loop 1400 of Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground! The sky is a velvety black, the breezes are warm and gentle, and my backside is quite comfortable in super-cushy armchair in a luxury RV! Back in January I blogged about how I was going to try something new: […]

Renting an RV at Disney’s Fort Wilderness: Florida Camper Rental ...

20 Feb, 2014 in Fresh Picked Posts / Pages from a Disney Book tagged camping / floridacamperrental / fort wilderness / rv by Jennifer Marx

Did you know it is possible to get an inexpensive, or nearly free, character meal and mini dinner show at Walt Disney World? It’s true! Chip ‘n Dale’s Campfire Sing-a-Long held nightly at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground is one of those “hidden secrets” few really know about or […]

The Hidden Secret of the Campfire Sing-a-Long at the Fort ...

18 Feb, 2014 in Fresh Picked Posts / Pages from a Disney Book tagged characters / cheap / Show by Jennifer Marx

Tired of winter? So are we! So in less than a week, we’ll be on our way to Disney to scape the cold and snow! First we’ll do three days at Walt Disney World, in which we’ll we have a lot of new things to try and recent things to […]

Walt Disney World + Disney Cruise = Best Winter Break ...

13 Feb, 2014 in Pages from a Disney Book tagged club cool / disney magic / fort wilderness / grand floridian villas / seven dwarfs mine train ride / spice road table / Walt Disney World by Jennifer Marx

This morning a Disney fan e-mailed me to see if PassPorter offers a book with the carb totals for all the menu items at Disney eateries. (No, we do not.) But, whenever I have to say “no,” I like to research an answer and give them another place to check […]

Counting Calories or Carbs? Nutritional Information Appearing on DisneyWorld.com Menus!

7 Feb, 2014 in Pages from a Disney Book tagged be our guest / calories / carbs / Fastpass+ / ingredients / menus / nutritional information by Jennifer Marx

Several years ago I decided I wanted a mascot for PassPorter. Something cute and lovable, of course, but also representative of PassPorter’s spirit of travel, adventure, support, and fun. And just as quickly as that, the perfect animal descended down into my mind’s eye … a pelican! Why would I […]

Introducing Porter, PassPorter’s New Mascot!

5 Feb, 2014 in Pages from a Disney Book tagged mascot / PassPorter / pelican / porter by Jennifer Marx