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Disney at Home

So it’s that time of year again: Home Improvement Time! Oh yeah! The DH and I love when it’s finally time to open up the windows, break out the toolbox, and get the spring cleaning under way, because there’s always something that needs updating or some sprucing up! Ok, so perhaps the DH doesn’t actually [...]

Five Great Places to Have a Drink

Jennifer and Sara just did a PassPorter Podcast (If you aren’t listening you should be!) on the best places to get a drink in Walt Disney World. I’m going to share my five best places to get a drink at Walt Disney World, but my choices have a slightly different bent to them. I cannot [...]

Wait listing for Disney Vacation Club properties, worth it or not?

Wait listing is a subject very close to my heart right now, having just gone through the process again. For those who don’t know, or perhaps aren’t Disney Vacation Club members, let me explain it in a nutshell for you. If you can’t get the reservation you want at one of the Disney Vacation Club [...]

The First Meal of the Rest of Your Life

I’m sure you’ve all heard that old saying, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” Well I’ve made some big life changes lately and I’m moving to Orlando. What does that mean for you, my dear readers? It means a couple of things. I’ll be able to attend some of the [...]

Starbucks is Going to Disney World!

I think I just found another great reason to get to the parks a little earlier! Starbucks is coming to Disney! *happy dance* Disney announced a few weeks ago that they are partnering with the coffee company to bring several locations to Disney parks around the country, including, of course, our beloved Walt Disney World. [...]

Akershus–Party of One

On my most recent trip to the World, I dined solo at Akershus Royal Banquet hall. I checked in early and was hoping to get seated before my dining time because I had plans to meet friends after dinner. Unfortunately, I was herded into a corral full of people waiting to be seated. The waiting [...]

Grand Floridian Villas, the newest kid on the Disney Vacation Club block

With the announcement that the Disney Vacation Club (DVC) would be building a set of Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, interest is already high in the latest addition to the DVC family. At this early stage in construction, there aren’t any definite answers, simply because we don’t know that much. So what [...]

“The Legend of Jack Sparrow” Scheduled for Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Did anyone else get a big grin across their face, like I did, when they first heard this announcement? Ok, so perhaps this question is better directed to those of us who actually s w o o n whenever we so much as think about Captain Jack Sparrow! Enough About Your Uber Crush and More [...]