Tag: disney world
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Magic Kingdom & Grand Floridian Photo Update – 9/6/2012
Early yesterday morning I headed over to Magic Kingdom to check out the progress of some of the construction – and I took some photos along the way! With New Fantasyland nearing completion and some of the smaller projects around the park, there was plenty to see.
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It’s Halloween again at the Magic Kingdom!
The Halloween decorations are up at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. I was being an optimist this year and hoping that they had done something new this year. Well, they are the same decorations as the last few years.
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Disney’s Frankenweenie Invades Parks & Theaters This Fall
This fall, Disney brings to life the tale of a boy on a mission to save man’s best friend. Using stop-motion animation and a story written by Tim Burton over 25 years ago, Frankenweenie will entertain and inspire as it travels across the globe, into Disney parks, and theaters. Image: The story of a boy…
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Bungling a Trip to Walt Disney World
Like most of you, I’m contemplating another vacation to Walt Disney World. As I think about the usual planning topics (hotel, transportation, dining and so forth), I’m also reflecting on past trips. And frankly, I came away from our last trip, in December 2011, a little frustrated. It’s taken me a while to understand why,…
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Seeking Adventure? Rediscovering Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park
The golden sunlight peeks through the clouds to awake the savannah at the beginning of another day. The warm breeze tickles the lush vegetation causing its leaves to rustle ever so slightly. Down below, the trickling of water calmly nudges the flamingos who raise their heads to greet the morning. Hippos surface in the pools,…
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Lion King suites open at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
Photo gallery of the Lion King suites I may have found a new favorite resort at Walt Disney World. We spent last weekend in the new Lion King Suites at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. We had previously stayed in the Cars Family Suites in June 2012.
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A Brief Analysis of Walt Disney World Quick Service: Is It Really a Steal?
Two words: Cobb salad. What’s not to love? Finely chopped greens, turkey breast, egg, bacon, chives, blue cheese, and Cobb dressing. It’s enough to make me salivate on my keyboard. And, who has the best Cobb salad? The Hollywood Brown Derby in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. That’s where this all began: me having an incredibly peaceful…