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Disney World Quick Tips – Advanced Dining Reservation Tips

Ken — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:00:19 +0000

Most Disney visitors plan on dining at some table service restaurants while they are on vacation. I thought most everyone was aware of the Advance Dining Reservation (ADR) system and used it as designed. In reading some of the many Disney forums on the web it is a bit disconcerting to see that there are still a lot of folks out there (particularly first time visitors) who believe that you can just walk up to one of the Walt Disney {Read More}

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Disney World Quick Tips – Ten FREE Things To Do At Disney World

Ken — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:00:06 +0000

Yes, there are quite a few things you can do while you are at Walt Disney World for free. Free is not generally a word associated with anything Disney but if you look, these things are there at no cost!! Here is a quick outline of ten things that run the gamut from FUN to USEFUL. Boat Ride From Downtown Disney To Port Orleans – If you look at the above picture you can see just how beautiful and serene {Read More}

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Are You A Member Of The Motion Sickness Club?

Ken — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:00:51 +0000

See the above picture! That is my personal nemesis – Mission Space!!! I have a huge problem with motion sickness on almost every single attraction that involves any sort of physical disorientation. How many of these attractions do I avoid? NONE of them. There are lots of things you can do to help but the solutions are not the same for everyone. I can tell you what I have tried and what works the best for me but before you {Read More}

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Time To Plan Your Trip? Try These 10 Steps!

Ken — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:00:49 +0000

It’s 2012 and I’ll bet a lot of you are planning trips to Walt Disney World this new year. We have made quite a few visits and over the years have developed a viable plan involving a number of steps that have proven very reliable over the years. Let’s take a look what we do in order to make the planning as simple and orderly as possible: Decide Who Is Going: This seems pretty obvious but if you don’t know {Read More}

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Planning Your Visit Day By Day

Ken — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:30:28 +0000

When we, as Oldies, visit Walt Disney World we approach it a little bit differently from our younger friends. For example, after getting up at 4:00 AM and catching an early flight we then spend a good portion of the day getting to our happy place. After a long day of travel and getting to our resort hotel, I don’t know about the rest of my Senior friends but I’m ready to rest for a bit. For that reason our {Read More}

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Disney World Quick Tips – Don’t Visit Walt Disney World Through A Viewfinder

Ken — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:30:34 +0000

I almost feel a bit hypocritical about the title of this article because I take between 1200 and 2000 photos on each and every visit to Walt Disney World (1700+ on our 2009 visit). This advice, however, is aimed at the first or second time visitors who need to spend their time absorbing all of the wonderful things the World has to offer. When you see things through a view finder you see specifically what you are focused on and {Read More}

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Christmas Gift Ideas For Your DCO (Disney Crazed Oldie)

Ken — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:00:25 +0000

Hi, my name is Ken and I’m a DCO (Disney Crazed Oldie). A lot of my life, even smack dab in the middle of my 60′s, revolves around everything Disney. When I was a kid (in my 40′s) a pair of Mickey Ears would have thrilled me but as we become Oldies, our tastes change. With that in mind, here is my top 5 list for Christmas gifts for us, the DCO’s in your life. You will forgive me if {Read More}

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Oldies But Goodies – Don’t Miss These Holiday Experiences

Ken — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:00:18 +0000

The holidays at Walt Disney World, as we all know, are extra special for everyone but there are some experiences that are especially appealing to us, the Oldies. There are four that I think we find especially pleasing and if any of you chronologically advanced folks out there haven’t seen them you might find it worth your while to schedule a Walt Disney World visit during the Christmas season. In reverse order they are: 4. – The Grand Floridian Lobby {Read More}

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Disney’s Magical Express Tips & Details

Ken — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:00:07 +0000

Getting from Orlando International Airport to Walt Disney World and back used to be quite a bit more complicated than it is today. It was also considerably more expensive than it currently is if you use what I feel is the best available option, Disney’s Magical Express (DME). DME is free, and not just free but incredibly simple to use. Best of all, it almost always works seamlessly if you follow the instructions. Here is the basic sequence of events {Read More}

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Oldies But Goodies – Becoming A Kid Again At Walt Disney World

Ken — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:00:54 +0000

This Classic Oldies article goes out to our writer Ken who is home dealing with some major health issues. Get Well Soon Ken we miss you! Oldies deserve to have as much fun as everyone else at Walt Disney World, maybe even a little more. The folks in my generation and older generations are a group of people who have spent their entire lives being mature and as we got older, more conservative and serious about their own behavior. Maybe {Read More}

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I Won’t Be Able To Eat Anything – Special Dietary Requests at Disney World

Ken — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:00:06 +0000

Have you ever heard this? Do you think this is accurate? Would Walt Disney World allow this to happen? As science and medicine progress, it is being found that many more people than were previously thought have food allergies or sensitivities. There are also many food issues among folks with chronic diseases. This issue runs the gamut from the very young to Oldies like me. Thankfully for me, my only food issue is that I love it way too much. {Read More}

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Five Ways To Ruin A Walt Disney World Vacation

Ken — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:00:14 +0000

Walt Disney World is a magical place to vacation and if you do most things correctly it is difficult to not have a wonderful time. Some people are planners and some are not but some planning is essential. Every traveling group has a definite dynamic and there are travelers within each group with different abilities and needs. The magic of Walt Disney World can overcome most things but there are a few things that MANY, MANY visitors do that can {Read More}

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Chip and Company Disney Week In Review For November 14th

Ken — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:00:36 +0000

Hello everyone! Yes it’s once again that time – time for the Chip and Company Disney Week In Review. We will be taking a look at some of the more intriguing news items concerning the Disney Company and all of it’s subsidiaries and of course we will give you a taste of the work of the best staff of Disney writers in existence. Let’s press on!!! We all know that there are lots and lots of Jake and the Neverland {Read More}

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Is Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort And Spa For You?

Ken — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:00:53 +0000

Walt Disney World’s premier resort is Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa but that’s not really the question here. Is this resort what you are looking for is the question that needs to be answered. This particular resort generates specific and sometimes strong feelings from almost everyone. These feelings run from “I would never stay anywhere else.” to “I would never stay there because….”. I’m on the side that loves this resort and we stay there fairly regularly but we {Read More}

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Is Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort For You?

Ken — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:00:37 +0000

When you arrive at Walt Disney World and approach Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort for the first time it’s difficult to believe that you are in central Florida as opposed to a beautiful woodland setting in the far northern part of the United States. The setting itself is gorgeous and it is matched by the beauty and splendor of the resort. It is one of Walt Disney World’s best themed resorts and a favorite of thousands of regular visitors, in fact, {Read More}

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Is Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort For You?

Ken — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:00:55 +0000

We recently completed an 11 day stay in Walt Disney World at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. The question asked above, is it for you, depends on what you are looking for in a resort, how much time you will actually spend at the resort, and what types of amenities you prefer. We stay at the Deluxe and Moderate level resorts because we do spend a bit of time enjoying the facilities and in most instances the Coronado Springs Resort, even {Read More}

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Disney Food Confession – ‘Ohana Bread Pudding (With Recipes)

Ken — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:00:21 +0000

We have been to Walt Disney World many, many times but until this visit we had never eaten at ‘Ohana. It is now on our list of “must do” dining for every trip in the future. The food is amazing, the service is excellent, and the price is right. BUT – let’s get to the star of this article, the ‘Ohana Bread Pudding dessert. I’m not, by nature, a dessert person and generally the only one I eat at Walt {Read More}

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Chip and Company Disney Week In Review For October 31

Ken — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:00:11 +0000

Here we are for this week’s Chip and Company Disney News Roundup. I want to thank my friend Mike for taking over my week while we spent eleven wonderful days at Walt Disney World. Now let’s get into this week’s news and views from our staff of amazing writers. Things are happening at the Disneyland Resort in 2012. You can read about the Restaurant Changes Coming to Disneyland Park in this article. I’m sure it will be for the best {Read More}

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Oldies But Goodies – How Ambitious Should Your Vacation Plans Be?

Ken — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:00:18 +0000

This is one of those questions that only you can answer for yourselves my Oldie pals!!! The answer depends mostly on your stamina and any mobility issues, but since most mobility issues are easily dealt with at Walt Disney World stamina becomes the major consideration. I generally plan to get a lot out of each and every visit but also plan a pace that allows time to recuperate from busy busy days. Our next visit will be a real test {Read More}

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The Chip And Company Disney Week In Review For October 3

Ken — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:00:50 +0000

Hi there fans of all things Disney!! If you are reading this on October 3rd we will be 10 days away from the start of this year’s visit to Walt Disney World. September/October seems like a popular time for your friends at Chip and Company to visit Mecca. For the last few weeks it feels that we have had one or more of our writers either at Walt Disney World or the Disneyland Resort every day. Lots of good articles {Read More}

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