Disney World Quick Tips – Using Your Extra Meal and Snack Credits

While on the Disney Quick Service Dining Plan, you are entitled to two meals and one snack per person, per day of your stay.  At first glance, we often wonder if we will have enough.  Then, as we are on our last days at the parks, we realize that we

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Making the Most of Counter Service Dining – Downtown Disney Area

By now, I’ve written how to make the most of your counter service dining at all the Disney theme parks.  Now, it’s time for the Downtown Disney area.  Downtown Disney is home to my all time favorite counter service dining location on property-Wolfgang Puck Express.  While Downtown Disney can be

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Making the Most of Counter Service Dining-Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Recently, I shared with you how to make the most of your counter service dining at the Magic Kingdom and EPCOT.  Today, I am giving you some suggestions for Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  Just because you have counter service dining, doesn’t mean you have to eat the same thing over and

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Making the Most of Counter Service – EPCOT

I think that EPCOT is an excellent park to get some variety in your meals while on the Quick Service Dining Plan.  Where else can you have foods from around the world, for meals AND snacks?  No where else but EPCOT.  You can for sure skip the chicken nuggets and

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Disney World Planning – Budgeting and using Gift Cards

Hey Everyone! My countdown to Disney is currently at 197 days. That may seem like a long time, but it is not.  In terms of planning I have 17 days until I can make my advanced dining reservations. Making ADR’s is a key element in having a well organized trip.

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Restaurant Schedule for Walt Disney World “One More Disney Day” Extended Hours!

By now I am sure you know that this Leap Day, February 29th, Disneyland Park and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Park will be open for 24 hours straight as part of the “One More Disney Day” promotion. Over the last couple weeks little bits of information have been released

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Disney World Quick Tips: Count ALL of your family for ADRs

Most people know you need to make Advance Dining Reservations (ADRs) for your favorite table service restaurants at Walt Disney World.  ADRs can be made up to 180 days before your vacation.  One thing that some families don’t do is count ALL their family members in their reservations. Many families

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Now Open Katsura Grill at Epcot’s Japan Pavilion

Just in time for the busy winter holidays, Katsura Grill at the Japan Pavilion in Epcot World Showcase is open – a beautiful space that replaces the former Yakitori House. The new exterior is inspired by the strolling gardens at the historic Katsura Imperial Villa outside Kyoto, Japan, established in the 1600s and one of Japan’s cultural treasures.

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New Fantasmic Dining Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Forget sit-down dining when you’re in a hurry to play – the new “A Taste of Hollywood To Go – A Fantasmic! Dining Experience” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios lets you enjoy an affordable picnic plus reserved seating for the fab “Fantasmic!,” the park’s nightly extravaganza that takes guests inside the dreams of Mickey Mouse – into a world where his magic creates dancing waters, shooting comets, animated fountains, swirling stars, balls of fire and other amazing wonders.

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Stitch gets his own Gingerbread House at Walt Disney World Resort

There’s no place like Walt Disney World Resort for sugar fans during the winter holidays, with six spots for ogling amazing gingerbread creations: Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, Disney’s Beach Club Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Disney’s BoardWalk Resort and the Liberty Inn at American Adventure at Epcot.

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Is Disney’s Beach Club Resort Right For You?

Yes. Oh. That’s not enough to answer this question? It is for me! From the second my husband, son, and I walked into the luxurious lobby we knew we made a great choice in our stay. We are Disney Vacation Club members and it was after our stay here that

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