The Epcot International Festival of the Holidays will begin on November 29, but on November 22 I was part of a hosted media group that was given a sneak peek at what is to come. Festival of the Holidays used to be called Holidays Around the World, and it looks like this is going to be the best year yet! ...
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Our Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Dream, Day Five
Missed Days 1-4? Click Here! Today is the day that no one wanted to arrive, because today we needed to disembark from our hosted cruise on the Disney Dream. Disembarking actually starts the night before. Stephen, the Cruise Director, has a video that you can watch on your stateroom television about the whole process. Color and character coded tags are ...
Read More »Our Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Dream, Day Four
Missed Day 3, Day 2, & Day 1? Click here! On our first cruise back in January, I enjoyed our days at sea the most. Today was the only day at sea on our hosted Very Merrytime Cruise, and I can’t tell you how much I was looking forward to it! My family and I didn’t have anything scheduled until ...
Read More »Our Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Dream, Day Three
Missed Day One & Day Two write ups? Click here! Today was one of the days that many families look forward to the most when they take a Bahamian cruise on Disney Cruise Line. This was our day at Castaway Cay! Disney’s private island sustained very little damage from Hurricane Dorian back in September. If there were still any signs ...
Read More »Our Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Dream, Day Two
Missed our Day One write up? Click here! It’s the second day of our hosted Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Dream. Today we’re in Nassau. We watched as the islands of the Bahamas grew closer. My family and I were here a few months ago for a work related trip for my husband, so we didn’t plan to do ...
Read More »Our Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Dream, Day One
Our Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Dream has begun! Our voyage is hosted by Disney, and it is a four night journey that will include stops in Nassau and Castaway Cay. My husband and daughter have joined me. Arriving this morning was easy. We dropped off our luggage, and then we got in line to board. There are ...
Read More »We’re Going on Another Disney Cruise!
Last January, my family and I took our first ever Disney Cruise. We sailed on the Disney Magic out of Miami, and honestly it was the best vacation that we ever went on, even though it was a working trip for me. We were hosted by Disney for that cruise. A few weeks ago, Disney contacted me and asked if ...
Read More »Top 10 Reasons to Visit Walt Disney World RIGHT NOW, 2019 Holiday Edition
The holidays are one of the best times to visit Walt Disney World. Even Ebenezer Scrooge (or Uncle Scrooge at Disney’s Animal Kingdom) can’t help but be excited and filled with cheer. The holidays will be over before you know it, so you had better book your flight to Orlando. Don’t worry about packing a bag, you can buy some ...
Read More »Behind the Scenes: The Holidays at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom
A few days ago I was part of a hosted media group that learned a bit of information about some of the behind the scenes tricks at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. In the past, there were a few holiday decorations at the park, but this year that is not the case. There are special holiday touches both during the day and ...
Read More »Encore Resort at Reunion, an Off-Property Choice Near Walt Disney World
Encore Resort at Reunion, an Off-Property Choice Near Walt Disney World One of the main questions that I hear when someone is planning a Walt Disney World vacation is “Where is the best place to stay?”. The answer to that depends on the situation. Staying on property is convenient, but that is not what works best in every situation. That ...
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