By Cassie In this 87-acre resort you can be surrounded by the art of Disney’s and Disney-Pixar’s most popular animated films: Cars, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid and Finding Nemo. This is the newest of the Value Resorts at Walt Disney World and it opened in May of 2012. Some guests of the Pop Century resort may recall buildings ...

If you have not had a chance to experience Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto at Walt Disney World’s Polynesian Village Resort, I highly recommend that you add it to your vacation plans. It is a very popular destination (for good reason) so you will need a strategy—we got there about 25 minutes before opening (it’s 5 o’clock somewhere, right?) and got ...

9. Convention Center Businesses can rent up to 120,000 square feet of convention space. This includes four ballrooms, 33 break out spaces, and a stage that is 1600-square feet big.  It was in one of these very ballrooms that President Richard Nixon televised his famous speech which included the phrase “I am not a crook.” This was during the Watergate ...

The Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is a unique and classy resort at Walt Disney World. The resort opened June 28, 1988. A standard room here, around 400 square feet, sleeps up to 5 people. It is themed as a seaside resort you may have found in old Florida along its east coast during the 19th/20th centuries. Guests can choose ...

Are you looking for a luxurious way to experience a Walt Disney World vacation? The Four Seasons Orlando may be your ticket. This lavish property is located in the Golden Oaks development inside Walt Disney World property (adjacent to Fort Wilderness Campground and not far from Port Orleans Riverside—so a very nice location). I was recently able to tour this ...

We had quite the treat last night as guests for the soft opening of Trattoria Al Forno, the newest restaurant located on the Boardwalk. This restaurant occupies the space that was Kouzzina and there was mixed feelings from guests about the closing, with many absolutely loving the Greek-Mediterranean fare offered. Trattoria Al Forno also has elements of Mediterranean fare, but ...

We were in for a real treat this past visit to Jiko at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, Jambo House. Luckily, we were already staying at the Lodge and only needed to take a few steps to this Signature restaurant, and in my opinion, one of the finest offerings that Disney has. The Animal Kingdom Lodge opened in 2001, providing guests ...

With the start of football season coming up in just a few weeks, we decided to go hang out at ESPN Club at Disney’s Boardwalk Resort to catch a few preseason games. With nearly 100 televisions in house that can show up to 30 programs and a 90 square foot screen in the bar and a 108 square foot screen ...

For us, buying Disney Vacation Club (DVC) ownership was a no brainer, although it required a few years of saving up! We became members in 2009, though we had originally gone on the DVC tour 5 years earlier on our Honeymoon. We decided that when we vacation, we like going to Disney destinations and we like deluxe accommodations, so it ...

A few days ago, Hubby and I had to change our plans from a park day to a monorail hop day due to the unpredictable Florida weather. Had we been on vacation, we would have certainly made the best of the rainy day in the parks, but being locals now, we decided to shop and eat at one of the ...