Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a blend of amusement park, wildlife preserve, educational experience, and musical theatre–all with the magical Disney touch. I love it for being everything Magic Kingdom is not. The pace is a little slower, but there is so much to see and do, and the food is phenomenal. Animal Kingdom … [Read more…]
When we visited Walt Disney World in 2015, it was for the Food Blog Forum conference. Our conference included a stay at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, but we tacked on a couple extra days at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort for a bit of a family vacation. As much as I enjoyed our prior stay at … [Read more…]
I can think of few more easily recognized icons in pop culture than Spaceship Earth at Disney’s Epcot. Whether you call it the giant golf ball or its real name, it’s more than just a really neat landmark to figure out where the entrance to Epcot lies. During our 2015 trip to Walt Disney World, … [Read more…]
For someone who has no memory of visiting Walt Disney World before (having visited at the tender age of 3), starting out at the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa ruins you for “regular” accommodations. It’s amazing how quickly you get accustomed to luxury. And how hard it is to give up after. It starts from … [Read more…]
So much food at Walt Disney World. So much inspiration surrounding me. I didn’t have the time to eat my way through the parks as much as I had hoped–in fact, I barely touched on what Epcot had to offer and would really like to go back and spend a solid day or two there … [Read more…]
The internet is full of packing lists for your Walt Disney World trip, and they can be quite inclusive. Overwhelming, too. I mostly used a common sense approach in packing, considering the weather forecast, number of days we’d be traveling, and the basics that we use daily. But there are a few things that I … [Read more…]
Three years ago, I recall seeing some tweets about Food Blog Forum from attendees. It stuck in my mind that they were hosted in Disney World, but it was bad timing for me–we were house hunting at the time and I was only recently re-employed, after spending the prior 4 years as a stay-at-home mom … [Read more…]
The sparkle hasn’t worn off my recent Walt Disney World trip yet, but I’m already thinking of how I would do things differently. Learn from my experience and you’ll be a few steps ahead on your next trip! 1) Make Fewer Dining Reservations For months I agonized over making dining reservations. You hear that you … [Read more…]