The Disney Chick

No Parks? No Problem!

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to those of you joining me from The Disney Point and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the second stop on our Magical Blogorail. While nothing compares to a day IN the parks, there is still plenty of fun to be had in WDW without having to shell out for a park ticket. My personal favorite activity? Shopping! Inside the parks, you find a lot of the same merchandise (the World Showcase is an exception to this), plus you're usually juggling drinks, FastPass times, crowds, and more....

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Pining for Disney Pins

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the first stop aboard Magical Blogorail Black. Enjoy the ride as we share our secret (or not so secret) Disney obsessions. It started out innocently enough. Back in 1999, my family was staying at one of the All-Star Resorts and we were given a gift upon check-in - it was a lanyard with two pins on it. We were confused what to do with it, never bothered to pay attention to the carts advertising this new thing called Disney Pin Trading and packed the lanyard away in our...

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Wordless Wednesday: Now Boarding

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:30:00 +0000

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A Disney Dream Date

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Welcome to those of you joining me from The Disney Point and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 4th stop on our Magical Blogorail. First off, let me apologize for my incredible lack of posting these past few months. Between the holidays and a hectic work schedule, I've had very little time to write. But! My family did go to WDW for Christmas. And I promise to share those stories with you soon (at least, before next Christmas). As for Valentine's Day, I've never been to WDW in a...

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The WDW Holiday Newbie

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the first stop aboard Magical Blogorail Black. Enjoy the ride as we share our WDW holiday must-do lists. My family is doing something crazy this year. At least, other people tell us it's crazy. We're flying to WDW on Christmas Day. Yup, opening presents at home, then dashing to the airport and landing in Orlando just in time to drop our bags at the off-property hotel (the room was gifted to us by family friends with extra time-share points) and book it over to the...

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My Favorite Nighttime Show

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Welcome to those of you joining me from The Disney Point and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the final stop on our Magical Blogorail. It goes without saying that Walt Disney World boasts the most impressive fireworks displays of any theme park (at least, any that I've visited). Whether you see Wishes or Illuminations, you're guaranteed to catch a master class in pyrotechnic synchronicity, a perfect marriage of music and light. But my favorite nighttime show is much simpler, much more...

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Bay Lake Tower of Terror

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:23:00 +0000

On our latest WDW vacation, my family and I decided to try a different DVC hotel than our home base of Saratoga Springs, and given that we had never stayed at a Magic Kingdom resort before, we decided to try Bay Lake Tower. It was an interesting experience, and one I hope to never have again. What follows is our hellish tale. Bay Lake Tower is a companion hotel to Disney's Contemporary Resort, which means it feels a little bit like half a hotel. The pools are small, there are no cafeteria...

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Love in a Roller Coaster

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to those of you joining me from Capturing Magical Memories and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the third stop on our Magical Blogorail. When I found out that this month's theme was "Favorite Attraction Music," my first thought was how much I love the theme music in Innoventions Plaza. As in, I've requested it on Sorcerer Radio before. It's my favorite piece of music in all of WDW. But Innoventions isn't really an attraction, per se, so my vote passes to a completely different...

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Review: Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:01:00 +0000

On my most recent trip, I crossed a big item off my WDW Bucket List: attending Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. It was, in a word, spooktacular. For the uninitiated, MNSSHP is a ticketed evening event in the Magic Kingdom in which the park transforms into a spooky celebration, complete with a special parade and fireworks display. There are also character greetings, trick-or-treating, and best of all, incredibly short lines for the attractions. I'll back up and start with the...

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Wordless Wednesday: Renaissance Man

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:09:00 +0000

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Disney Meets High-Fashion, World Responds with Blank Stares

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:56:00 +0000

Remember when Disney and Forever 21 decided that the world needed to see a sex-ified version of Minnie Mouse? Remember how the general consensus was, wtf is that kill it with fire? Well, this is coming to a holiday season near you, if you live in New York City - the rest of us will just pretend it doesn't exist: She must be hungry. Why no, that's not Jessica Rabbit. That's Minnie Mouse. Remember her? She looks like this: Fatty. Anyway, she is offensively commercial, so...

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Wordless Wednesday: Geodesic Sky

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0000

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Hold Your Horses: Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the first stop aboard Magical Blogorail Black. Enjoy the ride as we share with you our favorite Walt Disney World Resorts. I recently wrote about my love for Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, but my favorite WDW resort is our DVC home base, Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa. Prior to becoming DVC members, my family and I had stayed in other Disney resorts (namely, the All-Stars), but our first stay at Saratoga Springs was the first time I really felt like we were at a...

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Wordless Wednesday: Once Upon a Dream

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0000

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Call of the Wild: Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to those of you joining me from Focused on the Magic and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the final stop on our Magical Blogorail. Welcome, or as they say at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, jambo. The Animal Kingdom Lodge (or the AKL, if you're fancy) is arguably the most unique of the Disney Deluxe Resorts - it has all the conveniences and comfort you'd expect from a Disney Deluxe Resort, set in a 43 acre wildlife preserve. It's what I always imagined going on safari would be,...

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Ducks Fly Together

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to those of you joining me from The Disney Point and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the fourth stop on our Magical Blogorail. I'm just going to come right out with it: The Mighty Ducks is quite possibly my favorite movie of all time. Yeah, I just said that. Judge if you will. So when prompted to name a movie I would want to live in and experience as though it was real life, this was a no-brainer - partly because I spent much of my formative elementary school years fantasizing...

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Pins, Planets, and Pyrotechnics

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to those of you joining me from Return to Disney and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the third stop on our Magical Blogorail. As a tradition-heavy family, our list of Disney Must-Haves is fairly extensive. Must try a new restaurant. Must purchase an entire year's worth of soap at Basin. Must watch the entire loop of updates on the Disney Resort in-room TV station (did I mention we're also lunatics?). So it's impossible for me to narrow it down to just one thing, but I've...

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How Much Planning is Too Much Planning?

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 01 May 2012 22:41:00 +0000

So. WDW Magic is reporting that Disney has begun testing the next phase of the evolution of the FASTPASS system, which should delight people with control issues and irritate everyone else: 1. Guests in the trial will choose a FASTPASS itinerary for the entire day before they arrive at the park. 2. The FASTPASS itinerary will be emailed to the guest and encoded onto a RFID FASTPASS card which will then be used to gain FASTPASS access to the attractions chosen. The significant point here...

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I'll Take a Nap for $100

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to those of you joining me from The Disney Point and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 2nd stop on our Magical Blogorail. It goes without saying that for the majority of the attractions at WDW, Imagineers have put significant thought into the pre-show or queue experience to enhance the experience for guests. I've posted before on my favorite queue in all the World, but in tems of highest entertainment value, that's a whole other story. The pre-shows I find myself...

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The Agony of Making Disney Dining Reservations

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:19:00 +0000

Once upon a time, a nice family of three made reservations for their next trip to WDW. Being Disney Vacation Club members, their trip was at the mercy of when their points would become available, and so they planned their journey for September 2012. After booking the hotels and flights, they eagerly awaited the opening of the dining reservation window, so they could confirm their upcoming feasts. After many weeks of scouring menus and making their wish list, the nice family called DVC to...

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Moroccan My Vote

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the first stop aboard Magical Blogorail Black. Enjoy the ride as we take you on a virtual tour of our favorite World Showcase Pavilions. I did an interview a few months ago on Sorcerer Radio where I was asked to name my favorite World Showcase Pavilion, and my answer was “China for the shopping, Mexico for the food.” And while both of those sentiments are still true (though I would add “Canada for the grounds-keeping”), upon further reflection I realized that my favorite World...

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Getting There is Half the Fun

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:58:00 +0000

Between baggage fees and rising gas prices, traveling to WDW feels more expensive than ever. So once you've made the decision to go, picked out your hotel, and mentally made your ADRs, you're left with the all-important task of deciding HOW you'll get there. If you don't live in Florida or on the West coast, odds are you're left with deciding whether to fly or drive. I've done both: By Land: There is one important criteria for traveling by vehicle: everyone in the car must get along....

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A Disney Date with Me

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Welcome to those of you joining me from The Disney Point and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the final stop on our Magical Blogorail. I've never been in WDW for Valentine's Day, but if I was, this is what would be on my to-do list: Watch the Sunrise over Bay Lake: You need to be staying in one of the nearby hotels, of course, but what a romantic way to start the day. Do a Backstage Tour: This is a great way to have a memorable experience with a loved one, while also...

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Golden Oak: My House is Better than Yours.

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:45:00 +0000

Guys, remember when I told you that I was moving to Golden Oak, the exclusive residential community inside Walt Disney World, so that I could enjoy the magic of the parks year-round without having to subject myself to the indignities of air travel and - shudder - being jostled by commoners? Well, prepare to get jealous, because Disney just released a fancy new CGI video of how awesome my new home will be: It's the assisted-living-facility-meets-country-club home of my dreams!...

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Of Mouse and Man

noreply@blogger.com (The Disney Chick) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Welcome to those of you joining me from The Disney Point and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the fifth stop on our Magical Blogorail. Those of you familiar with JB Conway's work know that he has an amazing ability to bring the sights, sounds, smells, and satisfaction of WDW to life through a few choice syllables. This haiku is one of my favorites: brick by brick he built a kingdom history When you visit WDW, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement, the...

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