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Review: Disney’s BoardWalk Villas, p4

Dave — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:05:34 +0000

This is the fourth page of this review of Disney’s BoardWalk Villas. For the first page of this material, click here. MORE ON DISNEY’S BOARDWALK VILLAS The BoardWalk Villas opened in July 1996 as the second of the Disney Vacation Club (“DVC”) resorts. Its floor plans set the basic pattern for all those that would follow. Much smaller [...]

Next Week (2/4 to 2/12/2012) at Walt Disney World

Dave — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:10:02 +0000

February March April May June July August DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: FEBRUARY 4 TO FEBRUARY 12, 2012 The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks. The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic. (For more on February 2012 at Walt Disney World, click here.) Note that typos [...]

Is Walt Disney World Free on Your Birthday?

Dave — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:44:05 +0000

(This page is one of a series explicating Walt Disney World lingo, abbreviations, and FAQ for first time family visitors to Walt Disney World.) DISNEY WORLD FREE ON YOUR BIRTHDAY? As many as two dozen people a day come to this site with some version of “Is Disney free on your birthday?” as the words they entered [...]

Summer 2012 at Walt Disney World

Dave — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:51:13 +0000

June July August OVERVIEW: SUMMER AT WALT DISNEY WORLD Summer at Walt Disney World—loosely defined as Memorial Day in late May through Labor Day in early September–is an often difficult season. Summer Disney World weather is hot and humid, and in mid-August shifts to hot, humid, and also the beginning of the peak of the [...]

Walt Disney World in 2013

Dave — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:02:11 +0000

2013 AT DISNEY WORLD Below find the main topics for Walt Disney World in 2013, including Disney World 2013 packages and booking dates 2013 Disney World deals 2013 Disney Armed Forces Salute Free Dining in 2013 at Disney World The best weeks of 2013 to visit 2013 crowds at Disney World What’s new at Disney [...]

Review: Disney’s BoardWalk Villas, p3

Dave — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:49:45 +0000

This is the third page of this review of Disney’s BoardWalk Villas. For the first page of this material, click here. GRAND VILLAS AT DISNEY’S BOARDWALK VILLAS Grand Villas at Disney’s BoardWalk Villas sleep 12. They have three bedrooms (one with a king, and two with two queens) plus a sleeper sofa. They also have [...]

Next Week (1/28 to 2/5/2012) at Walt Disney World

Dave — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:15:16 +0000

February March April May June July August DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks. The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic. (For more on January 2012, click here, and for more on February, click here. ) Note that typos happen, [...]

Disney World Operating Hour Changes for the Week Including President’s Day

Dave — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:09:48 +0000

Walt Disney World released last week changes to its park hours for the week that includes President’s Day. The Magic Kingdom now has 8a openings from Saturday February 18th through Saturday the 25th, and the Animal Kingdom is showing 8a openings from the 18th through Wednesday the 22nd. Moreover, closings at the Magic Kingdom are [...]

Disney World Plans for 2012

Dave — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:00:48 +0000

2012 WALT DISNEY WORLD PLANS Welcome to those of you joining from The World of Dee as Magical Blogorail Teal focuses this month on our 2012 Disney World plans! DISNEY WORLD 2012 PLANS In 2012, my focus will be on completing my hotel reviews, starting the next round of updating them, and seeing and reviewing [...]

Review: Disney’s BoardWalk Villas, Continued

Dave — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:24:39 +0000

This is the second page of this review of Disney’s BoardWalk Villas. For the first page of this material, click here. MORE ON DISNEY’S BOARDWALK VILLAS Disney’s BoardWalk Villas is one of 7 official Disney Vacation Club resorts at Walt Disney World. However, I have come to count them as nine, because two of the [...]

August 2012 at Walt Disney World

Dave — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:21:02 +0000

January February March April May June July August OVERVIEW: AUGUST 2012 AT DISNEY WORLD This page reviews Walt Disney World in August 2012: crowds, prices, deals and discounts, weather, and operating hours; adds a few other notes, and ends with week by week summaries. AUGUST 2012 CROWDS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD August begins as one [...]

Next Week (1/21 to 1/29/2012) at Walt Disney World

Dave — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:30:47 +0000

January February March April May June July DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks. The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic. (For more on January 2012, click here. ) Note that typos happen, and schedules change! If something seems [...]

Free Transport from Disney World Hotels to Universal

Dave — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:03:43 +0000

My friends at Destinations in Florida Travel have a deal where if you buy your Universal tickets from them, you can use, for free, their shuttle service from Disney World hotels to Universal and Harry Potter. For more, and to get your Universal tickets that provide this free deal, see this. For more on getting to Harry [...]

Sudden Disney World Extra Magic Hours Changes for Tomorrow, Thursday

Dave — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:28 +0000

Disney World has changed its previously scheduled Extra Magic Hours (EMH) for January 18 and 19 2012. Wednesday January 18, the Magic Kingdom will have morning EMH, and the Animal Kingdom will not. Thursday January 19, the Animal Kingdom will have morning EMH, and Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will have evening EMH. The Magic Kingdom [...]

Review: Disney’s BoardWalk

Dave — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:51:41 +0000

DISNEY’S BOARDWALK Disney’s BoardWalk is a Walt Disney World dining and entertainment district along Crescent Lake, largely built as the ground floors of Disney’s BoardWalk Inn and Disney’s BoardWalk Villas. It’s never really clicked, and for first-time family visitors, isn’t worth a special trip. Family entertainment includes bikes for rent, street performers, midway games, a video arcade, [...]

Review: Disney’s BoardWalk Villas

Dave — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:45:54 +0000

Where to Stay Resort Features by Price Resort Kid Appeal Large Families OVERVIEW: DISNEY’S BOARDWALK VILLAS FOR FIRST TIME VISITORS Most room options at Disney’s BoardWalk Villas (a Disney Vacation Club resort) are wonderful places for returning visitors to Walt Disney World to stay. For typical first-time visitors, I don’t recommend the Disney Vacation Club resorts. [...]

Hollywoods Studios Opening at 8.30a This Week

Dave — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:02:04 +0000

Touringplans.com and others are reporting that Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be opening, in effect, at 8.30a rather than the usual 9a the rest of this week–til Friday. See this for the details. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); [...]

Review: The Complete Walt Disney World 2012, Continued

Dave — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:26:39 +0000

This is the second page of this review; for the first page, click here. RECOMMENDED FOR FIRST TIME AND FREQUENT VISITORS For the record, I recommend that first time visitors don’t get guidebooks. While there are several, including The Complete Walt Disney World 2012, on my recommended books page, I advise against buying them, for the simple [...]

Next Week (1/14 to 1/22/2012) at Walt Disney World

Dave — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:01:22 +0000

January February March April May June July DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK Updated 1/17 to reflect major changes for Wednesday and Thursday. The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks. The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic. (For more on January 2012, click here. ) Note [...]

Review: The Complete Walt Disney World 2012

Dave — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:52:54 +0000

OVERVIEW: THE COMPLETE WALT DISNEY WORLD 2012 I still remember my shock when I opened the first book in of this series. Such gorgeous photos, and so many of them! So many details and so much trivia! And such a nice typeface and design. All other Disney World guidebooks immediately looked 20 years out of [...]