Planning a trip to Walt Disney World can be an overwhelming experience for even the most seasoned travelers, but planning a trip from another country–in my case Canada–can add even more stress to the organization process. In my case, there is even more stress as my DH is known to be a nervous traveler. My…
We all have been there… we pack up as much as we can fit into our luggage, only to get to the room and think “Now what?” Here are some great tips on how to keep your Resort room organized along with your sanity. Before leaving home, pick up a few things that will help…
We all know that traveling to Disney World is a memorable experience; however, there is no better way to ensure that those great memories last forever than taking pictures to capture them. How do you feel about your trip pictures? Do they tell the story of your vacation? Do they show the best moments of…
The Disney Driven Life brings you another episode of inner mouse. In this week’s show, Scott, John, Nicole, and JL discuss Disney collectibles and their addictive nature. John discusses a few ways to recoup some of the expense of collecting Disney items. Nicole shares the results of a survey she took among friends about their…
Two weeks ago, you may recall that I mentioned that I rented points for our stay at Saratoga Springs from a DVC owner. The price for the point rental for the room was much less at $700 for the 5 nights versus the cost of over $1800 if we booked through Disney.com with an annual…
So you haven’t made your ADRs for New Year’s Eve and you’ll be in Walt Disney World. What to do? Well, here are some place to avoid and some place that are your best bet. Contributed by: Kristen H (NDI#59). Kristen is one of our resident Disney foodies and creator of Cooking With Mickey Kristen…
For those of us “poor, unfortunate souls” who live outside the shadow of Cinderella Castle, the wait between visits to Walt Disney World can seem like an eternity. I would guess most non-Florida residents visit the motherland no more than once per year, at most. How, then, does a neurotic Disney family get the absolute…
So you haven’t made your Advanced Dining Reservations yet for Christmas Eve or Christmas? Well, don’t fret.. here are some great options for those of you that don’t have your ADRs or are planning to just fly by the seat of your pants and pick a restaurant at whim. Contributed by: Kristen H (NDI#59). Kristen…
The holidays are rapidly approaching, and I am sure that all of you want to place your requests with the man himself: Santa Claus! So did you know that you can NO LONGER find him in the Disney Resorts?! In past years, you could find him in each of the Resorts for photos, requests, and…
In my a recent blog contribution, Celebrating At Walt Disney World, I may have mentioned I’ll be celebrating my birthday on property for the first time ever next year. My wife has been asking me everyday for the last three weeks where I would like to have dinner on my birthday. Each time she asks…
The Disney Driven Life brings you the fifteenth episode of inner mouse. In this week’s show, Nicole, Scott, John, and JL discuss tips for surviving (and even enjoying) trips to Disney that center around strings of meet-ups with various groups. The excitement was high as the entire inner mouse team was together in the studio…
For the 40th straight year, many of the best golfers in the world descended on Walt Disney World to spend at least part of their family vacation playing in a PGA Tour event. Beginning in 1971 as the Walt Disney World Invitational, now the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, the Disney-hosted tournament was played on Disney’s…
The Disney Driven Life brings you the thirteenth episode of inner mouse. In this week’s show, Nicole, Scott, John, and JL discuss modes of transportation within the Walt Disney World Resort and how to make your personal vehicle Disney-esque. Today’s show notes are brought to you by Cripsy Tress. For the best experience in monorail…
The Disney Driven Life brings you the twelfth episode of inner mouse. In this week’s show, Nicole, Scott, John, and JL discuss hidden things that can be found in a Disney Driven Life when one makes the effort to look a little harder. No topic is safe as Team inner mouse jumps from the elusive…
Recently, my 18-year-old daughter, Lauren, returned from college for her first visit home. The highlight of the visit was our family’s first viewing of the re-released Beauty and the Beast DVD. The Disney version of Beauty and the Beast was released in 1991, roughly one year before Lauren was born. It quickly became her favorite…
The key to accurately planning future expenses is to keep track of current expenses. (That’s true for any budgeting, not just Walt Disney World vacations.) I’d like to share with you a resource that I use to help me with my vacation budget planning. You can download trip planning worksheets from www.touringplans.com absolutely free. I’ve…
Since 2006 my family has been going to Walt Disney World every other year with the last visit this past July. That is going to change at least for me and my wife as we will briefly visit the parks before and after Lou Mongello’s WDW Radio Show Dream Cruise. Like so many others I…
A couple of months back, it looked like my wife might have to have some minor surgery; nothing too serious, but it would require some recovery time before she could return to work. As a result, she would have to use the vacation time she would need for our Disney World trip. We probably weren’t…
The Disney Driven Life brings you the tenth episode of inner mouse. In this week’s show, Nicole, Scott, John, and JL discuss Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, a Halloween celebration held in Disney Parks. Come hear team inner mouse’s opinion on the parade, shows, and other events that Disney puts out for this annual…
Did you know that there are 25 different Walt Disney Resorts?!? With so many resorts to choose from, where do you even begin?! For myself, I tend to start off by thinking of how much time we will spend in the room. If we will be spending a bit of time in the room relaxing, I typically decide to spend that…
