Family Travel Magazine Blog and Reviews

This photo was taken from our very first Grundig family vacation to Walt Disney World.  Back then, I was working full time and was desperate for a family vacation that would not only involve warm weather, but would also allow us to have some quality time with the kids.  The little guy was not even [...]

With February vacation coming up next week (and spring breaks in March and April), Walt Disney World is going to be crowded with lots of families visiting the parks.  Last year, we visited Walt Disney World during Thanksgiving, which is one of the most busy weeks, and still had the chance to experience all of [...]

If you’ve ventured outside of the four main parks at Walt Disney World and are looking for something else to do on property, you may want to consider La Nouba, the resident Cirque du Soleil show in Downtown Disney.  After my daughter and I saw Totem in Boston last summer, my son and husband had [...]

Walt Disney World has definitely needed a reasonably-priced resort that accommodates families larger than 4.  I welcomed the news of the new Art of Animation Resort, located across the bridge from Pop Century – where the “Legendary Years” section was originally intended to be built.  Disney’s Art of Animation Resort includes four sections – the [...]

I already posted about New Fantasyland, but the largest expansion ever at the Magic Kingdom isn’t the only change at Walt Disney World.  Here are a few other new things to check out the next time you are at Walt Disney World. Splitsville at Downtown Disney The largest Splitsville ever is set to open at [...]

When I saw that the new Be Our Guest restaurant, located in Beast’s castle in the new Fantasyland, was opening while we were on our Disney family vacation, I immediately raced to the phone to book our advance dining reservation.  I was on hold for a while, but it was totally worth it – because [...]

I’m a major Disney fan, and have been since my first family vacation when I was 5.  We actually just returned from our annual family vacation to Walt Disney World, which was my third trip this year.  So, I understand that true love of Disney – whether it’s that elation at passing through those gates [...]

Guest writer Whit Honea is an award-winning writer and blogger of all things parenting, travel, and entertainment. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two boys, and way too many pets. Check out his blog Honea Express. Disney California Adventure Park (DCA), the second gate at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, has had [...]

You may know that Disney has embarked on their largest Magic Kingdom renovation/expansion ever – the multi-year Fantasyland expansion.  While at the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, I had the opportunity to get a sneak peek of the expansion with one of the Disney imagineers. The first section of the expansion, Storybook Circus, has already [...]

As a Walt Disney World Mom, I’ve been to quite a few of the properties on site at Walt Disney World, but I have to admit that one of my favorites is the Animal Kingdom Lodge – a resort I’ve been to numerous times. Animal Kingdom Lodge is one of the newer Walt Disney World [...]