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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 [...]

Disclosure: I paid for my admission to Disney Social Media Moms, but we’ll receive lots of complimentary perks. Very early Thursday morning, we’re headed out to Orlando, Florida for our third Disney Social Media Moms.  I attended the conference in 2011 without my family – my daughter was still nursing a broken arm so we [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Times Square Ice Castle An ice castle in Times Square?  To introduce their 2013 Limited Time Magic Promotion, Disney Parks installed this 25 feet tall, 9 feet deep and 15 feet wide castle in Times Square today.  It was assembled into 37 pieces, then boxed and driven to Times Square to reassemble – and each [...]

The New Fantasyland is officially opening on December 6, 2012, and on Tuesday, we received a magical invitation in the mail for the preview.  Over the event time from December 5-7, 2012, we’ll be visiting the new Fantasyland, staying at the brand-new Art of Animation resort, and checking out the opening of Splitsville at Downtown [...]

Back in 2010, I had the opportunity to visit the construction site of Aulani, Disney’s new resort in Hawaii.  Aulani opened for business a year later, and it’s already such a success that they are expanding!  Here are the details from the Aulani website: “Waikolohe Valley will be expanded and will offer more pool experiences [...]

I posted a quick sneak peek of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort earlier with a few photos, but I have a lot more.  Here are some additional pictures I took:

As you’ve probably guessed, I love traveling to Walt Disney World, and I’ve stayed at most of the deluxe and moderate hotels throughout the resort.  Recently, my family’s favorite resort has been Disney’s Beach Club Resort, but surprisingly, we’d never stayed at its sister resort, Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, until this year’s Disney Social Media [...]