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Disney Fastpass+

Jun 30

Jun 30 Disney Fastpass+

I remember a day when planning for Disney World trips were minimal. Today they take a lot of time and effort. I find it fun for the most part, but if you are not a planner, it can be really overwhelming. You have to know where you want to eat each day while on your Disney trip over 6 months in advance to get some of those coveted dining reservations. Then you have to know what rides you want to ride each day of your trip and approximately at what time 60+ days in advance! I really do not love this way of doing things, but it is what it is. So I wanted to share all about the later…planning for your rides 60+ days in advance and how to book them.

March 2019 Disney Posts

May 27

May 27 March 2019 Disney Posts

I know, I know, it is the end of May and I am just now finishing up posting about our March Disney trip. Well life has been busy to say the least, ha! But here they all are in one location!

May 26

May 26 Silver Airways

On our Disney trip back in March, we tried Silver Airways for the first time. They recently started having direct daily flight from Huntsville to Orlando. The prices are not always cheaper than Delta (especially since my mom gets free bags on Delta), and it is not cheaper than Southwest, but the direct flight with little travel time to our local airport is hard to beat. We also have a cheaper airline, Frontier, but you have to be willing to fly on their specific days. That didn’t work with our trip, the Delta times didn’t make sense, and the drive to Birmingham to take Southwest wasn’t ideal. So we decide to give Silver a try.

Sassagoula Floatworks & Food Factory Revisited

May 16

May 16 Sassagoula Floatworks & Food Factory Revisited

So we have eaten at Sassagoula before while staying at Port Orleans French Quarter. We recently went back and tried a few new things that I wanted to share below!

May 7

May 7 Prime Now

On our Disney trip back in March, we decided to try Prime Now. It is different than Amazon Prime, so be sure you are aware of this. It requires a different app and works much differently. Disney also handles it differently. If you order through Amazon Prime, you will get charged a service charge from Disney for handling your delivery. But if you use Prime Now (at least as of now), you will not be charged a fee from Disney. This is a great option for grocery delivery that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg, doesn’t require any fees, and Disney approves it! So if you are a Prime member, I highly recommend looking into this and reading about my experience below.

February 2019 Disney Posts

May 6

May 6 February 2019 Disney Posts

So I know we have been back from our Disney trip in February for nearly three months, but I have finally finished blogging about everything from our trip! Check out all of my posts here!

Disney Stroller Tag 2019

May 2

May 2 Disney Stroller Tag 2019

Crafts, Vacations

So this year, I had to make two stroller tags back to back. I guess I didn’t have to, but you never know the condition the stroller tag will be in when you get home, so I did two. One for the trip we took in February with Brad, and one for the trip in March with my mom. Check them both out below!

Festival of the Arts

Apr 30

Apr 30 Festival of the Arts

I have attended the Festival of the Arts 4-5 times now. And I have attended the Festival each year that Epcot has had it. It is not my most favorite Festival, but it is my second favorite (maybe one day I will do a post ranking the Epcot festivals and why, ha!). Anyhow, we go to this Festival so often because it takes place in January and February when we travel to Disney the most. I have yet to do a post just about the Festival, so I thought I would do it this year. I will show a few of the things we did each year, but my main focus will be 2019 since that is the most recent Festival.

Boardwalk Inn and Villas

Apr 28

Apr 28 Boardwalk Inn and Villas

During our Disney World trip back in February 2019, we decided to try the Boardwalk Inn and Villas. We originally booked at the Inn side, but then I found a great deal after the pass holder discounts came out, so we ended up staying on the Villas side in a one bedroom. We were actually afraid this would ruin us being in a one bedroom villa (and it did!). We didn’t spend quite as much time at our resort outside of our room, but I was able to grab quite a few pictures to show you!

Apr 18

Apr 18 Torn Basil

So Torn Basil is a restaurant found in the Memphis Airport. We ate there while waiting for a flight on our way to Orlando back in February 2019.

Beaches and Cream Revisited

Apr 17

Apr 17 Beaches and Cream Revisited

Mom and I first visited Beaches and Cream back in 2018. The food was ok, but the ice cream was delicious. Brad really wanted to try it, so I was able to snag a reservation for our trip back in February. I also snagged one for mom and I when we went in March. We tried a few new things this time around, so I wanted to share about those.

La Cantina de San Angel

Apr 11

Apr 11 La Cantina de San Angel

We revisited La Cantina de San Angel when at Disney World back in February. I have eaten here before with my mom. Brad has been here before, but he has never actually had any food here. I really enjoyed my visit with my mom, so I was excited to go back. Brad isn’t a huge fan of Mexican, but he was nice enough to tag along.

Festival of Fantasy Parade Dining Package Review

Apr 9

Apr 9 Festival of Fantasy Parade Dining Package Review

When we visited Disney World back in February, we purchased the dining plan. When trying to decide where to use our dining, we planned out all of our days and meals. I have tried Tony’s Town Square before, but Brad never has. And it has been a few years. So we decided to try it again. Well when booking our reservation, I noticed the Festival of Fantasy Parade Package. It cost the same thing on the dining plan (1 table service credit), and not only do you get a great view of the parade, you also get an entree and appetizer. Using a regular reservation and dining plan, no appetizer is included. It seemed like a no brainer. We were not 100% sure if Melody would hold out for the parade, but it was worth a shot.

Apr 4

Apr 4 Katsura Grill

On our trip to Disney World in February, we decide to eat at Katsura Grill again. We ate here back in December of 2017 and really enjoyed our experience. The food was good, and the atmosphere and location were great. So it was only fitting to eat here again.

Boardwalk Joe's

Apr 2

Apr 2 Boardwalk Joe's

While staying at Boardwalk Inn and Villas back in February, we frequented The Boardwalk itself often. We walked The Boardwalk to get to Epcot every day. We didn’t eat at many places, but we did stop in a few of the quick service places along our walks. We stopped at Boardwalk Joe’s twice. It wasn’t for their margaritas, although those looked great. Instead I was intrigued by their Dole While Smoothies.

2019 Disney Shirts

Mar 31

Mar 31 2019 Disney Shirts

Vacations, Crafts

As you can probably tell from my other blog posts, we have become the family that wears matching shirts, ha! Ever since I got a Silhouette Cameo, we have taken full advantage of this. We have made shirts for Disney, conventions, just because. Well we debated what kind of shirts to do for our trip in February to Disney. We ended up going a different route than the shirts we’ve done in the past. We opted to make shirts of our favorite ride in Epcot, Living with the Land.

Boardwalk To Go

Mar 28

Mar 28 Boardwalk To Go

When we stayed at The Boardwalk back in February at Disney World, we decided to try Boardwalk To Go. We were arriving in the evening, and I didn’t want to make a dining reservation in fear of delays. Plus we knew we would likely be paying out of pocket for one quick service meal. So Boardwalk To Go was on the top of our list of places to eat at on this evening. We had a few others we had researched, but the food sounded best here. Plus all the reviews online said it was cash only. So this would be the only opportunity for us to eat here.

March 2019 Disney Trip Report Day Four

Mar 26

Mar 26 March 2019 Disney Trip Report Day Four

So my mom and I went to Disney World earlier this month with Melody. You may have already read about all the planning we did (not much, ha!). Now I want to share with you more about our trip. Below is our trip report from our fourth and last day. We spent half of our day at Magic Kingdom and then we traveled home. Follow along!

March 2019 Disney Trip Report Day Three

Mar 25

Mar 25 March 2019 Disney Trip Report Day Three

So my mom and I went to Disney World earlier this month with Melody. You may have already read about all the planning we did (not much, ha!). Now I want to share with you more about our trip. Below is our trip report from our third day. We spent half of our day at Magic Kingdom and the evening at Disney Springs. Follow along!

March 2019 Disney Trip Report Day Two

Mar 24

Mar 24 March 2019 Disney Trip Report Day Two

So my mom and I went to Disney World earlier this month with Melody. You may have already read about all the planning we did (not much, ha!). Now I want to share with you more about our trip. Below is our trip report from our second day. We spent most of this day at Epcot. Follow along!