There’s a bit of pixie dust in the air today—and I, for one, am cheering! Walt Disney World just announced that Cinderella Castle will soon be repainted to its original color scheme, removing the pink and gold hues added during the 50th Anniversary makeover. This news is music to my ears. While I understand the […]
Potential 2025 USAF Thunderbirds Fly Over for Walt Disney World
The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, could be flying over Walt Disney World in October 2025! The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, are scheduled to be at the Central Florida Air & Space Show in Sanford, Florida, which is scheduled for 25-26 October 2025. The Thunderbirds and the US Navy’s […]
Woven City – The Real EPCOT Walt Disney Envisioned
When Walt Disney unveiled his grand vision for EPCOT, he wasn’t talking about a theme park. He was imagining something much bigger—a real city of the future where people would live, work, and shape the world of tomorrow. His dream was to build a self-sustaining, constantly evolving community powered by innovation. Unfortunately, after his passing, […]
Creating Memories: Tips On Being the Ultimate Disney Dad
A lot of parents dream of taking their children to Walt Disney World and putting that huge smile on their kid’s faces. More than we like to admit, our kids look at us as parents to determine how they feel about a situation, event, or moment in time! How do you think it looks if […]
How I Got My Grumpy Soldier to Love Disney
Our Disney Addiction Began as Vacations for the Kids My husband and I have 3 kids, and like a lot of other parents we wanted to give our kids the happy memories that can only be found at the most magical place on earth. After the first trip, I was hooked! Of course, our son, […]
Disney Resorts and Parks Are for Adults Too
Disney’s Resorts and Theme Parks are for adults too, not just those with kids! Just last week, I was chatting with a couple of my new coworkers in the parking lot. We were standing by my car when one noticed the WDW Passholder car magnet on my car (just one of the perks!), and he […]
RIP Disney World AAA Welcome Center
The Disney World AAA Welcome Center used to be located in Ocala Florida. It’s been closed now for almost 6 years. Shortly after I started this blog I wrote a piece on Disney’s slow withdrawal from outdoor advertising. Disney’s outdoor advertising once was comprised of a huge amount of billboards reaching almost to the northern […]
The 1970′s heyday of Apollo 11 and Tomorrowland
With all of of the coverage the past two weeks of the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission it got me reminiscing about the early 70’s. I was in grade school and the Apollo Program was in full swing at that time. I was so into every thing having to do with the space program. I’d memorized everything I could about the space program and the solar system in general.
A Trip Down Memory Lane a.k.a Interstate 75
For many years I was stationed in Ohio, during that time we made the long drive to Florida every year to visit family and of course Mickey Mouse too, at Walt Disney World. Note, this post dates from 2009! On the second day of our drive we’d be crossing into Florida from Georgia on Interstate […]