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'Dream It! Do it! My Half Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms' by Marty Sklar
'Ohana at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
'Ohana Twilight Feast at Disney's Polynesian Villages Resort
10 Reasons Why We Keep Coming Back to Walt Disney World
10 Things I DO Want to Do On Our Next Disney Vacation
10 Things I Want to Do on Our Next Disney Vacation - A Follow Up!
10 Things NOT to Do on Your Next Disney Vacation
10 Tips for Bringing Baby to Walt Disney World
13 Tips for Touring Disney World with Scooters and Wheelchairs
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2016 at Walt Disney World - A Look Ahead
24 Hours Solo at Disney's Fort Wilderness Campground
5 Ways A Couple of Introverts Enjoy The Busiest Places in 'The World'
A ’Pirates and Cowboys’ Kind of Park Day
A 'Lucasland' Kind of Day at Disney's Hollywood Studios
A Debtor's Tale - Saving Money for Disney
Adjusting Your Expectations for Your Walt Disney World Vacation
Adjusting Your Expectations for Your Walt Disney World Vacation - Part Two
All Star Vacation Homes
Around the World on a Segway
Avoiding Exhaustion at Walt Disney World, Part 1: Plan for Success
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Baby Steps
Backstage Tour
Be Sweet to Your Feet
Becoming Disney Parents
Behind The Scenes
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
Being the Ideal Guest
Breakfast at Be Our Guest in the Magic Kingdom
Breakfast with Mickey - Comparing Chef Mickey's and Tusker House
Bringing 'Frozen' to Life at Disney
Budget Disney World Lodging
Budget Disney World Souvenirs
Budget Disney World Tickets
Budget Disney World Transportation
Budget Your Disney Trip
California Grill Brunch at Disney's Contemporary Resort
Cast Member Confidential
Cast Members Save the Day
Celebrating a Birthday at Walt Disney World During the Holidays
Christmas at Hollywood Studios
Cinderella Royal Family 5k
Cirque du Soleil
Comparing a Walt Disney World Vacation with a Disney Cruise
Comparing Cars Land and New Fantasyland
Comparing Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach
Comparing Walt Disney World and Disneyland Attractions
Comparing Walt Disney World and Disneyland Attractions - Part Two
Conquering the Thrill Rides at Walt Disney World
Counting Down to Disney (Part 1)
Counting Down to Disney (Part 2)
D23 Expo Recap, Part 1: Announcements Galore
D23 Expo Recap, Part 2: Announcements Galore
Date Night at Disney
Dealing With the Post-Vacation Disney Blues
Decade of Dreams
Dining Reservation Not Available? Do This Instead!
Dinner at Le Cellier
Disappointing Disney
Discovery Cove
Disney + Disabilities = Magic!
Disney - A Lifetime Experience
Disney Admission Options for Military Families
Disney Alone Time
Disney Bound or Disneybound?
Disney Character Dining Around the Globe
Disney Dreaming
Disney Dreaming With Kids
Disney Fan Gathering
Disney From the Driver's Seat
Disney Park Parade Etiquette - Ensuring Everyone Has a Good Time
Disney Podcasts
Disney Tech Primer - Part 1
Disney Tech Primer - Part 2
Disney Vacation Club
Disney Vacation Planning for Canadian Guests
Disney Vacation Planning for Canadian Guests - Part 2
Disney Vacations
Disney Without Your Kids
Disney World 101 Quiz - Part 1
Disney World 101 Quiz - Part 2
Disney World and Down Syndrome - A Winning Combination
Disney’s Old Key West Resort
Disney’s Polynesian Villas and Bungalows
Disney's Hollywood Studios Then and Now
Disney's Old Key West Resort and Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa
Disney's Single Rider Lines
DisneyQuest
Don't Let it Rain on Your Parade
Dreaming of Disney World
Eight Foods Not to Miss at Walt Disney World
Emergencies While at Walt Disney World
Enjoying the Peace at Disney
Expect the Unexpected - To, From, and At the Happiest Place on Earth (Part One)
Expect the Unexpected... To, From, and At the Happiest Place on Earth (Part 2)
Expect the Unexpected... To, From, and At the Happiest Place on Earth (Part 3)
Exploring the 2017 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
Fantasyland
FastPass+ - Is It Time to Change Your Park Touring Strategy?
Feels Like the First Time
Finally Enjoying the Finished Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom
Finding Answers
Finding Relaxation at Walt Disney World
Finding the Money for a Disney Vacation
First Aid At Disney
Five Resorts, One Vacation
Five Things I Wish Had Been Announced at D23
Five Tips for a Trouble Free Trip
Five Tips, Four Parks, One Day - The Walt Disney World Grand Slam
Four Generations, Four Parks, One World
Four Lessons, One World
From Commando-Touring to Crawling
Frozen Ever After
Getting Around Walt Disney World Using Car Services
Getting There is Half the Fun
Greener Walt Disney World
Hello and Goodbye - Long Time Disney Fan's First and Last Visit to Present-Day Disney's Hollywood Studios
Helping Friends Plan Their Disney Vacation
Helping Plan A First Trip to Disney
How (Or Why) Did Disney DO That?!
How I Helped My Scaredy-Cat Kid
How to Catch a Deal at Disney
How Using a Stroller Saved Our Disney Vacation
How Vintage Tomorrowland Attractions Became Our Modern Family's Favorites
Is Your Smart Phone Ready for Disney?
Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! Holiday Dessert Party at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Keeping Kosher at Walt Disney World
Keeping The Magic Alive
Keys To The Kingdom
Kona Cafe at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
Last Day Disney Blues
Last Minute Planning
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned at Walt Disney World
Lessons Learned at Walt Disney World
Lessons Learned Part 1
Looking Forward to 2017
Make Your Magical Memories
Making the Most of Split Stay at Walt Disney World Resorts
Making the Most of Walt Disney World
Making the Wait Magical
Maximize Your Park Time with FastPass+ and Express Transportation
May All Our 'Wishes' Come True - Seeing 'Wishes' One Last Time
Mickey Mouse's Masterpieces
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Morimoto Asia in Disney Springs
Munching With Mickey
My Disney Mistakes - Part 1
My Disney Mistakes - Part 2
My Disney Mistakes - Part 3
My Disney Wins
My Experience with Disney's Disability Access Card
My Hidden Mickey Surprise
My Journey from White-Knuckled Coward to Thrill Ride Junkie
My Top 10 Favorite Attractions
My Top Five Overlooked Places to Eat Breakfast at Walt Disney World
Navigating Naps While Touring the Parks
New Adult Beverage Offerings at Animal Kingdom
New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom
No Ticket Needed at Disney Springs
Opening Day at Pandora - World of Avatar
Our Experience With My Disney Experience
Our Must-Dos at Walt Disney World
Our New Favorites From Our Recent Trip
Packing for Winter Weather at Walt Disney World
Packing Your Park Bag for Disney
Paddlefish Restaurant in Disney Springs
Pandora - World of Avatar Passholder Preview
Plan a Terrific Themed Day at Disney World
Planning a Girls-Only Vacation
Planning a Vacation to the Magic Kingdom From the United Kingdom
Planning Makes the Magic Happen
Planning Your First Trip to a New Park
Planning Your Walt Disney World Vacation
Pleasure Island
Pleasure Island Today
Pregnant At The Mouse House
Pregnant at Walt Disney World
Preparing Your Child For a Walt Disney World Vacation
Preparing Your Special Needs Child for a Disney Trip - Part 1
Preparing Your Special Needs Child for a Disney Trip - Part 2: Using Pictures
Preserving Memories with PassPorter
Princess Positivity
Pros and Cons of the Magic Your Way Premium Plan
Rediscovering Walt Disney World
Remembering Bill Myers, Our Bagman and LizardCop
Renting A Vacation Home
Replacing The Magic
Reserving a Disney Resort Hotel Room
Restaurant Marrakesh in Epcot's World Showcase
Ride or Drive
Rumor Round-Up
runDisney Races - Better with Friends
Saving Money for Disney
Say Cheese!
Say Cheese!
Scooting Around the World
Season Survival Guide
SeaWorld Orlando
Soarin' Around the World
Spice Road Table - An Epcot Dining Delight
Starting Your Vacation in Style
Sticking to the 21 Day Fix Diet at Disney
Stories from a Theme Park Insider by Robert Niles
Summer at Disney vs. Winter in Michigan
Taking an 'Older' Princess to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
Taking It Easy at Walt Disney World
Taking Kids Out of School For a Disney Trip
Taking the Grandkids
Taking Toddlers to Walt Disney World
The Benefits of Solo Travel to Walt Disney World
The Community Halls at Walt Disney World Deluxe Villa Resorts
The Desperately Unfit Do a runDisney Virtual 5k
The Disney Details - My Favorite Part of a Disney Vacation
The Disney Vacation Club Safari Spectacular
The Epcot Explorer's Encyclopedia by R.A. Pedersen
The Fab Five Family at Walt Disney World
The Family Magic Tour at the Magic Kingdom
The FASTPASS System
The Health Nut's Guide to Keeping Fit at Walt Disney World - Part 1: Activity Options
The Health Nut's Guide to Keeping Fit at Walt Disney World - Part 2: Following Through
The Hilton Lake Buena Vista at Disney Springs
The Hoop Dee Doo Revue at Disney's Fort Wilderness Campground
The Kids Are In Charge
The Monorails of Disney's Wonderful World of Theme Parks
The More, The Mickey-er
The Orlando Eye - Seeing Orlando from Above
The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights
The Reluctant Mouseketeer
The Rest of the "World" For Kids
The Rivers of Light Dining Package at Tusker House
The Star Wars Galactic Spectacular Dessert Party
The Tequila Lunch at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
The Top 5 Lounges at Walt Disney World
The Top 5 Most Surprising Things About Disney's Pop Century Resort
The Top 9 Reasons to Book an Extended Trip to Walt Disney World
The Top Five Ways to Make Planning Your Disney Vacation Magical
The Vault of Walt, Volume 2, by Jim Korkis
The Walt Disney World Annual Pass
The Walt Disney World Grand Slam
The Waterfront Bungalows at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal
The Year Without Disney
There's an App For That - Part 1
There's an App for That - Part 2
Tips for a Disney 'Newbie'
Tips for Booking Your FastPass Plus Online
Tips For Traveling With Your Bestie
Toddlers to Teenagers
Tom Sawyer Island
Top 10 Disney Questions
Top 10 Free (Or Nearly Free) Ways To Satisfy the 'Disney Bug' Between Visits
Top 10 Things I love About Disney's Magic Kingdom
Top 10 Things to Love About Blizzard Beach
Top 10 Tips to Earn Your First RunDisney Medal
Top 5 'Allergy Friendly' Quick Service Meals at Walt Disney World
Top 5 Tips for Planning A Disney Trip with Teens
Top 6 Snacks for Guests with Food Allergies
Top 7 Ways to Get Your Teenager Excited About Walt Disney World
Touring Disney Parks As Part of a Large Group
Touring Tips for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party
Tower of Terror 10 Miler
Transportation at Walt Disney World (Part 1)
Transportation at Walt Disney World (Part 2)
Traveling to Walt Disney World with a Friend
Using Technology to Plan Your Disney Trips
Using Technology to Plan Your Disney Trips
Using TouringPlans.com to Plan Your Disney Vacation
Using Walt Disney World's In Room Childcare - Kid's Nite Out
Using YouTube for Disney Magic
Visiting Walt Disney World After Bariatric Surgery
Visiting Walt Disney World During Refurbishments
Visiting Walt Disney World During The Busy Season
Visiting Walt Disney World While Pregnant
Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World At The Holidays
Walt Disney World Easy Day Trips
Walt Disney World Express Transportation
Walt Disney World for Dudes
Walt Disney World for Veteran Visitors
What A Wonderful World (of Disney)
What I Miss About a Disney Christmas
What Keeps Us Coming Back to Disney?
When 'Work' Goes to Walt Disney World
When to Book Your Disney Vacations
When to Splurge and When to Save at Walt Disney World
Why Is Everyone Wild About Disney’s Art of Animation Resort?
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Our Current Trip: Jennifer Marx and Sara Varney are attending the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, a conference being held at the Grand Floridian Resort and hosted by Disney. View our agenda here!

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Christmas at Hollywood Studios: Without the Osborne Family Lights!
by Ginger Jabour on 12-18-2017

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A visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to see The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights was a Christmas tradition for many Disney lovers, beginning in 1995. But with Disney no longer displaying those millions of individual bulbs, should you skip this park at Christmas?

Not at all! The Studios has introduced dazzling new, high-tech holiday spectaculars that any Disney-phile will love, including Jingle Bell, Jingle Bam! (in its second year) and the all-new Sunset Seasons Greetings.

Jingle Bell, Jingle Bam! is a multi-media spectacular, featuring Christmas elves Wayne and Lanny from Disney’s Prep & Landing, as they try to find Santa in time for Christmas Eve deliveries. Fireworks bloom, amazing light projections from iconic Disney movies appear, searchlights swing, holiday music plays—and it snows! This show had its first appearance this year on November 9, and will run through New Year’s Eve. More ...
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The Top 5 Lounges at Walt Disney World: A Walt Disney World Dining Review by Jennifer Shorey Arnold on 12-11-2017
Whether you are planning an adult only trip or just want to take a break to enjoy an adult beverage while on your trip, there are numerous locations in and out of the parks to take a stop and explore. You’ll find that Walt Disney World has ...

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The 50's Prime Time Cafe at Disney's Hollywood Studios: A Walt Disney World Dining Review by Kim Roe on 12-04-2017
My husband and I recently returned from a week at Walt Disney World where we enjoyed meals at a variety of wonderful restaurants. We had the free dining plan and decided to try a bunch of restaurants where we have never eaten – Mama Melrose, ...

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Our New Favorites From Our Recent Trip: A Walt Disney World Review by Patricia Lipari on 11-05-2017
Six years had passed since our last trip to the World and let me tell you, a lot can change in six years.

Back then there were paper Fast Passes, hidden paint brushes on Tom Sawyer Island and we zoomed around California on Soarin’. ...

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The Benefits of Solo Travel to Walt Disney World: A Walt Disney World Planning Article by Amy Moreno on 11-10-2017
To quote comedian Jim Gaffigan, "now there are adults without children who go to Disney, and they are called weirdos. Very nice people. Absolutely crazy.”

Well, call me crazy and a weirdo. I've got kids and I went to ...

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Making the Most of Split Stay at Walt Disney World Resorts: A Walt Disney World Planning Article by Stacey Nyman on 11-19-2017
One of my family’s favorite parts of a trip to Walt Disney World is the resort we call home during our stay. So far, we have stayed in a total of 13 Walt Disney World Resort hotels in the nine years we have been visiting regularly as a family. ...

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The Tequila Lunch at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival: A Walt Disney World Special Event Review by Kim Roe on 10-09-2017
How does a Tequila Lunch sound?

My husband and I spent the first week of September 2017 at Walt Disney World to celebrate my 50th birthday. This was our fourth visit during the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. During our ...

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Comparing Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach: A Walt Disney World Water Park Review by Erin Souder on 09-29-2017
Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach are the two water parks located within the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Which one should you visit on your next trip? Let's compare them!

Both of the Disney water parks are themed. Typhoon ...

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How Vintage Tomorrowland Attractions Became Our Modern Family's Favorites: A Walt Disney World Attraction Review by Julie Long on 09-22-2017
There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day, there’s a great big beautiful tomorrow, and tomorrow is just a dream away. - Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress

That little phrase ...

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More Touring articles recently added to the PassPorter collection:

The Top Five Ways to Make Planning Your Disney Vacation Magical - A Walt Disney World Planning Article last updated 09-01-2017

Disney’s Old Key West Resort - A Walt Disney World Resort Review last updated 08-25-2017

Be Sweet to Your Feet - A Walt Disney World Planning Article last updated 08-25-2017

Taking an 'Older' Princess to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique - A Walt Disney World Magical Extras Review last updated 08-18-2017

Five Things I Wish Had Been Announced at D23 - A Disney Dreaming Article last updated 08-11-2017

Getting Around Walt Disney World Using Car Services - A Walt Disney World Transportation Reviewq last updated 08-11-2017

Maximize Your Park Time with FastPass+ and Express Transportation - A Walt Disney World Planning Article last updated 08-03-2017

5 Ways A Couple of Introverts Enjoy The Busiest Places in 'The World' - A Walt Disney World Planning Article last updated 07-21-2017

Disney - A Lifetime Experience - A Walt Disney World Planning Article last updated 07-21-2017

Dinner at Le Cellier - A Walt Disney World Dining Review last updated 07-14-2017

The Top 9 Reasons to Book an Extended Trip to Walt Disney World - A Walt Disney World Planning Article last updated 07-14-2017

'Ohana Twilight Feast at Disney's Polynesian Villages Resort - A Walt Disney World Dining Review last updated 07-07-2017

Keeping Kosher at Walt Disney World - Walt Disney World Tips last updated 07-07-2017

Paddlefish Restaurant in Disney Springs - A Walt Disney World Dining Review last updated 06-30-2017

The Top 5 Most Surprising Things About Disney's Pop Century Resort - A Walt Disney World Resort Review last updated 06-30-2017

May All Our 'Wishes' Come True - Seeing 'Wishes' One Last Time - A Walt Disney World Park Review last updated 06-23-2017

Kona Cafe at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort - A Walt Disney World Dining Review last updated 06-23-2017

The Hoop Dee Doo Revue at Disney's Fort Wilderness Campground - A Disney Dining Review last updated 06-16-2017

Breakfast at Be Our Guest in the Magic Kingdom - A Walt Disney World Dining Review last updated 06-16-2017




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Eat Dinner Before Attending Halloween or Christmas Parties
"If you're planning on going to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party or Christmas Party, try to make a dinner reservation at a table service restaurant in the Magic Kingdom before the party starts. You can get into the Magic Kingdom at 4pm with your party ticket and the parties don't start until 7pm. Try to get a reservation for 5 or 5:30. That way when you are finished eating, it will be just about time for the party to start and you will be ready to enjoy all the festivities. If you wait to eat dinner until after the party starts, you may have a hard time finding a counter service restaurant that is open, plus you'll be wasting valuable party time! Have fun! "
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