Disney World Bringing Back Disney Dining Plan in 2024 and Simplifying Genie+

Disney World has announced that it will be bringing back the popular Disney Dining Plan in 2024. The dining plan, which allows guests to pre-pay for their meals at participating restaurants throughout the park, was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Disney Dining Plan is a popular choice among guests who want … Read more

Food & Wine 2022!

It’s no secret that Food & Wine Festival is going on at Disney World’s Epcot park. I literally cannot wait to go! We will be there in October and I can barely contain my excitement (now, let’s be real, my excitement is with all of the food I get consume.) We typically go to Disney … Read more

Let’s Talk About Genie +

What is Genie+?  Genie + is a paid service that gives you access to select lightning lane arrival windows.  Do you have to have it?  No, Genie + is completely optional, but I like it for busier parks.  How much does it cost? It is currently $15 plus tax per ticket per day.  You can … Read more

Animal Kingdom: A Sleeping Giant?

We recently spent a day at Animal Kingdom in the middle of summer. Why Animal Kingdom you might ask? Well, when we knew we would be in the area, we wanted to stop by Disney. We also knew that crowds would be high due to it being 4th of July week. We figured that Magic … Read more

Big Plans Coming Up!

We have some big plans coming up. Yes, we just back from Animal Kingdom, but as I try to grow this blog, I want to focus more on content. For the trip to Animal Kingdom, I had the right mindset, but the second I got off of the bus at Animal Kingdom, that plan all … Read more

We stayed at Pop Century!

We drove into Disney from Marco Island on July 7th. We arrived at Pop Century around 7:30am. Our plan was to park at Pop, hop a bus to Animal Kingdom, spend the day in the park and then come back to Pop and get into our Room. That plan worked perfectly, and our room was … Read more

One Day Trip to Animal Kingdom!

On July 7th, we left Marco Island, Florida at 3:55am and headed towards Disney World. We were so close, only 3 hours away, why would we NOT pass by and spend a day at a Disney Park before going home from our vacation? We mentioned this situation in a previous blog post and we accomplished … Read more

Anniversaries, Magic Candles and Bricks!

On June 17th, my wife and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary. Originally, we’d said “No Gifts” because we were trying to save for our next Disney trip. Earlier this week, I’d seen some pretty cool Disney games at Branes and Nobles, and I wanted to get her one of those but didn’t. She surprised … Read more

A Unique Situation!

We have a bit of a unique situation coming up in July. On July 7th, we will be leaving Marco Island, Fl and heading to Disney World. We’re going to stay at Pop Century and we’re going to be going to Animal Kingdom that day (July 7th). So, just to clear things up here is … Read more

Anticipation!

As mentioned, we just got back from our latest trip (arrived 2/25 with Park Days 2/26 through 3/1, Ohana on 3/2 and then home that day). We booked that trip 3/21 of 2021 and I was excited but not overly excited. I was stressing about paying for the trip and hoping that we didn’t have … Read more