Sprinkle some MAGIC into your daily lives!

Can’t make it to Disney World or Universal Studios anytime soon? When it’s a long time between trips (or really even a few days), I start to miss my Happy Places. To make it bearable, I like to sprinkle magic into my daily life. Often times you’ll see my with my Mickey hat/shirt/necklace or drinking from my awesome new Harry Potter tumbler while I’m out.

I love to listen to Disney music, watch movies, and reminisce over the pictures that I have taken from all of my Disney & Universal trips.

One of the most fun things to keep the magic alive at home is to incorporate the fun into parties that you’re having! Before my kids were too old to tell me they didn’t want these AWESOME parties, I had a great time planning and throwing some fun Disney/Universal themed parties and wearing matching Halloween costumes!

Enjoy the pics below and remember to get your own dose of magic for your next vacation, give me a call! There are NO FEES for booking and planning your trip!!

Play Disney Parks App - A Fun Way to Wait!

As if you need another reason to go to Disney World or Disneyland, here's one!  Disney has released the Play Disney Parks App - available FREE to download and play on both iOS and Android.

I normally wouldn't recommend having your nose in your phone while at Disney.  But if you're there with long lines and you've wrapped around the same part of the line a few times, you'll be tempted to distract yourself.  This would be especially helpful if you have kids that get restless while waiting.  

This app was designed for families and guests to enjoy together. With group play that enables everyone to join in on the fun, guests will turn wait time into play time with all-new interactive experiences and activities created for select attraction queues, including: “Playset Party” at Toy Story Mania! in Disney California Adventure park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, “Off to Neverland” at Peter Pan’s Flight at Disneyland park and Magic Kingdom, “Rocket Race” at Space Mountain at Disneyland park and Magic Kingdom, and “Andy’s Boardgame Blast!” at the new Slinky Dog Dash coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. And there’s even more to explore in the app!

Guests signed into their Disney account (available to guests 13 and over) can also earn, collect and share uniquely themed achievements, rewarded for playing games, answering trivia, completing challenges and experiencing select attractions across Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort. And with the Disney trivia feature, there’s sure to be something for everyone to enjoy as guests can discover fun facts about their favorite theme parks.

This first-of-its-kind Disney app will also allow guests to celebrate the songs of Disney in a whole new way. Access Apple Music®* from within the app to tap into a curated audio experience featuring official playlists inspired by beloved theme park lands, attractions and characters – and some favorite memories too. Apple Music subscribers will even be able to add favorite Disney tracks direct to their Apple Music library allowing them to live and re-live the magic of Disney parks music at home.

The app is intended to be used while actually at Disney.  So sadly, there's not much to do with it if you are stuck elsewhere.  But I did discover that the trivia questions work outside the parks, so pull it up and add a little Disney to your day!

Don't forget that if you book your trip with me, I'll plan it at no cost to you!!  Same price as you'd get booking yourself!!

Message, data and roaming rates may apply. Availability subject to handset limitations, and features may vary by handset, service provider or otherwise. Coverage and app stores not available everywhere. If you’re under 18, get your parents’ permission first. Some features require separate theme park admission.

*Some features require Apple Music subscription and are only available on iOS devices. Separate terms and conditions apply.

Is it Worth the Price to Dine at Cinderella's Royal Table?

In all my years of visiting Walt Disney World, I'd never had the chance to eat at Cinderella's Royal Table until this most recent trip.  I'd always wondered if it would actually be worth the high cost just to eat in the Castle.  In this post, I'll let you know what I discovered!

Thanks to my sweet kid Luke, I was finally able to check out Cinderella's Royal Table.  Having 3 boys, it was just not something we thought would appeal to them enough to justify spending our time or money.  But I've had many clients ask me what I thought so I decided to just go it alone this trip while the boys played golf.  Luke heard me talking about it and said he didn't want me to have to go alone so he went with me!  (I told you he was sweet).  

He didn't love the idea of meeting all the Princesses, so I made him my Photographer and he did an excellent job.  The Princesses were awesome to catch on right away that they had a guest that didn't want to be fawned over so they focused their attention on me and let him just take the pics.  Those Princesses are some smart women!  Here are the great pics he took...

One of the best perks of the meal was the fact that I made an early morning breakfast reservation so we got into the park early.  Look for a blog post in the near future explaining that process and how it's a great thing!

Once we were at the Castle, we checked in at the desk and were shown to a small waiting area.  In just a few minutes, Cinderella made a grand entrance and met with the few guests in the room.  We each had a turn to visit with her and there was a PhotoPass photographer on hand to capture the moment.  (FYI, there are no photographers in the restaurant so bring your own - like Luke!).

Cinderella had Luke help her sign my medal lanyard - bring your autograph books!

After meeting Cinderella, we made our way up the winding staircase (I enjoyed this more than the average person I imagine...) in the turret of THE CASTLE!  The restaurant itself is really pretty small so once again, get those reservations 6 months in advance!!  We nabbed the absolute best seat in the house with a view of Fantasyland.

The winding staircase!

Restaurant Interior

Best Seat in the House

Here's Our Table!

Before the Princesses came around, we were served a pastry plate and gave our order.  Even though Luke is older than the standard kid's menu, they let him order off of it.  We also each received a fun souvenir - his was a sword and mine was a magic wand!

Kid's meal with Mickey Waffles!

Pastry Plate

Adult Meal

My wand and Luke's sword

So, is it worth the price?  I'd say a big YES.  At least once.  I don't know if I'd do it again just because I'm pretty cheap. It was around $100 for both of us to eat breakfast.   If I had daughters that loved meeting the Princesses I would definitely do it again.  But since it's just for me, I feel like I've been there and done that.  Totally worth it once though!  

The good news is that you pay in advance (unless on the Dining plan) and all is included - tip and everything.  So even though I know you're not getting anything for free, it kind of feels like it at that moment which is nice!

And honestly, any time I get to go on a date with Luke to eat at a fancy restaurant (notice he's got his pinky up being all fancy in this next pic), it's practically priceless!!

Give me a call so that we can get you booked for your next Disney trip!!  You really need to get these reservations 6 months to the day before your trip and I'll take care of it for you.