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Disney Marathons: When, Where And Why

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Each year Disney holds a variety of themed marathons and other race events throughout the Disney World Resort area. Here is a breakdown of the four marathon events and what they each have to offer. If you’re a running (or walking) enthusiast you may want to consider joining one of these fun Disney marathons, win […]

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Disney Unveils Plans for New Moana Attraction and Other Major Epcot Changes

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And Other Exciting D23 Announcements Last weekend brought a slew of announcements from Disney’s D23 convention in Anaheim. Here are some of the highlights and announcements for new attractions and additions coming to the Disney World Resort. Extensive Changes At Epcot New “Worlds” During the D23 event, Disney announced that it would be revamping the […]

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Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Arrives at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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August 29th marked the opening of the much anticipated Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Fast passes and dining reservations were booked weeks in advance and shortly after the park opening guests needed to reserve virtual boarding passes to return to Galaxy’s Edge later in the day.  Of course, being a newly opened […]

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Why You Should Download Disney’s Mobile App Now

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When the Disney mobile app was introduced back in 2015, users may have thought it would be an ancillary option for searching for information, schedules and checking wait times. Fast forward four years and the My Disney Experience App has become an indispensable tool for managing your entire Disney Vacation. Here are some of the […]

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Character Dining Offers So Much More Than a Meal

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Want to avoid that long line of princess laden kids waiting to meet Cinderella? Well, then make a reservation for a character meal. Character dining allows you to enjoy a great meal and the characters come to you! Now, there are few caveats that go along with enjoying a character dining experience. First, you need […]

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DVC Buying Process

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DVC Shop offers 2 different ways to buy a property: Open Market – shop available listings and make an offer Low But Firm (LBF) – shop our select LBF listings and enjoy a no negotiation buying experience, look for listing IDs ending in LBF Trade-In, Trade-Up – Have a property you are not happy with? […]

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Tips to Beat the Summer (and Fall) Heat at Disney

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Visiting Disney World anytime between May and October means that you will likely be battling very high temperatures and humidity while exploring the parks. Florida is no stranger to heat and humidity so there are many strategic tools that Disney has implemented and many tricks that guests have been using over the years to stay […]

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The Best Disney Attractions Outside of the Parks

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Most of us head to Disney to enjoy the various theme parks and the vast number of attractions they each have to offer. If you have a day or two to explore Disney World outside of the parks you may be surprised at the multitude of activities available around the resort. These attractions don’t require […]

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Disney’s Special Events: The Best and the Brightest

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Throughout the years Disney has created a fairly long list of special events that guests love to look forward to each year. Almost every month of the year at Disney brings a new event or celebration for us to enjoy. Several of these events have become so popular that guests keep coming back to see […]

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Best Disney Attractions Around the World That You Wish Were at Disney World

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To many of us, the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida is our home away from home and quite possibly the best resort we could ever imagine. Disney, however, has eight other theme parks around the world with a variety of unique and exciting attractions not found at Disney World. While many of us wouldn’t […]

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