Archive for Disney stuff

  • Cool Disney Shopping Cool Disney Shopping

    I needed to check out some of the newest merchandise in the Disney shops to find some gifts for later in the year.  So today I stopped in at the Emporium on Main Street at the Magic Kingdom. I have such fond memories of that store and it's no surprise, I've been going there since 1971! While br...

  • Catching Up at Rix Catching Up at Rix

    Leave it to Disney to bring people together. Ok, I work there so I could be slightly biased.  I had the good fortune Saturday night to catch up with a former co-worker, actually 2 of them, from my days in the TV newsroom.  Michelle Stevens and her husband, Chris, attended a little event this week...

  • A Grand Suite

    So Laura and I went to the Grand Floridian today to meet up with one of our wonderful Walt Disney World Moms Panelists - Jodi and her family. While we were there, we were lucky to run into David from the Grand Floridian who offered us a tour of the Grand Suite! The Grand Suite is the most luxuriou...

  • Magical Moms at Disney Magical Moms at Disney

    I've spent the past 48 hours with an amazing group of mom bloggers at Walt Disney World Resort.  We started Friday evening and experienced a whirlwind tour of some of the magic Disney has to offer families.  I'm always a slightly nervous heading into these weekends. It goes back to the feelings w...

  • A day at Disney World A day at Disney World

    My long-time friend Mike was in town this week and we had the fun chance to hit the Disney parks on Saturday. We headed straight to the Magic Kingdom early in the morning then hopped over to Disney's Hollywood Studios in the afternoon. The weather was gorgeous! The crowds were manageable. And the fu...

  • Tiger-errific Tiger-errific

    Ever since I was a little girl I have adored tigers, in particular bengal tigers. I don't know how old I was, maybe 10 - 12 years old, I had a glow-in-the-dark velvet poster of a tiger hanging over my bed. Ah, those were the days. And - I ate Frosted Flakes for breakfast. (Please tell me you get the...

  • Flower & Garden Festival Flower & Garden Festival

    The Epcot Flower and Garden Festival opened this Wednesday.  I wandered around World Showcase with my moms panel friends, Brigitta, her mom and daughter, Brooke; Laura, and my new Twitter friends Dawn and Bill.  It was my first "tweet-up".  Kinda cool!   Mickey must have pulled some strings to ...

  • American Idol Experience American Idol Experience

    [caption id="attachment_376" align="alignleft" width="185" caption="American Idol Class Reunion"][/caption]  All 7 American Idols at Disney World The all-new American Idol Experience opened today to guests at Disney's Hollywood Studios.  The media premiere held Thursday night brought together ...

  • Super Bowl XLIII Super Bowl XLIII

    [caption id="attachment_339" align="aligncenter" width="247" caption=""My Super Bowl Team" at Raymond James Stadium"][/caption] Game Day has finally arrived here in Tampa. The weather forecast is outstanding, maybe slightly chilly for my Florida blood, but all the visitors will love it. F...

  • Free on Your Birthday at Disney Parks

    Last week I had the pleasure of meeting the first guest getting in free to a Disney Park on their birthday - part of the company's "What Will You Celebrate?" campaign for 2009. We had a wake-up call of 5:15am on New Year's Day - which meant no heavy partying on New Year's Eve, which actually wasn't...