How Christmas at WDW Soothes Savage Criminals, or: I Love WDW at the Holidays

If this year had gone according to plan, today CP and I would have been leaving for our third annual holiday-time trip to WDW. Obviously things haven’t gone as expected, but luckily, my recent impromptu trip to WDW afforded me … Continue reading

What happens in Lake Buena Vista stays….

So if you read my most recent (and pretty depressing) post, you’ll know that I’ve had a trying couple of months, one side effect of which was a concern that I might have lost my love for Disney.  I’m just … Continue reading

A Fairly Boring Sendoff: August Trip, Day 9

Tuesday, August 13 Normally departure days depress the hell out of me. This one….not as much. I think between the heat and the MyMagic+ test stresses, this vacation was a bit more taxing than we would have liked. We missed … Continue reading

I’m Suing the Tomorrowland Transit Authority: August Trip, Day 8

Monday, August 12 Another relatively leisurely morning – we didn’t enter the gates of the Magic Kingdom until almost 10am. And while some people are eager to rope drop Dumbo or one of the mountains or Enchanted Tales with Whats-Her-Face, … Continue reading

Please, lord, don’t ever make me stay here: August Trip, Day 7

Sunday, August 11 Apologies in advance for the many low-quality iPhone photos. It was one of those days. Up with the sun today. There’s really only one real motivator for me to get up for rope drop these days, and … Continue reading

Victory Defined by Not Throwing Up On a Bus: August Trip, Day 6

Saturday, August 10 Remember when I was up at 6:30 am on our first day of the trip? Yeah, that was a one-off. As we very much needed to do, we slept in until nearly 9:30, basking in a lazy … Continue reading