Walt Disney World Guide

Disney Special Events

• Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party
• 8 Tips for Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween Party

Disney Tips

• Bibbiddi Bobbiddi Boutique
• Bring your own food into Disney
• Disney Quest
• Eating Cheap at Disney World
• Free New Year's Eve activities on New Year's eve at Disney World
• Free Activities at and around Disney World
• How to use the Disney FAST PASS system
• Where to rent a stroller

Disney Hotels

• Animal Kingdom Lodge
• Yacht Club Resort

Hotels Near Disney

• Ritz Carlton Orlando
• Summer Bay Resort

Disney Restaurants

• Beaches and Cream
• California Grill
• Flying Fish Cafe
• Kouzzine by Cat Cora
• Ohana

Disney Water Parks

• Blizzard Beach
• Typhoon Lagoon

Magic Kingdom

• Plan your day at the Magic Kingdom
• Baby's 1st Haircut at the Magic Kingdom
• Bibbiddi Bobbiddi Boutique
• Electrical Parade
• Enchanted Tales with Belle
• Wishes Firework Show
• 4th of July Fireworks

Epcot

• Flower and Garden Festival Guide
• Flower and Garden Festival
• Illuminations

Disney Studios

• Fantasmic

Animal Kingdom

• Animal Kingdom overview
• The best place to meet Winnie the Pooh, Tiger and Eeyore

Disney World’s Yacht Club Resort

 

Yacht Club at Disney World

The Yacht Club at Disney World is in a prime location along the Boardwalk and just a short walk from Epcot. Here you will find rooms that can accommodate families of five and a 3 acre water park.

We loved staying here for multiple reasons, but the number one had to be the killer location. The Boardwalk is an awesome place to hang out and it's even more fun to stay right there. I think from now on we will always stay in one of the hotels along the Boardwalk. Our room was nice and we had plenty of room. There was nothing particularly striking about the room we stayed in.

The best part of staying at a Disney Resort is the extra magic hours at the theme parks. It's nice to only be in the parks with other Disney hotel guests. The lines are much shorter and for the most part there are no lines.

   

Yacht Club Resort – Storm Along Bay Photos

The second best part of staying at this particular resort is the pool. There's multiple pools, a lazy river, a large body slide coming off of a pirate ship, a beach, and more. You could just stay at this hotel and skip doing the theme parks if you wanted to. The pool will keep your kids busy all day.

Yacht Club Resort Room Photos

We had a regular room with two beds. Our room was nice, but I would rather have had a room with the couch. Since we did not get a room with a couch the resort provided a roll-out bed. 

 We almost had a view. I did not even think about asking for a room with a view. Next time I'll ask.

Disclosure: My room was provided by Disney while I attended a TravelingMom conference at this resort. 

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Ohanas at the Polynesian Resort at Disney World

Ohana is an absolutely wonderful restaurant at Disney World located inside of the Polynesian resort. Out of all the restaurants at Disney, I am going to recommend this to be the one you must go to. Ohana's is an all you can eat Hawaiian cuisine restaurant. The cost is $36 for adults and $16 for kids. So, our family of five ate here for $120. In my opinion this is a great deal. Wonderful food, awesome atmosphere, and you can see the fireworks at the Magic Kingdom.

 You do not need a park ticket to eat here. Parking is also free for guests dining at the hotels restaurants.  So, if you are in Orlando go eat here.

Here is what to expect:

‘Ohana Welcome Bread

Mixed Greens Salad with a Honey-Lime Dressing

Pork Dumplings and Chicken Wings

Meats are grilled over an open fire in the center of the restaurant including spicy peel and eat shrimp, pork loin, chicken skewer, and sirloin steak.

Noodles and stir fried veggies

At the end of your meal you will receive a heaping portion of bread pudding and it's to die for. I'm a dessert person and this is one of the best bread puddings I've ever had. 

Other Disney World Restaurants

• Flying Fish Cafe at Disney World
• Beaches and Cream Soda Shop - A Disney World Restaurant 
• California Grill
• Kouzzine by Cat Cora

Magic Strollers – Orlando, FL

Magic Strollers is a great place to rent a stroller from in Orlando, Florida. You can do the whole rental online and it only takes a few minutes. They even rent  baby carriages, a push chair or a baby buggy for those that don't want the jogging stroller.

Free Delivery and Pickup

They will drop the stroller off at your hotel and pick it back up. We actually stayed at two different hotels and they dropped it off at one and picked it up from the other. It was so easy!

Double Jogging Stroller

I choose a double stroller even though my youngest two children are 6 and 9. Disney World, Universal, and Sea World is a lot of walking. A LOT OF WALKING. It makes everything so much easier when you can push them around. I would encourage everyone to either rent a stroller or take a stroller for their kids. It makes everything easier.

Thankfully Magic Strollers has the kind with a higher weight limit, because my 12 year old also went for a spin. (And, yes he is playing on his iPod instead of enjoying the most magical place on earth!)

The stroller was easy to fold up and fit on the Disney trams without problems. In the 1st photo you can see that the stroller has easy to use handles.

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Enchanted Tales with Belle at Disney World

Have you heard about the new guest experience at Disney World?

Enchanted Tales with Belle is a new attraction in Fantasyland that is best described as a guest experience, because it isn't a ride, but it's not a regular character encounter either. To be honest until I went and actually experienced it my self I didn't really "get it".

You start out in line outside of the house Belle grew up in. Then you go inside for a "tour". Someone points out random stuff in the room and if your like me, you will wonder, "Is this it?". Finally they start telling you about this special mirror given to Belle from Beast. As they explain it the mirror begins to transform into a magical doorway into Beasts castle.

Once inside you are greeted by Madam Wardrobe. She explains that we are going to surprise Belle by acting out the story of how she fell in love with the Beast. At this point about 10 guests are picked to act out different parts of the story.

Lumiere greets us in the next room and calls out to Belle. When she comes in, we surprise her with the story. My son was picked to play Beast and it was adorable. My husband got picked to play Maurice, which was hilarious, but I promised no public pictures of this.

Afterwards there was time to get photos of them with Belle. Everyone left with a bookmark from her.

 

If your child is dressed up in a Storybook Belle Costume then they will get a ton of attention from Belle and remember if you are going to have your child dress up, consider buying the costumes before going into the park. It will save you tons of money.

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Flying Fish Cafe at Disney World

Flying Fish Cafe at Disney's Boardwalk

Flying Fish Cafe is an upscale restaurant located near the Boardwalk Resort at Disney World next door to Kat Cora’s restaurant Kouzinna. Flying Fish is one of the more expensive places to dine at Disney World. Our bill for the five of us, including tip was about $170. I actually thought it would be over $200, so it wasn’t as expensive as I thought it would be.









It was a great place to take the kids. Although you will be dining there for a while, it’s not nearly as long as California Grill or Jiko. The kid meal prices ranged from $7 - $12, which is not bad at all. There is a slight dress code. I recommend collard shirts for boys and a sundress for girls.
 

















The inside of the restaurant was small, but really neat and different. There are flying fish hanging from the ceiling. A bar wraps around the kitchen where participate in the Chef’s Tasting Wine Dinner a 5-course prix fixe menu with wine and you can interact with the culinary team.
 
    


  



Pineapple Upside Down Cake Martini
This is the best drink I’ve ever had at Disney World!

Pineapple Upside Down Cake Martini Recipe

1 oz vanilla vodka 
2 oz pineapple juice 
1 dash grenadine syrup 

Shake pineapple juice and vanilla vodka with ice in a tumbler. Pour into a martini cocktail glass with a dash of grenadine at the bottom, and serve.

 

Crispy Sesame and Togarashi-scented Calamari
Spiced Green Papaya, Wakame, and Vegetable Slaw with an Asian-inspired Dipping Sauce
$15.00

 

 

 

Flying Fish Cafe Kid’s Meals

Bowl of Mickey Pasta
Tomato Sauce and Parmesan with Creamy Alfredo or Creamy Cheddar Sauce
$8.00
Baked Florida Coast Fish "Sticks"
Roasted Red Potatoes and vegetables
$11.00

 

Flying Fish Cafe Entrees

 


Char-crusted Angus New York Strip Steak
Fingerling Potatoes, Haricot Vert, and Winter Crop Root Vegetables with Classic Sauce Foyot
$43.00

 

 

 

Rainforest Pepperberry-grilled Kurobuta Pork Tenderloin
Leek, Fontina, Truffle-laced Trofie Macaroni & Cheese
Grilled Asparagus with Kiln-dried and fresh Black Mission Fig, Port Wine, Balsamico, Bermuda Onion, and Trumpet Mushroom Compote
$42.00  

Flying Fish Cafe Desserts

The highlight of our dining experience here was dessert. I had read about Mickey’s Chocolate Puzzle dessert and all the reviews were spot on. It’s an awesome dessert for kids. .It’s made of white chocolate pieces that your kids put together to make a picture of Mickey. Then they can paint the chocolate picture with sugar paints. It also comes with a cupcake.   



Mickey's Chocolate Puzzle
White Chocolate Puzzle, Sugar "Paints", and Creamy-topped Chocolate Cupcake
$8.00



































What I hadn’t expect was how fabulous all the other desserts were. My daughter got Sorcerer Mickey's Milk Chocolate Cauldron which she loved!


    














Sorcerer Mickey's Milk Chocolate Cauldron 
Fun "Skewer" of Fudge Brownie, Marshmallow, Strawberry, and Angel Food Cake
$5.00

          


Caramel-Chocolate-Brioche Bread Pudding
Vanilla-Praline Gelato, Spicy Pecan Brittle, and a Cinnamon Anglaise Sauce
$8.00

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