Descriptions in the Festival of the Holidays Guide
For me, Christmas means one very specific food- COOKIES. I have cookies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner this time of year and one of my favorite part of Christmas cookies is mixing and matching and pairing them with delicious hot beverages and ice cold glasses of milk. Epcot did not disappoint in the cookie department. The Festival of the Holidays houses special food booths that celebrate holiday food from different cultures. The cookie stroll is my kind of crawl, (I don’t have the tolerance I used to have for drinking around the world). There are five cookies scattered throughout the World Showcase Pavilion and if you eat all five, you get a completion cookie and a cold milk!
The cost of the cookies were a big positive in our group’s opinion. They are two dollars each and a manageable size for one person. Since we were tasting a lot of other food as well, my sister and I shared the cookies, so it was only a five dollar commitment for a variety of dessert. We had a nice cool day in sweaters and started our stroll on the Mexican side of world showcase. Here is my review!
If you are traveling to Walt Disney World with a family member who is not able to wait in a traditional line for an attraction, you may be eligible for a Disability Access Service Pass (DAS) at Walt Disney World. Obtaining this pass can be overwhelming if you are not used to the Disney World resorts but the DAS pass is useful to assist your loved one (and the entire group!) have a truly magical experience.
In February of 2017, we experienced the Backstage Magic Tour at Walt Disney World. I went on this tour with my mom, my friend Kelly, and her mom. Each of us had been to Disney multiple times and we were looking for something a little different. We were most excited to get behind the scenes and see the ultilidoors at Magic Kingdom but our interest was piqued by the promise of costuming as well.
I will never forget my first trip to the doctor when I was pregnant. I was handed a HUGE list of “don’ts”, I could not eat lunch meat, indulge in multiple cups of coffee, go to the aerial yoga class I loved and of course, alcohol was off limits. I was super excited to be making this next step in my life, but was nervous about the changing itinerary for my October Disney trip as I would be in my second trimester. The Epcot Food and Wine festival was going to have to become the Food and Food festival. And My Rock’n Roller Coaster Fastpass was no longer a safe choice. However, with all of the “don’ts” that pregnant women deal with on a daily basis, here is a list of seven things you CAN do at Walt Disney World as an expecting mom.
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In early 2015, my husband Corey finally found an answer to his extreme fatigue, drastic weight loss (jerk!), and stomach pain- he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease. Yikes. We were a newlywed couple both working long hours and could navigate a takeout website with our eyes closed and were regulars at more restaurants than we would care to admit. That was all about to change.
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