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TODAY ONLY! Get a $25 Gift Card to a Disney Restaurant for Just $2!

By Amanda Tinney

OMG! A HUMONGOUS thank you goes out to my buddy Marc Bigbie, aka @mb168 on Twitter, for bringing this EXCELLENT deal to my attention. Restaurant.com is giving an 80% discount off of their already discounted prices to several Walt Disney World Restaurants. I just purchased four $25 Gift Cards totaling $100 to the House... »

Photo Tour of Our Room at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort

By Amanda Tinney

Yes, even a local likes to take a mini vacation and spend the night in a Walt Disney World Resort every once in a while. This week I decided to take advantage of the extremely LOW Passholder Rates at the Wilderness Lodge.  The theming of this resort takes me completely out of Florida and... »

Face-Painting Tips from The Pirates League at Walt Disney World

By Amanda Tinney

In need of a Halloween costume idea? Our friends at The Pirates League can help — they’re offering an easy way to become a pirate. The process starts with makeup to create a black eye. Highlights around black makeup near the eye make it appear as though it’s puffy and an ordinary red eyeliner... »

New York Knicks Power Forward Amar’e Stoudemire Prepares Mickey Mouse Candied Apples at the Magic Kingdom

By Amanda Tinney

New York Knicks power forward Amar’e Stoudemire prepares orange and blue sprinkled candied apples, shaped like Mickey Mouse, Aug. 23, 2010 at the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Stoudemire, along with Cast Member Naima Fernandes, prepared a host of Knicks-themed candy delights in the Main Street Confectionery. The five-time NBA all-star will... »

2010 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Dates Announced

By Amanda Tinney

“Boo” has never been uttered in a bouncier, bubblier, “not-so-scary” fashion than during “Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade” … and ghostly apparitions never have been more wistful than they are skittering along the rooftops of Main Street, U.S.A.  When you put it together with a green and orange fireworks spectacular and Land-to-Land trick-or-treating throughout Magic... »

Photo Tour of Epcot’s Via Napoli Restaurant and Pizzeria

By Amanda Tinney

Curious as to what Epcot’s newest culinary addition looks like?  Come with me as we take a photographic journey… Via Napoli Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Via Napoli Entrance Via Napoli Ribbon Cutting Via Napoli Building Epcot Italy Pavilion Via Napoli Pizzeria Via Napoli Pizzeria Statues Via Napoli Entry Chandelier Via Napoli Interior Via Napoli Interior Chandelier Via Napoli Interior Seating Via Napoli Interior Wall Mural Via... »

LPGA golfer Paula Creamer Celebrates Her 24th Birthday at Walt Disney World

By Amanda Tinney

CELEBRATING TWENTY-”FORE”: LPGA golfer Paula Creamer, winner of the 2010 United States Women’s Open, drives Minnie Mouse to the putting green in a custom Mickey Mouse golf cart Aug. 9, 2010 at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Creamer won the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open last month at Oakmont Country Club... »

Vienna Girardi of ABC’s “The Bachelor” at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon

By Amanda Tinney

SUMMER FUN: Vienna Girardi, from the ABC-TV hit series “The Bachelor,” poses July 24, 2010, at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Girardi, who is from the central Florida area, visited the water park with her family. (Todd Anderson, photographer) Until Next Time, P.S. Yep..Pretty impressive… but these... »

Private Tours Will Begin Soon at Disney’s Kilimanjaro Safaris in Animal Kingdom

By Amanda Tinney

Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park has announced it is developing a new, immersive experience that will take small groups of guests on personalized, guided treks through some of the savannah areas of the popular Kilimanjaro Safaris Expedition attraction. During these excursions, guests will be able to spend more time observing wildlife on the savannah... »

$1 OFF McDonalds McCafe Frappe Coupon

By Amanda Tinney

So…If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you know that I am addicted to McDonald’s McCafe Frappes. So much so, that they have been dubbed my “Frap Crack”.  My gal pal Kristen Ford, author of The Orlando Sentinel’s “A Mom and The Mouse” made the ultimate discovery! $1 Off McDonald’s McCafe Frappes!!! This... »