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How to Successfully do Disney WITHOUT Genie +

***GENIE PLUS RETIRED IN JULY 2024*** Although Genie + has retired, it has been replaced with Lightning Lane Multi Pass.  The Lightning Lane Multi Pass is a hybrid of the original Fast Pass program and Genie +.  Like Genie +, Lightning Lane Multi Pass is a paid upgrade that allows you to skip the line for certain rides.  What makes this new system like the old Fast Pass system is that you can reserve rides in advance of your trip which makes planning easier.  Click HERE for more details on ... View Post

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: Animal Kingdom, Disney, Early Entry, EPCOT, Extended Evening Hours, Fast Pass, Genie +, Genie Plus, Hollywood Studios, Lightning Lane, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

DIY Disney Shirt

Hiya Pal!  If you are heading to Disney or just want to make a shirt for everyday-wear, you have come to the right place!  Today,  I will show you exactly how to make a DIY Disney Shirt.  This particular shirt is PERFECT for the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival.  It would also be a great shirt for a Disney Cruise too. Before we begin, I need to tell you what I used to make this.  For this shirt, I used Chalk Couture transfers and permanent ink.  If you don't know about Chalk Couture, ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: chalk couture, Cricut, Disney, Disney Cruise, DIY, EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival

Full Review of Disney’s Hollywood Studios Early Morning Magic At Toy Story Land

We just got back from our wonderful Disney trip and this is the post I have been dying to get up on my blog!  If you follow me on Instagram you saw a ton of Instagram stories of our experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios for Early Morning Magic at Toy Story Land.  Check out my post on how we found out about the secret to riding Slinky Dog Dash without a Fastpass. It's not really a big secret, just not heavily promoted.   Early Morning Magic at Toy Story Land allows guests to get into ... View Post

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: Alien Swirling Saucers, Disney, Disney Breakfast, Disney Tips, Disney World, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Slinky Dog Dash, Toy Story Land, Toy Story Mania

How To Ride Slinky Dog Dash When You Can’t Get a Fastpass

Chances are you found this post because you have tried and tried to get Fastpasses for Slinky Dog Dash in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios.  I get it- that's the same predicament we were in.  As we were planning our Disney vacation, my husband was determined to get a Slinky Dog Fastpass for each of us.  At 7am Eastern, exactly 60 days out from our visit, he logged into My Disney Experience only to see that there were no Fastpasses available for Slinky Dog Dash.  If we couldn't get ... View Post

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: Disney, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Early Morning Magic, Slinky Dog Roller Coaster, Toy Story Land, Walt Disney World

Disney World tips from the Experts!

The Best Disney World Tips From The Experts

Are you heading to Disney World?  We are planning our second trip right now and it got me thinking of all the Disney World Tips that I have come across among various websites and resources.  Today, I am sharing where to find the best Disney World Tips from my FAVORITE experts! This will be our second trip to Disney World as a family.  My husband went a few times when he was a kid and my parents took us back in the summer of 1990. A lot has changed since 1990.  When we went almost ... View Post

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: Animal Kingdom, Disney, Disney Resources, Disney Tips, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Walt Disney World

DIY Disney Map Christmas Ornament

This is a great and easy way to make a DIY souvenir from the Happiest Place on Earth.   Let’s face it, souvenirs from Disney World are expensive.  When we were at Disney World last year around Christmas, we looked all around for a reasonably priced Christmas ornament, but they were all so pricey.  I wanted a souvenir that would remind us of our wonderful time at Disney World, but didn’t break the bank.  This DIY Disney  Christmas Ornament is easy to make and super inexpensive. Grab FREE ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: Disney, Disney Maps, Disney Souvenir, DIY Christmas Ornament, DIY Disney Ornament

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