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Out-of-the-Box Vacation Saving!

The quickest way to kill the fun of a vacation is to worry over finances. On the flip side, there is no freer feeling than going into a trip or cruise knowing everything has been saved for in advance. Not everyone is good at saving, but here are some easy, out-of-the-box ways for you to Out-of-the-Box Vacation Saving!

The 5 Best and Worst FastPass+ Bypasses

FastPass+ is designed to significantly diminish one’s wait time for an attraction, but are all attraction FastPass+ bypasses created the same? What do I mean by that? I’m talking about where, in the attraction, the FastPass+ line meets up with the standby line, otherwise known as the merge point. FastPass+ guests are given priority access The 5 Best and Worst FastPass+ Bypasses

Vox Populi: Thoughts From the DISBoards On Allowing Dogs at Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

You may have heard the big news on Friday afternoon that beginning yesterday, October 15, Walt Disney World kicked off a pilot program that would allow guests who are staying at either Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside, the Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground, or Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, to Vox Populi: Thoughts From the DISBoards On Allowing Dogs at Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

The Top 5 Very First Things to Do with a First-Timer at Walt Disney World

As a Walt Disney World vacation veteran, you may have already built your own traditions to start your trip in style; either a first night meal at the resort restaurant your family loves, or you head straight to ride your number one park attraction. However, if you’re new to Disney, or even better, bringing someone on their first visit, what should be the The Top 5 Very First Things to Do with a First-Timer at Walt Disney World