Friends, I have two choices before me. I could weep, for I only enjoyed one day of Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival 2025. On the other hand, I could rejoice, for I enjoyed one day at Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival 2025! FETE THE FESTIVAL Given that we planned this trip like 6 weeks in advance, I choose to...
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I think it’s time we stop being so dang hard on Disney newbies. BY COMPARISON, YOU AND I ARE PLAYING PRO BALL Do I know everything there is to know about Walt Disney World? No! But after coming up on two decades worth of trips, I’ve got a pretty darned good handle on the ins and outs of the...
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I have a confession to make: I never got into “Must Do Disney.” NO WAIT PLEASE DON’T KICK ME OUT OF THE DISNEY ADULT CLUB I CAN EXPLAIN!!! WHAT IS “MUST DO DISNEY”? “Must Do Disney” was a show that ran on a special Walt Disney World resort television channel on a continuous loop. It starred a bubbly woman...
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Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Thoughts While Watching. Today we will be plumbing the depths of my Disney lore. Journey back with me two decades in the past as we uncover… MY WALT DISNEY WORLD ORIGIN STORY. WE ARE NOT A DISNEY FAMILY I do not come from a Disney family. I don’t mean this...
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Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! For my final dedicated Dopey entry, I’d like to leave you with my reflections on the experience. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! All it takes to commit to runDisney’s Dopey Challenge is a credit card and a dream. All it takes to successfully complete the...
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I wish I liked the stuff everyone else liked. No, seriously, I mean it. I’m not remotely trying to suggest that my interests are so COOL and NICHE and YOU WOULDN’T UNDERSTAND. They aren’t, and many do. I just wish I ALSO liked the stuff everyone else liked, so that I too could really enjoy the theme park version...
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After the completion of my recent Dopey Challenge, I put together a little blog post tallying my costs. I thought it might valuable to those trying to determine whether the arguable crown jewel of runDisney is right for them. As much as I wish it wasn’t, the price can be a factor as to whether one (including me) feels...
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It’s taken forever, but we’re finally doing it! Let’s complete the loop with a look at the Epcot opening television special. After a whirlwind couple of months recapping my Dopey Challenge and Fairytale Challenge runDisney weekends, we’re settling back into our regularly scheduled blog programming. And you know I can’t resist starting with another installment of my Thoughts While...
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Hello and welcome to my runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2025 trip report! I’m returning to the blow-by-blow diary format for this trip. Today we discuss Fort Wilderness in its capacity as a runDisney race weekend home base. Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Is any Disney resort a bad choice? Of course not! They all...
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Hello and welcome to my runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2025 trip report! I’m returning to the blow-by-blow diary format for this trip. Today we review some of the offerings from the food booths at the Festival of the Arts in Epcot. Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Don’t lie: half the reason you get excited...
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