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Picture of the Day

FastPasses are a great way to make the most of your park time.  Do you have a ride that you always use a FastPass for?

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The walkways and Koi pond in the Japan pavilion at World Showcase are a great place to unwind for a bit.  Do you have a favorite place to slow down and relax for a little while in the parks?

Did You Know?

There are 799 campsites, 3187 Disney Vacation Club units and nearly 28,000 rooms within the 35 Walt Disney World Resort hotels and DVC properties?

Picture of the Day

    Who else loves to stop and listen to Voices of Liberty while at Epcot?

Picture of the Day

    Who else would rather be on safari right now?

Picture of the Day

    What is your favorite scene in The Great Movie Ride?

My 5 Disney Senses

When you retell the experiences on a Disney vacation to someone you know, it’s full of words like “I saw”, “I ate”, “I heard”.....which got me to thinking about how Disney is really experienced with all 5 senses.  So I thought I would put together a little list of some of my most memorable “5 Disney Senses”.  Close your eyes (after you are done reading, of course), and imagine along! Touch Mickey’s glove in my own hand The lazy river at Typhoon Lagoon The blast of “champagne popping” in Mickey’s Philharmagic The heat from the Inferno during Illuminations The bed in my resort room after the end of a long day! Smell The Polynesian lobby  The cookies from the Main Street bakery The water in Pirates of the Caribbean The skunk in Imagination (I might not love it, but you can’t deny that it’s memorable!) The orange grove in Soarin’ Sight A Mickey balloon Cinderella Castle at the end of Main Street Tinker Bell’s nighttime flight...

Did You Know?

  The 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival held this year was home to 30 million blooms!

Kingdom Camera Rentals

When going on vacation, especially a Disney one, one of the most important souvenirs to bring back are pictures.  They're timeless, they're fun and they capture the best memories that you'll never want to forget.  On my most recent trip to Walt Disney World last month I decided I wanted to try something new with my DSLR, and that was to shoot with an ultra wide angle lens.  The average going price for the lens I wanted was roughly $760.  Being the cautious person that I am, I decided that before I paid that much for the lens I wanted, I would rent it to be sure that I would get my use from it. Many people don't know that you can rent a lens and are often surprised to hear of such a thing.  I googled and searched camera and lens rentals.  Many of them ship to you and you ship back to them, which is fine, but I was a bit concerned with the equipment getting lost or damaged while in transit.  Then I came across the company Kingdom Camera Rentals and m...