Kingdom Konsultant Travel Blog

As many of you already know, Disney goes above and beyond other theme parks when it comes to accommodating guests with disabilities.  The Disability Access Service card, or DAS card for short, has been a great tool for families that might not be able to wait in line for an extended period of time for various medical reasons.  In the past, guests would go to Guest Relations upon entering the park, request the bright green DAS card, and Guest Relations would take a photo of the guest for the front of the card.  Disney is now making this system electronic, to blend seamlessly with the MyMagic+ technology already being used throughout the parks and resorts. Find Guest Relations on www.waltdisneyworld.com or the MDE app The procedures for acquiring and using the Disability Access Service has not changed, but instead of carrying around a paper card, it will all be set up on the ticket media that the guest used to enter the park; either a Magicband or plastic ticket. ...

Counting down to a Disney vacation is the perfect remedy for anything!

Free Dining is BACK for 2015!! Now available for all guests for many dates this fall. If you check-in on any valid date, you will receive Free Dining for your entire stay. Stay in a Deluxe or Moderate resort, and receive the Plus Dining Plan for free. Stay in a Value resort, and receive the Quick Service Dining Plan for free, with the option to upgrade to the Plus Dining plan. This offer requires the purchase of a 2 day ticket for every guest in the room, with either the Park Hopper or Water Park Fun and More option Here are the valid arrival dates: August 28-October 2 October 25- October 31 November 8-November 19   December 15-December 21 Excluded resorts: All-Star Movies, Port Orleans French Quarter, Grand Floridian Villas, Polynesian Villas Bay Lake Tower, Fort Wilderness Campsites, Art of Animation Little Mermaid Rooms and all 3 Bedroom Villas. Port Orleans Riverside is available through October 2nd, and excluded the remainder of the fall.  ...

Have you thought about taking the plunge and doing a Disney Cruise, but then quickly get your head out of the clouds and realize that you have a kiddo between the age of 6 to 18 months?  Ok, many of you may think what I am about to say is absolutely crazy but if you have a 6 month - 18 month old child, GET ON THE DISNEY CRUISE SHIP!  This will absolutely be the easiest vacation you will ever take with a young child of any age!  My family and I just returned from a 7 night Western Caribbean cruise on the beautiful Disney Magic.  We have two beautiful girls, age 7 and 8 months old, and I can honestly say that taking this cruise with our girls was the easiest week my husband and I have spent during a vacation! So let's talk about what made this trip so much easier than others. With a few exceptions, almost all of the food is included in the price of your cruise!  Our 8 month old has allergies to dairy, gluten, and soy.  The first night we were there, w...

Don't we all?

Image courtesy Disney Parks Blog Reservations now available for The Boathouse at Disney Springs through Open Table . Reservations can be made from Friday May 15 2015. The Boathouse opened on April 13 2015, and will operate without advance reservations until mid-May.   The Boathouse is an upscale family-friendly restaurant, featuring steaks, chops, fresh seafood and a raw bar. Three bar areas, boat rides and live entertainment complete the experience. Jiminy Cricket will be returning to Disney's Animal Kingdom for meet and greets next week. Appearing at Rafiki's Planet Watch during Earth Day week, look for Jiminy from 10am to 4:30pm, April 19 to 25 2015. Jiminy meet and greets at Disney's Animal Kingdom were available daily until November 2011 when he was removed from the meet and greet line-up. Animal Kingdom was the last place to meet Jiminy after he was removed from Magic Kingdom, leaving Walt Disney World without any location to meet the "Pinocc...

On our most recent trip to Walt Disney World this past January, I knew I wanted to do something special for my Peter Pan loving 5 year old.  I settled on booking seats on the Pirates and Pals Fireworks Voyage.  Here are the stats for this swashbuckling adventure. The voyage sets sail every night other than Wednesday, November through May.  June through October it runs nightly with the exception of Wednesdays and Thursdays.  The cost is $34.00 per child and $59.00 per adult.  The price includes snacks at Disney's Contemporary Resort, a meet and greet with Captain Hook and Mr. Smee, the Voyage itself, and a meet and greet with Peter Pan. The Voyage sets sail from the Contemporary resort.  As instructed, we headed over to the resort an hour and fifteen minutes before Wishes was scheduled to start.  The front desk directed us to a ballroom where we met our fellow pirates for the evening and awaited our hosts.  There were coloring materials out for...

Boatwright’s Dining Hall is one of those Walt Disney World restaurants that would be easy to miss if you’re not a guest of Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort, but if you have the chance to dine there—don’t skip it!  Boatwright’s is located between the River Roost Lounge and the Riverside Mill Food Court in the main building at Port Orleans Riverside.  It serves breakfast and dinner and typically doesn’t require advance reservations. On our previous trip, we had spent the day park hopping and couldn’t decide if we wanted to spend the time and energy getting to Downtown Disney for dinner.  We decided Boatwright’s was just the ticket, and had a short 5 minute wait.  Boatwright’s is larger than it seems when you are walking by—there is the dining area that you see under the partially constructed boat, but there is another lovely, quiet room tucked away in the back, with a fireplace.  We were seated in this quiet room. The menu is full of what I would descr...

Wouldn't we all? What's the first thing you would do?

Disney has announced the full line-up for this year's Star Wars Weekends visiting celebrities. New for this year will be appearances by Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine) and Frank Oz (voice of Yoda). Returning favorites include Warwick Davis, Ray Park, Peter Mayhew and Jeremy Bulloch. Also confirmed is a new show called 'Star Wars: Rebels,' presented by host James Arnold Taylor and guests. And for the first time, the celebrity autograph sessions will be held at an indoor location. In addition to Ashley Eckstein’s Weekend IV guest spot, she will also be attending each day of the event as host of "Padawan Mind Challenge – Family Edition." Star Wars Weekends will be hosted once again by James Arnold Taylor. Weekend I (May 15 – 17) ●      Ian McDiarmid: Senator/Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi) ●  ...