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Hey there, Disney Guys and Gals!      It's Tink, here to share with you an awesome tip for dining in the Orlando area in September! I bet you haven't heard about this amazing, delicious celebration, which is usually not known to tourists and Guests, (and sometimes not even to locals). Every Fall, Visit Orlando hosts Magical Dining Month , offering amazing dining deals and discounts at over 100 local eateries. And this year, there are even some Disney restaurants included! Let's check it out!      Magical Dining Month just kicked off, on August 25th, and runs through October 1st . During  that period, the participating restaurants will offer diners the opportunity to enjoy a multi-course dinner, for the jaw-droppingly low price of $35 per person! Now, we're not talking places to eat like TGI Fridays or Applebees. We are talking about gorgeous Italian restaurants like Ravello at the Four Seasons and Christini's on Restaurant Row, high-end steakho...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com. Beginning September 8, 2017, Disney's Hollywood Studios will offer a new Fantasmic! Dessert & VIP Viewing Experience. It all starts at the Fantasmic! theater where you’ll pick up your snacks inspired by the show. Menu items feature a variety of sweet and salty treats for adults or children such as chocolate-dipped strawberries, cheese and crackers and make-your-own “worms and dirt” pudding. Each guest also receives a light-up cup with a specialty drink (alcoholic optional for Guests 21 and older), along with a bottle of water. After you pick up your food and beverage, you’ll be directed to a VIP reserved seating area for Fantasmic! The Fantasmic! Dessert & VIP Viewing Experience costs $39 per adult and $19 per child (ages 3 to 9). Reservations can be made now online. Alongside the new Grand Avenue redevelopment of the old Streets of America, Disney has anno...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com. Disney PhotoPass day comes to Walt Disney World on August 19, 2017, bringing special photo opportunities and characters to the parks and Disney Springs. Here is the full run-down: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Character Experiences Meeko joins Pocahontas at Character Landing on Discovery Island  Timon joins Rafiki at Rafiki’s Planet Watch  Princess Atta joins Flik at Discovery Island near Creature Comforts  Photo Opportunities Dream Big Princess photo backdrop before the park entrance (daylight hours only)  Jungle Book Magic Shot near Yak & Yeti Restaurant  Visit the PhotoPass photographer in DinoLand U.S.A. from 9-10pm to have magical Mickey light effects added to your photo  Disney’s Hollywood Studios Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com .  Character Experiences The Queen from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” Maleficent, and Cru...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com. Mobile Order has begun at Columbia Harbor House which completes the roll-out of the service at Magic Kingdom. Mobil Ordering has also begun to roll out at Epcot. Electric Umbrella is currently online and Liberty inn will follow on August 7, 2017. Tables in Wonderland can now take advantage of the recently announced 30% discount for Annual Passholders and DVC Members at select resort restaurants. An important difference with the Tables in Wonderland discount vs the Passholder discount is that it also applies to alcoholic beverages. Photo courtesy of  WDWMagic.com .  There is now a 30 percent discount (up from 20%) on regular price food and beverages when dining during the dinner meal period before 6:30pm or after 8:30pm at the following locations through September 30, 2017: Jiko at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge  Flying Fish at Disney's BoardWalk Resort...

Hey-Howdy-Hey, Disney Fans!      It's me, Tink! Back from a hiatus of blogging. Summer is a tough time in this house. With both kiddos home, it seems like I have no time for anything other than working and hanging with the kids. I am sure many of you can relate. Once school begins again, (in just two weeks!!!), things will go back to semi-normal... or as "normal" as we can get.      Anyway, the other day, I was talking to a co-worker and sharing with them how awesome our Disney Cruise was back in April, (check out the review  HERE !), and then came the same statement I hear all the time: "Well, Disney Cruise Line is for kids. I would never sail with them just me and my significant other." Part of me wants to say, "Your loss!", and walk away, reveling in the fact that I know something they don't know, but a bigger part of me, (the part of me that is completely and totally OBSESSED with Disney Cruise Line), makes me stop and say, "Ugh-uh...