In all honesty, the best fall deal was for the people who booked early, before the June 2019 price hike. If you waited til now, you may score a discounted room, with the price rolled back to the pre-June pricing or you may get free dining but pay for a full price room.

I tell clients all the time, book early (6-12 months in advance) and stay on budget. Don’t count on a discount. See the discounts as a bonus and not a guarantee because the last few years the discounts have saved most clients very little money. Discounts have had very limited availability at select resorts and on select dates. We want our clients to be happy about planning their magical Walt Disney World vacation not stressing over every penny and praying for a discount.

Fall Free Dining

You can get a FREE dining plan when you purchase a non-discounted 5-night/6-Day Walt Disney World vacation package that includes a room at a select Disney Resort hotel and a ticket with a Park Hopper® Option. Book through Sept. 29, 2019 for arrivals most nights Sept. 1-18, Nov. 17-27 and Dec. 8-23, 2019. These offer dates are great for fans wanting to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.

When you stay at a select Disney Deluxe Resort or Disney Deluxe Villa Resort, you get the Disney Dining Plan with a variety of delicious dining options! When you stay at a select Disney Value Resort or Disney Moderate Resort, you get the Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan that allows you to enjoy a quick bite! ** The number of rooms allocated for this offer is limited. Length of stay requirements may apply. Everyone in the same room must be on the same package. Ticket valid for admission beginning date of check-in and must be used by the date of check-out or within 9 days of check-in, whichever period is longer. **

Walt Disney World Fall Room Discount

You can stay in the middle of the magic with this great offer – and stay close to all that’s festive and fun at Walt Disney World Resort this fall and holiday season! 

Save up to 20% on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels. Book through Sept. 29, 2019 for stays most nights Sept. 1-Sept. 28 and stays most Sunday through Thursday nights Sept. 29-Nov. 7, 2019. Book through Dec. 24, 2019 for stays most nights Nov. 10-Dec. 24, 2019. ** The number of rooms allocated for this offer is limited. Savings based on the non-discounted price for the same room. Length of stay requirements may apply. Additional per-adult charges may apply if more than 2 adults per room at Disney Value, Moderate and Deluxe Resorts and Studios at Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts.

There are also Florida resident and Passholder discounts available with the same limited availability of rooms and dates September 1-December 24, 2019. To book these or any other magical Disney vacation Email me to get started.

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Why Should We Try a Cruise?

Value

While most cruises are not all-inclusive, your cruise fare covers accommodations, food and entertainment. Cruise fare varies by cruise line but anywhere around $100 per person per day is a good deal. In addition to your cruise fare, gratuities and port taxes there are always extras. Many ships have an upscale restaurant that charges a premium to dine there. There are charges for excursions at the ports of call, spa treatments, many beverages and of course and shopping you do on or off the ship is extra.

To put it in perspective, one year we wanted to go out west for our vacation. The airfare alone was going to cost us more than a week long cruise! I still haven’t seen the Grand Canyon but that year I visited the eastern Caribbean instead.

Activities for All Ages

You will never be bored on a cruise…unless you want to be. Personally, I like to play games, attend classes and get involved in the activities around ship while my husband loves to sit by the pool and relax. Some Sea days on a cruise we will go our separate ways between meals and that is ok. We both enjoy vacation by doing what we love.

When we cruised as a family the boys were tweens. They enjoyed spending a lot of their time in the tween club hanging with kids their own age. They joined us for meals and some of the evening shows but at other times they were off with the new friends they had made-enjoying vacation their way.

Exotic Ports of Call

I have cruised both the eastern and western Caribbean and I have favorite ports of call and excursions on both. This year we will be visiting 2 ports for the first time San Juan, Puerto Rico and Grand Turk. I am excited to learn about and visit new locations.

Before you cruise with your kids teach them about the places they will be visiting. They will enjoy the ports of call more if they know some of the history or what the area is famous for.

If you have never considered going on a cruise, I hope you will. It is a great way to travel.

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This picture was taken in March of 2004, the first time we saw Wishes! I have actually had this made into a wall poster, which I have no where to hang up. I love that this photo has the Partners statue, the castle and the fireworks. One of the best photos I have ever taken.

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This can be summed up in a photograph.

A Disney Cruise

As you know, we are HUGE Disney fans and we LOVE to cruise so we dream of taking a Disney cruise!

What vacation would you like to take this year? Leave me a comment and let me know.

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Take your family on a great vacation and celebrate 50 years of fun at Silvery Dollar City with Hilton’s Silver Dollar City Package. This year Silver Dollar City unveils their new attraction, River Blast Adventures, a river raft/super soaker water adventure for the entire family! This is my kind of attraction-you can ride the ride and shoot onlookers with water guns at the same time!

A Branson vacation is a great family trip because you can spend 2 days at Silver Dollar City and then explore the wonderful nightlife of Branson in the evenings. I’d love to see the Andy Williams show and the Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction while in town.

The exclusive two-night, three-day Hilton package starts at $455.00 plus tax for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children ages 4-11). The package includes deluxe accommodations for two nights at the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing or Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel, as well as two adult tickets and two children’s tickets (ages 4 to 11) for two full days of fun at Silvery Dollar City. It even includes a $25 food and beverage voucher for Level 2 Steakhouse located on the second floor of the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel. To book this special package go to the “Hotel Specials” button on the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing or Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel websites.

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That is Toni, Corrin and myself on the ride.

We enjoyed the Believe show with Shamu.

The Clyde & Seymour show was hysterical due to several cast mistakes and uncooperative animals!

Corrin, Dave and Laurie had a lot of fun feeding the animals through out the park.

We all had a great time enjoying all of the attractions at SeaWorld Florida.

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I did have some time while on vacation to digest the great information I learned at IZEAFest and I am putting a plan in place to make some changes around this blog. I’m working on a new logo and trying to find the right (affordable) blog template to upgrade the look and feel of this blog. I’m also trying to finish up some reviews and giveaways that I have in the queue and in the future I’m going to be making sure that I only review and giveaway products and services that truly fit in with my blog’s vision.

I have a lot to share with you including SeaWorld Orlando, Epcot Food & Wine Festival and The Party for the Senses, our cruise-as well as reviews, giveaways and of course-parenting tips and information. I hope to get started on these tonight but I wanted to pop in and tell you what’s up here.

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