Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
To help keep costs manageable while visiting Walt Disney World, some families choose to eat some, or even all meals off Disney property. It makes sense. Central Florida is home…
Category: Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Making Kids Look Taller So They Reach Disney’s Ride Height Requirements – Yea Or Nay?
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
If you have kids, or if you’ve been a kid and have gone to a Disney park (or any theme park, to be honest), you know the anguish of not…
How To Save $30 & 2+ Hours Per Person At Walt Disney World
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
For the first nearly 30 years that Walt Disney World was around, people stood in queues to go on rides (well, unless you were a VIP or made yourself look…
Mistaken Identity: For Disney Fans, The Struggle Is Real
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Is there something other people do or say that, for whatever reason, gets under your skin? And sometimes it bothers you so much that you just *have* to say something?…
Amusement Park Apologizes For “Fat Shaming” Guests On Water Ride
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
An amusement and water park in Australia has issued an apology after visitors claimed they were “fat-shamed” when they were asked to stand on a set of scales before going…
How To See Disney World’s 2 New Fireworks Shows, For Free
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Walt Disney World is turning 50 years old this Friday. They originally had a whole lot of things on the docket to celebrate the milestone anniversary, but the COVID pandemic…
Man Skipped Lines At Walt Disney World With Use Of Stolen Technology
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
If you go to Walt Disney World, you can expect to stand in a whole lot of lines. Granted, there have always been ways to skip the lines, although some…
Central Florida Getting State’s First Theme Park-Based Chick-fil-A
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
It seems that there’s a Chick-fil-A on almost every corner in the country. And it’s no wonder – as of 2019, CFA was the third-largest restaurant chain in the U.S.…
This Historic Plane Is Sitting Under A Tarp In A Florida Field
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
For aviation geeks, there’s something just not right with a plane sitting seemingly forgotten, in a field. Even more disturbing is that this plane has a significant history and played…
Once Popular Orlando Theme Park Sold; Space To Become Health Facility
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Until the mid-1960s, Orlando was a sleepy little town with not a whole lot going on. Then Walt Disney World was announced and within a few years, Central Florida was…
Wow! Disney, I Know You Can Do Better Than This
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
While many people are willingly unaware, the Walt Disney Company is one of the better places to work for those who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Disney happily employs…
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Read MoreWalt Disney World, Disneyland Will Again Require Mask Use Throughout Parks
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
The delta variant of COVID seems to be taking over the entire country and the CDC recently updated its recommendations, asking people to again start wearing masks indoors due to…
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Read MoreWill The Swan Reserve Open In September? Place Your Bets!
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
As a resident of Orlando that lives not that far from Disney World property, it’s been fascinating to follow the development of the Swan Reserve. In December 2018, Marriott formally…
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Read MoreI Never Knew About This Website To Get Amazing Discounts On Disney World Hotels
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
If you’ve ever looked into staying at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel, you quickly learn that discounts are few and far between. No matter if you’re looking at the…
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Read MoreDisney Offered This For Free For Decades; Will They Soon Charge?
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
If there’s one thing you can count on when it comes to the Walt Disney Company, it’s that they will always figure out a way to make more money off…
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Read MoreWhat To Do If You Get Sick While At Universal Orlando
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Traveling to Orlando to get to Universal isn’t easy. It’s not just as simple as using some Floo Powder to travel to Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley or having your Minions…
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Read MoreHow To Bring Home The Memorable Scents Of Disney
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
It’s been said that the sense of smell is the strongest associated with memories. I can attest to that, as there are smells that bring me back to a book…
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Read MoreOur Trip To Coney Island To Ride The Cyclone & Wonder Wheel
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Back in the fall of 2019, I was in the midst of a 2-week work trip in Brooklyn, NY. I had a few free days during my assignment and Sharon…
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Read MoreMarriott’s Swan Reserve Is Opening In August-ish?
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
There’s been much buzz about the new Swan Reserve hotel set to open at Walt Disney World. It’s one of the first non-Disney hotels to open on Disney’s property since…
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Read MoreLuxury Disney Hotel Sells For Over 1/2 Billion Dollars
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
There aren’t many luxury hotels around Walt Disney World. Sure, Disney markets many of its resorts as luxury properties but they lack many of the amenities that people who pay…
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