I have great memories of visiting Cocoa Beach with my family when I was a child. I still remember riding the waves on a raft
Category: Walt Disney World
Trip Report: A Day Filled With Magic
Day 3 of our whirlwind Thanksgiving visit was scheduled to be another fun-filled day with lots of stops, beginning with a 7:30a breakfast at Ale
Trip Report: More Thanksgiving Surprises
What’s better than waking up on Thanksgiving morning to learn you’re going to Walt Disney World? Surprising your cousins during their vacation! They visit every
Trip Report: Thanksgiving Day Surprise!
Surprise! I woke my kids up at 4AM Thanksgiving morning to tell them we’re heading to Disney World! I had wanted to go Thanksgiving a
Trip Report: A Magical Last Day
Let’s start with the end: The last day of this trip turned out to be incredible! From beginning to end it was filled with fun
Lighting up the Disney Skies – An Update
As I was posting on Instagram I realized that my Disney Fireworks blog post, Lighting Up the Disney Skies, was a little outdated. I have
Trip Report: Conference Day, Epcot, And Dessert Party
We’ll call Day 3 of my trip a bit of a rest day. I slept in a little later and gave my feet a rest.
Trip Report: Hollywood Studios Rope Drop and More
My mission was to ride everything in Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios right after rope drop, a.k.a park opening. I also wanted see the Christmas tree at Animal Kingdom Lodge, shop at the Character Warehouse, a Disney outlet store, check into my next resort, Coronado Springs, all before meeting another friend for a late lunch.
Our 2019 Disney Disney Adventures
Our September 2019 vacation allowed us to take advantage of Disney’s Free Dining promotion. Our package included Quick Service dining which we upgraded to the
Trip Report: The Last Day
The last day, well I should say the last park day, of the trip is always tough. This was a short trip and most of
Party Report: It’s Really Not So Scary!
Attending Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party for the second year in our was not in our original plans for this visit. That was until
Trip Report: A Wild Time in Animal Kingdom and Plan Changes
Day 2 of our trip was a hot one. It was a rainy one. It was a day of switching a lot of our plans.
Arrival and Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Another trip in the books and another one (for me) is already scheduled… and soon! In my last post I mentioned this trip was short,
Our Next Adventure
Our next adventure is right around the corner. Literally, we have single digit days to go! There is a lot of excitement in our house,
More About Memory Maker
I mentioned many times throughout this blog my love for Disney’s Memory Maker and PhotoPass service. I even wrote a post early in the life
A Mini Blog with Updates
In February I was so excited to post my one year anniversary blog and promised I was continuing with this blog. Then a little over
Resort Report: Caribbean Beach Resort
We were checked into Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort for just over 24 hours and admittedly did not spend a significant amount of time at the
Trip Report: New Experiences at Animal Kingdom
I’m sad to report that we really neglected Animal Kingdom on this trip. On the eighth day of our trip we were making our second
Trip Report: Extra Magic Minutes at Magic Kingdom
The best plans don’t always work out. Morning Extra Magic Hours are my favorite, especially at Magic Kingdom. After our doubling our fireworks viewing the
Celebrating One Year of nikkismickeytrips!
One year ago today at 7:42PM I was filled with nervous excitement as I hit the “publish” button on my computer for my very first
Trip Report: Hollywood Studios Evening
Finally, it was our day to ride Slinky Dog Dash!!! There was a ton of excitement among the four of us. It was highly anticipated
Trip Report: Around the World at Food & Wine
The second half of our trip started with a beautiful early morning walk around Crescent Lake to the Boardwalk to eat breakfast at Trattoria al
Dining Adventures 2018 (part 1)
Dining is such a big part of our Disney experience. October’s trip was no different. It took us to many new dining stops and back
Trip Report: A Mid-Trip Break
This is the first time on any of our trips that we had real downtime built into our plans. It was actually rather strange. There
A Hundred Thousand Things To See
My favorite gift we gave the kids this Christmas was a map. Peanut was pretty excited about it but Diva didn’t really understand. Her brother
