December 2019 – Disney Over 50

What a Year!

Posted December 31, 2019 Paula BrownPosted in WDW Blog

It’s hard for me to believe that we’re in the final hours of 2019. What a year this has been! For me, it’s been a year of unexpected travel. I’ve been on two Disney cruises, and headed to California twice! These trips were all because of my work for Disney Dining. My family and I […]

Ten Second Tip: New Year’s Eve (for Future Reference)

Posted December 31, 2019 Paula BrownPosted in Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Ten Second Tips

It may be too late to make plans to ring in 2020 at Walt Disney World, but here’s the midnight schedule anyway. After all, it’s not too early to make plans to ring in 2021! Magic Kingdom will have Fantasy in the Sky Fireworks at 11:50pm. Epcot will show Epcot Forever at 11:40pm. (Next year […]

Ring in 2020 at the Magic Kingdom! Well, Sort Of…

Posted December 30, 2019 Paula BrownPosted in Magic Kingdom, WDW Blog

Need New Year’s Eve plans? Do you wish that you could ring in 2020 at the Magic Kingdom, but you also don’t want to leave the comfort of your living room? Walt Disney World has given us the perfect solution. Fantasy in the Sky Fireworks is going to be carried live. The show is scheduled […]

Ten Second Tip: Upper Number Boarding Groups

Posted December 30, 2019 Paula BrownPosted in Disney's Hollywood Studios, Ten Second Tips

Since not all Boarding Groups for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance were being called, Disney has implemented a system that warns people in the upper groups that they might not be able to ride. They will give a number, and state that that group and higher might not get called. That number has been […]

Ten Second Tip: Holiday Offerings End Date – Disney Springs

Posted December 29, 2019December 22, 2019 Paula BrownPosted in Walt Disney World 101: A Guide for the Overwhelmed

The Christmas Tree Trail at Disney Springs has only been around for a few years, and already it has become one of my favorite traditions. The best part of all is that it’s free! If you have not yet seen the 22 decorated trees, you still have time. The Christmas Tree Trail will be open […]

Ten Second Tip: Holiday Offerings End Date – Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Posted December 28, 2019December 22, 2019 Paula BrownPosted in Disney's Hollywood Studios, Ten Second Tips

Disney’s Hollywood Studios is staying in the Christmas Spirit a little longer than the other theme parks. We get to experience Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! and Sunset Seasons Greetings through January 5, 2020. I miss the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights as much as anyone else, but the projections on Tower of Terror fascinate […]

Ten Second Tip: Holiday Offerings End Date – Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Posted December 27, 2019December 22, 2019 Paula BrownPosted in Disney's Animal Kingdom, Ten Second Tips

The holidays have been so much fun this year at Disney’s Animal Kingdom! The official end date of the special offerings is listed on the Walt Disney World website as January 1. This date has not been listed for all that long. For months there was no end date for the fun on the website, […]

Ten Second Tip: Holiday Offerings End Date – Epcot

Posted December 26, 2019December 22, 2019 Paula BrownPosted in Epcot, Ten Second Tips

Just a quick reminder about The Epcot International Festival of the Holidays. Things will wrap up on December 30. That is the last day of the Candlelight Processional, the storytellers, and the other holiday fun. The decorations will still be up on December 31, but the festival will officially be over.

Ten Second Tip: Merry Christmas, and Thank You!

Posted December 25, 2019December 22, 2019 Paula BrownPosted in Ten Second Tips

If you are reading this, I’d like to take a moment to wish you a Merry Christmas! I hope and pray that your day is filled with peace, love, and joy. I also want to thank everyone who has become part of the Disney Over 50 family. You make this hobby of mine so much […]

Ten Second Tip: Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade – Magic Kingdom

Posted December 24, 2019December 22, 2019 Paula BrownPosted in Magic Kingdom, Ten Second Tips

One of my favorite parts of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade. If you didn’t make it to the party this year, or if you want to see the parade again, you can. Weather permitting, it will run twice daily at the Magic Kingdom, now through December 31.