Officially slated to open summer 2017, this sleuthy blogger noticed while looking at the Florida Resident's Discover Disney Ticket options that there is a black out period for Animal Kingdom between May 27, 2017 to June 9, 2017.  This would suggest that there was going to be something big going on during that time at Animal Kingdom.  Is your guess the same as mine?  As it turns out our Disney vacation home at the Encore Club Resort in Orlando is currently available for that time period!  Act quickly to book your Disney family vacation.

Has it been a while since you've been to WDW?  Enjoy this fun video of one of our favourite parks - Epcot.  We love a quiet morning at our Florida vacation home near Disney spending time relaxing by the pool.  After lunch, we head to Epcot to use our 3 Disney fastpass+ experiences (usually Soarin', Spaceship Earth and Journey Into Imagination With Figment).  After the rides, we head to the back of the park and walk around the International Showcase.  For the younger folks, head to the Kidcot booth at either the Mexico or Canada pavilion and pick up a Duffy stick.  It's fun and informative to visit each country and collect stamps on your Duffy.

Disney is offering a new meal option for people visiting Magic Kingdom. Dubbed "Dine-on-the-Go", You will be able to prepay for two meals - one quick serve lunch and one quick serve dinner - for $29.00/adult and $12.00/child.  Each meal includes a non-alcoholic beverage.  While this appears to be a deal, you will likely only save a couple of dollars, as the quick serve options are already quite affordable.  Looking for an even better meal deal while visiting Disney World?  Stay at our Disney World vacation home!  One of the many advantages to staying at our Orlando vacation villa is that you have access to a luxury kitchen to affordable prepare and enjoy your meals together.  Disney's policy is that guests are allowed to bring food items - such as snacks and foods that do not require heating - into Disney theme parks.  So pack those sandwiches, carrot sticks, cookies and water bottles and enjoy your day!