Category Archives: Walt Disney World
Disney, A New Appreciation #disneylife
I don’t know about you, but for me everything that is going on in the world right now feels like a bad dream that we don’t wake up from. Every day when I get up and turn on the news I wonder what we are going to hear and what could possibly be next. All our favorite theme parks are closed, shopping areas, most beaches, restaurants… they just want people to stay home. Granted, I know that these quarantin Continue Reading Disney Destinations~Garden House (Japan)
For the next few weeks, as we wait through Disney’s closure, I thought it would be fun to share a few of my favorite discoveries. I cannot tell you how many times I have walked “around the world” in Epcot and only recently discovered this hidden gem in Japan. Tucked over to one side, across from the main building, is a little quick service bar. I really never even noticed it until it was recommended to me. It Continue Reading 10 Random Facts About Disney ~ Did you know?
If you know anything about me, you know that I’m an avid Disney book reader. I have close to 400 books on the subject of Disney; whether it’s about the parks, movies, television or Walt himself. There’s a lot of random knowledge out there, so I get excited when I read something that I did not already have stored away in my memory. I’ve written several of these articles over the years and as I read through m Continue Reading Is Disney in Your Soul? #DisneyLife
Posting again for those who missed it! Enjoy! ~M For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a Disney girl. I honestly don’t recall a time when I didn’t have an affection for all things Disney. When I was little, my mom took me to see Disney movies. When I was 6 I went to Walt Disney World for the first time, those are my earliest memories. Is that what triggered my so called Disney life? I cer Continue Reading Multi-generational travel to Walt Disney World Resort
I grew up in California having one set of my grandparents live with us my whole life, so having grandparents around all of the time is a normal thing for me. Since my childhood was spent in Los Angeles, we went to Disneyland all of the time with my parents and grandparents. It’s no different for us here at Walt Disney World now that we live in Orlando. Except I’m older and have children of my own. I wa Continue Reading Disney Destinations: Chicken Guy!
Re-post! When you think of Disney you don’t really think of fast food. Thinking quick service or restaurants, then yes. With the exception of McDonald’s there really are not any fast-food chains on property. Downtown Disney used to have a McDonalds but that was removed as the transition began to Disney Springs. However, if you wander from the bus depot or even the Orange Garage toward Planet Hollywood you w Continue Reading Disney World cancels ‘ 2020 Star Wars Rival Run Weekend’ over COVID-19 concerns
From our friends at 96.5 WDBO A popular Disney World run weekend, which brings in people from around the world, is the latest thing to be canceled due to COVID-19. Walt Disney’s runDisney made the announcement on their Facebook page. They wrote, “with circumstances continuing to change rapidly around the globe, we are making critical and timely decisions based on guidance from local, national and in Continue Reading 2 Disney Springs businesses layoff all employees due to coronavirus outbreak
Story from WESH 2 News Orlando LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Two Disney Springs businesses have decided to layoff all employees as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. A statement from a spokesperson for Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ Kitchen and Splitsville Luxury Lanes said the move to layoff the employees was “the most difficult decision we ever faced.” “In this unprecedented time and after much d Continue Reading Some Not So Obvious Disney Secrets… Did you know?
Throwback to one of Corey’s early articles! If you read many of my articles you probably know that I enjoy the little known facts of Walt Disney World. I’ve written several “Did you Know” type articles and this is another one. I’m constantly reading trying to learn new things that I didn’t know so I can check it out the next time I’m in the parks, so here’s a few new ones that I’ve found out abou Continue Reading TMSM’s Adventures in Florida Living ~ We’re All in this Together
Well, it’s Wednesday night and time for our weekly update. Never in the almost ten years of owning The Main Street Mouse would I have dreamed that we’d have anything like this happen. Disney Parks are closed and the country is basically on lock down. I’d say some pixie dust is needed, to say the least. Let’s chat. It’s crazy to me how much things can change in just ONE week. Continue Reading Cirque du Soleil Announces Temporary Suspension of Previews of “Drawn to Life”
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group Announces Temporary Suspension of Previews for Show in Orlando Orlando, FL, March 17, 2020 – In light of current events, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group announces today the temporary suspension of the start of preview performances of Drawn to Life at Disney Springs which was planned for March 20. This action follows the postponement of numerous Cirque du Soleil Entertai Continue Reading 
