Having opened in late 2014, Trattoria al Forno is one of the newest restaurants at the Walt Disney World resort. It is located at the Boardwalk (where the Greek restaurant Kouzzina used to be) and is within walking distance of Epcot’s World Showcase. They feature Italian food. We arrived at Trattoria al Forno the night before the […]
Kill, Refurb, Marry: Disney Pools
You are probably familiar with the popular parlor game, Kill Boff Marry, where given the choice between three people, you must decide which you’d murder, sleep with and spend the rest of your life with. Well, Estelle from This Happy Place Blog and Melissa Sue from Mouse on the Mind transformed the game into a WDW-themed version called […]
Recipe: Spicy Durban Chicken from Sanaa
I don’t know about you, but Sanaa is one of my absolute favorite Disney restaurants. I had tried the Spicy Durban chicken there, but it was a little too spicy for me! So I found this recipe online and cut down on the spiciness a bit. I also let out the onion since we don’t […]
Bucket List: Do a photo shoot at a Disney resort
It took me awhile to get around to posting this, but one of the things I’ve crossed off my Disney Bucket List was doing a photo shoot at a Disney resort! We did ours in August 2013 for our 2nd anniversary, and our photographers were the amazing David and Vicki Arndt. They take incredible photos […]
Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto Review
On this past trip to Disney, I got the chance to visit Trader Sam’s with a friend. We arrived from the Magical Express to Pop Century around 5, and then hopped a bus to the Magic Kingdom where we took the monorail over to the Polynesian. We checked in to Trader Sam’s around 6, […]
Non-traditional things to do outside of the parks
Sometimes you’re in Disney and you don’t have a park day planned – maybe it’s your arrival or departure day, or maybe you just scheduled in an easier rest day. What can you do if you’re not going into the parks? Aside from the water parks and shopping at Disney Springs, there are tons of […]
DVC Villas at the Grand Floridian
On my last trip to Disney in October, I was lucky enough to stay in the newest DVC units at the Grand Floridian (newest until the ones at the Poly opens, anyway!). These are housed in a separate building from the main Grand building, just a short walk away. When you enter the building you are […]
The signature resorts restaurant tournament winner is…
It was down to Jiko and Ohana. Both are great restaurants with a lot to offer, and both are extremely popular. But only one could be crowned the winner. After an extremely close vote, the closest we’ve ever had, the winner is…
Signature resort restaurants – Final round
We’re down to the last two in this restaurant tournament! It was insanely close between the last two match ups – both of them were decided by just one or two votes. While Victoria and Albert’s is probably technically the best restaurant on the list, I’m not surprised it didn’t quite make the cut just […]
Signature Restaurants Resorts Tournament – Round 3
It’s down to only 4 restaurants left – and they’re all pretty outstanding in my opinion! Hard to choose a favorite, but that’s what this is all about. So tell me, out of these match-ups, which are your favorites? Jiko or California Grill? Ohana or Victoria and Alberts? (Two totally different places, for sure!) Let […]