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Giveaway! Book Review: The Easy Guide to your First WDW Visit

May 18, 2015 by beckyginther@gmail.com 8 Comments

Theme Park Press was kind enough to send me two copies of “The Easy Guide to your First Walt Disney World Visit” – one to review, and one to give away to a lucky reader! I will start off by saying that I’ve read a good number of guide books, and this is honestly one […]

The “cost” of staying off-property

May 14, 2015 by beckyginther@gmail.com Leave a Comment

One of the big questions when planning a Disney World vacation is where to stay. There are the “on property” resorts which Disney owns, and then there are tons of off-property options outside the Disney World gates. Most of the time people that stay off property do so in order to save some money – and […]

A First Timer’s Thoughts on Walt Disney World

May 13, 2015 by beckyginther@gmail.com 2 Comments

One of my friends recently went to Disney World for the very first time, as an adult – he had never been as a child. Going as a adult definitely gives you a different perspective on things, so I was curious to see what he would think of it. And I thought some of you […]

Should I get a Disney dining plan?

April 15, 2015 by beckyginther@gmail.com 22 Comments

One of the most common questions that I hear from people planning Disney vacations is this: “Is it worth it to get the dining plan?” I myself have only had the dining plan once, but it was a good experience and I would like to talk about it here to give people an idea […]

Benefits to Using a Disney Travel Agent

January 20, 2015 by beckyginther@gmail.com Leave a Comment

I will start out this post by announcing that I am now officially a travel agent specializing in Disney! So if you’re interested in booking a trip to Disney, please contact me (BeckyG@castledreamstravel.com) I know there are a lot of Disney experts that read this blog that don’t think they need a travel agent, […]

Planning for the Food and Wine Festival

September 25, 2014 by beckyginther@gmail.com 1 Comment

When you experience a great blog, it’s worth mentioning. So I have to give a shout out to one of the absolute best Disney resources I’ve ever found (if you’re into dining) – the Disney Food Blog! I’ll be experiencing the Food and Wine Festival for the first time soon, and this has been an invaluable […]

Best Months to visit Disney World

May 28, 2014 by beckyginther@gmail.com 16 Comments

I can now say that I have been to Disney every month of the year (just not in the same year!). And even when a month has been promising in years past doesn’t always mean that it will that year. But I see this question asked a lot, so I figured I’d list some […]

Contest! Win a Disney rhinestone transfer from Enchanted Bridal

December 7, 2013 by beckyginther@gmail.com 34 Comments

I am so excited to bring you our first ever contest! Etsy shop Enchanted Bridal is hosting a contest with us. She makes incredible rhinestone transfer designs that I’m completely in love with – there are a lot of wedding related ones, but also holidays and more. She’s looking for some new ideas of designs […]

Giveaway! Disney theme park pack

August 22, 2013 by beckyginther@gmail.com 35 Comments

I am extremely excited to announce Disney in your Day’s very first giveaway! I love giveaways, don’t you? For our first one we’re giving away a Disney theme park prize pack – this has a bunch of items that will be very useful for your next trip to Disney! So what do you get? A […]

What Happens when your flight to Disney gets delayed or cancelled

August 9, 2013 by beckyginther@gmail.com 5 Comments

This post was written on my way down to Disney World last week, after a very frustrating day of traveling! This, of course, is just my personal experience, but I thought I would share it with you in case anyone else runs into a similar situation. As I write this it is 7:00pm, and I’m […]