Heading to Disney World or Disneyland soon? Here are tips on how to avoid lines using Disney’s incredibly handy FastPass service. First-timers and Disney veterans will find this advice handy. It’s important for Disney veterans to know there have been big changes in how FastPass works. Here are the essentials. …

The Hotel: Wilderness Lodge Where: Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL The Location: The Wilderness Lodge is one of three premium hotels closest to the Magic Kingdom. We were able to see the fireworks from our room. The Lodge is not on the monorail; you travel to and the Magic Kingdom …

Heading to Disneyland this fall, I expected it to be a re-do of our Walt Disney World vacation three years ago. But the parks are more different than I expected, and I actually like the original better because of its smaller size and classic feel. A lot of parents wonder …

For more resources, check out Disney World at a Glance. Soon after Tiny Traveler was born Richard and I realized – to our dismay – that traveling with a child meant that sooner or later we would have to go to Disney World. We made the inevitable and dreaded trip …

Read more about traveling with grandparents. We did a family trip to Disney World with kids and grandparents this winter. I knew it was going to be seven days of managing expectations: Can we ride that again? Can we get ice cream? Can we get more ice cream? But I didn’t …

What do you think about this: A Walt Disney World attraction that isn’t a ride, a show, or a character meet-and-greet, that let’s your kids experience some cool Disney “magic” without having to wait in long lines. It exists, I tell you. On our last trip. we discovered three free …

www.swandolphin.com (Search vacation packages on *Travelocity.) Phone #: 4079344000 Hotel Twitter: @swandolphin Price Range: $$ All Inclusive: No Breakfast Included: Available, Not Standard Supplemental Fees for Kids: No Activity/Resort Fee: Yes Family Floor/Wing: Yes Suites: Yes, Divided (limited) Cribs: Yes, free Refrigerators: Yes, in some rooms Kitchen: Yes, Mini kitchen in …

For more resources, check out Disney World at a Glance. Not many parents plan for a Disney World date night when they visit the resort, and I think they’re missing out. I hear it all the time from my clients,  “This is really just for my son,” or, “Just make sure the kids …

For more resources, check out Disney World at a Glance. Everyone knows what to do with little kids at Walt Disney World, but visiting with tweens and teenagers might seem less obvious. It does have certain advantages (you can let them wander off on their own and you don’t have to …

We just got back from Walt Disney World in Orlando, where Tiny Traveler dined with Cinderella, goofed around with Goofy, went on It’s a Small World and ate a lot of food shaped like Mickey Mouse’s head. We were reluctant Disney goers but had a truly fun and, yes, magical …