Snapshot Story: Little Girl At The Magic Kingdom

Posted By: Tim on Apr 09, 2012 in disneyworld, Snapshot Stories

This picture sums up what our Disney World trip meant for us.  Everything went very smoothly with the trip.  Our family enjoyed eating at Disneyworld – we enjoyed the 1900 Cafe at the Grand Floridan since my daughter was able to interact with Mary Poppins, Les Chef de France since she got to talk with …

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Question of the week highlights: What do you think of Disney’s Old Key West Resort?

Posted By: Tim on Jan 10, 2012 in disney vacation club, question of the week

On our Disney discussion lists we throw out a question each week for discussion.  Here are some of the responses we received for: “If you have stayed at Disney’s Old Key West resort in the past, how have you enjoyed your stay(s) there? What are the strengths of this resort compared to the other DVC …

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Snapshot Story: St Maarten’s Maho Beach

Posted By: Tim on Dec 19, 2011 in Snapshot Stories, snapshot stories

Our clients Matt and Ginny from North Carolina sent us these pictures of Maho Beach in St Maarten.  We booked them on a Celebrity Eclipse cruise that visited St Maarten as part of an Eastern Caribbean itinerary.  Maho Beach is just past the St Maarten airport and features planes flying low over the beach.  “I …

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Unique wedding proposal at Downtown Disney

Posted By: Tim on Oct 03, 2011 in disneyland

Thanks to Bryan on our dvctalk list for sharing this video of a unique “flash mob” wedding proposal at Downtown Disney in Disneyland:

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Aulani Reef At Disney’s Aulani Resort

Posted By: Tim on Sep 30, 2011 in hawaii

Here’s a video from Disney showing features of Aulani Reef at their new Aulani resort in Hawaii: We had one client staying on Oahu ask if she could go visit Aulani without staying there. Disney says no, “Aulani is set up for resort guests only” was the reply we received when we checked into this. …

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Welcome To Family Travel Gurus 2.0

Posted By: Tim on Jul 18, 2011 in family travel

Today we rolled out a new version of our Family Travel Gurus website.  Here are some new features on the site: More Disney info! You will notice on the front page we have icons for the five major Disney products (Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland, Aulani, and Adventures by Disney).  If you click on …

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Best Las Vegas Pools

Posted By: Anne on Jul 22, 2010 in lasvegas

According to a July 2010 article in the Denver Post, here are some of the best pools in Las Vegas. They are listed by category: Best All-Around The Mirage Resort & Casino Highlights: Tropical setup with lagoons and soothing waterfalls, plenty of palm trees for shade, terrific family and adult offerings. Best For Families Mandalay …

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First look at the real Disney Dream

Posted By: Tim on Jun 03, 2010 in Cruise, disney, disney cruise

We’re back from an extended cruise vacation and it is time to start blogging again! Here’s a video from Disney today showing the real Disney Dream (not a model or simulation) – the final “block” of the ship was put in place today. We can’t wait to sail on the Dream in January! (we’ll have …

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Pelican Plunge at Castaway Cay

Posted By: Tim on May 18, 2010 in disney cruise

Disney Cruise Line has added a new waterslide at their private island, Castaway Cay, which looks like fun! Castaway Cay is our favorite cruise line “private island” and the Pelican Plunge promises to be a good addition! If viewing this on facebook click here to see the video

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Disney Cruise tilt shift video

Posted By: Tim on May 09, 2010 in disney, disney cruise, Uncategorized

Last month Disney published a video that really captures the Disney cruise experience in just 2 1/2 minutes: We love the pictures of Castaway Cay, and the Disney Wonder sailing away. Castaway Cay is one of our favorite spots on earth! If viewing this on facebook click here to see the video

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