A Mom and The Magic from July 2016

Tips for customizing your Disney Cruise Line vacation

July 16, 2016 by AllEars

If you’ve never been on a Disney Cruise Line vacation, you may not know about some of the less-publicized activities, entertainment and dining options available to you. Here are a few things my family and I have learned from our sailings with Disney Cruise Line that may make your trip even more enjoyable. Pool time … Continue reading "Tips for customizing your Disney Cruise Line vacation"

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What to do before you board your Disney Cruise Line ship

July 14, 2016 by AllEars

My family and I have been on several Disney Cruise Line vacations, and we have found that some advance planning helps customize our time at sea and make it an even more memorable vacation. Here are ideas about some of the things you can do to prepare for your Disney Cruise before you set sail. … Continue reading "What to do before you board your Disney Cruise Line ship"

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Enter sweepstakes this week to win tickets to family friendly O-Town MacDown

July 12, 2016 by AllEars

If you love macaroni and cheese dishes, you’ll want to mark your calendar for Aug. 20 when the O-Town MacDown takes place at Osceola Heritage Park. And through Friday (July 15), you can enter a sweepstakes for the chance to win four tickets to the event. O-Town MacDown is a family friendly, mac and cheese … Continue reading "Enter sweepstakes this week to win tickets to family friendly O-Town MacDown"

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Fans take to Twitter to ask Disney Junior to renew ‘Doc McStuffins’

July 9, 2016 by AllEars

A popular Disney Junior television show has not yet been renewed, and fans are so concerned they have taken to social media to tell the Disney Channel network how they feel. Comedian W. Kamau Bell made a call to action and even celebrities have joined the #RenewDocMcStuffins movement. “Doc McStuffins” is a show that stars … Continue reading "Fans take to Twitter to ask Disney Junior to renew ‘Doc McStuffins’"

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Island Nights and other new summer offerings at SeaWorld’s Aquatica water park

July 7, 2016 by AllEars

Beginning tomorrow (July 8), Aquatica will stay open an extra hour for its Island Nights presented by Coca-Cola on Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 6. SeaWorld Orlando’s water park will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for Island Nights. During the summer celebration, guests can experience kick-off parties with a DJ and dancers, … Continue reading "Island Nights and other new summer offerings at SeaWorld’s Aquatica water park"

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Tickets on sale for new Disney on Ice ‘Follow Your Heart’ show with ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘Inside Out’ characters

July 5, 2016 by AllEars

As has become tradition, this year’s new Disney on Ice show will make its debut in September in Orlando, and, for the first time, it will feature characters and popular scenes from “Finding Dory” and “Inside Out.” Tickets for “Disney on Ice presents Follow Your Heart” go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. … Continue reading "Tickets on sale for new Disney on Ice ‘Follow Your Heart’ show with ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘Inside Out’ characters"

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Movie review: Disney’s ‘The BFG’

July 2, 2016 by AllEars

I have a confession to make: I didn't love Disney's "The BFG." I suspect that fans of Roald Dahl's classic story of the same name will feel differently about the movie, and that's fine. I, too, have enjoyed watching my favorite books come to life on the screen, regardless of the movie's quality. But if I'm critiquing the movie from the viewpoint of someone who hasn't read the book and doesn't have an emotional attachment to the story, "The BFG" (Big Friendly Giant) wasn't a film I would necessarily recommend to families. It is long - at just about two hours - and it drags, despite the special effects and a title character portrayed by an award-winning actor.

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