Have you seen the new Dumbo movie? This weekend I took my kids to see the new live action movie "Dumbo." While the original 1941 classic has never made my top ten movie list, I've always loved the character. The first time I went to Disneyland in 1988, the Dumbo ride was my favourite, so... Continue Reading →
Do you support small shops? When we set out to start our blog, I remember people asking me why. Why spend the time writing and researching? As we developed the site and the material, we had to really look at who we wanted to be as "Stress Free Mickey". Our goal is to help people get acquainted... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the first stop on our Disney Friends Blog Hop! Since we've started in July 2018, we've been beyond pleased to develop friendships and relationships with other Disney fans. If you had asked me 6 months ago if I thought I would've met up with friends we met through Instagram at WDW, I would've... Continue Reading →
Considering booking a last minute trip to Walt Disney World? Okay, some back story on this post: Danny and I celebrated 15 years of marriage on February 7th of this year. Disney has always been a huge part of our lives. In 2002, my sisters and I had a family trip planned with our parents.... Continue Reading →
Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon are Disney's two themed water parks in Florida. Coming from Disneyland as our home park in California, this was a real treat. If you are already doing the Park Hopper option, for only an extra $25 USD you can upgrade to the Park Hopper Plus option. This allows you access... Continue Reading →
Growing up, animals were my favourite thing in the whole world. So I was super excited to experience Disney's Animal Kingdom with our family for the first time. I mean come on, a zoo AND a theme park? Sign me up! And let me tell you, it did not disappoint! I feel like we say... Continue Reading →
updated May 2020 When we went to Epcot for the first time, I really did not know what to expect. It was part country fair, part futuristic world, part theme park. I thought that it was going to be a "one and done" day. I mean, I really shouldn't be surprised. It's Disney. Truly... my family... Continue Reading →
So as you already know, in 2016 we had the great privilege of being at WDW for 15 fantastic days. We had 8 days in the parks and didn't have park hoppers. When we sat down for one of our many family meetings, we discovered that the first day we wanted to go to... Continue Reading →
The first time that I went to the Magic Kingdom I remember thinking how BIG it was. Everything was like Disneyland California only on a much larger scale. I still had all the Disney feels when we stepped out onto Main Street for the first time. Our family of 19 was planning our first ever... Continue Reading →
As you know by now, our family is "all in" when it comes to Disney. A year hasn't gone by that we haven't gone to Disneyland at least once. Until this year. This summer, my family did something decidedly uncharacteristic for us. We did a "nature" trip. But we told our girls that it was... Continue Reading →