Recent content by ddbowdoin

My wife and I have a great travel relationship. We’re both teachers, but we sit on opposite ends of several spectrums. She teaches kindergarten; I teach high school. She’s in public education; I work at a private prep school. On paper, our professional worlds couldn’t look more different. She...

Despite the event officially running from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., I hadn’t realized Disney allowed entry as early as 7:00. After an early dinner at Homecomin’ around 4:30, we lingered at Disney Springs for a bit before taking a bus over to the Contemporary. Around 6:15, we started the short...

This was the first time I’d ever seen the Magic Kingdom in its holiday dress. Even in the second week of January, with decorations slowly being stripped away, there was still a quiet power to it. Friends had warned me it wasn’t the full setup, but at night it didn’t matter. What remained...

However, there was a surprise headed my way. After an epic day at EPCOT—and a few check-ins with my wife throughout the day—I received a late-night DM letting me know that a Magic Kingdom Extended Evening Hours event was happening while I was there. Normally, we’ve never been an...

That wrapped up a pretty magical day at EPCOT and really set the tone for the week ahead. Once the conference schedule was in place, we made it a point to do something Disney every day. One night took us to Disney Springs for dinner at Homecomin’, another to Animal Kingdom Lodge for Sanaa, and...

The final image of my day at Epcot, however, there is a surprise that will come soon!

Thanks everyone!

Overall as the day progressed we utilized our LL's very well and we really didn't miss anything. I absolutely loved TT 3.0. While the original layout remains my personal favorite I really really really prefer 3.0 over 2.0. Luckily everything was functioning and we rode it 3 times utilizing a...

Thanks! It feels good. Honestly, I have left WDW-Magic and come back a few times. I absolutely suffer from FOMO so seeing the constant trips people took just left me feeling blue. Being up in Boston isn't bad with a sub 3 hour flight but I still can't come down as much as I'd like. As much...