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Justin Bieber lasted 2 weeks. Tom Brady lasted 40 days. I, Tuvalu, outlasted them both. Not by much, mind you. Yet if not for the encouragement of some forum friends - along with some unusual circumstances - you wouldn’t be reading this. Unusual circumstances, you say? Around Thanksgiving my...

Hello again, my friends. For nearly a decade it has been such a joy for me to write about 50 (yes, 50!) different trips that I have taken to WDW - including one that was virtual. ;) The reason? You, the reader. I don’t do trip reports for my own documentation. I have journals for that. I...

One little spark of inspiration Is at the heart of all creation A dream can be A dream come true With just that spark In me and you One little spark ignited a relationship that is currently four decades long. One little spark inspired a surprise (and very last-minute) birthday trip to WDW...

Formerly when I read through all posts in a thread and swiped right, the post heading was no longer boldfaced and therefore was marked as read. This was the case with Safari (iPhone) and Chrome (iPad) on the website (not app.) Today this auto refresh seems to have ceased. Swiping right no...

It certainly was for us Georgia peaches this last week! For those who may be new here, let us introduce ourselves. We are Tuvalu and Em, a mother-daughter duo who love traveling together to Walt Disney World. We take multiple trips per year (this was our third for 2022) and for us, time spent at...

Think of all the joy you’ll find When you leave the world behind And bid your cares goodbye! Ahh, a relaxing getaway from reality. No cares or concerns. Just bliss. Not exactly a perfect picture of vacationing at Walt Disney World during Spring Break, is it? But we’re going anyway. We’re...

50 years later, what goes around comes around. Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom opened in 1971 with an admission charge and an attraction ticket system. Admission got you into the park (and onto the free If You Had Wings, sponsored by Eastern Airlines) but every ride required a separate ticket...

Does the Magic Kingdom really care? (About time)

That’s not a Star Wars reference. Longtime readers of my trip reports know Star Wars isn’t my thing (although I immensely enjoy Rise of the Resistance.) Fireworks are my thing. 💥 Like a moth to a flame, I am instinctively drawn to bursts of brilliant sparkles and colors in the sky. Just ask my...

Well we're trying again. Easter week at WDW. Not my favorite week to visit but when your travel buddy is a teacher, you make the sacrifice. Except this year it doesn't feel like a sacrifice. The loss of our Easter 2020 vacation (thanks to COVID) was harder than I expected. I’m excited to have...

Two weeks ago today, I returned home from the most surreal Disney vacation I have ever experienced. During my last visit in February, I couldn’t have imagined having to wear a face mask and have my temperature taken before being allowed into a park. “Social distancing” wasn’t part of my...

There are pre-trip reports. There are trip reports. I’d like to welcome you to what I believe might be the first “No Trip” trip report. My name is Tuvalu. Ok, that’s not my real name (it’s not “Shirley” either 😉) but it’s how I’m known here on WDWMagic. For the past six years I have...

“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” ~ Forrest Gump Ah, February. The month of heart-shaped boxes of chocolate. The month of romance and love. The month of someone’s Valentine birthday. The month of the crappiest weather in 95 percent of the country...

The soothing croon of Michael Bublé kept reverberating in my mind as I pondered starting yet another trip report. Like summer, the Christmas season makes me happy. Going to WDW during the Christmas season makes me VERY HAPPY. The joy of sharing my trips with my WDWMAGIC friends makes me happier...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to my 25th trip report. Over the past five years, I have loved chronicling my WDW adventures with fellow forum readers who share my Disney passion. Writing keeps the magic alive for me. Discussions that result from your comments are icing on the cake! I appreciate...

At first I was afraid, I was petrified Kept thinking I could never live among the Spring Break crowds But then I spent so many nights thinking how I could be wrong And I grew strong And I knew I could get along.... Well that’s what I’m hoping for anyway. I’m not a newbie when it comes to...

“Hey, Ma ~ you’re about to celebrate a BIG birthday. What are you going to do next?” “I’m going to Disney World!” If it were only as simple as it sounds in the commercial. But we all know that real life rarely aligns with what is portrayed on TV....or for that matter (dare I say?) social media...

I couldn’t disappoint a very expectant mama-to-be, now could I? Especially one who was kind enough to provide the title for this trip report! So here you go, @krisri18......and anyone else who’d like to follow along on yet another Tuvalu WDW adventure, HOLIDAY STYLE. I plan on posting live...

8/25/18 Temp location by monorail Temp location by ‘Ohana check in Same friendly Tambu bartenders 😊

Seriously?!! Can you believe it?? This is jaw-dropping news!! If only. Two things in life give me the blues ~ the end of summer and the end of a Disney vacation. A never-ending summer of Disney would be a dream come true! But I am certainly happy to “settle” for a WDW vacay in June....in...