Travel with the Whitakers

Can you believe that 2017 is about to end already? Since it is the end of the year we thought that we should look back on the changes that were made at the parks this past year and look ahead at what is coming in 2018! This year saw the much anticipated opening of Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The land includes two attractions. The first, Na’vi River Journey, is a slow moving dark ride, boat ride combination that takes you on a sightseeing tour of natural beauty of Pandora. The second is Flight of Passage which allows you to ride a banshee through Pandora. Pandora also features two dining options - Pongu Pongu and Satu’li Canteen. The land is truly beautiful. Epcot added a new festival at the beginning of 2017, the Epcot International Festival of the Arts . This festival celebrates all things art, visual and performance, and like all Epcot festivals – food! This festival will be returning in just two weeks and will run from January 12 – February

Have you ever thought about taking back to back cruise? Did you know that that was even a thing?! Well that’s what we did at the end of November and into December and we’re here to tell you ALL about it! **Important, there are some times that back to back cruises are not an option.** -- “The Jones Act (also known as the Passenger Services Act) prohibits ships of Non-U.S registry from embarking and debarking guests at two different U.S ports. Such travel would constitute point-to-point transportation between two U.S ports, which is prohibited on foreign flagged ships.” We’ve talked a lot about cruising before because it is the perfect family vacation – well, it’s the perfect vacation for our family. There is a ship and an itinerary for everyone! If you’ve ever sailed with Disney you know how amazing it is! Now imagine doing two cruises in a row. Double the fun, double the magic! We spent a total of 14.25 days onboard the beautiful Disney Wonder – the quarter of a da