Travel with the Whitakers

Back in June my sister, Sharon, and I took a girls trip to Disney World! It was a fun trip, and for the first time since it came out, we used Genie+. Today, we're going to share our thoughts about the experience.  What is Genie+?!  Genie+ is the paid for "skip the standyby line" option that replaced Fastpass+. It debuted on October 1, 2021 on the first day of the 50th Anniversary Celebration. This is what the Walt Disney World website says about the service, " Use the Lightning Lane entrances offered through Disney Genie+ service and save time waiting in line. On average, Guests can enter 2 to 3 attractions or experiences per day using Lightning Lane entrances, if the first selection is made early in the day." There is also a second option, Individual Attraction Selection. The Disney World site says, " You may also purchase individual—or à la carte—Lightning Lane entry selections for specific attractions that aren’t offered through Disney Genie+ service. Pu

The 2022 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival started last week and it runs from July 14 through November 19, 2022. There are more than 30 places throughout the festival to get eats, treats, and drinks! Most of the Global Marketplaces are open right now, but there are four booths: Hawai’i, Coastal Eats, Mac & Eats, and The Noodle Exchange, that won’t open until August 15, 2023. We’re excited to try A LOT of the options that are available this year. Here are the Food and Wine Festival items that we’re most looking forward to trying. Brazil Feijoada : Black Beans with Crispy Pork Belly, Brazil Nut Pesto and Ben’s Original™ Long Grain White Rice Pão de Queijo : Brazilian Cheese Bread Brew-Wing Sticky Wings with Peanut Sauce and Grape Gel with Celery and Ranch Canada Canadian Cheddar and Bacon Soup served with a Pretzel Roll Flavors from Fire Rocky Road Chocolate Cake with Marshmallows, Spiced Almonds and Chocolate Ganache The Fry Basket Adobo Yuca Fr

We are so excited that the fifth Disney Cruise Line ship has officially joined the Disney Cruise Line fleet! The Disney Wish is set to sail her maiden voyage July 14, 2022, but the ship was christened and set sail on her christening cruise last week with lots of media onboard. This media cruise allowed those of us anxiously awaiting our turn to sail the chance to see what it’s like on the ship through their various camera lenses.  One of the things that we were most excited about seeing was the menus from the main dining rooms. They’re all over the internet already, but we thought that we would share them here with you as well, and talk about which menu items we’re looking forward to the most at each location.  Like all four of the other Disney Cruise Line ships, the Disney Wish has three main dining rooms that guests rotate through as part of Disney’s rotational dining. Rotational dining means that you’ll eat in a different restaurant each night of a three night cruise, and that your