Travel with the Whitakers

Gone are the days of getting to the Disney parks at rope drop, and getting three, four, or even five rides in before the crowds arrive.  As part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration, guests staying at Walt Disney World Resort Hotels (and select other hotels), get 30 minutes of extra park time at all four parks, every single day. Does that 30 minutes really make a difference?! How It Works Each morning, guests stay at included hotels, will be allowed to enter a theme park of their choice (Park Pass Reservations are required) 30 minutes early. When you arrive at your chosen park you will go through security like normal, and then procede to the "turnstiles." On some occasions we have arrived at the park and there has been a few select turnstiles for Early Entry. This has mostly been the case at Epcot and Hollywood Studios.  At Epcot and Hollywood Studios , one guest from your party will need to scan their Magicband, ticket card, or phone to verify that you are a resort guest, an

Three of the four of us have been on eight Disney Cruises since 2015. Bella has been on three. Each cruise we have taken has had a specific reason behind it! Today we share those reasons with you.  Sailed Disney Wonder - Alaska - August 2015: We booked our very first cruise for Alaska for two reasons. The reason, we really wanted to see Alaska, and we figured that a cruise would be the best way to experience for the first time. Second, we really wanted to try cruising. Since we really wanted to experience Alaska anyway, and because we were living in California at the time we decided that an Alaska cruise would be perfect for our first one. We couldn't think of a better cruise line to sail with for the first time than Disney, and we're so glad that we made the choice that we did.  Disney Magic - Bahamas - February 2016: We booked this one before we had even sailed on the Wonder for the first time! Somehow, we knew that we were going to love cruising. We also we able to get a re