Welcome to Dad’s Guide on how to Plan Disney World Dining. Yes, you should have a dining plan. Why? So this doesn’t happen to you!!! You wouldn’t believe how easy this stuff really is, but so many people don’t do it. (And some of us who do mess it up royally.) There are several ways to do...
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I was having dinner with my brother and his family the other night when my 12 year old nephew piped up and said to my brother, “Dad”, (yes, my brother is named Dad just like me, funny how that works) “do we plan vacations around where to eat?” Now there’s a kid that knows...
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Columbia Harbor House is one of the Magic Kingdom’s different counter service restaurants. Different because it doesn’t serve hamburgers or hot dogs. Which can cause a problem… Finally it was time for lunch. We’d been traipsing through the Magic Kingdom since it opened and my omelet was wearing off. I needed some grub. THE PLAN called...
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“The Man-Child will love the Tiki Room” Dad knows everything. Especially about his family. Dad is one tuned in dude. One of Dad’s favorite Adventureland attractions is the Enchanted Tiki Room. Since Dad was a little tike, (yes, dear that was a long time ago) he’s loved the Tiki Room. I just love that song… “In...
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Here’s how our family rides Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and the Hollywood Tower of Terror without waiting in line. Ever. Seriously. Works every time. Have I every lied to you? Here’s how we do it… At 5 o’clock in the morning sharp the trumpet sounds reveille and all of the troops roll out of bed. Showers...
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So you think you want to add a Disney Dining Plan to your reservation? Will it save you money? Let Dad help.
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Dad’s favorite Disney World Cinderella Castle story Mrs. Mom’s Mom was always asking why we went to Walt Disney World every chance we got. It’s hard to explain. She (and a lot of other people I’ve talked to) was always trying to equate Disney World with local theme parks like Six Flags. We could never really...
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You want a Tigger hat?” I asked The Man-Child.” It looks pretty silly on a 6′3″ kid” (and most 15 year old kids are pretty image conscious, but not The Man-Child), I told him. He didn’t care. He liked it. Sigh. It’s a good thing your Gram gave you money, because the Dad wouldn’t...
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The Disney World Haunted Mansion in Liberty Square at the Magic Kingdom has been known to break down every once in a while. Not while Dad’s here it’s not. We finally arrived at the Haunted Mansion and got right in. In fact we got in so fast we didn’t have time to enjoy all of...
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We took the whole family to ‘Ohana in the Polynesian Resort. The whole family. All 15 of us. At one time. “How many in your party sir?” the nice lady asked. “Fifteen” I said. I thought the guy behind me was gonna faint. He turned to his wife and said “come on honey, there’s 15 of...
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