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runDisney Wine & Dine 2026 Recap: The Expo, the 10K, the Half Marathon, and the New 5K
A full recap of runDisney’s 2026 Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend: the Expo, the Three Caballeros 10K, the Mary Poppins half marathon, and what actually happened at the newly expanded 5K, including the balloon ladies and the sweep.
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Thursdays Off the Beaten Path: Southern Hill Farms
Welcome to my latest series – Thursdays off-the-beaten path – a collection of ideas for day trips from Walt Disney World when you need a bit of down time or otherwise want to explore more of what Central Florida has to offer. Last week we explored the incredible Boggy Creek Airboat Adventures. This week we’re headed…
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Tusker House at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Reopens and here’s the verdict…
If I had to pick one Disney announcement that we’ve had in the last few weeks that was exciting….well, I’d pick fireworks. But Tusker House reopening? That’s pretty high up there too. Tusker has long been one of my favorite buffets on property – so I was very curious to see what they’d do with…
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Thursdays Off the Beaten Path: Boggy Creek Airboat Adventures
Welcome to my latest series – Thursdays off-the-beaten path – a collection of ideas for day trips from Walt Disney World when you need a bit of down time or otherwise want to explore more of what Central Florida has to offer. Last week we explored the incredible Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. This week we’re…
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October 1st Opened Up for Theme Park Ticket Holders and Resort Guests
If you have a resort reservation or just a regular theme park ticket for October 1, run, do not walk, to the park reservation page. Here’s the LINK. Disney just opened up the month of October – including the 50th itself. Hopefully we’ll see this extended to AP holders soon as Disney continues to reevaluate…
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Summer Runs: 7 Tips to Beat the Heat
As a devout distance runner living in Florida, I’m better versed in running in extreme heat and humidity than I’d probably like to be. That said, there’s a certain joy to sweating through your runs, to having no choice but to conquer your mileage at sunrise or sunfall, and to being forced to be fully…
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Thursdays Off the Beaten Path: Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
Welcome to my latest series – Thursdays off-the-beaten path – a collection of ideas for day trips from Walt Disney World when you need a bit of down time or otherwise want to explore more of what Central Florida has to offer. First up: the incredible Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive – a beautiful and absolutely…
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Playlist Mondays: Patriot Edition – Memorial Day 2021
This playlist honors the people who gave everything for us to have this day. If these songs don’t make you want to get up off your couch and work hard (at times through your tears) I don’t know what will…. * * * * * * * * * * AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY HERE: God Bless…
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On Moving to Disney: A Typical Evening Four Years Later
If you ever wonder about moving here…. I give you our night tonight. My older son “graduated” from 5th grade today. They played at a neighbor friend’s for a bit, did some stuff at home – then we grabbed last minute passes to Epcot and ate at Rose and Crown. Walked out and stumbled on…
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Eat This: Family Style Dining at Cape May Café
Cape May has always been a family favorite so when we found out that they were reopening in ANY form we were quick to grab reservations for opening night. I’m always hesitant to review a restaurant in its early days because it’s hardly fair to praise or critique it before the kinks are out, but…