Showcase the World Travel Blog

Most people associate EPCOT with one thing… drinking!! This is in part to the annual EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival. Fall was a very slow time at all the Walt Disney World theme parks and in 1996 then EPCOT VP of Operations, George Kalogridis came up with the idea of marketplaces offering small plates […]

Riviera Resort is the newest Disney owned resort at Walt Disney World. It is considered a Deluxe Villa Resort, which means it is a part of Disney Vacation Club, the company’s timeshare arm. While all villa properties offer rooms to the general public (non-owners) because it is the newest property they haven’t sold all of […]

One of the requests I get when planning Walt Disney World vacations is that they would like to book the character dining experience. They are usually taken aback when I ask which one? While not all of the character dining experiences have returned after COVID, you still have options when it comes to dining with […]

  If you are planning your first Disney vacation you may not understand just how HUGE Walt Disney World is. With four theme parks, all of which exceed the size and scope of your local six flags plus 40 square miles of accommodations, utilities, and activities. That is the size of San Francisco!!! A lot […]

  On our last trip to Walt Disney World in January 2022, we stayed at the Grand Floridian Villas. We spent a little less time in the parks so we could enjoy the amenities of the Disney’s Flagship Resort. I had eaten at Citricos back for Christmas Dinner in 2015, and it was fine, but […]