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New Trip Report: Aulani to Walt Disney World Anniversary Vow Renewal Trip!

Thursday, February 21, 2013

I've started my trip report on our crazy fifth anniversary vow renewal trip to Aulani and Walt Disney World! It all started with our Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings vow renewal and six days at Aulani and ended up in Orlando for Disney’s Fairy Tales Weddings’ Bridal Showcase plus a dessert-less anniversary dessert party in Epcot’s Italy ...

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2013 Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings Bridal Showcase Recap

Friday, February 15, 2013

OK, who wants to see 380+ photos of Saturday's 2013 Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings Bridal Showcase? This time around, there were fewer components than at 2011's showcase—no dresses to try on, no fashion show, no panel of experts, no luncheon with David Tutera—but the main event was bigger and more focused. They also improved the "talk ...

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Our Aulani Vow Renewal Preview!

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

I'm kinda scared to post this because it starts the clock ticking on my eventual trip report, but... Guys! Guys! We did a vow renewal at Aulani on our anniversary last week! And our pals the Roots have already posted a preview of it on their blog! Our travels actually took us straight from Aulani to ...

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Disneyland’s Candlelight Processional – With Dick Van Dyke!

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

OK, you're not going to believe this, but before last Thursday, I had never seen Candlelight Processional at Disneyland, despite the fact that they've been doing it every year since 1958! Legend has it that the tradition started when Walt decided he wanted carolers on Main Street, and that eventually grew into an entire concert ...

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Trip Report Update: Celebrating Epcot’s Birthday With Its Movies

Monday, November 12, 2012

Today's installment covers the first half of Epcot's actual birthday, October 1. I decided to celebrate it by revisiting all the films in World Showcase, buying all my anniversary merchandise 3 days earlier on the Interwebz, and stalking Epcot historian @ProgressCityUSA. Also, by eating my way around the World Showcase's Food & Wine Festival booths. What ...

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Trip Report Update: D23 Dessert Party at the Siemens Lounge

Monday, November 5, 2012

Today I'm finally wrapping up the saga of the second day of my trip, which was jam-packed with Epcot-aversary goodness by D23. The last part of the day was the World Key dessert reception in Siemens' corporate lounge inside Spaceship Earth. The only other time I'd had a chance to visit the lounge, most of it ...

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