Throwback Thursday: Halloween at Dick Van Dyke’s House

Those of you who see this annually, bear with me. I get a lot of questions this time of year about helping decorate Dick Van Dyke's house for Halloween. It was this crazy fluke that we knew somebody who knew somebody who helped Van Dyke stage his legendary Halloween displays. Dick Van Dyke LOVES Halloween—he says it's like ...

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Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party + Villains’ Not-So-Sinister Soiree

When we were in Walt Disney World last month, we attended Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party for the first time in four years, mostly so we could experience the new Villains' Sinister Soiree: A Wicked Takeover of Cinderella Castle—because if they were charging $99/person on top of the cost of a party ticket that costs $62–$77/person, it must be starring Michael ...

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2014 Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings Bridal Showcase Recap

On Saturday, Patrick and I joined a gaggle of giddy brides, several starry-eyed mothers of brides, and a handful of highly evolved grooms at Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings' 2014 Bridal Showcase. Disney is starting to pick up the pace on its bridal showcases, narrowing the gap from two years to one year and now planning the next ...

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Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Ride Review

The one thing Patrick absolutely had to do on our August trip to Walt Disney World was ride the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. When we realized his schedule only allowed us to try for it on a Saturday morning, we bit the bullet and made an early reservation at Crystal Palace for breakfast in order ...

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