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Favorites at Epcot's Festival of the Arts

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Epcot International Festival of the Arts has returned to Disney for the second year. Similar to the ever-popular International Food & Wine Festival, the Festival of the Arts has a variety of savory and sweet treats throughout the park along with artistic displays and interactive exhibits. Here are my Top 10 favorites at Epcot’s Festival of the Arts: *Warning: This post may induce a sugar coma* Trio of Savory Croissant Doughnuts: Whipped Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese with Fresh…

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Is Celebration Florida Your Cup of Tea?

Disney Florida Life Like a Local Travel

For many first time visitors to the Town of Celebration, they aren’t quite sure what to make of it. White picket fences, perfectly manicured lawns, families on evening bike rides, it sounds ideal, doesn’t it? If you like living on a movie set, or as many refer to it, The Stepford Wives. You have to remember though, the Town of Celebration was built by the Walt Disney World Company back in the 90’s, and what is Disney if not the…

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Tips for Conquering Epcot Food and Wine

Disney Florida Life Like a Local Travel

In my last post, I listed some of my favorite fall events and festivities in Orlando, one of them being Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. If you’ve been to this event, or just attempted to eat and drink around the world, you probably noticed how popular it is among the bachelor and bachelorette parties. Well, I was one of those a few weeks ago. Seems like nowadays you can’t go to Epcot Food and Wine without making some sort…

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Take a Magical Ride with Me at Disney Springs

Disney Florida Life Like a Local Travel

Disney’s done it again…they’ve added a little more magic to my life. It all began on a beautiful morning, beneath the warm Florida sun.  I climbed into the backseat of a car, but not just any car, an Amphicar.  You may be wondering, what’s an Amphicar.  Well, a car-boat would probably be the best way to describe it. Amphicars are able to drive on land and float in water.  About 4,000 of these vehicles were manufactured back in the 1960’s…

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Westgate Town Center at Disney's Doorstep #wgtowncenterweekend

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Another great thing about staying at Westgate Town Center is that you are literally just minutes from Walt Disney World.  After a fun day at the resort, my fiancé and I hopped in the car and in a little less than 10 minutes we were parking at Disney. It took us longer to take the monorail into the park than to drive from the resort to Disney. We made it just in time for the new ‘Celebrate The Magic’ show at…

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Weekend Getaway to Westgate Town Center in Kissimmee, FL

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This weekend I am heading back to Westgate Resorts, but this time I am staying at Westgate Town Center in Kissimmee, FL, just minutes from Walt Disney World. Westgate is truly the lap of luxury. You have the comforts of home just 5 minutes from Disney, plenty of food options and activities galore. I can’t wait. Before I head off for my relaxing weekend at Westgate, I will be attending a National Tourism Week event in Kissimmee, right down the street from the…

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