The ability to rent points from an owner creates the potential for you to stay at some of the most amazing Disney resorts for a price you may not have thought possible. Continue reading Disney Mom and Dad’s DVC 101 Part 2
Our purpose from day one with DisneyMomandDad.com has been to help people better enjoy their Disneyland vacations and to share with our readers some of the lessons we have learned along the way. One topic that fits squarely in that realm of advice is the experience and understanding we have developed in connection with the Disney Vacation Club. And its not the purchase of the membership in DVC that we wish we would have known before our first trip, but rather it is the understanding of the DVC generally, and how we could have taken advantage of the system to “rent” DVC points and save thousands of dollars for better rooms during our early vacations. Continue reading Disney Mom and Dad’s DVC 101 Part 1
Before our first trip to Disneyland, I did a lot of googling about what to wear. I wanted to make sure that I was packing the right things and knew what to expect. What bothered me was that most of what I found was very fashion focused and not really targeted toward a mom going with young kids. Accordingly, I thought it would be helpful to share what I’ve learned and done over our many Disneyland trips so that perhaps your packing will be a bit easier. Continue reading Dressing For Disneyland
Below are our reviews of the individual character dining experiences, which we have listed in order of our preference. Note that we haven’t yet had the opportunity to experience the Princess Breakfast at the Napa Rose, and will update this … Continue reading Character Dining Experiences Ranked
In this post we’re going to walk you through the character dining experience at Disneyland (DL) and California Adventure (DCA). Character Dining can definitely add value to your trip, but at the same time, there is quite certainly a point … Continue reading Character Dining- Overview
Our first trip as a family was three years ago. Our son was four and our (now middle) daughter had just turned two (our youngest wasn’t yet part of the picture). Both of us had been to Disneyland as kids, but this was our first trip with our family, and we weren’t quite sure what to expect. Also, California Adventure didn’t exist when we’d gone as children. We engaged a travel agent for advice (more on that later) and planned our first five day trip to Disneyland and Disneyland’s California Adventure (throughout this blog we’ll refer to them as DL … Continue reading Your family’s first trip to Disneyland
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