This Mom's Sharing the 2015 Disney Crowd Calendar!

This Mom is a LITTLE late to share this! But still GOOD to know if you are planning a 2015 Disney World  Trip!!!

This Disney World Crowd Calendar comes from YourFirstVisit - a WONDERFUL Disney World planning site that is a wealth of great info! so go check it out!!

This Mom LOVES the 2015 FREE DISNEY DINING DISCOUNT!!

The 2015 Free Disney Dining Dates have been announced TODAY! WOOHOO!!
Is anyone else as excited as I am right now!??

Here are the details!!

Space is limited with the discount and that has many people doing whatever they can to book it in a hurry.
You must book the discount by July 10:

• August 28 – October 2, 2015
• October 25 – October 31, 2015
• November 8 – November 19, 2015
• December 15 – December 21, 2015

The Quick-Service Dining Plan comes with Disney Value Resort hotel packages.
The Disney Dining Plan comes with Moderate, Deluxe, and Deluxe Villa Resort hotel packages.
Some resorts are excluded from the discount as well and those are:

• Little Mermaid rooms at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
• All-Star Movies Resort
• Port Orleans French Quarter
• Port Orleans Riverside (Excluded beginning Oct. 25)
• Polynesian Village Villas and Bungalows
• Bay Lake Tower
• Grand Floridian Villas
• 3-bedroom Villas
• Campsites at Ft. Wilderness Campground

Those looking to book Free Disney Dining need to book a full vacation package with room, dining, and park tickets with the “Park Hopper” or “Water Park Fun & More” option. Reach out to Disney directly or your travel agent to book and full details.

See Disney's Official Site for MORE INFO!

This Mom Is Excited about the New MagicBands at Disney!!

This Mom is REALLY excited about the roll out of the new MagicBands at the Disney Resort this month!  Yes, there will be glitches and growing pains in the beginning, but these bands have the potential to really benefit all Disney families in the near future!

If you have a Disney vacation booked in 2014, you can already log into "MyDisneyExperience" and customize your family's set of MagicBands - including name and color for each! Order your Magicbands ahead of your trip and have them shipped to your home!

These MagicBands will take the place of your previous "Key to the World" and will hold ALL of your travel information, reservations, fast passes and more! You will even be able to pay with them!

This Mom's Ultimate Checklist of what to take to the Disney Parks!

OK Guys - here we go - HELP ME make the Ultimate list of What to take with you to the Disney Park for the Day!!!  I will continue to add to this list - please comment with your suggestions and ideas too!!

ABOVE ALL ELSE - Have a PLAN!!
Then....
1- Comfy & compact bookbag to carry your supplies in!
2- smartphone with AWESOME apps showing Disney World wait times!!
3- camera
4- ponchos (& gallon zip-lock bag to stash them once wet)
5- water bottle
6- hand sanitizer!
7- travel sized sunscreen
8- pain relievers and antacids (Just trust me)! 
9- band-aids
10- sunglasses (it's sunny in FL!)
11- extra memory cards/batteries for camera!
12- snacks
13- trinkets to keep little ones busy while waiting in lines

This Mom's List of Great Disney World Planning WEBSITES!!

When planning a trip to Disney World, the internet is going to be your BEST FRIEND!! But if Websites about Disney were friends, then you would have about a million!  So here is a list to start with!!

Great GENERAL Disney World planning sites:
www.TouringPlans.com
www.AllEars.net
www.EasyWDW.com
www.YourFirstVisit.net

Good Q&A Sites:
www.DisneyWorldMoms.com
www.DISboards.com

Good Money Saving Sites:
www.MouseSavers.com
www.TheMouseForLess.com

Good Site to See What Disney Attractions are Really like:
www.YouTube.com (type in the name of the Disney Attraction in the search box)

Have a great site you don't see here?  Let me know!!!