Posts from ‘May, 2009’

Here are a few more of my favorite photos taken during my recent solo trip to Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.  Enoy!

Welcome to part 2 of my review of Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World!  In part 1, I provided an overview of the resort, a review of my room and interactions with staff from my recent solo trip.  If you haven’t read part 1 yet, you should do so before reading this installment.  [...]

For my recent solo trip to Walt Disney World, I chose to stay on property at a moderate resort, the Coronado Springs Resort.  For those who don’t know, there are three price ranges for resorts at Disney World: value, moderate, deluxe.  Obviously, the moderates are the middle of the price range.  The values tend to [...]

Before my most recent solo trip to Walt Disney World, I decided to purchase Ridemax, a software program I’d been reading about that allows users to create custom touring plans to help maximize their time at the parks, while minimizing wait times.  (Read: No standing in long lines!  Yay!)  The customization is a real selling [...]

I am back from my second solo trip to Disney World, and what a wonderful vacation it was!  My last trip was so short, and I spent every minute of the day trying to cram in as much activity as possible, that I was more exhausted when I returned home than when I left.  What [...]

Have you ever heard this expression:  “It ruined my vacation!”?  I see it all the time online on travel forums and review sites.  Whenever I read that statement, I roll my eyes.  Why?  Because 80% of the time, the person who wrote it is being a drama queen blowing some minor incident out of all [...]

In just a couple of days, I’ll be basking in the hot Florida sunshine (forecast: low 90s every day) and having a blast at the happiest place on earth, Disney World.  I plan to Twitter about my experiences while there, so do be sure to follow me.  You can either keep up to date via [...]

Danny Gans, longtime headliner at the Mirage (and more recently, Encore) hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, passed away early this morning at the age of 52.  Early news is reporting he was having trouble breathing and/or died in his sleep.  Whatever the cause, this is shocking news that will have reverberations in [...]