Posts under ‘Walt Disney World’

What ride at Disney World isn’t in one of the theme parks, doesn’t involve animatronics or rollercoasters, technology, complex engineering, piped-in music or air conditioning, is about as low-tech as you can possibly get, and is one of the oldest forms of transportation known to humankind that doesn’t involve water or flight?  If you can’t [...]

Are you an animal lover as well as a solo traveler?  Or a nature photographer?  A birder, perhaps?  And maybe you’re not quite ready to take the plunge and go on a photo safari to Africa or alone to Costa Rica. You could always get your feet wet by going to Disney World.  Yes, Disney [...]

You know how sometimes, you just get a craving for a good burger and nothing else will satisfy?  That happened to me at Disney World in May.  I was there for a week, and I had amazing, tastebud-tantalizing, flavor-explosion meals every day, but by the end of the week, I craved nothing more than I [...]

I’ve always loved the Morocco pavilion of Epcot’s World Showcase.  It is easily (for me) the most attractive and photogenic “country” in Epcot. The exotic architecture is stunning, the courtyard fountains lovely, and no matter how long I spend poking around the alleyways and nooks and crannies, I always find the most amazing attention to [...]

There is a Planet Hollywood restaurant in many major cities around the world, so naturally, there has to be one in Orlando, and that one is located in Downtown Disney.  Since the first time I ate at a Planet Hollywood (I believe I had a burger), this restaurant has not been high on my list [...]