Author: Adventures by Anne

2024 EPCOT Festival of the Arts Updates

EPCOT Festival of the Arts

Disney just announced the lineup of performers for the Disney on Broadway concerts and the list of food booths coming to the EPCOT Festival of the Arts from January 12, 2024 through February 19, 2024.

Visit my post for the details on this fun festival:

Feel free to contact me if you want to chat more about this. We loved this festival last year.

Exciting stuff!

Disney festival food item

Pics ©Disney

Happy Birthday Mickey & Minnie

Today’s Trivia: November 18th is celebrated as Mickey and Minnie’s birthdays because they first appeared publicly in the short film “Steamboat Willy” on November 18, 1928.

Happy Birthday Mickey & Minnie!

The pic above is from our last Very Merrytime Disney cruise. So much fun! We love the holidays at Disney!

Do you have a Disney parks or cruise trip planned or want me to help you plan one? Feel free to contact me.

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Would you like to get more Disney or general trip trivia?

Disney Kids Play & Dine 50% Off

Disney Kids Dining Offer

Disney World opened bookings today for a new offer. You can get 50% off children’s (ages 3 to 9) theme park tickets and dining plans with the purchase of a nondiscounted Disney World package that includes a room at a select Disney Resort hotel, theme park tickets, and a dining plan.

It is valid for trips that begin:

  • March 3, 2024 – March 24, 2024
  • April 7, 2024 – June 30, 2024

A minimum 4-night stay and 4-day park tickets are required, with a max of 14 nights. Dining plan must be purchased for the entire length of stay and the entire party (ages 3 and up). Children must stay in the same room as adults. Package and restaurant availability is limited, so book soon.

A dining plan allows you to prepay for a certain number of meals and snacks at Disney restaurants and kiosks based on the length of your trip. I have a separate post about the Disney Dining Plans:

If used well, these plans can provide you with some savings on your trip meals. I suggest you view the menus of the restaurants you may want to eat at and calculate how much that meal would cost you if you paid directly vs using a dining plan credit.

For more details on this offer, visit the Disney offer page:

If you want to chat more about adding a dining plan to your trip, whether it’s with this child offer or not, feel free to contact me.

Disney character meal

Pics ©Disney

Road Trip Prep

Road trip

Since we are doing a much longer than usual 3-week road trip this year, much more planning and prepping is involved. I’ve compiled a list of planning steps and tips to hopefully help you too. Check out how I planned our itinerary, plus packing and other prepping info.

Feel free to contact me if you want me to help you plan your trips too.

Let’s go!

NPS Honoring Veterans

NPS Veterans Day

Today is Veterans Day in the United States. We honor and thank all military personnel and their families.

Many places are offering ways to honor the military. One of them is the US National Park Service. Many national parks have direct connections to the American military—dozens of battlefields, military parks, and historic sites commemorate and honor the service of American veterans.

The National Park Service invites all visitors to remember our veterans by visiting any National Park Service site for free on Veterans Day (November 11).

In addition, they offer a free Military Pass as a way to thank current US military members and their dependents, Gold Star Families, and US military veterans for their support of our country and to encourage them to explore recreational opportunities on their public lands and waters.

National Park Military Pass

For more information, visit the National Park Service Veterans Day page.

Feel free to contact me if you’d like to chat more about a national parks trip. We have been to over half of the major ones in the US so far and plan to get to all of them soon. We do a bunch on our 2023 cross-country road trip (posts coming soon). They’re all beautiful and unique. I encourage you to visit as many as you can.

© National Park Service

Survey: Daily Road Trip Posts?

Hot springs path

Quick question! Did you like the daily posts and emails from my Leaf Peeping Trip, or was that too much?

We have a three-week cross-country road trip to post about next. Would you want an update to this blog and your emails every day or just every few days?

A: Daily posts and emails.

B: Posts and emails every few days.

C: Update at the end of the 3 weeks.

Feel free to Reply to my email or in this post’s Comments.

Fall 2023 Leaf Peeping Trip – Part 3

Poconos lake

In today’s post, we cross the Delaware River into Pennsylvania and go searching for waterfalls and lakes amidst the Fall leaves.

If you’re on Instagram, Follow my channel @adventures_by_anne to see all the pics.

This is the last of our leaf peeping trips, but next, we’ll start on a 3-week cross-country road trip! Follow along!

Dingsmans Falls

Fall 2023 Leaf Peeping Trip – Part 2

Catskill Mountains

In today’s post, we drive through southeast New York and northern New Jersey, finding more Fall colors and walking in the steps of George Washington!

If you’re on Instagram, Follow my channel @adventures_by_anne to see all the pics.

Come back tomorrow as we cross the Delaware like George Washington and drive through the Poconos region in Pennsylvania for more scenic views.

Time For More Road Trips

Road trip

Phew, there’s been so much trip news lately! But now, it’s time to get back to more road trips!

We’ll be doing another cross-country road trip, a giant 3-week loop across the USA, visiting many National Parks and other exciting sites! Follow along!

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Bring the road trip snacks!