So what is the battle of the butterbeer?  Well, over the last few years I have been fortunate enough to attend both The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Florida, USA and The Warner Brothers Studio Tour in Watford, England twice.  They are very different experiences but both have plenty for my fellow Potterheads to […]

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I’ve visited Walt Disney World in Florida over 15 times, mainly with family.  My mum is a Disney fiend so it was an essential part of my upbringing, and throughout the years I’ve stayed in a variety of different accommodation.  Usually, when travelling with family we stay in a villa, but when travelling with an […]

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When heading to Walt Disney World in October last year I knew I wanted to do something a little different than I had done when I’ve visited previously.  I was making the trip with friends instead of family and we all had our own plans so I thought this would be the perfect time to […]

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Back in October, I headed over to Florida to check out two of the world’s most famous theme parks, Walt Disney World and Universal Studios.  It was a simpler time in America back then, Trump was still a joke and we could put all our cares away and act like children again.  Well other then […]

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Hello!  This month’s round up feels like a strange one because I spent most of this month in Florida, and have a ton of posts I want to write on that. So don’t want to go into too much detail here. Also, because I was there my September round up went up only a few […]

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Unlike the general Halloween and autumn theming at Disneyland Paris, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World offers an exclusive premium Halloween party named Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, where the park closes early and the party picks up.  This isn’t included in your standard Disney World ticket, you need to get a separate […]

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In the last few years, I have turned into a bit of a podcast fiend!  When I’m not listening to true-crime podcasts chances are I’m listening to some kind of Disney World Planning Podcasts, even if I’m not actually planning a holiday there yet!  I love keeping up with all the changes, new stuff and […]

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My last visit to Universal Studios was in 2012, and as Universal can turn out half a new park in the same time it takes Disney to finish building a car park, you’ve got to believe there is a ton of new stuff I want to explore here, as well as re-visiting some old favourites! […]

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Source There should be an award for the most obscure blog titles, this has gone to be worth at least an honourable mention. You know your a truly insane Disney World fangirl/boy when: You have a photo/video of yourself with a normal looking trashcan. You know him (yes it’s a him) by name, it’s Push of […]

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As you should may know I am obsessed with Disney World!  I have actually lost count of how many times I have been there and Universal studios (my guess is somewhere around the 15 mark).  I spend my days at work listening to Orlando theme park podcasts and my nights trying to find out every scrap […]

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