The Autistic World of Disney

MagicBands are amazing little devices and my son has a difficult time putting his away when back home. MagicBands make our visits convenient because we travel lighter during our Walt Disney World Resort Theme Park touring. They are waterproof wristbands that store your Disney Resort hotel reservations - including your Theme and Water Park Admission, Special Event Admission, Disney Dining Plan Meal Entitlements, Disney PhotoPass   Service   images and they enable charging privileges to your Disney Resort hotel Guest Room account. Not to mention all those little magical surprises!  Photo: The Walt Disney Company - Disney Parks Blog You receive a complimentary MagicBand with a stay at a Disney Resort hotel, which you can personalize with My Disney Experience - great fun selecting a colour and name! You also receive one if you are a Walt Disney World Annual Passholder, or you can purchase your MagicBand online from Shop Disney , or when at Walt Disney World...

Walt Disney World's newest attraction at Magic Kingdom theme park, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, in New Fantasyland is sure to be a hit with guests. Disney Imagineers must have also considered their Autistic guests in designing every aspect of this attraction. While I will not have the opportunity until late October to personally experience this with my son, I was very excited to see a video of the interactive queue for this attraction. Everything about the queue is sensory driven and will definitely captivate many Autistic guests. The queue encompasses many sensory aspects and presents them in a fashion that fosters learning in a hands on and fun manner. The best way, in my opinion to learn. I will also use this video to acclimate my son to what he can expect while learning to wait for longer periods in the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train queue. Thank you Disney Imagineers....no stone is ever left unturned and your attention to details is to be commended! Have a look at the video rele...

I was very pleased and very honoured when I opened my e-mail invitation from Disney Social Media one afternoon inviting me to be a host for a DisneySide @Home Celebration for the very first time. The elation and excitement carried me in a state of euphoria for the next few weeks because I knew that everywhere many people would be rejoicing and celebrating. I quickly began posting on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and sharing photos, ideas and best of all I began to meet new people with the same passion for anything related to Disney.  DisneySide.com   www.disneysidecelebrations.com My celebration would include children between the ages of four-nine years of age, our theme would be Mickey and Minnie but the children could wear their favourite Disney character costume. The parents were invited as well, but unfortunately, they were not comfortable with me photographing their children's faces or sharing such photography publicly. That was okay, I could ...

A recent solo trip as a guest at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort allowed me greater freedom to explore. By habit, I always look at things from an autistic perspective and the benefits thereof. This resort opened August 1, 1997 as Walt Disney World's first moderate/convention hotel and it's vast. The theming was inspired by the explorers who searched for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold, thus embracing a Southwestern United States/Mexican theme. You can see this in the elements used such as stucco walls, mosaics with vibrant colours, a Mayan Ruin themed pool and Spanish style Haciendas. Photo: Jackie Psarianos Access to El Centro The layout follows Disney's typical formula of a  main building, El Centro (check in/concierge/gift shop/food court) with the resort room buildings (1,915 rooms) radiating from there. The walking at this resort can be daunting at best but do remember, the Cast Members are willing to golf cart you to your building. All reso...

You won't miss out celebrating your loved one while vacationing at Walt Disney World because Disney Floral and Gifts  will take good care of that with their easy to order on line convenience. Start your vacation off with the Grand Family Celebration containing a dozen Pixie Dusted roses for Mom, a Minnie Mouse tote filled with goodies for the whole family such as caramel covered popcorn, chocolate chip cookies, heart shaped crispy treats and beverages. You can even personalize your tote with your family name. The Valentine's Day Collection-Grand Family Celebration photo: The Walt Disney Company/Disney Floral and Gifts The My First Disney Visit- Valentine's Day- Mickey Mouse package will make your little fella very happy and memorable for his first visit at Walt Disney World. In this package, he'll delight with his first Mickey Mouse Ears hat, a cozy blanket to watch the fireworks with,a fun plush, a very special message and beautiful keepsake frame to ...

Christmas is my favorite time of the year to begin with, let alone celebrating it in Walt Disney World . That is exactly what we did in December of 2010, twelve days of bliss in a beautiful one bedroom villa at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort (that's a whole other post). The absolute highlight of our trip was to bask in the festivities such as Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, The Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights and the Candlelight Processional  as well as visiting as many resorts as possible to enjoy their Christmas decorations. It was our second visit during the Christmas Season but this was the first Christmas actually spent at Walt Disney World, and I was itching to get over to the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa and spend the afternoon and evening here. I wanted to find a spot nearest the Gingerbread House with a view of the magnificent Christmas Tree and simply bask and enjoy, sip hot cocoa and eat Gingerbread shingles, one after the other a...