3 Reasons We Loved Gay Days
Last weekend, Dan from At Disney Again and me had the opportunity to do something pretty cool: We attended Gay Days for the first time ever. Well, no. We attended the fifth day of the 2014 Orlando Gay...
View ArticleHappy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day, everyone! We’re, sadly, not at Disney World this year, but we are celebrating with family and friends on Long Island. We hope you’re planning a truly amazing long weekend (we...
View ArticleImagineering Awesome: Haunted Harambe
This post is part of the Imagineering Awesome series Welcome to the fifteenth and final post in the Imagineering Awesome series on Mouse on the Mind! You can access all of the posts by clicking on the...
View ArticleDisney Tours: Behind the Seeds
I’m not really a huge fan of tours. I kind of love wandering the Parks, seeing what there is to see and discovering what’s there to discover. But I have always been curious about what goes on behind...
View ArticleWe Sing and We Samba: La Cava Reserva
I don’t have a snappy serape, but that didn’t stop me from having a great time at La Cava del Tequila’s Patrón Party at Rix Lounge on September 12. First of all, Rix Lounge? If you haven’t ducked in...
View ArticleCarved Up at Rix Lounge
Happy All Hallow’s Eve Eve, everyone! Last year, I was lucky to spend the days following Halloween at Disney World, and during a detour at Coronado Springs, I happened upon something kind of strange …...
View ArticleNew Trip Traditions
A while ago, I posted about my end-of-trip tradition: A meal (usually lunch) and a drink (usually a big one) at San Angel Inn. It sort of happened organically, and then once I started getting a little...
View ArticleCountdown to Dismas: Contemporary Gets Frozen
Can we just change the name of this website to Frozen on the Mind and be done with it?? Seriously, though … this is my third Frozen-themed post in the past seven days! But, c’mon … you had to know I...
View ArticleSaturday Something: Gi-Tar Dan
This might be my favorite thing I’ve ever posted on Mouse on the Mind. A little back story: Most of you know that Dan from At Disney Again has been trying to find a job in New Jersey so that we can...
View ArticleOne Day At Saratoga’s Senses Spa
Although I was initially not interested in staying there, now that I have … I totally love Saratoga Springs Resort! And during our recent Easter jaunt to Disney World, Dan and I fell even more in love...
View ArticleCountdown to Dismas: Harambe Holidays
A couple of days before Thanksgiving, Dan and I hit Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and we were pleasantly surprised to find that the Park was already decked out for the holidays! And these weren’t just any...
View ArticleCountdown to Dismas: Farewell to the Lights
I’m really sort of sad. Because this is likely the last time I’ll ever write about the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights. Which also means that I’ve likely seen the Osborne Spectacle of...
View ArticleCountdown to Dismas: Family Fun at the Fort
Christmastime at Disney World … every time I do it, I vow I’ll never do it again … and yet, somehow, I always end up in the Parks on the busiest days of the year. It’s crowded, yea. But there’s so much...
View ArticleAll Aboard: Senses Spa
I’ve never been the kind of person who goes to spas. A couple of times a year, I do the daughter-thing and go get a pedicure with my mom and sisters, but … meh. It was never really my thing until Dan...
View ArticleFashion Friday: Star Wars and the Power of Costume
My friend Hannah isn’t super into Star Wars but she is super into Padmé’s costumes in the prequel films. Like, I think they’re beautiful and amazing … but she thinks they’re life. So when Star Wars and...
View ArticleGrand Floridian & Contemporary Easter Eggs 2016
Editor’s note: This guest post is by Brittany, a recent transplant from Tennessee to Florida who is enjoying her new life as a Walt Disney World local. Dan from AtDisneyAgain has written about Disney’s...
View ArticleFashion Friday: Star Wars and the Power of Costume (Part Two)
Last week, I started a conversation about an amazing event I attended a few weeks ago: the Star Wars and the Power of Costume Exhibition. But the exhibition was enormous, and I got tired before I...
View ArticleEpic Call Back: Late Night is Date Night
There are a lot of things that can be said about Disney World’s new After Hours program at the Magic Kingdom. For starters, you’re basically paying $20 an hour for Extra Magic Hours (plus free ice...
View ArticleThat Time I Was Artist of the Day
To be Artist of the Day, you have to go beyond just coloring in the lines (although, frankly, you don’t even necessarily have to do that), and really capture the heart and soul of the Disney character...
View ArticleAll Aboard: Spoooooky Times At Sea
You. Guys. You guuuuuuuuys! YOU! GUYS! Earlier this week, some amazing news was released, and I can barely keep my excitement contained. Seriously. I’m walking through the grocery store brimming with...
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