Funky little Disney band November 1971 With all of the changes going on in Walt Disney World these days, is it possible to re-create the experiences you once enjoyed there as a child? Do you long to escape in your own nostalgic thoughts and memories when you visit the Parks today, only to find yourself wandering around wondering if there...
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Family Gone Wild! Guide to a Guilt-Free Family Vacation
Families Gone Wild: Breaking All the Rules on Vacation Recently, on our family beach vacation, I found myself watching my sons eat lime tortilla chips for breakfast while they played video games. Normally, I would have chanted my usual rant of, “Do you want to grow up strong with a brain that works, or are you content to be a...
Review: 2015 Chevy Tahoe – A Gem of a Family SUV
What’s better than a trip to Walt Disney World to test out the newest roller coaster in Walt Disney World? Why, test driving a bevy of Chevy’s in the happiest place on Earth, that’s what! Recently, Disney hosted TravelingMom.com travel writers and SheBuysCars.com, for our annual retreat at Walt Disney World. While there, we were treated to some rides we...
A Very Merry Christmas from Walt Disney World
For today's Very Merry Christmas Post I've decided to share just a few of my favorite photographs taken at Walt Disney World during the Christmas Holiday Season. If you've never been to Walt Disney World during this special time of year, I can tell you that it is definitely worth saving your pennies to make the trip! Mickey's Very Merry...
Lessons from Disney’s “Pollyanna”: Getting Real
Confession time. It’s hard for me to “get real.” I mean, I really and truly desire to be authentic with everyone, in all relationships, and now that I am writing more I am very determined to become more and more authentic in my writing. However, I am wired to be a positive person – even a “Pollyanna” (the namesake...
Disney: One Girl’s Dream
Welcome to my first post in the "Disney" section of Christian Traveling Mom! If you don't know me well, then I may need to begin by explaining why there is a "Disney" section on this blog. In October of 1971, the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World first opened. In November of 1971, when I was barely two years old,...