• Disney

    Walt Disney World is unveiling a new way to help you plan your trip. It is dubbed MyMagic+ and includes a way to get a FastPass before you arrive at the park. A FastPass is basically a ticket to cut in line. During our recent trip to Disney’s Hollywood Studios I didn’t get one for each attraction. Big mistake! My 5-year-old was furious when the cast allowed people with a FastPass to enter first. “Cheaters! Cheaters,” he chanted as if leading a protest. “They are budging! This isn’t fair!” He wasn’t phased by my “This is the happiest place on earth and we shouldn’t complain” speech. I would rather lick…

  • Amusing

    We spent Saturday at a local amusement park. It’s no Walt Disney World. The only show we saw starred three scruffy men pretending to be drunk and shooting each other. Magical. There are rides for all ages which is important when you space your oldest and youngest child 10 years apart. There were just a few tears when my 5-year-old couldn’t ride with his older brother. The guy at the roller coaster took his job seriously. I’m pretty sure my son was a centimeter too short. I suppose better safe than sorry. At this point we decided to hit the water slides. An amusement park is really the only place…