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Goofy’s Kitchen

Goofy’s Kitchen

Although I spent my early years wandering the Happiest Place on Earth, it had been over a decade since I'd been to Disneyland when I started planning the kids' first trip. It was the finale to our great American road trip from Oklahoma to California. We only had three...

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Be Our Guest

Be Our Guest

We had the pleasure of enjoying our first dinner at Be Our Guest during the first few days after the New Fantasyland grand opening in December 2012 thanks to my lightning fast dialing finger. 😂 Years later, reservations had still been pretty tough to secure even with...

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California Grill

California Grill

After a few trips of trying to get the perfect California Grill reservation (typically the only reservation the Itinerary Planning Office ever had issues with), we finally got it for our December 2012 vacation!! We were often able to get late reservations, but half of...

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Biergarten

Biergarten

We had the pleasure of dining at Biergarten, in Epcot's Germany, on Stitchy's second trip to the World.  I chose Biergarten, or rather Biergarten chose us, because it was the only restaurant with Candlelight Processional Package availability at the late date I booked...

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Beaches and Cream

Beaches and Cream

One of our favorite hidden gems at Walt Disney World is Beaches and Cream at Disney's Beach Club Resort.  Buried behind Stormalong Bay along the walkway between the Yacht and Beach Clubs is this sweet, little soda shop boasting what we think is the best cheeseburger...

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