From One Mom to Another: Tips on Disney, Races and Kids

So you wake up and look out your resort window and it is a torrential downpour.  You have two options, curl back up in bed and wait out the storm or throw together your park bag with a couple extras and head out.  We always chose a park day.  Rain days are less crowded because many locals don't drive in and there are plenty of people who chose the wait it out option.  If you are going to do a rain day here are a couple advantages and a couple pieces of advice.  Do note that some rides, shops and shows will not run if it is raining hard or there is lightning in the area, but this isn't the majority.  On our last trip during Spring Break it poured in the morning and early afternoon on our Animal Kingdom day.  Let's start with what to wear and pack to make sure this doesn't go sideways: 1.  You'll need a rain coat or poncho.  I bring a rain coat for rainy days and save my $.99 poncho for the water rides.  My mom brings an u...

There are two types of character photos at Walt Disney World, Photopass photos taken by Disney photographers while you are meeting and posing with the characters and candid shots you take yourself.   I am a HUGE fan of Photopass photos and have some great ones.  Part of my fandom comes from the fact that I am not a very good photographer and take all my photos with m iPhone 6  BUT...... All that being said I highly suggest you be ready to snap a photo (even with our phone) any time you see a character.  Some characters have set meet and greets with set schedules where you can line up to get your picture taken, others are just wondering around the park and you are likely to just bump into one.  Some of these accidental meetings create great photos and wonderful memories.  The following are all photos I took with my iPhone, with descriptions of where and how:  Look Ma, I'm in a photo! These three photos are from the Crystal Palace character ...