Be Our Guest? No thank you!

My favorite meal of the day is hands down dessert...ooops I mean breakfast...breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! I love everything about it...juice? YES! Coffee? Double Yes? Eggs, toast, bacon, sausage, pancakes...I could go on and on!! So when it was announced that one of my FAVORITE restaurant was going to start serving breakfast, I knew I had to try it!

Never too much of a good thing!

Just a few weeks ago my family stayed at the same resort for the 4th time in a row...the 4th time in just over a year.  If it ain't broken...don't fix it right?  The thing is...WHY? Why do we keep staying at the same resort?  Let's talk about my top 5 reasons for our continue stays at Port Orleans French Quarter!

Free dining is back!!

Free Dining is back!! 

This offer is LIMITED so contact Living With The Magic Vacations today! We are busy updating our current clients reservations and then will take new requests! 

Book Through July 8, 2016

• August 23 through October 1, 2016
• November 15 through November 21, 2016
• November 26 through November 28, 2016
• December 10 through December 21, 2016

Offer excludes the following room types: 3-bedroom villas, campsites, Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – Little Mermaid Standard Rooms and Bungalows at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows.

True Life Adventure

It's easy to say, that out of Disney;s four parks, Magic Kingdoms is hands down the most popular and everyone's favorite. I think it goes without saying that holds true for me too. There is something about the magic and for me, the connection with Walt that is undeniable. Plus it was the first place I worked for the Walt Disney Company. I wanted to share my favorite park outside of Magic Kingdom. Ever since I was a child I was in love with animals. If you asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have told you a zoologist. I read books by Jack Hannah and his experiences with animals. I would watch any special I could on television. It wasn't until I was older and realized anatomy would be a required class that I changed my career path.

The Magic of Disney

Welcome back to the Great Big Beautiful Blog! Are you new here? Be sure to check out more about the  idea behind the blog HERE!
It's been a while since I blogged so I thought I'd kind of start fresh...tell you a little about me, what I do and most importantly...why!
So let's start with a little intro!  My name is Amanda and I'm the blogger here at Great Big Beautiful Blog...

But wait...there's more!
I'm a wife...

Eric and I at Animal Kingdom in 2015

I'm a mom...

Kennedy and Finley are the light of my life!

I'm a Disney FANATIC...but it's more than that.  I didn't grow up like many people going to Walt Disney World. We had some pretty amazing vacations but they were most spent going to the mountains, or on day trips.  I did spend a good portion of my childhood reading everything I could about Walt Disney and the amazing company he started.  I knew as soon as I got the opportunity, it was a company I wanted to work for!  I spent my college years working at Walt Disney World and as a manager at the Disney Store...I soaked up everything I could!
Eventually it was time to figure out what I wanted to do when I grew up...and all I knew is it had to have something to do with Disney! I started out working at AAA as a travel counselor...you guessed it, planning Disney vacations! I did everything I could to stay as close to the magic as I could.  Over the next 10 years I spent time in various jobs..and never LOVED any of them.  I took a long hard look at what would make me happy..and all signs pointed back to Disney!

I'm Owner of Living With The Magic Vacations It's been a long road but I eventually found IT...that thing (professionally) that makes me happy. I get to spend my days creating  memories for my clients. I get to talk about what I love most (besides my family) all day, every day.  I get to share the ideas and dreams of a man who dreamed of a place where his imagination came to life and where he could spend quality time with his family. It's simple, and perfect and I feel lucky to be able to share his visions every day!
Now I'm lucky enough to have an amazing team that joined me, and that share my love of EVERYTHING  Disney!

Megan, Miranda, Amy and Susy

They each have their own reasons for joining Living With The Magic Vacations ...but we all come together for the love of Disney!
Next up...head to Susy's own EarVenture Geeks Blog to find out why she loves the Magic!

Journey into her Imagination

We just got back from an amazing trip to Walt Disney World! For this particular trip we opted to just take our oldest (which I'll talk about in another blog post).   Kennedy is almost 5 years old and has an incredible imagination...combined with a lot of energy and a spunky personality,  I hear about other families who travel to Disney and once is enough...I was thinking about why some kids love Disney, while others can take it or leave it. I believe, like with a lot of kids, Kennedy loves Disney so  much because she is literally living out her imagination and dreams! She can be a race car driver...

A Mermaid...