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It Really IS Magic — A Mom Blogger Discovers Disney World

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I have to admit, I didn’t believe it.

I didn’t believe that Disney was the happiest place on earth.

Sure, I planned on eventually going to Disneyland or Disney World for the sake of my kids. (My son was constantly informing me that he was the only first grader in the whole world who had never been to Disneyland or Disney World.)

But personally, my idea of the perfect vacation was to skip the busyness of a fair and head to a beach, armed with a towel and a really good book.

It was how I was raised. My parents were not fair-going people.

Every year they vacationed on the very same beach, under the very same umbrella, loaded down with books and sunscreen. They looked on in disbelief at parents who brought their children with them on vacation. No — to them a vacation was for reading and relaxing.

They did bring us to Disneyland once when I was six. But the subject of returning never came up. My parents were happiest in Hawaii on their beloved beach.

So, I assumed that that beach was where I would be happiest too.

BUT I was wrong!

Now, after experiencing the magic of Walt Disney World — I BELIEVE!!!

In fact, I am so in love with Walt Disney World, I wish I were there right now! I could return year after year after year and never be full.

It IS simply magical.

Why am I so enamored with Disney? Let me tell you…

For Kids, For Parents, For Everyone!

I knew my kids would love Walt Disney World. I mean come on?!? I think it would be impossible for kids to NOT love Disney!

Disney is imagination come to life!

At Walt Disney World, kids get to be a part of a world they had only imagined before. To a child that interaction can only be understood as magic.

And to a parent, seeing our children’s eyes dance, their hearts jump and kick, and their minds travel to a world where dreams really do come true, that is about as wonderful as parenting gets.

My toddler, Olivia, and my seven-year-old, Jackson, were both in childhood bliss in the happiest place on earth — but I was more than just along for the ride…

I loved Disney World myself! Yes — beach loving, book reading, internet addicted, easily nauseated by anything spinning around in the air — me!
I LOVED Disney World!

As the parades danced through the streets, as the giant, stuffed characters hugged us, as the fireworks exploded in the sky — with the music of Disney accompanying it all — I was in that magical world too, celebrating the sweetest parts of life.

When I looked around, I saw all ages enjoying the parks. And those without kids were having just as great of a time (maybe sometimes an even better time! LOL) as those of us with kids.

I realized that Disney magic is for everyone!

Vacationing Made Perfect

Disney knows how to do it right!

At every point in our Disney vacation, my husband Phil and I were totally impressed with the well oiled machine that is Disney.

Especially when staying at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel, every moment of your vacation is made hassle-free and convenient.

Even planning your vacation is made simple at their fantastic interactive web site with features like a detailed vacation booking guide, a pricing guide, a pre-arrival guide and more.

Ideas like the Your Key to the World Card, the all-in-one card that you receive upon check-in that acts as your hotel room key and Disney Theme Park ticket, and allows you to charge souvenirs throughout Walt Disney World Resort directly to your room and pay for meals with the Disney Dining Plan, make everything just that much easier.

The benefits of staying at a Disney Resort hotel also save you a ton of money.

With the Complimentary Airport Transportation and the Complimentary Resort Transportation, there is no reason to rent a car or call a cab. You can get everywhere you want to go, quickly and easily, with no cost.

And with the Disney Dining Plan, Disney Resort guests can save up to 30% per adult on dining by purchasing a Disney Dining Plan as part of their Magic Your Way Package. The plan allows guests to choose from over 100 select restaurants throughout the Walt Disney World Resort!.

These benefits can save you hundreds of dollars!

As well, guests at Walt Disney World Resorts can use their Key to the World Card for Extended Theme Park Hours — additional time in the Disney Theme Park (above and beyond the standard operating schedule) at no extra charge.

Best of all, there are Disney Resort hotels for every budget. From value to deluxe, you have all kinds of options.

After staying at a Disney Resort hotel, Phil and I will never do it any other way. The perks and savings are unbeatable!

And the customer service was consistently excellent!

There is nothing like impeccable customer service. Perhaps Disney teaches their “cast members” that Walt Disney World can only be magical if their guests are treated like royalty.

It really does make you feel treasured to have staff give you that extra special attention. Every employee of Disney we encountered was there to help make our vacation as perfect as possible.

Disney made our entire vacation experience magical.

“Always Leave Them Wanting More…”

I didn’t want to leave. Ever.

And I can’t wait to get back!

Before I landed on Disney’s magical soil, I figured one trip to Disney would be good for a lifetime. I could check it off the parenting list as a “been there, done that.”

But at Walt Disney World I learned that there are a lifetime of vacations waiting for you. There is so much to do and enjoy, we could go for a dozen trips and still not have done it all!

We met visitor after visitor who return every year to Disney World. I met a mother with an autistic son who brings him a few times every year. “He comes alive at Disney World. He loves it here. It is our thing that we do together.” she told me.

We also met so many families who were part of the Disney Vacation Club. Each one of them raved about their experiences. “We love it!” one father told me, “And every other Vacation Club member you meet will tell you the same.”

I asked another father what made them come back every year. “It is the best place for family vacations,” he explained, “Everything is accessible, convenient and self contained. It is safe, clean and family friendly. It just makes vacationing so easy.”

Phil and I are definitely planning to return to Walt Disney World. My son Jackson said, “Mom, we can just put aside a bit of money each month and then we will have enough to come again.”

Yes, Jackson, I think you are right! And I will be just as excited as you are when we board the plane to return to Walt Disney World.

Enter to WIN Four 1 Day Park Hoppers!!!

Thanks to Walt Disney World, we have Four 1 Day Park Hoppers to give away!

To enter, simply leave a comment here at this post.

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This giveaway is open for entry until Friday, April 3rd, 2009. The winner will be announced on Saturday, April 4th, 2009.

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Updated to add: Yes, in case it wasn’t clear in this post, Disney did provide our family with passes to their parks and a stay in their hotel. As we state in our Disclosure Policy, we often receive free products and services when we are preparing a review or a giveaway for this site.

Disney is a fantastic supporter of the blogging community and they have had several bloggers review their parks.

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  2. My 18 yr old is just graduating this year and has never been to Disney World. I tell him I want to take him this summer and even signed up for the give a day program but since it is now over, I think we are out of luck for getting free tickets. Cameron is such a good person helping handicapped people at school and too nice to fight back the bullies. He started school with ADHD but managed to get off the meds by High School. He has really had trouble the whole 13 years of school. I just am so proud of him and want him to see Disney World an least once in his lifetime. I tell him how special this place is and he says “We can’t afford it Mom”. I wish we could because he is growing up on me and time is getting away. Soon he will be gone. Kind of like the Cat’s in the cradle song.

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  3. I love Disney World – especially when you get cet a deal (and a free give away is certainly a deal!). It really is a terrific vacation destination – a little expeisive but you get the quality you pay for. Love it!

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  4. Disney is totally magical!

    However, we have done it another way – and we love it and are already planning to do it again.

    We stayed offsite. Gasp! Yes, we rented a 2000 sq ft 5 bedroom/5bathroom home with http://www.romancingthemouse.com . The benefits? Well, with 4 kids (plus we went with the grandparents, as well as one aunt/uncle) – we simply need the space! Our family of 6 being in a hotel room together all week after being tired out from days at Disney was just not an attractive option for me.

    PLUS – we got our own private pool and hot tub! Honestly – the days we spent at the house relaxing by the pool were some of our kids favourite days. We had an absolute blast! It made our Disney vacation relaxing – and how many people can say that?!

    And we were so close by. Being in Windsor Hills, we literally were in the Animal Kingdom parking lot less than 10 mins after pulling out of our driveway. We were close enough to come back for an afternoon swim/nap before heading back to the parks – all we missed was the hottest/busiest time of day!

    Plus we could make out own breakfast – I get tired of restaurant food after awhile. If you really wanted to save money you could make all your own meals – but hey, I’m on vacation here! We often just picked up Subway for lunch, sometimes we made our own sandwhiches and then we always went to a restaurant for dinner.

    Especially with having a 3 month old at the time – I could put him down for a nap inside and go out and swim! Can’t do that at a hotel!

    Yep, we loved it!! 🙂

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  6. Great post…too bad I saw it to late to enter the drawing. I am a bona fide Disney NUT. We leave on Thursday for our Magical Gathering with both sets of grandparents and aunt/uncle/cousin! It is going to be my daughter’s first time and my son’s second. It is truly a magical place. I am currently doing a countdown to our trip on my blog with Disney-themed posts. I hope you can stop over and take a look!

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  7. I like Disney World. Last Year I had gone Florida Disney world with my friends. Really it is very attractive and magic. Disney world is wonderful place in the world.

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  8. Looking to make our Dream Vacation to Orlando everything our kids hear about and see on TV. The opportunity to visit Disney is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and we would love to be able to share that with our kids.

    Thanks Julie

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  9. We are going to on a cruise with friends and we were just talking tonight about Disney passes. We will have 10 kids with us! This would be awesome!

    Paula

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  10. Ooooooo…I love WDW. I have wonderful memories of family vacations. I’d love to create more of them. Thanks!!

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  13. Disney is so hard to fit into our budget! This would really help and I could finally plan a trip there! Thanks for the chance!

    kayceewilliams at gmail dot com

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  22. My family knows that the “Mouse” rocks! I have been a Disney fan since I the first time I went. We’d love to be able to go as a family before everyone gets out of collage!

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  28. Oooh! Am I still able to be counted in on this? Today’s my birthday. This would be an AWESOME present!

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  29. There would be nothing that I would love more than to go to Disney with my family!! Thank you for even giving the hope that we could win! And congrats to the family that does!

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  31. I agree that Disney World is a Magical Place. I have been going there since it opened and always enjoy myself. First with children and now with grandchildren. Of course my wife and I also enjoy going without any kids. Disney is wonderful for everyone.

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  33. Our family would LOVE to go to Disney World! I have a 6 year old daughter who is severely disabled who got a chance to go a couple of years ago, but was too sick to enjoy herself. How blessed we would be to try again.

    Thank you for the contest entry!

    Kelly

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  40. We have never been to Disney World although we lived in California for a while and went to Disneyland many times. I love it there.

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  44. MARISA IS 7 APIL 7HT, HER PAPA COTA WOULD LOVE TO TAKE HER, WE LOVE TO SPOIL THE GRANDAUGHTER.
    my wife and I will be married 35 years this june 15, and being high school sweat hearts, we alll need to be a kid again , Thanks OLD LUCKY

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  46. We adore Disney World and have been trying to figure out a way to go this year. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  50. I’d so love to go there, my son has wanted to forever it seems!! Thanx for the great giveaway 😀

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  51. We took our kids in 2007 and we also can’t get enough. If the opportunity came up again we’d go in a flash. Thanks for the chance.

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  53. What an exciting opportunity! We love Disney and hope to return later this year…to win this would be amazing!

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  54. I would love this for my nefew who has worked hard to finish high school,he was failing 2yrs ago,he now lives with me last 2 yrs and has finished 2 grades in 1yr and is planing to graduate this yr.I am so proud of him,he is planing to go in the army this aug.

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  55. You are right – Disney can even capture the imagination of adults! My teen kids believe in magic when they go- just as much as they did when they were little. And me, I’ll always be a believer!

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  58. Wow! What a sweet prize! We’re leaving Saturday for Orlando … this would be an amazing blessing!!!

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  60. Awesome contest!! That’s for doing this. This would give me something to do with all these extra kids this summer!

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  64. I would love to take my 76 year old Mom to all the parks. She has never been there before. Thanks for the chance to win such a great gift.

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  66. How awesome would it be to win this?! My boys (and mom and dad) would be so thrilled to go to Disney.

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  68. It sounds like you had a wonderful time!! I always thought we could NEVER afford Disney World, then I started checking into it and we took our first trip in 2000! Wow! Was it ever magical, wonderful, exciting and everything inbetween! We have been back twice since then and I can not wait to go back!! Sometimes, I think I love it more then the kids…LOL.
    With the recession hitting so hard, especially here in Michigan, I don’t see that happening any time soon. This sure would help get me back there!!
    Thank you for the WONDERFUL giveaway!!

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  70. Oh my, I live some 45 minutes away from Disney, but truthfully, I currently cannot afford to take all 4 of us. What a great giveaway!

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  79. We love Disney. They were especially nice this year by giving us tickets for each family members birthday.

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  80. Disney is magical – you can totally forget the real world and it’s problems and immerse yourself in fantasy…

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  81. My dad(Papa)wanted to treat my kids to Disneyworld, but we were waiting for my youngest to get a little older so she’d remember. Well, my dad starts to cough (never smoked or drank) and get diagnosed 9-12 months to live. He suffered everyday for 8 months and we lost him. Now that my mom is alone, she needs to survive on her own and hubby’s laid off-SO I am grateful for a chance!

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  90. I’m going to florida and would love to bring my family to Disney World!!!!!
    Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me!

    Please & Thankyou!

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  94. AND I am sharing on Facebook.
    Hope you get to go back to Disney World again soon (and me too!)

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  100. This is truly a great giveaway! I would love to be able to go back to Disney with my kids before they are too grown to want to go.

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  103. We’ve never taken the boys to DisneyWorld yet….it would be wonderful to be able to go. Thanks for a fantastic giveaway!

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  105. My son and I went to Disneyworld last year. I’m hoping we can return with the rest of the family.

    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(dot)com

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  108. I have always been a firm believer that Disneyland is the Happiest Place on Earth – the magical quality that is found in the parks cannot be replicated anywhere. I love the cleanliness, the friendliness, the rides, the food, the characters, the shows… basically EVERYTHING! I have a little dream of going to work for Disneyland once I retire (which is a LONG time from now, but it is good to dream, right?) I have experienced Disney through the years – I remember the sheer joy of the park as a child when I believed that I was seeing the REAL Sleeping Beauty and Mickey Mouse and truly taking a rocket ship journey to the moon. I rejoiced in my teen and early adult trips when I went every few years for the rides and could spend a full day at the park taking advantage of every Fast Pass and roller coaster the park had to offer. Now, I am enjoying the park from an entirely new perspective – as a parent experiencing the magic through the eyes of of my children. I love Disneyland and Disney World and we would LOVE the opportunity to win tickets! My youngest daughter has yet to experience the parks and this giveaway would be amazing!

    Thank you.

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  109. Sounds great! Our family will be going to Universal Orlando later this month and would love to include a visit to Disney World too! Thanks for the chance!

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  115. My family and I just love to go to Disneyworld. It is such a fascinating place. You will meet people from all over the world as you check out the parks. It would not hurt my ego one bit to win this prize, maybe it would get me out of the winter doldrums.

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  118. There is absolutely no doubt. Disney World is the happiest place on Earth. I wish I was there right now! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  120. My DIL’s mother is coming to the U.S. for the first time
    and what a financial treat for them to be able to go to Disney (not far).

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  123. Very nice giveaway, I have always wanted to go to Disney and I know my kids would love this. Thanks for the giveaway:)

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  126. I actually just moved to FL 6mos. ago and we have not been to Disney World yet!! We are only about 2 hours away. I would love to go and it would be a dream come true for my kids!!

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  127. I havent been to Disney world since 1994….but I remember the wonderful time I had with my family…I would love to go again…with my new family!

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  128. My kids have never been and I cant remember when I went. My mom took me when I was 6 months old…… hmmmm I do have a picture with me in my stroller by a ride that looked like Dumbo.

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  129. Thanks for the great giveaway! I used to be an annual passholder but now live in CA, would love an excuse to fly out to FL for a trip to WDW!

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  131. What a great contest! This is a dream to take our kids here, I’m crossing my fingers and my toes!

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  135. WooWEE this would work out so great for me to take my niece and nephew on a vacation. Their parents are deceased and being raised by someone else, but they can’t afford vacations. So every couple of years I try and take them somewhere. Thanks so much, I know they would be very appreciative of the trip.

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  136. This is a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious contest! Our family, especially me, loves Walt Disney World. It’s the one place we can go and I can be a kid and nobody blinks or looks twice. I can hug Mickey, scream on Splash Mountain and see the special Disney magic in the eyes of my children. Thank-you!

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  137. My family would love to visit Disneyworld again. This would be a great win to jump start the planning of our trip.

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  140. There is nothing cooler than seeing Disney through a kids eyes! You see things you would have NEVER payed attention to :p

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  142. Once pushed my mother in law 11 hours through Disney World in a wheelchair. Can’t wait to go back!

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  143. Disney is a fun place to visit. We have many happy memories from our two previous trips there and look forward to more.

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  145. I have not been to WDW in over 6 years when i took my 2 boys while they were still toddlers, I would love to be able to take them now as they are a bit older and they can appreciate the rides and get the whole experience of it.

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  146. Welcome to the wonderful world of Disney fandom! I have been a great big Disney fan for what seems like eons, now. So much so, in fact, that I insisted that my hubby and I marry at Walt Disney World! I would love to take hubby back for our 13th anniversary this year, and these tickets would really help! Thanks for a great giveaway! And, enjoy planning your next trip to WDW!

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  148. My sister is taking her family to Disney the end of May. Her birthday is also in May and this would be an awesome gift for me to give to her.

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  150. My favorite vacations have always been Disney bound, from honeymoon to kid’s vacation. Disney has made our memories.

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  151. Just to show you how naive I was. a grown woman, I expected to see the Castle rising out of the Florida land when we flew into Orlando. My children were not the only one with Disney sparkling in their eyes.

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  152. Thank you so much for sharing this post. You articulated my feelings about Disney so eloquently – I got a little teary eyed reading about the joy that your family experienced.

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  172. Wow this would be a blessing for me to win. My ex husband took his nephews to disney this year but didn’t even think to bring his own children. I would love to win this to take them

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  173. We love Disney and have been lucky enough to go once already. Would love to win the tickets to go again! Thanks for the giveaway and love your blog!

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  181. Our family loves Disneyland and in this economy, 4 tickets would be a vacation! “It’s a small world after all.”

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  182. Disney is such a great place. It is very expensive for my family of 6. Getting a break on 4 of the tickets is a huge deal for us.

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  183. My little boys always hate leaving and once we get home can’t look at the pictures because it makes them miss it too much!!

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  191. We are going to go to FL this summer and this would be great! Great giveaway – thanks for offering!
    ~Tanya
    the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com

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  195. I love, love, love Disney and so do my kids!! This is an awesome giveaway. Please include me!
    Thanks!!!

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  199. Oh enter me! hehe If I won this, there is just NO WAY hubby could say no. 🙂 Thanks for the link girls! Your the best.

    Karen @ Lil Momma’s Haven
    @lilmommax4

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  202. I love to go and take my three brothers who are 11, 13, and 16. They have never been and would have an awesome time. I have been hoping to take them within this year if possible.

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  204. We are going on Spring Break for the first time….the kids are soooo excited!! Thanks for this great giveaway.

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  208. My wife and I are planning on visiting in May. Would love to get some feedback on planning for this trip. Everything sounds fantastic. How can one see and do everything in five days? What is best to see the first time around?

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  209. I’ve been going to Disney World regularly since 1972. I know it pretty well. Blame it on my parents. Yes, they are good parents. They’re in the 60’s and still regularly go by themselves to Disney World. We’ll sometimes get surprise phone calls from them saying, “Guess where we are? We’re having coffee in Downtown Disney.” Today, I’m a stay-at-home dad who is really tight with money and is always saving our extra pennies so we can travel to Orlando again. My favorite place to stay at Disney is the Pop Century Resort. I was also pleasantly surprised at how nice the family suites are at All-Star Music when we visited Disney World last year. I love Disney!

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  212. I love Disney World! Only went once as a child but have been 3 times as an adult. So much nicer than any other theme park.

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  214. Walt Disney World is absolutely the Wonderful place to vacation. If you get the chance take your children to the Mickey’s Not so Scary Halloween Party. This runs quite often during the month of October. If you have grown up in cold weather, then you know about Trick Or Treating with a coat over your costume. At Disney no coat and Tons of FUN!!

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  215. I love disney! Even as a grown-up I cry everytime I hop that monorail and come around the bend and see the castle just waiting for me! This past time we even took the dog!We are going to florida spring break ti visit relatives and this would be perfect for the day (they get the cheap discount..LOL). Can’t wait tio go back!

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  216. I love Disney too. We took the kids there last year for the first time and we all fell in love. I can’t wait to go back.

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  217. I am a Disney freak. As a matter of fact, I like to go alone, without any annoying children. I can do that now. I have taken all my kids, and my grandson. Now it is just me, with no one to harsh my Disney mellow.

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  218. My son is 11 now and has been begging me to take him to disneyworld since the age of 5. I’m finally surprising him this year and taking him!
    Yeah! So this contest came at the most perfect time!This will really be a real dream come true for our family 🙂
    Thanks for the chance in your give away!

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  219. Going to Orlando this summer when my husband gets back from his current deployment and would love to use these hopper passes with my family.

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  223. I would definitely love to win this! We’ll be in Florida, visiting my brother in law this summer. It’d be so much fun to be able to take the kids to Disney World for a day while we’re there!!!

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  224. We would love to take our sweet son to Disney but it’s so expensive!!! Those tickets would really help.

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  228. My family loves Disney World even my husband who was once a nonbeliever! My daughter dreams of one day spending the night in Cinderella’s Castle! She thinks that would be the coolest thing in the world!

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  232. whew! this giveaway is super awesome!! i love it! hope i’ll win this opportunity to go to disney land with my family for the first time!!!

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  239. I love love LOVE Disneyland! We are excited to take the kids someday but, so far, me and my husband sneak off every once in a while and let ourselves be ten again. It IS magical.

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  240. I would love to go but have never had the finances. It would be great to go after having a rough year. Thanks for the entry and I have your button on my blog. Have a blessed day! :0)

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  257. Oddly, I didn’t really care about Disneyworld until well into adulthood . . . somehow, nearing 30 seemed to be the benchmark of wanting the experiences: this would be a fabulous win!

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  259. Wow what a great contest. We’re headed to Disney World in a couple weeks – we call it our “happy place”

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  262. I LOVE Disneyworld! I am taking my daughter and grandchildren there in May. This will be their first trip and the tickets would really come in handy.

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  267. Me and my family went this past Christmas and stayed till January 4th, this was the second time in 3 years, I was the best!!! I was already trying to plan yet another trip for the next christmas…I absolutly LOVE Disey and wish I could go every year…I have learned some really good tips and tricks…One of my best suggestions, Is always get at leased the magic your way plus dining, It is great, not only is the food paid for before you get there, but you get to try some of the be food around, If you are a first timer, be sure to make dining reservations 6 months out, and Lecelliers is one of the best in Epcot!! We loved it!

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  268. I posted a link to this giveaway on Facebook. Not sure how to verify that for you though, without ‘friending’ you…

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  272. I’d love to win this & tell my husband we’re going sooner than he thought. We have been saving up to go. He has been wanting to take us. We have 6 children which makes a family of 8!

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  284. Where dreams come true! I could use somma that! Tired, weary, health worn and house hunting……I would love to get away with my hubby and kids….vacation?….fun?….what’s that? Heeeellllllllp. No, I’m not crazy, just overwhelmed! 🙂

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  285. I loved Disneyland and DisneyWorld as a child and still love it as an Adult! DisneyWorld is the best!

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  288. And of course for my Facebook! We will be in CA to visit Sea World one day in April, so this would be a blessing. My 5 kids LOVE DL, and have been there once…they want to go back…I want to go back…so much to see that we didn’t the first time!

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  294. I too love Disney. We have been twice and really I think we need to go back again! If I won this prize then it would make me plan a trip right away so I could use them.
    THanks love the disney feeling its magical!!!!!!!!

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  298. I love Disney – it truly is the happiest place on earth

    Thanks for the give away and sharing your fantastic experience!

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  299. well I’ve not been 2 Disney World since my senior year 1976, sounds great, and the last time I’d was there was grad night, I’m sure they don’t do that anymore~

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  300. We are going to Disney for my daughter’s first time on April 30th. It would be so nice to win to save us that little extra that we could use for food and things in the park. Thanks!

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  304. I love everything about Disney -the streetmosphere is second to none. It doesn’t matter if it’s your first or 101st trip, Disney makes is special.

    Thanks for the great giveaway!

    Connie

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  305. Disney World is Great. We are planning on a trip in August. Although my daughter and I have already been there, we are taking my nephew for his first trip ever. I can not wait to see the excitement in his eye. He will definitely, as does everyone, there first trip to the magical world.

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  306. I have many of the same feelings you describe above — is it too overwhelming to take on Disney with three young children?? I’ve put it off for fear of meltdowns and tears. But, at the same time I’ve been dreaming of a wonderful family experience and the looks on each child’s face when the see Walt Disney World for the first time. Thanks for a great contest!

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  311. I too have discovered the magic of Disneyworld/land through the eyes of my children, and would love to have the park passes!

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  314. Wow! This is a great giveaway. My husband is an airline pilot so we get free flight benefits. We’ve been meaning to get down to Disney for our 4 year old daughter. Everyday she is lost in a world of princesses and magic so I can’t imagine how her little body would handle THE Disney World experience!!

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  315. This is the truest writting about a Parents first trip to Disney with her children. I went for the First time at 17 and can not even begin to tell you how many times I have been back. We love it. There is something for every age group and being able to watch your child grow. We brought our child for the first time when she was 3 and she was JUST able to go on Splash Mt for the first time this year at 6. And every time we went she would stand up againts that height sign, and say” Not yet! maybe next time”. Enjoy the gift that “Uncle Walt” gave us all, TIME, to be a kid, with our kids! What a gift!!!! Thanks Uncle Walt!!

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  317. What a great trip. glad you guys had a great time.

    the hopper pass would be a great win and would provide for daughter’s first trip to disney.

    thanks.

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  320. We have been wanting to go to Disney before our daughter gets too old to enjoy all the magic! We have just not been able to afford it! we’d sure love to win!

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  322. Oh, I would LOVE to win these tickets. We’ve been talking of taking the family there for our 10th anniversary in a few months.

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  328. What a beautiful picture of your family looks like you had a great time. I love disney world and would love a chance to go back with my daughter who just turned 2.

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  331. My three boys have been begging me to go to Disney World and I kept putting it off. Now we can no longer afford it and my oldest boys is nine. Next year I fear will be to late and will lose all the magic for them. We were lucky and found very cheap tix. to Florida for Spring Break. Would love to be able to take the boys to Disney World on this vacation!

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  332. AWESOME GIVEAWAY!!!! We love Disney. I have always gone growing up and my husband and I went to DW and took a Disney cruise for our honeymoon. Now we are headed back for our 5th anniversary this year. = )

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  336. My son had been bugging me for a while about going. I so want to take them. I’m just trying to see how we can afford it. I can’t wait to go!!

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  341. We are going to Disney World at the end of June and we would love to win these. I just blogged about it! Thank you for offering this great giveaway!

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  342. My son and I just got back from 3 days in disney, after staying at the park I will only do it that way. I wish the food was a little more healthy, but my 3 yr old had a blast, and seeing it through his eyes made it all the more special. My parents came too, it is wonderful to see so many generations together celebrating at disney. My parents had a great time with my son, and they got to remember the fun family times we had there too.

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  354. I am so excited about this give-a-way! My family and I are going to Disney World this Summer for my teen daughter’s birthday in August 2009!

    This would be an awesome gift for her because of the economy, etc., she can only select one Disney Park to attend; and of course she is having a very tough time making a decision on which Park to choose!

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  356. I’d love to win this, we are a family of 8 so, this would help make our trip more affordable. It would be fantastic to win this & make some family memories at Disney.

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  360. All I can say is, “Welcome to your new addiction!” *grin* Now you can join the rest of us who eat mac & cheese for dinner several times a week, use things until they wear completely out, and sell anything that doesn’t move — all in the name of getting back to WDW as soon as possible. 🙂

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  365. I love Disney! We used to go almost every year when I was kid and I took my son when he was 7 months old – would love to go back now that he is 3.5 and he would enjoy it more!! Thanks for such a great give-away!

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  372. i keep saying we need to go (helloooo! we LIVE in florida!) but we just haven’t yet (shame on us!) you’re the third person in a week or two that’s talked about disney world (it’s a sign!)

    now we HAVE to go! great giveaway! you all look like you had so much fun!! and can i just say, i rarely see pictures of the four of you, what a beautiful family you truly do have!!

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  377. I’ve never been to Disney World or Disney Land, but I’ve always wanted to! Now that I have my own daughter, I think it will be so much more fun! Thank you for the giveaway! 🙂

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  378. WOW…. LOVE your blogs. I have never been to Disney World. My son has special needs and I think he would love it. Here’s hoping we win. THANKS SO MUCH!!!

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  391. These would come in handy for our upcoming WDW trip in November! What a great giveaway. I LOVE DISNEY!!! I spend too much time on the Disney boards 🙂 And spend too much money in the Disney store.

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  392. My family loves Disney World ! We would love to go again! Tickets can be expensive. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  402. OH MY GOODNESS! We are planning a Disney vacation for us and our two children (3 1/2 and 8 months) either in the fall or in January 2010 (so I can run the marathon there), and these park hoppers would be PERFECT!

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  403. I am a newsletter subscriber. We love Disney:)and discovered long ago the magic at Disney. Great FAMILY vacation!

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  404. I have been hoping to take my grandson to Disney. The Disney hotel isn’t that expensive, it’s the Disney park tickets. If I won this I could definitely take my grandson!

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  405. Hi,
    My husband and I have been saving for about a year now to take our 4 youngest grandchildren to Disney World. They’ve never been. Their ages are 3 to 10 years old. Their mom and dad recently divorced after 14 years of marriage and it’s been rather hard on them. I will put you on my facebook and my new blog when it’s ready this next week. I’m so excited! Thank you for offering thi prize.

    Lila Huggins

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  406. Ok I have to admit I like Disney world too.
    I was born on the same day as Mickey 11/18/1958
    My favorite next to mickey is tinkerbell. I’m sort of ashamed to admit it but we live only 35 miles from Disney and since living here 8 years now haven’t been to disney. Actually the last time we went was in 1995. My grandsons are coming over spring break to spend time with us, they love to hang out with their 17 and 12 year old aunt and uncle. I would love to be able to take them to disney. Winning the four tickets would help so much since we are on a tight budget. I know they wanted to attend the pirates dinner show so being the awesome winner would be even more special for them.
    So thank you for the chance of a lifetime to bring memories to my grandsons.

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  409. We live relatively close to DisneyLand and would love to go, but it’s not in the budget right now. Thanks for sharing, and perhaps it’ll appear in our budget with some luck and a contest win. Thanks again for sharing.

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  417. WOW Walt Disney we were just talking about taking the kids here in the next year. What a wonderful opportunity to offer Disney tickets.

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  421. Would love to go back soon and this would certainly help with the budget. I love disney world as much as my children do or more.

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  422. This is exactly what we need – 4 tickets to Disney World! I’ll keep dreaming until a winner is picked.

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  423. My friends from college went here for spring break and that was about 5 years ago. We are all dying to go back and this would really help

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  426. What a great post- my hubby and I felt the same way after we went to Disney- I wish I was there now!!!! I will keep my fingers crossed I win!!!

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  428. We are huge Disney fans in this house…..we went twice after we were married (by ourselves) and now once with out little one. Oh, I want to win. HeeHee And staying on Disney property is amazing – we’ve been to the Beach Club and Grand Floridian! 🙂

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  430. Another addict, I see.

    No matter, A Disney addiction is nothing but good clean fun!

    I never thought I would enjoy going there, but one visit in 1999 did it for me. We have been back every year (sometimes twice in a year) since then.

    Disney World is our vacation of choice, and I don’t see that changing any time soon.

    No need to enter me in the giveaway… we have annual passes.

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  432. I agree, how could anyone not love Disney? I like your description: imagination come to life. We’d love to go again soon.

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  435. My kids have been to Disney with their dad (we are divorced), but I have never been and would love to experience it with them before they both are out of elementary school. Thanks for the chance!

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  445. My husband has never been to Disneyland or Disney World and neither has my son. I would love to take them, along with my sister!

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  447. We had planned to visit DisneyWorld this year; however, due to job cutbacks, etc. we will not be able to. This is a great giveaway!

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  448. We were planning to visit DisneyWorld this year; however, due to my husband’s job hours being cut back, plus other stuff, we will not be able to.

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  454. We go to Disney ever couple of years but NEVER stayed on property. I would love to and do the pass hopper thing!

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  455. Awesome giveaway. I turned 40 last year and hubby and I have five kids…and can you believe we have never been to Disney as a family?? In fact three kids and myself have never been. My hubby went as a child and living just a little over an hour from there now, two kids have been asked to go with friends. This was be so much fun!!

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  457. Absolutely love DisneyWorld…just got back from doing the Disney Princess Half Marathon this past weekend!!!

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  461. Oh this would be such a great gift! We were planning on taking the kids to Disney World this late April Early May as we will already be in Florida but with money being low we had given up the idea. This would be perfect for us!!!

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  462. This would be like heaven to my family! I just found out I am having a fourth child and it would be a miracle to be able to go to Disney together before our family changes!

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  464. We were as a family to Disney for my daughters’ Wish. She has lived so much longer than anyone ever dreamed and it would be a gift to take her back. Disney movies and the disney channels are her window into the world as she doesn’t feel well.

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  465. I haven’t been to Disney World since our Honeymoon… 18 years ago. Did take the kids to Disneyland in 2001 – but they were so small! I too could use some Disney Magic in my life right now. We all could. 🙂 So I’m going to think Happy Thoughts and see if the pixie dust lands on me. 🙂

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  466. I have not been to Disney since before Epcot was opened. I need some Disney in my life right now. I hope I win these.

    madamerkf at aol dot com

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  469. My hubby and daughter have never been to Disney! We are thinking about going down to Florida over fall break (and our anniversary). Those tickets would come in handy!!

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  470. Oh I would so love to win these! I don’t know if we’ll ever be able to afford to take our girls down to Disney World, but these would make it possible to try! 🙂

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  471. My husband and I haven’t been since 1996, and we have never been able to take our 3 children. So we were planning on going to Disney this year. But, with the price of everything being so high, the trip is just out of our reach. I think this is such a great giveaway!
    And if we were, to be so lucky to win we would be able to go because we wouldn’t have to purchase any tickets. Here’s to hoping. And good luck to everyone else that has entered

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  473. Every trip to DisneyWorld has been an incredible vacation. It is where I begged to be taken for my senior year “probably-last-family-vacation.” (My pitiful begging worked.) I have gone many times for my one-and-only-wish for a birthday present. Any occasion, any time, sign me up! Can’t wait to take my 3yr old.

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  480. Sounds awesome. We haven’t tried Disney yet because my 6 year old has an aversion to “characters,” but it would sure be worth a try!

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  483. I also have your button in my sidebar at Homemaker Barbi Reviews. Thank you!

    Danelle Ice (Homemaker Barbi)

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  485. What a cool giveaway- we’re looking forward to a Disney vacation in the future!

    Danelle Ice (Homemaker Barbi)

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  486. Wow, what a great give-a-way! My youngest (age 3) hasn’t experienced Disney yet and I have been dying to take her. I would love a chance to win these tickets!

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  487. We are budgeting for a trip with my grandchildren in June. This would save us money for other expenses.

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  488. This would mean that my daughter and I could go run in the 10K at Disney this October like we had hoped to do. We have been training, but don’t have tickets for October.

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  489. I live in California and my dad lives in Florida this would give me a great excuse to take the family out to see him and hit up Disney land at the same time!

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  490. Wow. I have never been to Disney & always said one day I would take my children there, Hope to have that happen soon, You look like your family had a blast there..
    I am going to advertise this on my cafemom

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  497. I’m so glad you loved Disney– I have been 23 times (not joking!) and can’t wait to go back! I took my nieces in January and it was absolutely magical again. It’s different everytime, and I never fail to enjoy myself.

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  499. I LOVE Disney! My niece has only been there one time and would love to go back.

    If it helps, I already subscribe to the newsletter and I have a button on my blog. 🙂

    Thanks for hosting this giveaway!

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  500. My toddler son went to Disney in October. He keeps asking “mom, can we go back to see the Castle”. What a great giveaway, disney is the happiest place.

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  501. 4 tickets to Disney? I can’t think of a better way to spend summer vacation! I would love to experience this with my children!!

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  504. We love DisneyWorld. We have been there several times and have never gotten tired of it. I could go there every year. There is so much to do. Thanks

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  512. My sister is taking her family there in May. I would be THE COOLEST aunt if I could get my hands on these for her!

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  519. I am as in love with Disney as you are. Our family was blessed to be able to take a Walt Disney World vacation in 2006, when the kids were 5 & 2. We LOVED it!! It was the best time ever! I dream of going back every single day. Thanks for the chance at this giveaway.

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  521. I so badly want to go to Disney World! The more I hear about it, the more I want to go! Please enter me in the contest!

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  523. Our daughter is begging us to go back to Disney World! Unfortunately, I cannot see us going anytime soon. Winning these park passes would certainly make our dreams come true of going back again!

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  532. Disney is the best!!! We live very close to Walt Disney World and we still cannot get enough. We would go once a week if we could.

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  533. Would love to take my family on this wonderful trip. We were separated as a family for 6 months at the end of last year and now we are back together and this would be a great way to celebrate us all being together again!

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  536. I am glad you had a great time! My fiance and I love going and have been twice in the last 3 years. It is so hard those years that we don’t go like this year because it truly is a fun place for all ages. We even make sure to meet the characters and dine with them even though we don’t have any kids with us. I hope to return next year. 🙂

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  541. How fun for you and the family. I am hoping to take my family there too. My son is almost old enough (21 months). Thanks for the chance to win

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  545. I would LOVE to win this!!! My girls would LOVE to win this!!! I have never been to Disneyworld or even Florida so it would be awesome.

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  546. I’m not intending to win your contest but just had to leave you a comment. My husband and I didn’t discover WDW for ourselves until after our children were grown and on their own. I wish we had taken them at least once when they were kids. We thought our trip in 2007 would be a one-time thing but we’re on our way back this April. I’m so glad that you and your family have found this perfect family vacation spot and I hope you enjoy many more trips together in the years to come. Lovely article you wrote.

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  549. OH my!! I have never won a blog contest but I have my fingers and toes crossed on this one. My kids have been begging us to go to Florida and to Disney however we can just not afford Disney right now. This would truely be a dream come true for our family!! It’s been so long since we could take such a great family vacation and this would certainly be a dream come true!! Thanks so much for your great blog and great contest!!

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  551. Gosh, I haven’t been to DW since 1993!!!! I’d love to win passes because it is sooo not in our budget to go there!!

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  553. We used to go as a family once a year or so as a child. However, it has gotten so expensive to take a family there. I would love to win this.

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  558. We live 2 hours away and still can’t afford to go. This would be such a dream for the kids. Thank you so much for the chance.

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  562. My twins are six and have never been to Disney World, even though we live in Florida. We would LOVE to win this prize!

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  565. We are taking the kids to Disney in October for my son’s first time and these tickets would really help cut down on some costs.

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  568. Disney has always been our families #1 dream vacation spot.
    Park tickets would go a long way in helping with the cost of the trip.
    Whoever wins will be very lucky.

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  572. As my family grows larger – vacations are getting more and more expensive. Would love this so that my kids will get to enjoy D-land like I did as a little girl.

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  573. My husband and I are taking my son (will be 20 months at the time) to Disney World in August. We absolutely love it. I will be my son’s first time! I can’t wait to see his eyes light up! What a great giveaway!

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  575. What a beautiful resort! We stayed there years ago. Looks like you had a fabulous time with your beautiful family!

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  576. We love Disney too!! We are leaving in 15 days to go back.We have went every spring break for the past 5 years. The first time I went was when we took the kids 6 years ago.I cried when I saw the castle. It truely is a magical place:)

    I would love to win so we could go back:)

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  585. What an awesome contest! We have been trying to get to Disney now for 3 years…..I haven’t been there in about 15 years. It is so magical!

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  586. We just returned from a trip to Disney and would welcome the chance to go again when we visit the inlaws later this year.

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  589. We have been saving and planning for a Disney vacations for almost 10 months now. Our kids are 10 and 8 and have never been before. WE CAN’T WAIT! : }

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  592. My kids (sadly) have never been to Disneyland or Disney World. I love all the photos from your trip. Looks like it was a great family trip! What a great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to enter. :}

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  596. Reading this is making me even more excited to go in july. At this point i think I am more excited then the kids lol.

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  601. I have been to Disney Paris as an adult but would love to take the kids to the proper Disney its on the list but not made it yet

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  609. I LOVE Disney! Please enter me! We took our kids 3 years ago to Disneyland and wish we could go EVERY year or more!

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  610. Ooooo…now THIS is a prize worth winning! for us, it would be so handy since disneyland is practically around the corner!

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  612. It seems the only way we will get to Disney is to win a trip. I am glad you and your family had such a great time there. 🙂

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  620. I haven’t been to Disney World, but our family has a trip planned to Orlando to visit my husband’s grandparents this summer! I’d love to visit Disney World while we’re there!

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  622. I’ve never been to Disney but I’d love to go while the kids are still young enough to experience the magic. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  624. Welcome to the cult! I am not a fan, I am a fanatic! My sister and her husband often put their noses up in the air when ever we talked about our Disney Vacation – it was beneath them, they would rather spend 3k on a shabby beach shack for a week down the shore…. then… while my daughter was a college intern in the world, the decided to do a day trip while in Florida. There were like, okay, it was fine. This year, the spend a week in orlando, off site, couldnt get enough of it and came back DISNEY EXPERTS and NO ONE LOVES DISNEY LIKE THEY DO! hmmmm. hmmmmm…. hmmmmmmm…. Do you feel like that now?

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  635. Disneyworld is truly a wonderful place….this is an awesome giveaway! My husband and I were just saying how we’d love to go back to Florida sometime for a vacation. Thank you for the chance!

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  639. thanks for the awesome giveaway!

    Would you believe we live 45 minutes from Disney but havent been able to take the kids yet? they really ARE the only kids in their schools that haven’t been yet!

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  643. WOW!! What an offer! We finally took the kids to Disney World, but went in August when it was hot, hot, hot! We couldn’t do as much as we wanted b/c of the heat. We would love to go back during an off-peak and cooler time.

    Thank you Disney for the possible opportunity and always thinking of helping families.

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  648. We are dying to take our daughter to Disney. I grew up in Florida, and my husband in California, but our daughter has never been to either Disney. We would LOVE LOVE LOVE to go!

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  649. WOW what an awesome giveaway! I actually just decided on our trip to Disney in November over Thanksgiving. I have been looking all day at dining options, character dining and park ticket options. I know for sure we are staying at the Animal Kingdom resort but as far as what else to add I am lost. Any other tips you have to make the most out of the trip, I would really appreciate. We will be taking my teenager, twins (who will be 2 when we go) my sister, her husband and my niece who is 3. WE NEED MAJOR ADVICE!!!!

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  656. One of my favorite places on earth. You forget all your troubles when your there. You can be a kid again
    !!!

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  661. We are heading to Orlando in a few weeks. This would be AMAZING timing. We have been to Disney once before but the kids were too small to get too much out of it. GREAT CONTEST!!!

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  662. I am also a huge fan of disneyworld, but haven’t been there in a couple of years. I would love to take my 14 and 2 year old there.

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  663. My daughter would like to bring her 4 kids to DW in September and those tickets would be such a help! Winning this would be absolutely fantastic!

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  667. I love the one day park hopper passes. They are great when you have kids of different ages -every gets to visit their favorite park.

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  669. I would love to win this trip. I have never been to disneyworld and my husband has never been to disney at all!! We would have so much fun experiencing it with our daughter and seeing it through her eyes!! Thanks!

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  670. What a wonderful giveaway! We’re planning on going to Disney towards the summer. Thanks so much for this giveaway.

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  681. This would be so great to win. We are a Disney visiting family. I always have been… and my husband is giving in (although he won’t admit he loves it). My parents and my brother’s family now live in Orlando… so we do Disney all the time.

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  693. I’d love to win this- we’ll be heading down to FL this summer and will be passing right through Orlando. It would be PERFECT to spend a day at Disney!

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  695. Your photos are gorgeous! We are hoping to head there soon, it’s been awhile since we’ve been there and there are already so many new rides. 🙂

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  701. Loved your article about the Disney “Magic”! We took our kids this year, and I had only been for high school senior trip (long, long ago!) So to see it through a child’s eyes was amazing, like watching them bouncing with Tigger at the Crystal Palace (I had to join in as well!), or when my daughter, dressed as her favorite princess, Snow White, got to meet the “real one” at the castle breakfast. She beamed as Snow White asked if this was her twin!
    Castle Breakfast = $120, My Little Princess’ smile = priceless!
    As you mentioned, we will need many more trips to even attempt to do everything there. I can’t wait to take them back again – maybe I’ll win your tickets!

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  710. We are big, big, big fans of Disney World. We went last year in November and it was the first family vacation we have had in 2.5 years. We also had an amazing time (That we are still paying for) and atleast once a week we say…….lets go back.

    If i win i can change that to WHEN we go back! Our anniversary is in may, so it would be a nice present for us to take charlotte back.

    ~Trisha

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  717. THank you for the great info on Disney – with a 2.5 yr old and 4 yr old, we’re thinking it’s time we make the trek!!

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  723. I love Disney World also. My brother lives near Tampa so this summer we are planning on going to Orlando for a few days and then off to Tampa to visit my brother. There are 4 of us so this giveaway would be perfect.

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  727. We were able to take our first child when he was 2 and he loved it but was still a little young. I would love to go back with our 3 children now.

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  728. we are gettign ready to take our daughter back as she was too small last time, this would help, big time!

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  729. About 5 years ago I was blessed to be able to take 4 of my granddaughters to Disney World for 3 days. It was their first time to go. Now I have a 5 yr old granddaughter and an almost 4 year old grandson who would love to go with their mom and dad. I’ve always dreamed of helping them get there with their family. Or better yet my husband and myself taking them.

    Thanks,

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  730. Tough times and my family has pulled together. This is exactly what we all need to recharge and give a holler to the mouse. Great prize, thanks bunches.

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  732. Janice, I concur with you 100%! We are regular Disney goers and Disney Vacation Club members, and every experience is always magical. I would love to win the tickets for my sister and her family. My nephew is disabled and she spends so much on therapy for him that they don’t have extra money for Disney vacations. Thank you for providing us with this opportunity!

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  733. My 2 and 4 year old grandkids would love to go to Disney World and this would also help the parents afford to go! This is a fantastic prize!!

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  736. We as a family have never been to Disney World in Florida so to win this giveaway will be a real treat for all of us.

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  738. I went to Disneyworld on my honeymoon and now that we have children, I would love to take them too!!!! What a great giveaway!

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  740. Great giveaway…I love DisneyWorld..Went there for the first time on my Honeymoon many years ago. Been many times since. I agree about staying on there property. Love the transportation they provide. Makes getting around very easy. semtaylor(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  741. Wow, I hope they’re paying you for that review! 😉
    I went with my family when I was 16, and I LOVED it too! It’s fun for everyone. Literally. I’m 29 now and I would go in a heartbeat if I could afford it!

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  747. I have only been to WDW and have been really wanting to go back and take my children.

    melanieadey at hotmail dot com

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  753. I’ve been to WDW so you don’t have to tell me! Great giveaway and I can’t wait to go back too.

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  755. Hi Janice –

    I see you were bitten by the Disney bug!!! Welcome to the club!!! I LOVE Disney!! And I love Walt Disney World. I am 40 years old and I love it now as much as I loved visiting Disneyland when I was kid.

    When I walk through that tunnel and see Cinderella’s castle, I’m a kid again – with not a care in the world. I am truly in my happy place!

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  757. What an awesome give-away! Our youngest 2 have never experienced Disney, so this would be wonderful! Thanks so much for putting this on. 😀

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  758. ah disney. one day we’ll get there. the rates right now are very reasonable. thanx for the contest. this will give us the boost to get there.

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  760. I could certainly use these in about 3 days…when I leave for Disney World!!! I, like you, couldn’t figure out what all the hype was until I went last May. Our friends are wondering why we are going back so soon….cuz we love it!!
    Thanks for a great giveaway!

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  781. Would love to be able to take my daughter back for her 6th b-day. We spent her 3rd b-day at Disney and had a blast!!

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  789. This is where we took our honeymoon in 2004! I love Disney World. We have a timeshare just a heartbeat away!!! I would love to take my great niece and nephew!!! I subscribe to your newsletter as well!

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  791. Planning a trip to Disney in the next year or so. We love it there. Went on our honeymoon. We cannot wait to take the kids. Glad you had a nice time. 🙂

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  795. I soooo need this! We are headed there this July and we have 5 kids!!! Do you know how much it costs just to enter the gates for 3 days (like we plan) for a family of 7??? You don’t wanna know! So here is my entry! I hope I win!

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  802. Any of the Disney parks are a great way to vacation. I am taking my 6 year old grandson to Disneyland next week and I’m not sure which one of us is the most excited!

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  803. We used to live in Tampa. We loved that every time we had a free day, we were only a 60 min car drive from the wonderful Magic Kingdom. Now we live a 60 min car drive from Chicago. We love being close to family but miss FL something fierce. We’d love to win!

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  807. What an awesome giveaway! I would love to take my son (and husband, who has never been there) to Disneyworld. 🙂

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  809. This month, (in approximately 18 days), my family is going to Disney Land, but every since I was a little girl, I’ve always wanted to go to Disneyworld. I hope I win!! Thanks!

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  812. I have lived in Florida since I was 10 years old and I still love Disney World!! Oh, and my children do too! 🙂

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  813. We LOVE Disney! But nowadays it is a bit prohibitive for us… moneywise. This is a GREAT giiveaway!

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  815. Been going all of my life (I’m a Florida native), and it never does get old. I would love to go again this year. We (myself and three kiddos) haven’t been for a couple of years. Thank you for the chance!

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  816. Wahooooo!!! Count me in! I love Disney World! It TRULY is the most magical place on earth! I am dying to take my three girlies to see all the princesses … 😀
    I’m also going to tweet this information!! 😀

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  817. my parent’s are disney vacation members and go twice a year. we tag along when we can and I must say I love it there! I love the beach club and always ask my parents if we can stay there. I am still such a 7 year old to them 🙂

    It sounds like you have a great time! Love the picture and your write up on the perks is right on!

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  818. We’ve been to Disneyland twice when our youngest was 2 and again when he was 4… but NEVER the big DW. What a great giveaway. We’ve always talked about going there one day. Thanks for sharing your experience.

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  823. My Mom took my oldest daughter, when she was two. We were hoping to take both girls this summer. We lived in Florida, when I was growing up & went to Disney almost every year & I loved it. Can’t wait to take the girls. Thank you for such a great offer!

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  824. It’s been many years since we took our children to Disney World. Unfortunately, I had to stay in the hotel room because I was sick, so I didn’t get to experience the joy with them. Hopefully we can do it again some day soon.

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  825. While I was reading, I was praying, “Dear Lord, I know you probably don’t care, but could you possibly make sure there’s a giveaway with this post? Please?? Thanks!” Now to pray for a winning number… Great post, I’m glad you had such a great vacation, and I hope to see you there next time you go! 🙂

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  830. Would LOVE to win-I LOVE Disney and actually worked there while in college! It was a fantastic place to work and I really spent every free day there playing. I can’t wait to take the kids!

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  836. You girls always have some good giveaways, but this rocks!! Our family loves Disney and can never get enough. We also stay on the property when we go at a Value resort and it is well worth it to do so. Everybody is so darn friendly!! We were actually planning a trip to Disney during my spring vacation mid April, but had to cancel it due to economic issues. We were still hoping to head to visit family in Florida and take a day trip to Disney so this would be an answer to prayer!! Thank you for such an awesome giveaway.

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  848. I *HEART* Disney World! A few weeks ago, I posted on my blog about the Disney weekend trip I had with my DH and our 4 year old. You’re right, it is SO magical. And the parks are just so well done. I’d LOOOOVE season passes! 🙂

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  853. Incredible! My hubby and I were just talking about planning a vacation today, so this would be perfect!

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  854. I wonder if a 15 year old would think Disney World is a “cool” place to vacation. Just asked him, well yeah! 12 and 10 year would be geeked to go as well.

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  855. I’ve been to Disney World and Disney Land. It would be fun to take the kids back now that they are older.

    I receive your email updates.

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  869. Hey! We just went last year. It was fun. We also stayed at one of those resort places. fun.

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  874. I can not wait for the day when I can take my 3little ones to Disney…what a glorios day that will be!

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  879. Each time you go back to Disney it is a new experience, especially as your kids age and you can enjoy different aspects of the parks together.

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  889. I used to spend summers with my grandparents and my mom’s parents lived very close to Disneyland, so I would go several times while I was with them. It’s hard to believe that Roo just turned 5 and we still haven’t made it to Disneyworld or Disneyland… we really need to get there one of these days so she and Jasper can grow up loving it as much as I did.

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  893. We’re taking our daughter on her 5th birthday – she talks about it almost every day. I’ve been twice and can’t wait to experience it with my kids.

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  894. We will be going this time next year for our first family vacation to Disney. I can’t wait. Thanks for the chance.

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  895. Not sure if I can enter since I help you guys with writing, but I would LOVE to take my kids to Disney so I thought I’d go ahead and enter – you can disqualify me if you need to 🙂

    Not only am I leaving a comment, but I twittered about this giveaway and I left a link on Facebook. And right now I’m going to blog about it on my site. What a fun giveaway. Well done.

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  896. Would love to visit Disney World again! Havent been in so long; seems the kids get older and you just dont go as much. But we all turn to kids again when we walk down Main Street. I know there are new rides and attractions that we would just love to see again. Four Tickets would be perfect for my family – 2 kids and 2 adults. Since we live in Tampa, we could drive. What a savings that would be. I was recently laid off and I absolutely NEED to visit the Happiest Place on Earth!! Thanks for the opportunity

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  897. “Disneyland has always held a special place in my heart. My father took me there as a child, in high school, in college and introduced my children to the magical kingdom. When he died my oldest son was so sad we took a “hooky” day and drove right past his school another hour to Disneyland. He is now 19 but still talks about that day for grandpa at Disneyland!”

    Quoted from Barbara Miller

    Sorry about father dying, but the funniest part was to do a “hooky day” and drive PAST the kid,s school out to Disney. IF that would’ve happened to me, I would’ve laughed.

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  898. I tweeted and followed you in my feeds and I commented here. I gotz to go back to DISNEY WORLD very soon,please.

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  900. Wow! SOund alike you had a great time!! Would love to take my kiddies to have the wonderful Disney experience! Thanks for the chance!

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  901. How funny! I felt the same exact way till I took my DD. Now I can’t get enough! 🙂 Thanks so much for the opportunity My DD & I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to go again:D

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  902. Disneyland has always held a special place in my heart. My father took me there as a child, in high school, in college and introduced my children to the magical kingdom. When he died my oldest son was so sad we took a “hooky” day and drove right past his school another hour to Disneyland. He is now 19 but still talks about that day for grandpa at Disneyland!

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  904. Hi there! Thanks for entering me. I have been wanting to take the kids and this would be a perfect excuse!

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  910. Oh my goodness, I would love to win these! We’re saving for a florida vacation and we would love to introduce our girls to the magic of Disney.

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  911. I am not entering, because I wouldn’t be able to go any time soon, but wanted to leave a comment about the pictures. Your family is so adorable, Janice! So fun to see you all together. And I can’t believe how big Jackson looks!

    Nell

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  912. Oh, you don’t know how bad I want this!!! Thanks for the chance to win. BTW – I agree, Disney IS the Happiest place on Earth!

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  915. Oh, we absolutely ADORE Disney. We live about 45 minutes north of Disney World and, until this past year (silly economy!) held annual passes. I would love love love to go back with the kids for a visit!!!

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  921. Yes, Walt Disney World is truly magical. The first time I went there I was 30 years old, and felt like a little princess! I would absolutely love to take my children there — they’ve been once, and still talk about how it was “the best time ever”… They would love to go again! Thanks for offering this!

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  928. I love Disney! I have been waiting to take my littlest one until I thought he’d really appreciate it…he’s 3 now…it’s time!!

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  935. We went to Disney in January and loved it! I grew up in Orlando, so I have always believed in the Magic of Disney, but it is fun to now experience with the kiddos! Glad you had a great trip!
    Toni

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  939. I have only been to Disney once a few years ago with friends and definitely hope to be back again soon with our 3 kids!

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  941. I couldn’t agree more. My husband (then boyfriend) and I had a spectacular time there BY OURSELVES a number of years ago! And, long story, we actually ended up getting married there. As you might imagine from your park experience, they took truly outstanding care of us. We can’t wait to take our kids someday!

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  951. We’ve been wanting to take a long weekend trip to Disneyland…if I won these it would be the perfect excuse!

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  953. What a great giveaway, I was just thinking about Disney, never been there, but want my kids to experience it!

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  957. We are going in December. Christmas at Disney is UNREAL! We’d love to have some extra tickets! Thanks for an AWESOME give-away!

    8:)

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  964. That’s awesome!! I’ve been excited about the day that we can take Ali!

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  967. So glad you joined the land of believers! LOL! I ADORE Disney and could sing it’s praises all day long. I’m leaving for a Disney Cruise in 17 days! Wheeeee!

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  972. My fiance and I are going to have our honeymoon at Disney World. 🙂 These ticket’s would be perfect!
    We are getting married in October. Thanks for the great giveaway.

    alexandra dot hancock at gmail dot com

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  973. I love disney world! I can’t wait to take my daughter on her first trip there to experience the “magic”.

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  977. Glad you had such a good time! We went a couple years ago, and the whole family loved it!! I’d love to win and go again!!

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