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If you're like me, you spend your days dreaming of the wonderful days when the snow will melt away and warmth will once again return. A certain pesky groundhog tells us that we can still expect more cold and snow- but there's a wonderful land of magic and sunshine where preparations are already underway to help you enjoy that lovely time we call "spring".  The annual Epcot Flower and Garden festival is a wonderful celebration of all things spring. Epcot is already a gorgeous and well landscaped park, and the perfect canvas to showcase the talents of Disney horticulturists. Beautiful flower displays are found throughout the entire park, including several garden exhibits and intricately formed topiaries of famous Disney characters (over 100 in all!). 2015 festival dates are March 4th to May 17th. FESTIVAL CENTER The festival center can be found near the Universe of Energy attraction, and is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during the festival. Here, you&

Even the sunrise is more magical on a Disney vacation, isn't it?

I recently had the chance to tour these beautiful Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort. If you are looking for the highest level of luxury just steps away from the magic, this is it! Elegant decor and beautiful theming make these Villas the perfect addition to Walt Disney World's Flagship resort. If you're a Mary Poppins fan (and who isn't?), you'll love the amazing detail that has been influenced by the classic film about our favorite nanny. While this is a Disney Vacation Club resort, it is open to all guests and can be booked as part of a Magic Your Way package. It is one of the most popular locations on property, and rooms fill up extremely quickly. Enjoy the pictures! Do you dream of staying here one day??

Photo courtesy Disney Parks Blog MagicBands will be available for purchase next week for guests staying offsite at non-Walt Disney World Resort hotels. Selling at a lower than expected price, the MagicBands will be available at select merchandise locations for $12.95 plus tax. This is slightly lower than the expected $15 price point. Color choices will be pink, blue, red, green, orange, gray and yellow A dvance FastPass+ reservations will be available to offsite day guests from 3/31/2014. Those guests will not be issued a MagicBand, but will instead use their RFID ticket media for touch to enter, and FastPass+. A MagicBand can then be purchased and will be linked to the guests My Disney Experience account and will operate in the same way as their RFID ticket media. The bands will not be eligible for touch-to-pay, which is currently only available to Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests. Offsite day guests will be able to make FastPass+ reservations for each day

To check out the rest of the Disneyland Paris Series, check out these posts: Resorts Disneyland Parc part 1 Disneyland Parc part 2 Disneyland Parc, like the US parks, offers a wealth of entertainment. This varies somewhat year to year but you can count on a parade and fireworks. Usually there is Main Street entertainment, a band and singers, a mini parade (the last one I saw was the 20th anniversary celebration train) and the main 3pm parade. Take note the main parade, much like Disneyland, runs from the north east to the south unlike Orlando. It circles the large hub and also Town Square affording maximum viewing. There are also two vast indoor theatres in Discoveryland and Adventureland, though the former has only hosted special events recently and the latter is seasonal.  Fantillusion, a nighttime parade that took the best parts of Spectromagic and the MSEP, has been dark the last year and looks likely to be in 2014 too. As well as cost, in the summer mon