Tips for planning a magical vacation at Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World is a large place – almost the size of San Francisco or two Manhattans – there’s a lot of area to cover between the 4 main theme parks, 2 water parks, 26+ resorts, Disney Springs, and Disney’s Boardwalk area. Your family will …
Birds at Disney and at Home Scouts in several Cub Scout ranks are encouraged to identify birds found in their local area. Discovering birds in your own backyard is fun. Use this handy Wilderness Explorer Checklist to search for wildlife in your own backyard. On your Disney …
Wilderness Explorers and Scouts study many creatures in the wild. Flamingos live in large groups called colonies and it can be difficult to tell them apart. Ask the WE Troop Leader to show you some photos of the flamingos living at the Animal Kingdom, and identify them for your badge.
Scouts may also want to
Let’s Explore! the Animal Kingdom. During your Walt Disney World vacation, earn Wilderness Explorer badges for your handbook by visiting the badge locations throughout the park and completing the instructions for each activity.
When you complete 5 badges, earn your Tadpole Badge. Complete 10 badges, and earn the Minnow Badge. Complete 20 badges, and earn your Fish Badge. Once all 30 badges have been completed, you’ll be a Senior Wilderness Explorer.
You do not need to complete all of the activities during one visit – save your handbook for your next trip.
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Pressed Pennies or Elongated Coin Machines are available throughout the Walt Disney World Resort and Parks.
A pressed coin is created when it is squeezed, flattened, and engraved through two rollers.
Most of the machines are electronic, but there are hand-crank machines too.
Located in all parks and resort areas, including hotels, Disney Springs, and the Boardwalk, it’s easy to collect pressed pennies, dimes, or quarters.
During our first Walt Disney World trip, I made my son a pressed penny checklist booklet.
Using colored copy paper and the checklists from PressedCoins.com (the experts on WDW pressed pennies), our booklet was an inexpensive souvenir of our trip.
We would pull out the booklet during long waits or at the end of the day and check off every place he had pressed a penny that day.
Similar to Pin Trading, you may prefer to only collect pressed coins from a particular park, your favorite rides, or your favorite characters.
Visit Pressedcoins.com for the latest penny machine checklists. Print them on 8.5 x 11 paper, fold in half, add a colorful cover, and presto-change’o, you’ll have a fun pressed penny collectors guide for your trip!
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Celebrating a birthday at Disney World is a magical way to enjoy your special day! The young and young at heart alike will marvel at the extra touches available to create a fabulously memorable birthday trip.
These tips are perfect for when your birthday date actually falls during your Walt Disney Vacation, however, WDW knows you may be celebrating a birthday before or after the actual date too.
It all starts before you even arrive at the Walt Disney World Resorts and Parks…
The celebration begins while planning your Walt Disney World vacation.
When you arrive at Walt Disney World Resorts and Parks, be sure to ask for a birthday celebration button – they are Free! A Cast Member will add your name and you will be able to wear the button for your whole vacation. Cast Members and other WDW Guests will enjoy wishing you a Happy Birthday! throughout your trip.
You will find FREE Birthday (and other celebration) buttons at:
Enjoy wearing your Birthday Celebration Button every day – you will be amazed at all of the well wishes from Cast Members and Guests – you meet along the way. Sometimes you will receive a little extra pixie dust from Cast Members at rides, attractions, and table-service dining locations.
Disney is known for their outstanding service and helping you celebrate your birthday is right up their alley. While celebrating birthdays with my family we have experienced several of the following, I’ll call them ‘magical possibilities’.
Magical possibilities (a.k.a. things that might happen when you are wearing your birthday button):
Most of the ideas above are FREE! and because they are free, they are also random and not guaranteed. If you want to add to the magic of celebrating a birthday at Disney, check out these popular options:
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Dreams really do come true when you plan a magical Walt Disney World vacation for your family! At iheartwdw “the planning journey” is made easy, we want to help you plan an exceptional family vacation. Whether your journey to Orlando, Florida is for the ‘once in a lifetime trip’ …