If you homeschool beyond the elementary years, you will need a reliable record-keeping system, especially if you intend to continue schooling through high school. Requirements vary per state, of course, but in general, grade scoring and progress tracking for Kindergarten through 5th grade is not as critical as tabulating high school grade points and credits. [...]
The Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
To quote Annie, “Let’s go to the movies! Let’s go see the stars!” At the Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you don’t just go to the movies; you go into the movies. Enter a stunning, full-scale replica of the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theater for a trip through some of Hollywood’s most-beloved—and some most-creepy—films [...]
The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow
Please welcome a very special Guest and dear friend of mine, Charlene Hanyzewski of 3D Travel Company! Charlene is a longtime Disney fan who successfully homeschooled all three of her now-grown children. She is not only a Travel Specialist with 3D, but she is also the coordinator for The Ultimate Field Trip! Learn more about [...]
Citizens of Hollywood
*** Warning: The below material is excerpted from a published book. Do NOT copy. *** I’ve been ill this week and was not able to write up a new article for today. So instead, I’m giving you an excerpt from MAGICAL MOUSE SCHOOLHOUSE: Learn While You Play at Walt Disney World Resort (page 131)! I [...]
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza
Disney’s Hollywood Studios pays homage to stars of both the silver screen and the small screen. One very special area honoring past and present television greats—one that is often overlooked—is the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza. Located outdoors along the northeastern side of the American Idol Experience/Sounds Dangerous building, facing [...]
Studio Backlot Tour
One of my favorite places to take a break at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is on the Studio Backlot Tour. While the show is far from calm, it progresses at a leisurely pace and is a sit-down attraction—something my feet really appreciate during those long Disney days! The Tour begins at a special effects water tank [...]
Toy Story Midway Mania
Disney’s Hollywood Studios turned a new leaf in 2008 with a name change and new attraction that would keep Guests coming back in droves. Toy Story Midway Mania solidified the Disney-Pixar merger and truly brought to life Andy’s beloved toys. Here, in the land “where toys come to work and play,” park visitors get a [...]
Mosaic Reviews: The Etiquette Factory
If there’s one skill in life children need to learn, it is how to treat others respectfully. Especially in this age of aggression and bullying, where violent acts are newscast daily, today’s kids need to learn how to value others, to consider other people’s feelings, and to think, speak, and act appropriately—to help make others [...]
Star Tours: The Adventure Continues
Welcome to those of you joining me from DELIGHTFULLY DISNEY and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 3rd stop on our Magical Blogorail. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” in the creative imagination of a man named George Lucas, a new mythology was created. He called it Star [...]
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Situated at the end of Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ Sunset Boulevard is the once-glamorous Hollywood Hotel. A mecca for stars of the silver screen during Hollywood’s Golden Age, the structure now stands abandoned with overgrown grounds and unkempt corridors, visages of its glory days dormant under dust and doom. You see, on Halloween night, 1939, a [...]
























