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10 Activities That Will Make Your Walt Disney World Vacation Extra Special

Whether you’re new to the Walt Disney World Resort or you’re a seasoned pro, there are plenty of ways to make your next trip extra special. Follow this list to make your next trip most magical!

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7 Reasons You’ll Love Happily Ever After

1. It has a beautiful message The one thing that made Wishes so special to me was the message it offered for guests—our wishes are the magic in the world and beautiful things can start with a wish. Somehow, Happily Ever After took that message and built upon it, offering guests this new mantra—you are the key to unlocking your own magic.

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7 Reasons You’ll Love Happily Ever After

2. You get to see classics and modern favorites Disney really wanted to lay the nostalgia on thick, so you get to see scenes from a vast array of Disney movies both old and new. From The Hunchback of Notre Dame to Tangled, Toy Story to Brave, Aladdin to Moana and so many other favorites, there is no shortage of your favorite Disney charac

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7 Reasons You’ll Love Happily Ever After

3. It’s nostalgic One of the things that made Wishes so appealing was the fact that it held such a strong nostalgic value that people couldn’t get enough of. Thankfully, Happily Ever After gives us plenty of that as well as it references plenty of older movies that adults in their 20’s especially will appreciate and, like me, probably cry

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7 Reasons You’ll Love Happily Ever After

4. Incredible soundtrack When I first heard the title song for the show, I will admit I was a little nervous. It sounded too pop like and not in keeping with what I was used to from Disney shows. Thankfully, the version that was released wasn’t the exact version used in the show, nor was it the entire soundtrack. There are modern twists o

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7 Reasons You’ll Love Happily Ever After

5. It’s Celebrate the Magic and Wishes combined For me, Celebrate the Magic and Wishes was a package deal. When Celebrate the Magic ended, I feared that Wishes wouldn’t be too far behind—and I was right. However, the creators of Happily Ever After knew the significance these two shows had and made it a point to incorporate many of the ele

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7 Reasons You’ll Love Happily Ever After

6. Fireworks, pyrotechnics and projections, oh my It cannot be denied that Wishes was a little old school, which is why we loved it so much. It didn’t need projections or the like because Celebrate the Magic filled that void. When Celebrate the Magic was replaced, it left that hole that Wishes simply couldn’t fill on its own, and Once Upo

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7 Reasons You’ll Love Happily Ever After

7. It’s longer than Wishes While Wishes was a decent length for a fireworks display, Happily Ever After runs long enough to fully immerse you in the story of the show and keep you captivated the entire time. Some may argue that it’s too long, clocking in at 18 minutes versus a little over 12 minutes for Wishes, but if it was any shorter I

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7 Reasons You’ll Love Happily Ever After

When Disney announced that Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams would be ending at Magic Kingdom, many people, including myself, were devastated. Wishes held a special place in many guests’ hearts as it was emotional, nostalgic and a beautiful representation of all the magic Disney brings. However, we never could’ve known that its

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7 Reasons Why Winter is the Best Time to Visit Walt Disney World

1. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party The biggest highlight of the winter season at Walt Disney World is Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom. This separate ticketed event takes place on select nights from November to December and gives guests the opportunity to celebrate the Christmas season with Mickey and all of his pa

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