Disney World

My family was fortunate enough to go to Walt Disney World (WDW) multiple times throughout my childhood, and when I was old enough to drive myself, that’s exactly what I did. Going to the parks and enjoying myself used to be easy and accessible, but lately due to changes implemented from the company it no [...]

It’s time to go on vacation! And what a fun place Disney World can be. Our oldest son Ross has autism and we have had several successful trips to Walt Disney World with him and his brothers. We have learned a few things along the way, and I hope you will find some of these [...]

Beep, beep, beep! Look out — it’s the sound of my electric scooter backing up. The sound called attention to me exactly like I didn’t want. I had hit the side of the wall of the line I was in at Disney World. Hitting the side was enough attention, but the beeping sound made everyone [...]

Did you see my vacation pictures? Yes, I went on vacation. Yes, I have a chronic illness. And yes, I am still in pain. I learned years ago to fit my chronic illness into my life, and not my life into my chronic illness. So the vacation to Disney World that I planned with my [...]

Walt Disney World was a most special place for my husband Ben and I, prior to and throughout his battle with ALS. Our experiences there shed some light on how ALS affected Ben over the nearly six years he bravely managed the disease. It was important to Ben to maintain a positive attitude, and to [...]

I graduated from college in August 2013 and it was one of the best times of my entire life, despite having been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and hypothyroidism less a year before, after a three-year battle of doctors, blood tests, ultrasounds, and complete misery. Even after diagnosis, I wasn’t started on Synthroid until seven months [...]

There are dozens of different Disney guidebooks – guides for kids, dining, saving money and even guides for runners – but before Amy Schinner’s “Mouse Ears for Everyone,” there were no guides for families with disabilities. Schinner, a former Disney employee and mother to two children, including a son with autism, was shocked by the [...]

Ask any child where they’d most like to go, and almost all would respond with a resounding “Disney World!” My family is no exception, and all five of us radiated excitement on our way to the Happiest Place on Earth. The most enthusiastic of our group was undoubtedly Jessie, my 13-year-old sister who has Down [...]