Kristin with The Charming Travel Co.

Kristin with The Charming Travel Co. My services include 100% complimentary concierge trip planning, specializing in Disney Vacations: Wa Here at The Charming Travel Co. A:
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we believe in dreams and we want to make YOUR vacation dreams come true!
•My services are always complimentary and you can always expect concierge level service - with a charming touch. I will take care of your reservation details both before and during your trip so you can focus on the fun!

-Specializing in Disney Vacations-
•Walt Disney World
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eyland •Disney Cruise Line

* Additionally - I can help you with romantic honeymoons, and business or leisure trips, for individuals up to large groups! My Complementary Services Include...

Advanced Dining Reservations
We will suggest, advise, and book any Advanced Dining Reservations! Fast Pass+
We will suggest, advise, and book any Fast Pass reservations! Personalized Itinerary Planning
We will help create personalized notes and suggestions for your trip! FAQ:
Are your services really free? My services are 100% free for you to use, no matter what! You will never see a charge for any of my services on your bill. I get paid from the company you book your vacation with, (Disney, Cruise Line, Hotels). You pay the same amount as you would booking yourself, (often times LESS, as I’m aware of all of the best current discount offers!) but you’ll be receiving white-glove, concierge style assistance with all of the many layers of planing that a Disney trip requires. Travel Agent’s fees are built into the cost of your vacations, so when you book trips yourself, you are paying for an amazing service you aren’t getting to enjoy ! About me:
I’m a toddler mom and wife, with a dozen Disney trips under my belt. Incredibly detail oriented and an extremely creative problem-solver, after completing my BFA in Studio Art, I’ve spent my entire adult life in sales management and marketing. You can call me:
•an all around super-crafty mom
•a complete Disney ju**ie
•theatre nerd
•and a trip planning fanatic

I’d love nothing more than to plan your perfect trip, give your family autographs from the characters i penned myself, and send your kids personalized audio messages I record from Mickey & Minnie. See you real soon!
- Kristin

Can’t decide between a beach getaway and a Disney trip ?Problem solved : Disney’s Vero Beach Resort !Added bonus : they ...
04/09/2023

Can’t decide between a beach getaway and a Disney trip ?

Problem solved : Disney’s Vero Beach Resort !

Added bonus : they do a fantastic job with Easter !
•Easter Brunch at Wind and Waves
•Easter Egg Hunt
•Character appearance !
•Easter Scavenger Hunt
•Customized Easter Baskets can be ordered through the gift shop !

What you can accomplish when you arrive shortly after a hurricane 🤯 :“We rode 7 Dwarves, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain...
10/04/2022

What you can accomplish when you arrive shortly after a hurricane 🤯 :

“We rode 7 Dwarves, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain , Big Thunder, Haunted Mansion, Barnstormer, Dumbo, Tea Cups, Tomorrowland Speedway, Buzz Lightyear, Carousel of Progress and had breakfast and lunch breaks…. All by 1:00!”

⁉️Did you know every single Disney owned resort at Walt Disney World offers awesome activities to enjoy after the parks,...
09/06/2022

⁉️Did you know every single Disney owned resort at Walt Disney World offers awesome activities to enjoy after the parks, or on a rest day - and that many of these are free?!

🎥 Nightly Movies Under The Stars are always so fun and completely free, and tie dye t-shirts by the pool are a big hit and pretty affordable!

I mean -Look at this little gentleman living his best life roasting s’mores ! The 50th Anniversary S’mores kits are just $5!🔥🍫

When we say Jack Jack’s Num Num Cookies in Hollywood Studios are definitely shareable, almost big as your head, it ain’t...
09/05/2022

When we say Jack Jack’s Num Num Cookies in Hollywood Studios are definitely shareable, almost big as your head, it ain’t no joke ! 🍪

🪵💦Okay, I don’t mean to make a splash…but I’m  REALLLLY looking forward to the reimagining of Spash Mountain to Tiana’s ...
09/05/2022

🪵💦Okay, I don’t mean to make a splash…but I’m REALLLLY looking forward to the reimagining of Spash Mountain to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure!

🐝Tiana is just the bees knees !
✔️She’s such an amazing role model,
✔️her movie has some of the best music,
✔️I love the story of her friendship with Lottie,
✔️and let’s just state the obvious: Naveen is just a dream boat .

🐸That’s the truth. It’s actual. Everything is Satis-factual.

💬What do you think?

08/28/2022

You know my deep, deep love of Dolewhip. 🍦
So I could not be more exited about the new 50th Celebration Cone !!!

This cone is a swirl of
🍋Dole Whip Lemon &
🍪Cookie Dough Soft Serve
in a blue cone with some magical iridescent sprinkles!✨

It is available at Swirls on the Water at Disney Springs .
Definitely add to your to-do list !

Have you always wanted to swim in the Seas with Nemo & Friends Pavilion?💦 Now you can! Epcot Seas Adventure returns Octo...
08/27/2022

Have you always wanted to swim in the Seas with Nemo & Friends Pavilion?

💦 Now you can!

Epcot Seas Adventure returns October 2nd!

• Must be scuba certified to participate
• 5.7 million gallon tank
• 2 hours long
• 40 min actual dive time
• Over 2,000 sea creatures
• Sea Turtles
• Reef Fish
• Sharks
• Stingrays
•Family/friends can view through windows
• backstage tour

Reservations are required for this super unique experience!

Question: How do you have the best Walt Disney World day?Answer: You do it your way and plan around your family’s unique...
08/25/2022

Question: How do you have the best Walt Disney World day?

Answer: You do it your way and plan around your family’s unique priorities. My best Disney day is going to be different from yours. Enjoy the moments your family enjoys and don’t try to recreate someone else’s best day.

YOU are the magic ! Prioritize your favorite things and leave plenty of time for the magic to spontaneously come to you !

September 1st is the first day of Hogwarts SchoolOf Witchcraft And Wizardry- so naturally students are busy completing t...
08/21/2022

September 1st is the first day of Hogwarts School
Of Witchcraft And Wizardry- so naturally students are busy completing their back to school shopping!

"Can we buy all this in London?" Harry wondered aloud.
"If yeh know where to go”, said Hagrid.

You can shop for the same supplies Harry did in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley- only at Universal Studios Florida!

🏦Convert your muggle money into Wizarding World notes at Gringotts Money Exchange (and use them when you shop!)
🪄Let the wand choose you at Olivander’s
🪞Be fitted in your house robes at Madame Malkin’s
🐈Grab a companion at the Magical Menagerie

And enjoy a meal and Wizard Drink such as Pumpkin Juice or Butterbeer at the Leaky Cauldron!

You can do it all here!

🎢 What makes the roller coasters at Disney parks different than the rest?1. Theming- You can’t beat the story and imagin...
08/19/2022

🎢 What makes the roller coasters at Disney parks different than the rest?

1. Theming- You can’t beat the story and imagination put into a Disney coaster. Once you step in the queue you’re not just in a maze of railing, you’re in the mines of diamonds or gold, or in the recording studio of G Force Records- either way you’re part of the story and not just in line for the ride!

2. Accessibility - just like the parks themselves most Disney coasters are generally more family friendly so everyone in the family can ride! Even the more intense coasters are more forgiving toward certain body dimensions

3. Convenience- It’s nice to be able to store your belongings right with you rather than away from your person!

🎢

Here’s all the Coasters you can ride at Walt Disney World! - and coming soon is TRON: LIGHTCYCLE RUN at the Magic Kingdom!

🏰Magic Kingdom
- 🚀Space Mountain
- 🚂Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- 💎Seven Dwarves Mine Train
- 🚁The Barnstormer

🌐EPCOT
- 📼Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind

🎬Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- 🎸Rock’N’Rollercoaster Starring Aerosmith
- 🏁Slinky Dog Dash

🌳Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- 🏔Expedition Everest- Legend of the Forbidden Mountain

🚨 Disney World Refurbishment Update for my winter travelers ! 🚡 All lines of the Disney Skyliner will be closed for rout...
08/15/2022

🚨 Disney World Refurbishment Update for my winter travelers !

🚡 All lines of the Disney Skyliner will be closed for routine maintenance Jan. 22-29, 2023.

🚌 During this time, bus transportation will be available at all Disney Skyliner Resorts throughout the planned closure so you can reach your desired destinations across Walt Disney World.

Some awesome tips for all my peeps attending Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party !!!🏰🎃🏰
08/11/2022

Some awesome tips for all my peeps attending Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party !!!🏰🎃🏰

We’re grim-grinning from ear to ear because Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is almost here! The planDisney panelists are sharing their top tips for making the most of this wickedly fun special event with itinerary insights for the whole family! Learn more on the Disney Parks Blog: http://spr.ly/6182z7rZn 🎃👻🦇 💬

🔎 Spotted: Cinderella Pumpkin Wreaths have hit Magic Kingdom this morning, officially signaling the start of the Fall Se...
08/10/2022

🔎 Spotted: Cinderella Pumpkin Wreaths have hit Magic Kingdom this morning, officially signaling the start of the Fall Season! 🎃

Fall at Walt Disney World is my favorite time of year to visit. With Magic Kingdom’s speciality ticketed event, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, returning this year, I suspect this Fall season to be better than ever!

Are you ready to whoa??🚨NEW UNIVERSAL VACATION PACKAGE PROMO🚨SAVE 30% PACKAGEYou can save up to 30% on a family of 4 vac...
08/04/2022

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🚨NEW UNIVERSAL VACATION PACKAGE PROMO🚨
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You can save up to 30% on a family of 4 vacation, staying at Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort or Universal's Aventura Hotel.

• Booking Window: 8/4/22-12/15/22

• Travel Window: 8/14/22-2/16/23

• Blockout Dates: 11/23/22-11/27/22; 12/16/22-1/2/23

• Must travel between Sunday - Thursday to receive full savings amount (Friday & Saturday nights regular priced)

08/02/2022

✨The Disney Fab 50 Quest is currently underway at Walt Disney World & with the new MagicBand+, you too can join in on the fun!

To help celebrate The World’s Most Magical Celebrstion, 50 golden statues were constructed in all 4 theme parks at the start of the celebration. 📱Using the Play Disney app & MagicBand+, guests can search across the theme parks to help Tinker Bell spread pixie dust for the 50th anniversary in an interactive scavenger hunt!

To begin, guests must download the Play Disney app & follow the instructions on their smartphone screen. There are a total of 36 golden statues to be found:
🔅 Magic Kingdom - 19
🔅 Disney’s Animal Kingdom - 4
🔅 Disney’s Hollywood Studios - 7
🔅 Epcot - 6

When a guest gets close to a statue, their MagicBand+ will start to vibrate, indicating an unfound statue is nearby. Once the guest finds the statue, they will wave their arm until to band glows & vibrates, capturing the character & logging it in their app!

Happee Birthdae, Harry!🎂⚡️Let’s celebrate with some Wizarding World of Harrry Potter beverages 🍻 Cheers!The Pear Dazzle ...
07/31/2022

Happee Birthdae, Harry!🎂⚡️

Let’s celebrate with some Wizarding World of Harrry Potter beverages 🍻 Cheers!

The Pear Dazzle is a refreshing concoction of pear cider, vodka, and lemonade, garaged with a maraschino cherry. Try this cocktail at Hog's Head Pub in Hogsmeade.

Strongbow apple cider is a popular beverage in the UK and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. *Pro tip* add park exclusive Fire Whisky this beverage tastes like delicious apple pie.

The Tri-Layer beer is made up of Strongbow Cider, Hog’s Head Brew, and topped with a Guiness Stout. Fans have nicknamed it the Deathy Hallows but note this was made up by guests and can’t be found on a menu.

Fishy Green Ale is one of the more interesting of the Wizarding World Beverages. This creamy mint drink with cinnamon flavors and tasty blueberry fish egg (popping pearls) can be found at the Three Broom Sticks

Peachtree Fizzing Tea is a slightly sweet, slightly carbonated iced tea with peach nectar and ginger. Perfectly refreshing on any park day.

Otter’s Fizzing Orange Juice is perhaps one of the most refreshing beverages in all of the land. It is a fizzy carbonated Orange juice with a cinnamon sugar rim.

And of course the famous Butterbeer! Butterbeer comes in many forms but the beverage options are cold, frozen, or hot - cold is my favorite.

🫖☕️Spilling the tea on the differences between Magic Bands and Magic Band+ !
07/28/2022

🫖☕️Spilling the tea on the differences between Magic Bands and Magic Band+ !

Which Toy Story fan needs this in their life ??!💎I love hidden treasures you can eat ! You know that my family doesn't  ...
07/27/2022

Which Toy Story fan needs this in their life ??!
💎I love hidden treasures you can eat !

You know that my family doesn't miss frozen treats at Magic Kingdom! Check out the newest Alien Freeze at Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies, which is found in Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland !

This is key lime soft serve with blue raspberry slush and sugar eyes. This appeared to be dairy free and was definitely a nice cool slushy dessert choice for a hot day at Magic Kingdom!

07/26/2022

Thank you, Dailey & O’Bryan families for trusting me to make your magical vacation a reality! ♥️

“We had a great time at Disney. Everyone had so much fun…really had the vacation of a lifetime. We really enjoyed everything about our trip and felt well-informed before we went.

My parents enjoyed every minute of watching the kids enjoy themselves. They loved the fireworks and castle at MK. The safari ride at Animal Kingdom was a highlight at our day as well. “

Next up on WDW 💎Hidden Gens : ☀️Sunshine Seasons! Picture you- loving your Disney World vacation and having a marvelous ...
07/25/2022

Next up on WDW 💎Hidden Gens :
☀️Sunshine Seasons!

Picture you- loving your Disney World vacation and having a marvelous time in EPCOT.
Oh no- but here comes that big afternoon storm !☔️

My recommendation is to spend an hour or two in the Land Pavilion ! 🏔

Under one, air conditioned roof you can :

•Fly around the planet on the AMAZING ride Soarin’ Around The World🛩

•Enjoy a leisurely boat ride and learn a ton on Living With The Land 🚜

•Sit down to a character mark with Mickey, Pluto, Chip and Dale at the rotating Garden Grill restaurant 🐿

AND- grab a delicious quick service meal at Sunshine Seasons !🧁

Yes- with World Pavillion’s incredible festivals - you will be eating most of your food in the country’s food stands.

BUT- if you need to get out of the heat or rain - I highly recommend eating some amazing desserts and maybe some tasty Asian food - in this hidden gem!

💎Hidden Treasures - I think we should take some time to talk about some completely awesome but lesser known spots you mi...
07/23/2022

💎Hidden Treasures - I think we should take some time to talk about some completely awesome but lesser known spots you might enjoy in Walt Disney World !

📷First up- the photo area in Sir Mickey’s! This giftshop is is Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland, is where you find yourself when you exit after visiting princesses at Fairytale Hall, and sells everything conceivable thing your little prince or princess might want to complete their Royal look.

But tucked into a corner, behind a curtain, is a PhotoPass photographer- with lots of props if you are so inclined - who will capture adorable pics of your little one, most days, usually until around 7pm.

So glad we stopped by and got to take advantage of this service which is included in the photo package : Memory Maker !

It’s finally on the way ! 👏All the features of Magic Band, PLUS lights and haptic vibrations that interact with park fea...
07/21/2022

It’s finally on the way ! 👏

All the features of Magic Band, PLUS lights and haptic vibrations that interact with park features like The Fab 50 statues, Galaxy’s Edge, and nighttime spectaculars!

Pairs with the My Disney Experience and Play Disney Parks Apps!

If that’s not your thing, you can still use your old Magic Bands, Key to the World Card or the MDE App!

What do you think ? Will you be upgrading ?

It’s Dole Whip Day! 🍦AKA the best holiday ever, as this is my favorite food. Note - my Dolewhip purse.🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍If...
07/21/2022

It’s Dole Whip Day! 🍦
AKA the best holiday ever, as this is my favorite food. Note - my Dolewhip purse.

🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍

If you can’t be in the parks to enjoy one, here’s a recipe to make at home!

- 1 big scoop of ice cream
- 4 oz. of pineapple juice
- 2 cups of frozen pineapple

Add the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Use a piping bag when you transfer it into a glass if you want that trademark swirl.

Walt Disney World

Imagine you - enjoying beverages poolside - while your little lives her best life in the gated splash area at Port Orlea...
07/20/2022

Imagine you
- enjoying beverages poolside -

while your little lives her best life in the gated splash area at Port Orleans French Quarter.
🏊‍♀️⚜️🍹🐉♥️

My heart was melted into a puddle of happiness, hugging our besties at Topolinos Terrace - without question my favorite ...
07/20/2022

My heart was melted into a puddle of happiness, hugging our besties at Topolinos Terrace - without question my favorite breakfast on Disney property !

🗝✍️Our little princess was super stoked to seek out her favorite friends and have them sign magical keys to their lands ...
07/20/2022

🗝✍️Our little princess was super stoked to seek out her favorite friends and have them sign magical keys to their lands !

💌“Mickey” mailed these to her the day of our trip, and she could guess who’s key belonged to whom by the color of the tassels !

Took a little prep work beforehand- but such a fun project and fun souvenirs!

07/19/2022

My family arrived in Orlando to get in on the Disney fun - and headed directly to Sana’a at Animal Kingdom Lodge! 🍽

( In equal parts for the Bread Service, and the animals ! 🦒🦓🦜)

🎆🏰🎇We were beyond lucky to be able to snag tickets to The Fireworks Dessert Afterparty in Magic Kingdom! 🍰🍥🧁🥮🎂It include...
07/19/2022

🎆🏰🎇
We were beyond lucky to be able to snag tickets to The Fireworks Dessert Afterparty in Magic Kingdom! 🍰🍥🧁🥮🎂

It includes a fantastic spot to view Disney Enchantment fireworks, and unlimited drinks and desserts after the show !!! ♥️

Gwen fell asleep in the middle with her noise canceling headphones, and took a nap in her stroller while mom and dad had a dessert and drink date night on Tomorrowland Terrace !

07/18/2022

Find joy wherever you can in this life. 💛💙

But if you’re looking for the real “Joy” from Inside Out, she’s bringing pure happiness to visitors at the Imagination Pavilion as you exit the Journey through the Imagination with Figment attraction, inside of EPCOT !

A dinner spent with 🍎The Fairest of them All 🍎is my favorite way to spend a resort day evening at Walt Disney World! 🍽Am...
07/18/2022

A dinner spent with 🍎The Fairest of them All 🍎
is my favorite way to spend a resort day evening at Walt Disney World!

🍽Amazing food, enchanting atmosphere- Story Book Dinning at Wilderness Lodge’s Artist Point is my top choice for a princess character meal !

-I’ll post her hilarious interaction with the Evil Queen separately!👑

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