Pixie and Pirate Destinations, LLC - Lori Lennon

Pixie and Pirate Destinations, LLC - Lori Lennon Let me help you plan a magical vacation! I can book theme parks, cruises, all inclusive and more! Planning a Disney vacation? One to Universal Studios? A cruise?

Or would you like an amazing all inclusive trip to couples trip to Sandals or a family vacation to Beaches? Let me help you. I am a DVP for Pixie and Pirate Destinations - an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner. It is important to me that you get the most out of your vacation. And the best part... Pixie and Pirate Destinations book primarily Disney vacations and are 100% free to you. Not only do we

book your resort reservations for free, we can also book your dining and help you build an itinerary to make the most of your vacation, time, and money. I can even put together an itinerary custom built for your family, that highlights what is important to you.

Today was a pool day before heading to the airport and getting back to NY. This was my first Spring Break trip to Orland...
04/18/2025

Today was a pool day before heading to the airport and getting back to NY.

This was my first Spring Break trip to Orlando so here are some tips….

Use Mobile Ordering! We saw massive lines of people waiting for food. With Mobile order we just went to the pick up window and the food was ready saving a lot of time. Universal and Walt Disney World both have this as an option.

Utilize the Early Park Admission. We got 3 popular the rides done during the first hour before all guests were allowed access into the park. Then when they were all going on these rides when first getting there we had lesser waits at other attractions. Again, Universal and Walt Disney World both have this as an option for onsite resort guests.

Take a break during the day. It gets hot this time of year. Sit in an air conditioned areas or go back to the hotel and just relax to give yourself a break.

Get to MCO early! This was the longest wait times I’ve seen in a while, or ever, for both TSA and food. We have precheck so TSA wasn’t bad at all for us but the regular lines was a 45 minute wait today. For food, we waited about 30 minutes to order and get our food at the food court.

Today we slept in and then went to Volcano Bay. This was our first time here and it was great. It is a huge water park a...
04/18/2025

Today we slept in and then went to Volcano Bay. This was our first time here and it was great. It is a huge water park and is well themed with a lot of different water slides and some great food!

Cabana Bay has a private entrance to Volcano Bay, which is a great perk of staying here. Tapu Tapu is a good system. They have your pick a ride you want to wait for and enjoy the rides with no wait time, the wave pool, or lazy river during the wait. We got alerted when it was our time to ride then when done could pick another ride to wait for. Our favorite today was the Krakatau Water Coaster. This was a new experience for us all.

After the water park we walked back to the room to shower before heading to City Walk. We had a delicious dinner at Cowfish, tried out Universal’s Great Movie Escape and got some Voodoo Donuts.

Now we are in bed watching some Harry Potter! This was a very short trip but we had a lot of fun and some more to squeeze in tomorrow before our flight.

Today we took advantage of the Early Park Admission for staying at a Universal Orlando hotel so we we took the first bus...
04/17/2025

Today we took advantage of the Early Park Admission for staying at a Universal Orlando hotel so we we took the first bus at 7a, for a 8a opening time and we stayed until close at 10a. We bounced back and forth between the 2 parks, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure and had a lot of fun!

What I will say about Universal is their child swap system is amazing! My almost 10 year old is not a lover of coasters so with the big ride he didn’t want to do we all stayed together for the majority of the line then at the end would seperate for for the ride and meet back up at the designated child swap areas. Many had TVs, seat and water fountains in an air conditioner area so thought this was amazing.

We enjoyed so many rides, saw some characters, watched the parade and enjoyed some different food today. We are ending the night with some pizza from the Bayliner Diner at our hotel, before showers and bed.

Booked a last minute Spring Break trip to Universal Orlando with 2 of my kids. We landed at 7p and are all checked into ...
04/16/2025

Booked a last minute Spring Break trip to Universal Orlando with 2 of my kids. We landed at 7p and are all checked into our room at Cabana Bay and will be here until Friday. I am beyond exhausted because I worked last night so am on no sleep. I am adding room pictures from the tour I did here years ago but the room is the same. We actually got an upgrade to a family suite so we all have our own bed because these rooms fit 6. Stay tuned for the updates over the next few days!

Today we went to the Palace of Versailles with a guided tour with bus transfers from Paris. I love having a tour guide t...
03/08/2025

Today we went to the Palace of Versailles with a guided tour with bus transfers from Paris. I love having a tour guide to give great information you may not have know otherwise. It was a longer excursion and we had free time during it too, so we got some lunch to enjoy in the garden. After getting back to Paris we checked out the Arc de Triumph and Champs Élysées before heading back to start packing since we leave early tomorrow. Later we headed to Montmartre to see Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre and their amazing views and have some gelato and dinner. Now it’s time to say goodnight to this amazing city I have fallen in love with. Sad to leave tomorrow but so happy for all the experiences here. I hope you enjoyed following along and if you have any questions please let me know!

Today was a day filled with sightseeing! We started our day off at the Louvre on a guided tour that was very insightful....
03/07/2025

Today was a day filled with sightseeing! We started our day off at the Louvre on a guided tour that was very insightful. We had some lunch, headed to Notre Dame, Shakespeare and Co., the Pantheon, some Emily in Paris shooting locations, Jardin du Luxembourg, a Seine River cruise then dinner.

We made it to Paris early this morning and we didn’t get much sleep at all. Despite all that we had a day. We took the t...
03/05/2025

We made it to Paris early this morning and we didn’t get much sleep at all. Despite all that we had a day. We took the train from the airport to Paris and did some shopping, dropped our bags off, unpacked, had some food and took in the views. We ended our day going to the top of the Eiffle Tower! Which was amazing! Now I am off to bed to rest up for the fun tomorrow!

I am leaving for a trip to Paris today!This means I won’t be working on any non emergent needs until March 10 when I ret...
03/04/2025

I am leaving for a trip to Paris today!

This means I won’t be working on any non emergent needs until March 10 when I return.

We have a jam packed trip and I can’t wait to take you along for our adventures, so be sure to follow along!

I would just like to take a moment to thank you all for an amazing 2024! I surpassed my previous best year of sales by o...
01/20/2025

I would just like to take a moment to thank you all for an amazing 2024! I surpassed my previous best year of sales by over $160K this year. I got to travel to some amazing destinations, and your bookings are what help my travel dreams come true!

Thank you to the 90 families who allowed me to book trips for them this year! I love receiving your positive feedback and the photos you share with me along the way. And ever more than that I appreciate the referrals to other families. These referrals are what make my business even more successful.

I am hoping 2025 will be an even better year!Thank you, again!

If you are interested in knowing when future RunDisney events are check out their Calendar of Events for future registra...
01/16/2025

If you are interested in knowing when future RunDisney events are check out their Calendar of Events for future registration dates!

Since this was a last minute choice we chose to sit at the bar at Summer House for brunch, which is first come first ser...
01/16/2025

Since this was a last minute choice we chose to sit at the bar at Summer House for brunch, which is first come first serve seating. I ate dinner here over the summer and loved it so was excited to try brunch. The apps were by far my favorite. We loved the jalepeno corn bread and deviled eggs! Definitely put this restaurant on your list of ones to try!

I didn’t take any photos of our food at San Angel Inn. I have eaten here before and really like it! It’s great when the ...
01/16/2025

I didn’t take any photos of our food at San Angel Inn. I have eaten here before and really like it! It’s great when the 3 Caballeros ride is open so you can see the boats passing by as you eat, but it’s closed for refurbishments. It is a restaurant I would recommend, and the margaritas are always delicious!

This was my first time trying Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill at Disney Springs and I really enjoyed it. We got food to shar...
01/16/2025

This was my first time trying Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill at Disney Springs and I really enjoyed it. We got food to share and it was all really good. Some too good that I didn’t take a photo before we scarfed it down 😂

Last weekend I didn’t post as I really wanted to enjoy my short weekend away but wanted share a recap of my trip and let...
01/16/2025

Last weekend I didn’t post as I really wanted to enjoy my short weekend away but wanted share a recap of my trip and let you all know, again, how amazing a RunDisney Weekend is! My sister in law and I ran the half marathon on Saturday (she helped me PR, yay!) we arrived late Thursday and had a fun stay in the Toy Story area at Disney’s All Star Movies resort. Friday we visited the RunDisney Expo to get our bibs, shirts and merch before heading to Disney Springs to grab dinner before an early bedtime to be up for the race at 3a. It was rainy in the morning but managed to stay dry, which I was very thankful for. It was a cold weekend but was great for running. I felt the best during this race than I had any other race in the past. After the race we showered and relaxed before heading to Epcot for some rides, drinks, dinner, fireworks and post race photos. If you have Memory Maker your race photos are included with this so we got a 1 Day Pass and all photos from our race and Epcot were included. Our flight back to NY was later so after check out we went to Disney Springs for some brunch before heading to the airport. I’ll post about the restaurants we enjoyed in a different post but enjoy some of our race related photos first!

Travel day home (Day 6)…We woke you and I just sat in bed enjoying the view for a little before starting to pack to go h...
12/23/2024

Travel day home (Day 6)…

We woke you and I just sat in bed enjoying the view for a little before starting to pack to go home. Check out is 12p, but if you have a later flights you can request late check out and they usually charge $25 per hour extra.

We finished packing and getting ready early so had some time to go down to the pool bar and have a mimosa and take in the views one more time. I also checked out the shops in the hotel. We weren’t hungry when we woke up and missed the buffet hours so we grabbed some snacks at the 24 hour lounge before getting a cab to the airport.

They say to get to the airport 3 hours heat of time, which we did, but ended up making it through security in less than an hour. You first go through Aruba customs. This seems to be a random selection if you go to the self passport scan or an agent. We got put in the agent line and it was about 20 minutes slower based on the couple in front of us who got to go in the self scan line. We have global entry so going through US customs was a breeze. You do have to check your bags then pick them back up to check them again with going through US customs here. It is always nice to get customs done before landing in the states so it’s a quicker process once home.

Pro Tip: check seat availability before the flight. If you chose seats you can change them. If there is a lot of availability you may be able to get a row to yourself. We got a row to the 2 of use with a quick change at the airport.

We landed in JFK, my mom picked us up with my younger two and couldn’t be more excited to hug them all!

We had an amazing anniversary trip and hope you all enjoyed following along. If you have any questions I am here to answer them.

Day 5…It’s our last full day. I slept in while my husband played another 9 holes at the Divi Golf Resort. He got back ar...
12/22/2024

Day 5…

It’s our last full day. I slept in while my husband played another 9 holes at the Divi Golf Resort. He got back around 9a then went grabbed some breakfast at the main buffet and headed to the pool. I finished my book while he napped then we hung out at the pool the rest of the afternoon, with the iguanas 🤣

Tonight we went off site to Daniel’s Steak and Chop for dinner. We had the escargot, Caesar salad, steak with Brussels sprouts and potatoes au gratin. Then they brought us a complimentary chocolate mousse cake for our anniversary which was delicious.

We did some shopping for souvenirs for the kids after dinner then went to Fat Tuesdays to watch some college football.

Headed back to the hotel to watch more of the game at the casino but are finishing watching it the room, even tonight we know it’s over, with some snacks and once it’s over it’s bed time.

It’s been a great vacation and I’m not happy about the travel home day tomorrow, but am so excited to see my kids!

Day 4…We grabbed some breakfast at the 24 hour lounge. It’s great because they have premade sandwiches too that you can ...
12/21/2024

Day 4…

We grabbed some breakfast at the 24 hour lounge. It’s great because they have premade sandwiches too that you can get so we picked some up to bring for lunch as we did a UTV excursion from 9a-1p.

The excursion was with RockaBeach Tours and it was entertaining from pick up at the hotel. The bus was bright and blasting music. The tour guide was asking us to sing along and was going around the roundabouts so many times I was getting squished by my husband. They took us to their headquarters where they had drinks, food, goggles and bandana for purchase and has people fill out waivers and purchase insurance, it wanted, and then we were off for the fun!

We visited the Natural Bridges/Blackstone Blackstone Beach then a natural cave pool we cliff jumped from and the Bushiribana Gold Mill Ruins, next we saw the California Lighthouse and then went finally a stop at Arashi beach, which was much needed to wash some of the dirt off us. This was an amazing excursion and I highly recommend it if coming to Aruba.

We went to the pool after we were dropped back off at the hotel and stayed there to nap, read and hang in the pool before going back to the room to get ready for dinner.

We ended up eating at their Italian restaurant, Rimini. This was by far our least favorite. We didn’t have high expectations and think it was even worse than I expected. We really enjoyed the first 2 restaurants included here and made a quick decision tonight for this or the Arabian restaurant and someone told us so we settled on this, but I really didn’t enjoy it so wish we went to the other one. I will say though, as New Yorkers we are very critical of Italian food so we should have just skipped this one since there was going to be one restaurant here we were going to skip since we had decided to eat off the resort a couple nights.

After dinner we heading to the Riu Palace Aruba Sports Bat, the family resort next door, to watch the Notre Dame vs Indiana game.

We did some casino time and came out barely on top… then went to the disco for some dancing before some snacks from the 24 hr lounge and bed!

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