Samantha at Happy Travel Co.

30/07/2024

July 29, 2024 🎃

Too soon for Halloween merch? Or are you already watching Hocus Pocus on repeat? Let me know in the comments!

☀️ Long Live Summer
👻 In My Spooky Era

29/07/2024

Animal Kingdom has my heart. 🧡 Do I wish there were 10 additional attractions here? Yes. But this park just makes me so happy (the amazing 90s style Lion King merch might have had something to do with that 🦁).

🦖 Dinosaur
🌀 Triceratops Spin
💙 Flight of Passage (Single Pass)
🥟 Brunch? - Satu’li Canteen
🛍️ Shopping
🐜 It’s Tough to be a Bug
🌊 Finding Nemo - Big, Blue… and Beyond!

We’re currently waiting on our flight at Cask & Larder, thanks to a quick TSA screening through MCO Reserve (more later!). While we’re sad to leave, we are exhausted and happy with all the new things we got to experience this trip - and I have been 16+ times! New core memories, achieved. 🟡🔵🔴🟣🟢

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29/07/2024

A soggy day at Magic Kingdom! ☔️ We unfortunately got rained out a little earlier than we wanted, but we made up for it with a quick Resort Monorail shopping loop and more time hanging out with our friends at Disney’s Polynesian Resort! 🌺

🌴 Breakfast - ‘Ohana
💎 Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
🧜‍♀️ Under the Sea with Ariel (LL)
🏴‍☠️ Pirates of the Caribbean
🐸 Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (VQ)
🐻 Country Bear Jamboree
⚓️ Snack/Drinks - Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper’s Canteen
☔️ Rainy Day Parade
🚀 Space Mountain (LL)
🌎 It’s a Small World (LL)
👻 Haunted Mansion (LL)
🛍️ Shopping
🍹 Drinks - Trader Sam’s Tiki Terrace

We had a LL for another visit to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, but unfortunately the weather turned that into a multi-experience pass. 😕 Tomorrow we’re cramming in a half day at Animal Kingdom before heading home to Indiana! 🦁

28/07/2024

Day ✌🏻! Epcot is our favorite park, and even when we don’t “do” a lot, we just enjoy being here!

🪐 Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (VQ)
🥤 Club Cool
💜 Journey into the Imagination
🌎 Lunch - Space 220 Lounge
🤿 Pool break
✈️ Soarin’
🇫🇷 Dinner - Le Creperie de France
🛍️ Shopping
🤿 More pool

I additionally had a Single Pass for Guardians, but we missed it due to the utter need to swim when it’s 93* outside. 🥵 Back tomorrow for breakfast at ‘Ohana and a full day at Magic Kingdom!

27/07/2024

What’s the best way to say goodbye to summer break? A long weekend at one of our favorite places - ! ☀️ Lightning Lane rolled out this week, and we are up to the challenge of figuring out a new system. We arrived at Hollywood Studios around 2:15 pm today, and our day looked like this:

🍦Ice cream
🚀 Star Tours (LL)
🍿 Popcorn
🚂 M&M Runaway Railway
🎯 Toy Story Mania
👽 Alien Swirling Saucers (LL)
✨ Rise of the Resistance (Single Pass)
🍝 Dinner - Mama Melrose
🐶 Slinky Dog Dash (LL)
🍻 Oga’s Cantina
🛍️ Shopping

We left by 8 p.m. and were at the Hippy Dippy Pool at Pop Century before 9 p.m. 🌸 Solid first day! Catch up in my stories, and follow along tomorrow for Epcot!

27/06/2024

Wednesday, 9:10 am: “I am so happy.” 😊

Today my client (read: long distance best friend of 30+ years) visited Magic Kingdom with her family, including three kids 6 and under! 🦸🏼‍♀️ From her awestruck reaction to their off-property resort, to their first hour at - nothing brings me joy like planning your magical adventures. ✨ What a great way to start today! Email me for a free quote 💌 [email protected]

25/06/2024

Big news! 👋🏻 Genie+!

Beginning July 24, Walt Disney World guests can plan in advance with Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass 📲: http://di.sn/6001glsuP

04/06/2024

Next stop: Nashville, Tennessee! 🎻

I’ll be headed back to the Music City in a few weeks for .dancer’s Nationals! Get ready for some tours, and maybe some fun other stops along the way! What family-friendly activities do you love in Nashville?

28/05/2024

We have officially entered peak dance season at the Cotten household. 🩰 My (secondary) job as a professional chauffeur and dance mom extraordinaire means I will have *A LOT* of free time over the next month to work on your vacations while my daughters are busy at the studio!

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04/05/2024

To all who celebrate. 🩵

02/05/2024

Did you know you can find in all of the and parks? INCLUDING Downtown Disney and Disney Springs? ☕️ I might have a small collection of Disney Starbucks tumblers of my own! 👀

What’s your go-to rope drop order? I’m loving the Iced Lavender Cream Oatmilk Matcha right now! 🍵

01/05/2024

Safely back in my Midwest bubble today, but definitely missing the Disneyland Hotel at dark vibes. 😍

01/05/2024

Disneyland Hotel is just above and beyond. 😍

01/05/2024

Nothing can stop us now! 🎶 ToonTown is like stepping straight into the animation at . Featuring everything from Roger Rabbit to Mickey & Minnie, including parks and playgrounds for your littles - this is definitely a land where you will want to spend some time!

30/04/2024

Guys. 😍✨

I just reached celebrity status in the eyes of my daughters, because I have met the real live Peter Pan! 💚 Characters are often out at to simply interact with guests. You never know who you’ll see!

30/04/2024

At Walt Disney World, Trader Sam’s is essentially a speakeasy. Here at Disneyland it’s located smack dab in the middle of the Disneyland Hotel! 🌺

30/04/2024

Teamwork makes the dream work. Happy Travel Co using my photos and filling in all the important info. 😂

Palm Breeze is CLASSIC mid-century California - and the pizza wasn’t too bad either. 🍕

30/04/2024

Okay, DCA. I’m sold. 😍

29/04/2024

Uh, cream cheese pretzel FTW. 🥨 What is your go-to Disney snack?

29/04/2024

San Fransokyo is Disney California Adventure’s newest area, themed after Big Hero 6, and it is *so* good! 🌉Someone tell me I don’t need those Baymax ears.

29/04/2024

Cars Land feels like you’re the newest customer in Radiator Springs! 🏜️ If you’re lucky, you might even get to meet Lightning McQueen himself! (do you spot him in my photo?) 🏎️

29/04/2024

What are you celebrating? 🥳 From birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations - be sure to get your free button! These are available at many hotels, stores, and at select locations in the theme parks.

29/04/2024

Takeaways from so far:

1. I knew it would be more compact than , but it is WAY more compact than WDW. 😳 It’s only a 5 minute walk from Disneyland Hotel to BOTH parks! You know I am not a fan of Disney bus transportation, so this is ideal!

2. I don’t spy many people wearing Minnie Ears at the resort! Where are the ears, DL’ers?! 🐭

3. I love palm trees. 🌴 There are so many here!

4. Even acrossed the country, people still look at you like you are unhinged when you check in for a party of 1. 😂

28/04/2024

My Aurora-loving daughter would be losing her mind over this room! 💖🩵 This is a Deluxe Studio - Preferred View at the new Villas at The Disneyland Hotel. Can we even with Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather in the mirror?! 🤩

28/04/2024

✈️ Wheels up! I’m headed to Disneyland this morning out of Indianapolis International Airport (which is my home airport, and by far my favorite!). Where do you fly “home?”

Also, when I return it will be May in Indy and IYKYK. 😍🏁🏎️

22/04/2024

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20/04/2024

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16/04/2024

✈️ I just booked my own flights (with a whole 12 days to spare) to California for my first trip to Disneyland! ✨ I’m so, so grateful to Disney and Happy Travel Co for sending me on this FAM trip so I can better plan your future vacations!

Give me all of your Disneyland questions (and suggestions)! It’s so different to be a newbie when it comes to Disney, but I’m so eager to experience DL firsthand!

08/04/2024

If you've been thinking about going to Walt Disney World, now is a great time!

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Get a FREE dining plan when you use your Disney Visa Card to purchase a nondiscounted 4-night, 4-day Walt Disney Travel Company package that includes a room at a select Disney Resort hotel and a theme park ticket with a Park Hopper option—for arrivals most nights from:

July 1 to July 31, 2024
September 1 to September 7, 2024
and December 9 to December 21, 2024

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30/03/2024

EPCOT 🪩