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. 😍