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Last month, I posted a review of the Cape May Cafe at Walt Disney World’s Beach Club Resort. Actually, I posted two reviews – one in pictures and one with a written review and more pictures. I thought I’d follow that up today with some pictures of the lobby of the Beach Club Resort.

I love the lobbies in all of the hotels on Walt Disney World property, and the flowers are always spectacular. Make sure you stop and let it all sink in next time you’re at Disney.
Photo Source: Susan Gunelius
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Yesterday, I posted a series of pictures of the Cape May Cafe at Walt Disney World’s Beach Club Resort. Today, I’ll share my review of the restaurant’s dinner buffet.
First, the Beach Club Resort is beautiful, so one would expect a great restaurant to go along with a great hotel. Overall, I’m disappointed by the restaurant choices at the Beach Club Resort and its next door neighbor, the Yacht Club Resort. The reason is there just aren’t enough of them, but I’ll save that for another post entirely.
The Cape May Cafe’s dinner buffet is a New England Style clam bake. It’s …read more

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My in-laws were visiting this past weekend. They love seafood, so we thought it would be fun to take them to the Cape May Cafe clam bake and seafood buffet for dinner at the Beach Club Resort. As always, it was delicious! Check back for my post tomorrow where I’ll write my review of the restaurant, food and more.
For today, here is a review in pictures of the Cape May Cafe at the Beach Club Resort in Walt Disney World. Check it out after the jump.

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Walt Disney World offers so many romantic activities for couples, and Valentine’s Day is a perfect time to try a special Disney activity. If you’ll be at Walt Disney World for Valentine’s Day this year, check out the special events being offered according to WDWInfo.com:
At the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, the 5-star Victoria & Albert’s restaurant will offer a very special and romantic dining experience to help couples celebrate Valentine’s Day. The main restaurant in Victoria & Albert’s will offer two seatings from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. and from 9:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. at a cost of …read more

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In a move to cater to adults and convention attendees at Walt Disney World’s Coronado Springs Resort, a new lounge/nightclub has opened called Rix Lounge. I was at the Coronado Springs Resort last night eating dinner with my family at the Pepper Market food court after spending a few hours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, so I stopped into Rix Lounge to get the inside scoop for The Disney Traveler readers.
Here is a picture of the outside of Rix Lounge. The entrance is directly across from the exit of the Pepper Market.

The arch doorways lead to a small area where greeters …read more

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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection includes 11 Disney-owned hotels on Walt Disney World property in its list of Florida Green Lodges. To be given this recognition, a hotel has to meet specific standards related to water conservation, energy efficiency, recycling, making bulk purchases, purchasing recycled materials, using green cleaners and using high efficiency air filters.

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For families who would like to bring home an extra special picture from the Walt Disney World vacation, the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is now accepting reservations for Portrait Sessions.  Guests can book their portrait sessions at the special Disney PhotoPass desk located on the second floor of the Grand Floridian just outside the popular glass elevator.  Alternatively, guests can book their sessions prior to their trips to Walt Disney World by calling 407-824-1700.

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Riverside Mill and Food Court was closed for refurbishment earlier this year and reopened in April.  I finally had a chance to eat dinner there earlier this week, and I was very pleased with the changes.
The location and ambience remains the same as you would expect from the family-friendly Port Orleans Riverside Resort.  The biggest changes were made to the food preparation and ordering area.  The stations where the food is prepared remain in their original locations, but the menu choices and preparation techniques are different.  There are seven main counters now:

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Mickey’s Pin Trading Nights will kick off at Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort Convention Center on Friday, July 27, 2007 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Guests of all ages are invited to attend this free monthly event where they’ll have a chance to trade pins and get a sneak peek at special pins that have been created for Disney’s Pin Celebration 2007 and the Disney Pin Trading Cruise 2007 – Pirates of Castaway Cay.

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On Memorial Day, my family wanted to go to Walt Disney World for the day, but we knew the parks would be very crowded.  Instead, we decided to eat an early dinner at Beaches & Cream at the Beach Club Resort.  Afterwards, we walked around the lake to the Boardwalk Inn where we rented a surrey bike.  The cost was only $19.00 for a half-hour, 4-person surrey bike rental.  My husband and I sat in back to operate the steering wheel and pedals, and the triplets sat in front where they could see all the sights.  We had a great …read more

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