The Wandering Disciple

Lake Buena Vista, Florida: Larger then life musical instruments adorn this resort on the Walt Disney World Resort. Like the other value resorts in the Disney chain, the All-Star Music Resort features brightly colored buildings and large icons that represent many genres of musical history. Opened in 1994, the resort is part of the Disney’s value class of resorts. It has the smallest rooms in the chain at 260 square feet. They maintain 1,604 rooms on the property and are very basic in décor. Most rooms have two double beds, table and chairs, TV and single bathroom. Recently several of the rooms have been renovated into family suites in which they are able to accommodate six people with a kitchenette and sitting area. The rooms are arranged into ten buildings themed Broadway Show Tunes, Calypso, Country, Jazz and Rock N Roll. The amenities of the resorts are basic but sufficient. The main building is Melody Hall which contains the check-in, Intermission Food Court, arcade and Ma...

Lake Buena Vista, Florida: Part of Walt Disney World resort in Central Florida, Epcot is one of the four main Disney theme parks. The park is unlike any of the other theme parks as its main function is to educate its visitors through rides and attractions. Here you can travel around the world without ever leaving the sunshine state or explore the depths of the oceans without getting wet thanks to the many pavilions that comprise the park. The park was inspired by Walt Disney’s vision of the future, his Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow or Epcot for short. He vision a community that was unlike no other but the dream never came to life and the ideas were packaged into the creation of the theme park. Construction began on the 300 acre theme park that would come to be know the Epcot Center. It took three years and $1.4 billion dollars to bring the park to life. The park opened to the public on October 1, 1982. Epcot was designed to be like a permanent World’s Fair. Laid ...

Lake Buena Vista, Florida: As you pass through the gates of the Magic Kingdom, Main Street USA welcomes you. The sweeping boulevard lined with shops your passageway to the adventures that wait within the park. Main Street is built to resemble an old Midwestern town. The buildings are designed to make it feel like a true American city, despite being just movie props. They even pump scents onto the streets to entice visitors to visit the many restaurants and candy stores along the way. Although there are no thrill rides on Main Street, you can board the Walt Disney Railroad from the Main Street Station near the entrance to the park. There is also a steady stream of Main Street vehicles, vintage vehicles and horse drawn carriages that can transport you the length of the boulevard if you wish to give your feet a break. Many of the parks shopping attraction can be found along Main Street. They have the Emporium, which is a shop that contains everything Disney. The Main Street Fire D...