Review: Makahiki Character Dinner at Disney's Aulani

I had one request (read: demand) for my husband and I’s trip to Oahu this May. If we couldn’t stay at Disney’s Aulani Resort (because #marriottpoints), we had to at least have a meal there. There was no way I could be on the same island as Disney’s only Hawaiian Resort and not visit. My sweet and loving husband gladly obliged.

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Recipe: Dole Whip Smoothie Bowl

One of the ways we like to bring the Pixie Dust home is to recreate our favorite Disney foods or create Disney-inspired recipes. Since the best way to start your day is with a little bit of magic, we’ve whipped up a special smoothie bowl recipe for you – a Dole Whip Smoothie Bowl!

It’s a pretty simple and fairly healthy recipe. This taste of aloha is the perfect way to start your day!

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Walt Disney's Hometown: Marceline, MO

You know you’ve made it when your hometown names the swimming pool AND the new elementary school after you. During his lifetime, Walter Elias Disney had both of these honors bestowed upon him by Marceline, Mo., the town where he spent his early childhood years. Though his family lived there just a few years, Walt once said that more things of importance happened to him in Marceline than anywhere else. Marceline left its mark, and Walt certainly left his. Still today, his impact on this small Missouri town is evident everywhere you look. We’ve wanted to visit Marceline for years to see the main street that inspired the Main Street USA, so we were glad to finally make this dream a reality.

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