Yes/No Detroit

This is not a sponsored post by any means, but I just got back from Disney World and Universal Studios + Islands of Adventure, and wanted to share my experiences. My parents and I used to visit both Universal and WDW a lot in the '90s. Since then, I took a proper (read: 4-5 day vacation) there in 2006, and also visited Magic Kingdom + Epcot for one day this past summer (you can read about that here ) . Disney World has changed a LOT in the past ten years. Before you book: Disney World I went with a friend, and we booked two nights at Disney's Coronado Springs resort, a "moderate" resort—Disney has "value," "moderate," and "deluxe" resorts. I'd compare our hotel to a Hilton or another chain like that. We did a "Magic Your Way" package, which was a promotion they were running at the time, and that included 20% off. For a 3-day hopper pass for two people and two nights at the resort,  the total was about $1150, or $57...

*Disclosure: I received media tickets from Disney World in exchange for this post. The opinions expressed here, however, are my own. Not going to lie: one of the reasons I was excited that BlogHer was in Orlando this year is that I applied for and was accepted for a media pass from Disney. It had been eleven years (2006) since I had last stepped foot on Disney grounds, not including my day at Disneyland three years ago , and I was super excited about it. My mom and I at Disney World, circa mid-1990s Disney generously provided me with two one-day hopper passes (meaning, you can go to any of the four parks during the day), and I started off the morning with Pamela and Vanessa, my two BlogHer roommates. Thanks Pamela for this and a few of the following pics! You are allowed to choose your "FastPasses" 60 days prior to your trip, if you are staying at a Disney resort (or 30 days prior if not), but you are only allowed to choose THREE rides, to start; we chose...