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Valentine Minnie Ears & Other Disney Gear
Whether you’re visiting Disney parks soon or just looking for Valentine Disney gear, here’s a roundup of Disney Valentine items you can purchase before you go (read more about our tricks to save $$ on Disney food & Merchandise for your trip, this post contains affiliate links). Disney Inspired Mickey Mouse Valentines Day Heart Earrings…
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A Guide to Booking a Disney Cruise Using Points

(Almost Free Traveling is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as Milevalue.com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers) Cruising with Disney is a dream vacation for…
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Disneyland Genie Plus & Lightning Lane
Gone are the days of the Disneyland Fastpass: Genie Plus and Lightning Lane are here to stay. We’ve been researching how guests are experiencing them in the parks; here’s an article with all you need to know as you plan your next trip. OVERVIEW Genie Plus functions as a fast pass ride-scheduling service you can…
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Booking a Hotel Near Disney World With Points & Miles
(Almost Free Traveling is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as Milevalue.com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers) A trip to Disney World is many people’s…
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How we Made $25,000 in Airbnb Earnings
Since 2016, we’ve earned ~$25,000 renting out our primary residence a few weeks a year as Airbnb hosts. Here’s an overview of how we got started and what we’ve learned: Origins We rented a house from 2010-2016, and every other summer, our house sat empty while we traveled for work for six weeks. I longed…
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Disney’s Oga’s Cantina: no Reservation Needed
If you’re a Disney and a Star Wars fan, you’ll want to visit Oga’s Cantina in Black Spire’s Outpost, in Disneyland’s or Disney Hollywood Studio’s Galaxy’s Edge. In Disneyland, it’s one of two places that serves alcohol (the other is The Blue Bayou), and it’s an extra fun place to unwind for a few minutes…
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Three Great Disneyland Quick-Service Restaurants

There’s something to be said for making Disney Dining reservations ahead–ensuring you can enjoy sit-down meals during a Disney vacation–but there’s also enjoying the flexibility of simply eating when you feel hungry in the parks. Because we love saving money, travel hacking and maximizing our park days, we typically skip reservations, mobile order food and…
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Finding Water in Disneyland/California Adventure
Because of a combination of extensive walking, salty snacks and standing around in the sun, we thirst excessively at Disneyland. I do not like paying bottled water premiums in the parks, so here’s a list of how we hydrate at Disneyland for free. DISNEYLAND Drinking Fountains There are dozens of drinking fountains all over Disneyland;…
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Traveling to Tokyo With Credit Card Points
(Almost Free Traveling is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as Milevalue.com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers) For many years, my husband worked his way…
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Disneyland Ears; buy Before you go
Nothing’s more iconic than wearing Mickey ears to Disneyland on your magical vacation; shops in the parks sell unique and beautiful ears, yet they trend expensive and fit so tightly they often cause headaches. Instead, borrow ears from a friend, and browse this roundup of ears you can prime to yourself from Amazon before you…