Daily Photo

The weekend before Independence Day, we spent a few days at the lake with our good friends and family, including the Riedels, Streets, Garretts, Holts, and my parents.

Sally and Lightning McQueen at the Art of Animation Resort at Walt Disney World.

The following is an excerpt from the eBook Three Disney Cruises: Before we get to the actual boarding, I want to talk about one of the changes that happened sometime after our previous cruises.

A view from the front of the Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream ship on a day at sea.

The Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream ship seen across the lagoon at Castaway Cay.

Big Thunder Mountain stands next to the Rivers of America, and under a threatening sky, in Frontierland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.

The interior of the Christ Church Cathedral in Nassau, Bahamas.

Admiral Donald Duck (in statue form) stands in the Atrium Lobby of the Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream cruise ship.

Rapunzel’s tower from the movie Tangled rises in the distance in Fantasyland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.

Fireworks bring an end to Pirate Night on the Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream.