Leslie Morton

Epcot’s most vibrant festival is back from March 4-June 1, 2026, and you’ll want to celebrate all of the fantastical floral features and fabulous foods by shopping this fount full of fashion and fun! 🤩 This list includes recs from a couple of small businesses which are size inclusive and ship quickly, and I hope this list is great for year-round springy inspiration.

There are just some park essentials you want to be stylish, affordable, easy to pack, and good for whatever Florida (or California) weather might throw at you. Shop my list of tried and true theme parks must-haves to look cute, stay hydrated, and walk 30,000 steps a day. Check out our Disney vlogs on our YouTube channel of the same name. 🫶🏼

Disney’s Animal Kingdom is probably my favorite park, and I love planning fun outfits for those shady, lazy DAK days. I’m a plus sized park girlie, so my choices are always size inclusive, and I strive for affordability in my recs. Whether on Safari or getting away from that pesky Yeti, I hope to have a little something for every season and reason.

Looking for affordable and practical everyday beauty products you can use in 40s, 50s and beyond? In perimenopause or full blown menopause and feel like you can’t find the right makeup and hair products for this stage of life? Check out some of my daily routine must haves for low maintenance but flawless recs.

If you are headed to any Disney parks this Christmas or even just out for a holiday party at the office, shop my entire look for a cute and festive way to stay Merry and Bright.

Books will always be a great option for gifting and also for organizing our lives. I adore my iPhone lists and My Disney Experience app, but sometimes having a physical planner or a real life journal is just more satisfying. This list includes books to help plan your ultimate Disney vacation including for visitors with disabilities along with books for gifting to the Disney fan in your life who has everything. I include some of my favorite cookbooks both ones I’ve received and ones I’ve gifted others. And lastly I offer up some cute autograph books for meeting your favorite characters in the parks. These books are inexpensive and usually ship to you or your gift recipient quickly and some are even offered in Kindle versions.

If you’re like me, you adopt different craft projects, DIY tangents, and money-saving plots to make your own Disney accessories. Sometimes you can’t find the perfect accompaniment to an outfit or look, so you just have to make it yourself. Or when you can’t find that perfect fish extender gift for a Disney cruise, so you have to whip it up. This list will show off my random hobbies and be a work in progress since I’m always trying new things.

Whether it’s your first time sailing with DCL or you’re Pearl level in the Castaway Club, check out my cruise must-haves. From comfort items to make sure your cabin is cozy to organizational solutions you didn’t know you needed, this list is a one stop shop so you can sail away, sail away, sail away. Be sure to check out our full cruise vlog from the Disney Wonder on our YouTube channel Middle_Aged_on_Main_Street

Whether you’re cruising along the Inside Passage or visiting southern Alaska via land, you’ll definitely make a stop in the tiny gold rush town of Skagway. With a year round population of just a few hundred and no stop light to be found along its dozen blocks, Skagway feels like a real Wild West town frozen in time. Even though the town is quaint, you still have choice on where you spend your time and money. Hopefully our experiences from September 2025 will help you plan the perfect Klondike kind of day. e sure to check out our full vlog from Skagway on our YouTube channel Middle_Aged_on_Main_Street

Ok Disney Cruise Line pals—if you sail with DCL to Alaska (or really any cruise line to Alaska) you’re likely to stop in the capital city of Juneau. With tons of excursion options, shopping locations, and watering holes, Juneau has a little something for everyone, and I want to show you some of our favorites from 2025. Be sure to check out our full vlog from Juneau on our YouTube channel Middle_Aged_on_Main_Street

Ketchikan, Alaska, is quirky and friendly, and walkable, and delicious. The history is super interesting as are the locals. This is a great stop to skip excursions and just stroll around take in all of the totem poles and people. Please check out our whole video on Ketchikan on our YouTube channel Middle_Aged_on_Main_Street

Pop Century Resort is our favorite budget resort with lots of pools, quick service food options, and of course Skyliner access. The Everything Pop food court has some resort standards and, of course, Pop Century exclusives. What should you spend your money and time on? Hopefully these recs won’t steer you wrong.