Coasters & Castles Travel - Whitney Mattox

11/29/2024

Only here for the dog. 🐶 🎄 😆

08/24/2024

I got to help very special friends of our family with their multi-gen Disney trip 💜

They just sent me this photo of their view, and got all of the things I called to request! A beautiful 4th floor view of Crescent Lake. 🌙

Wishing them a fabulous week at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort - a Mattox family favorite!!! 🌊

05/15/2024

Good news for ROC travelers! Non-stop flights to Vegas, coming this fall! ✈️

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — For the first time since 2008, nonstop service to Las Vegas is coming to the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport. The Southwest Airlines flights to H…

01/14/2024

No lies detected. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I do say this every trip. I also get sad my first day and say “I can’t believe in _____ days, we have to LEAVE this place!” 😭 To which my husband replies - “Get a grip, Whit!” 😆 I can’t be the onnnnnly one who immediately dreads going back to reality. 💁🏻‍♀️

Which resort could YOU live at? ;) Mine’s Disney’s Beach Club. Minutes to Epcot. 🌐 The best pool on property. 🌊 Club Level offerings. 🥂🥐🧁 A quick walk to Trattoria Al Forno for late night pasta. 🍝 Friendship boats to Hollywood✨

I have this vivid memory when I was visiting WDW my senior year of high school and taking the boat from Hollywood to Epcot - i got off at Beach to walk the rest of the way - and I immediately knew - THIS place would be my favorite Disney Resort to stay at when I was old enough to book my own trips😝✨✨✨

01/09/2024

{I THINK} We finally decided on Animal Kingdom Lodge for next month’s trip! ✨ (AKA - I booked it, but I tend to change my mind a lot and end up split-staying; so we will see if I keep this for the whole stay. 😆🫣)

We haven’t stayed at AKL since 2018 - so the girls were teeny tiny then - and it was only for a quick 2 nights.

Some deciding factors:
✨Since our first time there was so short; we didn’t get to explore the resort. The Jambo House pool was also closed at that time, so had to use Kidani’s. (Which was awesome!)
✨We have come to enjoy more resort time as the girlies have gotten older. There is so much to do at this Resort that I know they’ll love! 💦
✨Since they ARE older, we don’t have to worry about folding stroller for the busses, so we don’t mind them as much. Plus, Uber is easy now too. 😜
✨We are on a smaller budget for this trip. We are definitely a Deluxe level family; we enjoy the amenities and perks like Extended Evening Hours. 🌙 But since AKL doesn’t have the proximity to the parks like some of our favorites (Yacht + Beach, Contemporary), the price point is a decent amount lower.
✨I’m dying to try out the night vision goggles. 😆 I booked a Savanna view, because even though I know I can book standard and still request partial view - I’m taking no chances! 🦒 🦓
✨ We LOVE having good food easily accessible to us. Animal Kingdom Lodge is a foodie’s dream. Between Jiko, Boma, and Sanaa - you don’t even have to book dinners elsewhere. The Mara is also one of the yummiest QS spots! (lookin’ at you, zebra domes and rice bowls!) 🤤 it will also be between festivals at Epcot - so I won’t be disappointed that I can’t run in the back entrance quick to try alllll the foods. 😉

If you’ve stayed at AKL - what was your favorite thing about it?!

06/13/2023

Have you heard of the Little Man of Disneyland and do you know where to find his house in Adventureland?

06/06/2023

💫 The secret to life 💫

06/04/2023

When you didn’t expect Rock’N’Roller Coaster to open before your trip but SURPRISE! 💫 One of our favorites, even though… Vivi’s face 😆

I asked her what happened with her hands and her face - she said as we were getting ready to blast off, she got nervous she was going to loose her new magic band so she was trying to hold it against the restraint and then it took off so quickly she couldn’t move her arms lmaooooo 😆😆😆

03/15/2023