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We're Local Experts! The Orlando DINKs Featured in ApartmentGuide's Miami vs. Orlando Guide

December 16, 2024

Recently we were named a local expert and quoted on the ApartmentGuide blog. Check it out…

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Julie on The Blox Season 4: Our Founder's Reality Show Journey with JK Creative!

October 6, 2022

Did you know Julie runs her own company JK Creative? Well this summer she got to travel to Kansas City to represent her brand on a reality TV show! Out of thousands of applicants JKC was one of the 60 businesses selected to appear on Season Four of The Blox. The series follows a group of entrepreneurs from around the country while they live together, learn together, and ultimately compete against each other. Check out the trailer and learn how to watch the show…

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The Disney DINKs Featured on the WDW Magazine Blog

We Were Featured on the WDW Magazine Blog!

May 3, 2021

We are really excited this month to be featured on the WDW Magazine Blog. We sat down with writer Thomas Fusilli to discuss starting the blog and how we experience Disney. We are always happy to share our knowledge and connect with other Disney fans. Make sure to check out the full article here…

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We're Published in WDW Magazine! Our Disneyland Paris Article

July 1, 2020

We are really excited to announce we have been published in print! We have started to work as reporters for WDW Magazine, a monthly print and digital magazine dedicated to Disney fandom. Our first article “5 Things to Know About Visiting Disneyland Paris” can be found in the July 2020 issue. (The accompanying photos are all by us too!) Check out a peek of the article…

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The Disney DINKs Featured on "Report the Magic" Episode 35: Disney in Hawaii

April 27, 2020

We had the pleasure of chatting with Kirsten from Report the Magic Podcast. We discussed traveling to a special place in Oahu, Hawaii — Disney’s Aulani Resort! Learn more about this magical destination and listen to Episode 34 here:

iTunes: https://reportthemagic.com/itunes

Stitcher: https://reportthemagic.com/stitcher

Google Play: https://reportthemagic.com/googleplay

Spotify: https://reportthemagic.com/spotify

Want to learn more about Aulani and Hawaii? Make sure to check out our collection of articles starting here: Aulani – A Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii: a Trip Review with 10 First Time Tips for Enjoying the Magic in Paradise

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The Disney DINKs on a Podcast! Talking Money & Cocktails with The Financial Gym

Last year we had the pleasure of working with our friends over at The Financial Gym to learn how to strengthen our financial fitness. Shannon McLay (the owner of The Financial Gym) runs her own podcast called Martinis and Your Money: Living a Better Life One Cocktail at a Time. She started the podcast as a way to start a conversation about finances for regular people - and what better way than with a fun drink in hand?…

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The Disney DINKs Featured on Thrills & Magic: Closing Out Magic Kingdom
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On Julie’s birthday we had a fun day hopping around meeting friends at different places on Walt Disney World property. We ended the night at Magic Kingdom and met up with of our friends Andres from Thrills and Magic. We had a fun night checking out the fireworks and getting some rides in. Check out this fun video of the night and make sure to see Andres other fun vlog content!

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The Disney DINKs on That Parklife Podcast: Catch Our Latest Updates!

We had a blast a little while back chatting with Greg and Beth from That Park Life Podcast. To wrap up the year they invited back a handful of guests to check up and chat about both the past year and 2020. So go check it out to hear some update from us and meet some other cool folks in the Disney community. Make sure to check out the latest episode here…

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The Disney DINKs Featured on Detour to Neverland Podcast: Hear Our Latest Interview!

Our friends Brendan & Katherine run an awesome podcast Detour to Neverland that offers lessons and inspiration for folks in the Disney content creator community. We were recently invited to be guests on Episode 160 to discuss how to work with brands, how to stay organized, and also lots of Disney facts about us. if you are interested in hearing us in surround sound here is your chance! Make sure to check out the latest episode here…

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The Disney DINKs Featured on This Fairy Tale Life! (Our Vow Renewal Story)

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One of our favorite holiday traditions is to go Black Friday shopping with Julie's mom. We coordinate lists, make a plan of what stores to hit, wake up, pile in the car and spend the day together getting our shopping done. This year while shopping we were approached by a journalist asking a few questions about the day. We chatted for a bit and then moved along on our way...

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The Disney DINKs on a Podcast! Talking Money & Cocktails with The Financial Gym

February 14, 2020

Last year we had the pleasure of working with our friends over at The Financial Gym to learn how to strengthen our financial fitness. Shannon McLay (the owner of The Financial Gym) runs her own podcast called Martinis and Your Money: Living a Better Life One Cocktail at a Time. She started the podcast as a way to start a conversation about finances for regular people - and what better way than with a fun drink in hand?…

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The Disney DINKs Featured on Thrills & Magic: Closing Out Magic Kingdom

December 27, 2019

On Julie’s birthday we had a fun day hopping around meeting friends at different places on Walt Disney World property. We ended the night at Magic Kingdom and met up with of our friends Andres from Thrills and Magic. We had a fun night checking out the fireworks and getting some rides in. Check out this fun video of the night and make sure to see Andres other fun vlog content!

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The Disney DINKs on That Parklife Podcast: Catch Our Latest Updates!

December 23, 2019

We had a blast a little while back chatting with Greg and Beth from That Park Life Podcast. To wrap up the year they invited back a handful of guests to check up and chat about both the past year and 2020. So go check it out to hear some update from us and meet some other cool folks in the Disney community. Make sure to check out the latest episode here…

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Update: Why We Changed Our Name to The Orlando DINKs

Yup, you read that correctly, after 6 years of being known as The Disney DINKs, we are officially changing our name to The Orlando DINKs.

While changing one word doesn’t seem like a huge change, it feels pretty huge to us since this has been our identity for so long. There are a few reasons why we decided to make the change, some of which are directly related to Disney and some that aren’t. Before we really get into it, we want to be very clear that this article isn’t an intent to bash Disney by any means. We have had amazing experiences related to Disney, from our wedding, multiple Anniversary trips on both coasts, and Disneyland Paris. Being Disney Vacation Club members has allowed us to experience some amazing destinations including Hawaii, Hilton Head Island, and Vero Beach. None of these would have been possible without DVC. We have also had the pleasure of sharing these experiences with friends and family throughout the years. So while it may seem like we are quitting Disney, we certainly are not (and please note we are even keeping our fun mouse ear branding!) Read on to learn more…

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Moving Near the Mouse: Moving to Orlando to be a Disney Local
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Everyone dreams about moving to their happy place whether it be the country, the mountains, or, in our case, near the house of the mouse. Last year we were able to make our dreams a reality and left Maryland to start a new chapter in Orlando. It’s hard to believe it, but we have now been Floridians for one year! We wanted to take a look back at this last year and chat about:

  • How we pulled off a big cross country move last year

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  • and finally, how our Disney habits have changed now being locals

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Setting Sail on a Disney Specialty Cruise with a Private Fireworks View

With the July 4th fireworks at Walt Disney World canceled this year, we figured it was the perfect time to reminisce about a special fireworks experience we had last fall. We are always amazed at the amount of special activities and tours available at Disney and booking a private specialty fireworks cruise was one awesome time. Technically our friends Max and Niki had booked the experience for their honeymoon, but they let us crash the party and come along (how nice are they right?). One night last fall our group of four enjoyed some drinks at the Top of the World then set sail on our private pontoon. Read on to hear all about our enchanted evening sailing.

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If you have read some of our resort reviews before, you may have figured out that we are Disney Vacation Club (DVC) members. We have been blue card holders since 2013 and have used our membership in various ways. We find that we get a lot of questions about DVC, with the most frequent being “Is DVC worth it?” It can be a bit confusing at first to figure out how the membership exactly works so we wanted to break it down for our readers. With this article we will be covering…

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Our Story: Why We Started The Disney DINKs Blog (Dual Income, No Kids & Disney Travel!)

We were recently asked to participate in a “Disney Friends Blog Hop” for people to discover other Disney blogs in the community. (You can learn a little more about that at the the bottom of this post!) We also realized with many new visitors recently it may be a good time to share a bit more about the two authors behind the posts. There are two things we tend to get asked pretty frequently. Many people are curious of how we decided to launch a Disney based blog geared towards an adult crowd. Many people are also curious about the term “DINKs” (Dual Income No Kids) and we wanted to touch a bit on our journey to decide to be childfree. So here is a little peek into the world of Julie and Andrew…

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We brought James (and his brother Jesse) home as tiny kittens on Valentine’s weekend in 2010. We were lucky enough to raise both of them from playful little kittens into old, delicate gentle
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