Keeping the Magic alive- long after your trip to Walt Disney World

1. Rent or buy a lightweight video camera if you don't have one already. Even sporadic filming can be a balm to the soul months after your Walt Disney World trip. (hint: parades, fireworks, and anything set to music is particularly effective)

2. Buy CDs and DVDs while you're still on property if you have even a little interest. It can be much more expensive trying to order them from home unless you order directly through Walt Disney World- and their shipping is astronomical!

3. If there is an attraction you love, get the merchandise you want while you can. Disney gives very little warning before shutting down even very popular attractions.

4. If you're going to spend $100 on souvenirs (yes, I know, more like $1000), concentrate on things that will still mean something to you in 10 years time. Stuffed animals are cute for a month or two, but down the road that t-shirt or model of Cinderella's Castle will still be something you look forward to displaying.

5. Take just enough pictures to jumpstart your memories. Concentrating too much on recording will prevent you from experiencing the present.

There are so many more stations- but these are my favorites on my playlist. For more stations, go to Live365 and type "Disney" into the search. You'd be amazed how much comes up. Please note that some of these stations are only available to VIP members, but there are quite a lot available with the free membership.

Mickey's Magic: Live365- Mostly Disney movie soundtracks, but because I prefer their playlist over other soundtrack stations, and because they have a higher percentage of ride soundtracks than other soundtrack stations, this is my favorite. Free

E Ticket Radio: Live365- Currently a free station, and has some great older rides as well as some of the newer ones. Free

D-Magic Radio 2.0: Most of this station's playlist is average for a Disney Park station, but here's what makes this station so very, very good. Every weeknight, from 8:30pm to 9:30pm they play Illuminations: Reflections of Earth, starting with the pre-show. Does it get any better than that? Free

Park Hopper Radio: Live365- this station is currently free, and is my favorite of the bunch. Free

Radio Buena Vista: Live365- a great station with a good mix. However, streams aren't always available for non-VIP members. Usually Free- depending on number of listeners.

The Haunted Mansion!: Live365- All Haunted Mansion, all the time. Complete ride tracks from every HM including Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris, isolated sounds (for instance, just dogs howling, or singing busts w/out music), a HM story, practice and trial session recordings, and more. Free

Reedy Creek Radio: Live365, FStream, and Streaming Windows Media Player- a music of the Disney Parks internet radio station where your vote counts. You can become a member (it's free) at ReedyCreekRadio.com to access the forums and chat rooms and put your special requests or suggestions into appropriate forum threads. The people at Reedy Creek Radio are attentive and the chat room is friendly. There's a good mix of attractions, parades/fireworks, area music, and pop-ified classic Disney music.

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