{"id":12757,"date":"2011-03-10T09:04:23","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T15:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=12757"},"modified":"2017-03-20T18:21:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T23:21:39","slug":"disney-vacations-debuting-jill-cooper-our-disney-moms-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/disney-vacations-debuting-jill-cooper-our-disney-moms-blogger\/","title":{"rendered":"Debuting Jill Cooper, our Disney Moms blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Need to know what Disney hotels have the best pools? Want intel about what attractions will be too scary for kids? Heed the advice of Jill E. Cooper, a member of the Disney Moms Panel and one of our new guest bloggers. Look for her regular posts on the Orbitz blog.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>By <em>Jill E. Cooper<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 1975 my mother, a first grade teacher and father, a wire-rope mill worker, packed up our family in a 1971 Plymouth station wagon for our journey south to the newfangled <a title=\"Walt Disney World Resort Travel Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=disney&amp;cnt=OVItype=blog\" target=\"_self\">Disney theme park<\/a> my mother had been researching.\u00a0 Quite simply, that vacation would change my life. \u00a0We were all instantly bitten by the Disney theme park bug, and my parents spent the rest of my childhood saving every extra penny so that we could all go and experience the magic together as often as possible.\u00a0 When times were good, that meant we\u2019d be there every two to three years.\u00a0 When college tuition payments were looming and money was tight, we got there less often but the memories from prior visits sustained us.<!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/disney-vacations-debuting-jill-cooper-our-disney-moms-blogger\/jill-and-mickey-1975\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12758\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-12758\" title=\"Jill and Mickey 1975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jill-and-Mickey-1975-422x600.jpg\" alt=\"Jill Cooper and her sister on the first of many Disney vacations.\" width=\"330\" height=\"469\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 1990, I convinced my unsuspecting fiance that Walt Disney World would be the perfect place to honeymoon.\u00a0 This was the first of many trips we would take as a couple or as part of a much larger multi-generational group. Then, many years later when our son turned 5, we introduced our family\u2019s fourth generation to the happiest place on earth.\u00a0 I\u2019m so pleased to report that Brian, now a tween, is just as enamored with the parks as his mother.<\/p>\n<p>In my professional life I shepherd a bunch of bright and energetic teenagers through the AP psychology curriculum at an independent day school.\u00a0 One of the 16 college textbook chapters we explore together dissects the notion of memory.\u00a0 We learn that while we cannot always predict what will be retained in our memories, episodes of our lives that are unique or that have emotional significance are more likely to stick.\u00a0 I\u2019ve found that is definitely the case with regardto the priceless memories I\u2019ve made with loved ones at Walt Disney World.\u00a0 While I may not remember the third item on the grocery list I accidentally left at home on the kitchen counter 30 minutes ago, I can remember the look on my grandmother\u2019s face as she watched the fireworks above Cinderella Castle from our balcony at <a title=\"Disney's Contemporary Resort\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Lake-Buena-Vista-Hotels.d10870.Travel-Guide-Hotels%27s_Contemporary_Resort\/\" target=\"_self\">Disney\u2019s Contemporary Resort<\/a> 30 years ago.\u00a0 I realized long ago that money spent on our Walt Disney World vacations is a sound investment in our family\u2019s collective memory.<\/p>\n<p>I am so lucky to be able to shape the memories of future guests to Walt Disney World as member of the 2011 <a title=\"Disney Moms Panel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyworldmoms.com\" target=\"_blank\">Moms Panel<\/a>.\u00a0 In this capacity, I can also respond to guest questions posted on the site and happily offer my advice as to how to make the most of the magic with their families.\u00a0 I can recommend the best Disney resort for their travel party or the most expeditious way to get to breakfast at Chef Mickey\u2019s.\u00a0 I can even suggest a multitude of ways to make a guest\u2019s trip extra special, with a celebratory meal, the perfect fireworks viewing location, or the best place to take the quintessential vacation photograph.\u00a0 I feel similarly blessed to have the chance to share my perspective on the magic that awaits Disney guests through my contributions to this blog.\u00a0\u00a0 Along with my dear friend and colleague from the Moms Panel, <strong>Deborah Bowen<\/strong>, we\u2019ll do our best to sprinkle the Orbitz blog and your next Disney vacation with some extra pixie dust.\u00a0 Here we go!<\/p>\n<p><em>Jill E. Cooper has been an aficionado of the Disney theme parks since age seven.\u00a0 She is a deliriously happy addition to the 2011 Disney World Moms Panel.\u00a0 She and her small family haverecently added <a title=\"Disney Cruise Line\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/cruise-info\/cruiseLineL20.html\" target=\"_self\">Disney Cruise Line<\/a> and Adventures by Disney vacations to their portfolio of magical Disney travel experiences.<\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nc_pixel\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT04YzIyMTlhMGVmM2ZjNzg2MmQ1N2NkM2IxNjYzMWFkZA==\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need to know what Disney hotels have the best pools? 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