Five Small (But Spooky!) Things I Love About the Haunted Mansion
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, this is the perfect time, as candle lights flicker and the air is deathly still, to think about all of the things that we dread, er, love, about the Haunted Mansion. The Mansion is filled with...
50 Years of Happy Haunts
Our family adores the Haunted Mansion. It’s been my wife’s favorite Disney attraction for as long as she can remember. She has to ride it more times than any other Attraction at the park each visit. Our kids love it. My sister and parents love it. The Haunted Mansion...
Five Things You May Not Know About Bonnie from Toy Story
1. Besides their love for toys, Andy and Bonnie have a lot in common. In fact, you’ll find several movie scenes (most notably in Toy Story 3), that show us how similar the two of them are. For instance, when Andy first sees Bonnie at her house to drop off his toys,...
New Quick Service Dining at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin
The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort recently announced that two new quick service restaurants will be joining the updated lobby at the Swan in just a couple of months! Java will be the resort's new grab-and-go coffee spot, with a menu full of sweet and...
Remembering Russi Taylor: The Voice of Minnie Mouse
The Disney community received some sad news recently as we learned that Russi Taylor, the voice of Minnie Mouse, passed away at the age of 75. Russi's career as Minnie Mouse began in 1986, and she was actually married to Wayne Allwine, the then-current voice of Mickey...
The Wondrous World of Goofy’s Candy Company
Go to Walt Disney World enough and you’ll begin to develop rituals, little traditions, things that you HAVE to do while you are there. For our family, Goofy’s Candy Company has become one of those rituals. It began on our kids’ first visit to the parks. We arrived at...
My Five Favorite Gone-But-Not-Forgotten Disney Memories: Part 2
A couple weeks ago we talked about some of the little things we miss at Walt Disney World. And to be honest there were tons more on my list I didn’t even get to! So in the spirit of sequels and “let’s keep this fun going,” here are five more little things at Walt...
Visiting Winter Summerland!
It’s hot outside. Painfully hot. Mind numbingly hot. So, naturally it makes sense for us to talk about Santa Claus and the North Pole. Why you ask? Well, it so happens that the jolly, fat man from the North Pole has created a summer resort for his elves in Florida. I...
4 Things I Learned from My First DisneyBound
New to DisneyBounding? No worries, I was in your shoes just a couple of weeks ago! DisneyBounding is a fantastic way to express yourself both in the parks and at home, and I'm excited to share what I learned from my first time trying it! What is DisneyBounding? You...
My Five Favorite Disney Space Moments
Can you believe (for those of us who remember, and yes, I’m one of them!), that we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon?? As we all celebrate this historic milestone, I thought I’d take a moment to talk about my five favorite...