Planning Your Stay At All-Star Movies
Last week we took a tour around the grounds of Walt Disney World’s All-Star Movies resort, one of Disney’s whimsical value resorts. This week let’s take a little closer at what you should know if you’re planning to stay at the hotel. 1. What Does It Cost? Rooms start...
Five of My Favorite “Different” Ways of Experiencing Disney
If you're a frequent visitor to Walt Disney World, you may find yourself falling into a few personal touring habits. Some of these may be traditional (such as a Character Breakfast on the first day of your vacation...mmm!), but many come about by sheer happenstance....
The Whimsical World of All-Star Movies
I love the movies. I’m fascinated by the magic of cinema, the wondrous worlds created for the silver screen. There’s very little that compares to sitting down in a darkened theater with a bucket of popcorn and a cold soda, and getting transported into a story. It’s...
Five Disney Movies That Make Me Cry Uncontrollably
We associate many feelings with Walt Disney World and with Disney films; everything from anticipation and excitement to wonderment and, of course, happiness. But Disney can bring out the emotional side in all of us too, and in many ways that's the most powerful...
The Weird and Wonderful Citizens of Hollywood
The one and only Marilyn Monroe once said, “Hollywood’s a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss, and fifty cents for your soul. I know because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents.” For her part, Candice...
Five Things I Noticed On a Lonely Night in the Magic Kingdom
While on a recent trip to the Magic Kingdom, I had the good fortune of visiting the park during Extra Evening Magic hours. Though this is normally a time for lower crowds, the park was unusually empty on this particular evening…sometimes eerily so! Imagine wandering...
FootGolf at the Polynesian Resort
We live in a world of glorious mash-ups. The cronut and turducken spring to mind. The fact that someone once declared, “What if we took a chicken, and stuck it in a duck, and then stuck them both in a turkey?” gives me an odd sense of hope for humanity. There are...
Our Five Favorite Disney Moms
In honor of Mother’ Day, we thought we’d take some time to reflect on some of our favorite Disney mothers that we’ve met…both in the parks and on screen. While it’s true that some Disney mothers/step mothers are, shall we say, a bit on the stern side (Lady Tremaine...
The Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade
If you find yourself in Frontierland, mosey on over to the Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade. That is, if’n you think you got what it takes to prove you’re the deadliest shot in the West. Be warned, the Old West is a rough and tumble sort of place, full of varmints that...
5 Things You May Not Know About Star Tours
In celebrations of Star Wars day on Saturday (did you have YOUR blue milk?), and in anticipation of the upcoming opening of Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios, we thought we'd take a tour of the other much-beloved "far far away" attraction at the Studios:...