Cars Land at Disney California Adventure gets into the Halloween spirit! Halloween is right around the corner, and Disneyland is ready to celebrate this spooky holiday! If you’re heading to the Happiest Place on Earth, here are my picks for the best attractions for Halloween. THE HAUNTED MANSION Disneyland Park’s Haunted Mansion is a classic…
Author: Kristina Valcarce
My first Walt Disney World vacation was in 1976, and my first Disneyland experience was in 1995, when I moved to Los Angeles. I am a bi-coastal Disney nerd and proud of it!
I Am Groot (Making a Baby Groot Iron-On T-shirt)
This plain white T-shirt is about to get its Groot on! I am a sucker for Disney contests, especially when the grand prize is a trip to Disneyland or Walt Disney World. Recently, Disney Movie Rewards held an online contest. You could enter once a day for a grand prize of a 4 night Disney…
Walt Disney World’s Deluxe Villas
The Beach Club Villas Are you planning a Walt Disney World vacation with a large group that won’t fit comfortably in a standard hotel room? Do you want to cook some of your meals yourself? Do you want to have the convenience of a washer and dryer right in your unit? Or maybe you just…
An Overview of Walt Disney World’s Deluxe Resorts
Our view from the Polynesian Village Resort Walt Disney World’s Deluxe resorts are perfect for those who want the best of what Disney has to offer. The Deluxe Resorts offer large, spacious, well appointment rooms, enviable locations, sophisticated theming, and fine dining. Once you’ve decided that this is the resort category you’re looking for, you…
Walt Disney World’s Moderate Resorts
Port Orleans French Quarter Resort The Walt Disney World Moderate resorts are good choices for those looking for more sophisticated theming and slightly larger rooms than are available at the Values, but who aren’t interested in all the luxuries of the Deluxes. Once you’ve decided that a Moderate resort is perfect for your traveling style…
Costume Guidelines for Disney’s Halloween Parties
Mickey’s Halloween Party in Disneyland One of the best parts of attending either Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party in Walt Disney World or Mickey’s Halloween Party in Disneyland is getting to dress in costume! If you have tickets to either of these events, you may be wondering what to wear. No matter if you…
How We Picked Our Walt Disney World Park Days
Our pick for Day Three: The Magic Kingdom My extended family is going on a trip to Walt Disney World in January, and we’ve been planning fiercely since the beginning of the summer. We booked our resort, and we had a list of restaurants we’d like to eat at. Our next step? Figuring out which…
Walt Disney World’s Value Resorts: An Overview
One of the pools at All-Star Music Walt Disney World’s Value resorts are a great options for families who might, on first glance, think they have to stay off property if they are on a budget. The Values offer larger than life theming, a food court , pizza delivery, fun pools, an arcade, a gift…
Planning our Walt Disney World Dining Reservations
Our most highly coveted restaurant! As I discussed in an earlier post, planning our multi-generational trip to Walt Disney World is proving to be slightly less involved than the invasion of Normandy. Departures and arrivals from three different states, an age range of preteen through senior citizen, and differing tastes, likes and preferences all have…
My Hopes, Dreams and Plans for our Next Walt Disney World Trip
The lobby of the Polynesian Resort in 1980 Disney vacations have always been, for my family, a family affair. My parents first took my sister and me to Walt Disney World in 1976, and over the past four decades, we’ve returned again and again with our ever growing families. Our resort for our upcoming trip…
An Ode to the Back Side of Water: The Jungle Cruise
Ah, the Jungle Cruise. I have had the pleasure of riding this attractions many times, both at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. It’s a Disney classic – an original attraction that Walt Disney was personally involved in creating. Some might find it old fashioned. Others might consider the audio animatronic animals and corny spiels of…
A Tale of Two Haunted Mansions
Disneyland‘s Haunted Mansion When hinges creak in darkened chambers And strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still That is the time when ghosts are present Practicing their terror with ghoulish delight! The Haunted Mansion is high most Disney lovers’ list of top attractions. Few theme…