My family on our first Disney Cruise Not too long ago, I wrote a blog explaining why I wanted my family’s next Disney Cruise to be a cruise to Alaska. To my surprise, after I had written it but before it was published, my parents contacted my sister and me and asked if we’d be…
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!
When Things Go Wrong at Disney: A Fall in the Park
Sometimes, thing go wrong at Disneyland Disneyland may be the Happiest Place on Earth, but that doesn’t mean everything will go right all the time. In two previous blogs, I talked about When Things Go Wrong at Disney: One blog featured my story of losing my license at Walt Disney World, and the other was…
Eternals: A Mouse for Less Review
Now streaming on Disney + I try to catch every film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the theaters, but sometimes it just doesn’t happen. My life was pretty busy when Eternals released here in the U.S., so I wasn’t able to see it on the big screen. It arrived on Disney + recently and…
Restaurant Review: Alien Pizza Planet
Welcome to the Alien Pizza Planet in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland! Sometimes when you’re in Disneyland Park, you head eagerly for your favorite restaurant for a wonderful meal. Other times, you just feel hungry and stop in to the nearest convenient location. That’s just what we did recently, and we found ourselves at Alien Pizza Planet in…
Pixar Popcorn: A Mouse For Less Review
All episodes now streaming on Disney + My family watches a lot of Disney +. There is so much new content always popping up that it is hard to keep track of it all (although if you follow the Mouse for Less blogs, you can get a monthly rundown of what’s new!) so somehow we…
Encanto: A Mouse for Less Review
Encanto: Now streaming on Disney + It has been a hectic and busy holiday season at my house, so I almost missed out on seeing Disney’s newest animated feature: Encanto. I caught it on Disney + on Christmas Day, and I’m so glad I didn’t let this one pass me by! Encanto is now streaming…
Spider-man: No Way Home
Spider-man: No Way Home is currently playing in theaters Unless you’ve been living under a very large rock, you probably know that Spider-man: No Way Home was one of the most highly anticipated films of 2021. After all, the second film in the series, Spider-man: Far From Home, ended on quite a cliffhanger: J. Jonah…
Character Appearances at Disneyland Park
Stitch entertains guests in Tomorrowland When Disneyland reopened after a historic closure due to the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of changes were introduced. One of those changes was the way in which characters would interact with guests. Mickey waves to me in Toontown Although I was sad because we wouldn’t be able to…
Restaurant Review: The French Market
Welcome to the French Market Restaurant in New Orleans Square! After going the longest I’ve ever gone without visiting Disneyland since my very first visit to the Happiest Place on Earth, my family returned to Disneyland Park! We visited with friends and family, and it was so good to be back. The interior of the…
Hawkeye: A Mouse for Less Review
Episodes 1 and 2 now streaming on Disney + The newest Disney + original Marvel series arrived recently with a two-episode premiere, and I watched it that evening! I’d been looking forward to Hawkeye for a number of reasons. First of all, he’s an original Avenger who hasn’t had his own solo project. Second of all,…
Why You Should Try The Backlot Express
Welcome to the Backlot Express! Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park is very popular right now, and with good reason! Toy Story Land is bringing smiles to guests’ faces, and Star Wars fans are rhapsodic about Galaxy’s Edge. Because of this, at mealtime, people tend to flock to the quick service spots in both these new…
We’re Going Back to Disneyland!
Disneyland Park decked out for Halloween I haven’t been back to Disneyland since November 2019. In that time, I’ve missed the Happiest Place on Earth terribly. Well, we’re going back to Disneyland! My family and I (possibly accompanied by some friends) will be spending a day at Disneyland Park. Model of Galaxy’s Edge…