Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, Hollywood Studios Things at the Walt Disney World resort have been different since it reopened followed the COVID-19 closure. Reduced capacity, the temporary pause in Fast Pass + and the Disney Dining Plan, and select resort hotels not reopening yet have made it more challenging to plan a trip. Some…
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!
Walt Disney World Restaurants with the Best Theming
Docking Bay 7 Food & Cargo, Galaxy’s Edge When you’re thinking about where to eat on a vacation, of course you’re going to think about the places that has the most scrumptious and delicious food. But when you’re on a Walt Disney World vacation, you think about something else as well. The theming. Walt…
Disneyland Planning: Where We Want to Eat
Pacific Wharf Cafe, California Adventure In a previous post I talked about my family planning a Disneyland family reunion for either January or February 2022. Although that is a long way off, we decided to start brainstorming what restaurants we want to eat at. Getting restaurant reservations at Disneyland is much less complicated than…
Planning Our 2022 Disneyland Trip
Pixar Pier at night I was raised in a Disney family. My parents first took my little sister and me to Walt Disney World in 1976, when I was almost 6 years old. Ever since that first trip, Walt Disney World was our destination of choice. When my mom told friends that we were going…
Goodbye Extra Magic Hours, Hello Early Theme Park Entry
Galaxy’s Edge, Hollywood Studios The times, they are a-changin’ at the Walt Disney World resort. It was recently announced that the vacation destination will do away with their Extra Magic Hours program and replace it with Early Theme Park Entry. The announcement did not include a date, so we’re not sure when this will…
No More Disneyland Annual Passes! Now What?
Monsters, Inc.: Mike and Sully to the Rescue! Us Disneylanders have been having a rough time of it. Our beloved parks have not reopened, although Downtown Disney and the entrance area of California Adventure have been open to shoppers and diners. Recently, we got another blow. Disneyland Annual Passes are now a thing of the…
Movie Review: Soul on Disney+
Now Streaming on Disney + Did you ever think to yourself “Why am I the way I am?” Or maybe “What’s more important: nature or nurture?” Or perhaps, like me, you find that you have to stop doing something that you always felt was your life’s purpose because of the pandemic, and you can’t…
WandaVision on Disney+
WandaVision, now streaming on Disney + After a long, painful year in which no new Marvel Studios content was released, WandaVision arrived on Disney + on January 15th. This is the first Marvel original created for Disney +, and so far, it has a very unique feel. Those who have watched every Marvel movie and…
Three Unique Ways to Celebrate A Disney Birthday
Take a photo with your favorite character! It’s always fun to celebrate a birthday or other special occasion at Walt Disney World. And there are so many ways to do it! Ordering a special birthday cake, having a dinner celebration, getting a birthday button, ordering a birthday celebration decoration package for your hotel room…
My Disney Travel Christmas Ornaments
You may have heard me say this before, but I’m not a big souvenir buyer. But there are a couple of kinds of souvenir that I do buy. Coffee mugs, because I will use them every morning. T-shirts, because I will wear them. And Christmas ornaments, because every year when we decorate the tree,…
Disney Holiday Memories
Grand Floridian 1991 For various reasons, a lot of my Disney trips have taken place over the winter holidays. My parents loved to take us to Walt Disney World on January 1st, after the massive Christmas crowds had died down, but when the decorations were still up. And we’ve had a couple of Disneyland…
My Favorite Walt Disney World Sweet Treats
With so many options, how do you pick? I’ve got a sweet tooth the size of Guam. I also have been quite serious about my health lately, so I’ve managed to tame that tooth of mine. But on a Walt Disney World vacation, I know I’m going to be putting in an enormous amount…