With local cases of Zika increasing in lower Florida, Walt Disney World has started distributing free insect repellant at stations through the parks and Disney Springs as a precautionary measure. Hotel rooms are being equipped with aerosol bug spray, and signs have gone up around Walt Disney World informing visitors about the repellent and other
In our 3 page finale, we pick up after our previous Shanghai Disneyland Grand Opening Trip Report installment on our final morning at the park and take you through to our excursion to Hong Kong Disneyland. After 2 days in Shanghai Disneyland, you’d think we would’ve seen it all–or most everything–by this point, but that
There are plenty of happily ever after articles about relocating to be closer to Disney Parks, typically Walt Disney World. This post offers anecdotal reflections of our experience living close to Disneyland for the last couple of years, which includes the downside–for me–of moving to the magic. To my knowledge, there aren’t many people who
We don’t regularly “report” on merchandise here…because we don’t really buy any of the new releases. However, with the new YesterEars label, and specifically the new Figment and Dreamfinder design that’s being released (and Alien Encounter!), it seems like a topic worth discussing. With this post, I thought I’d give you a heads up on
We had the fortune of attending Shanghai Disneyland’s opening day! In this trip report, we will share hundreds of photos from the first 3 days of Shanghai Disney Resort’s celebration, thoughts on the park, restaurants at which we dined, the best and worst attractions, and more. For us, this was the first time we’ve had
Nine Dragons is the table service restaurant at Epcot’s China pavilion in Walt Disney World. This World Showcase dining review includes food photos, thoughts on our experience eating at Nine Dragons, including ambiance and value. In terms of basic info for WDW vacation planners, this is a 1-credit table service restaurant on the Disney Dining
For 2016, Hong Kong Disneyland has a bunch of new Halloween offerings, including the Mickey & Friends Costume Party, Mickey’s Halloween Time Cavalcade, Villains Night Out Parade, the Nightmare Experiment haunted house, and Villains Garden trick or treating. (All of this is based upon our reading of the translated press release, so check it out
The opening act of the original Journey into Imagination was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Shortly after boarding your omnimover ride vehicle, you entered the clouds. There, guests spotted the silhouette of an eclectic blimp-like machine with a vacuum on the front and bagpipe on the rear. We were greeted by the affable voice of
Ahead of Star Wars Land and other expansion, Disneyland Resort has filed documents with Anaheim for its Eastern Gateway project, which is the largest infrastructure project in Anaheim’s Resort District in 20 years, and will include a new parking structure with 6,800 spaces, a new transportation hub, security point, and an elevated pedestrian bridge. The
Confirming a week of speculation, Disney announced that Main Street Electrical Parade will return to Disneyland after ending its run in Walt Disney World on October 9. The run in Disneyland is described as “a limited-time encore engagement.” No timeframe is given for Main Street Electrical Parade’s return to Disneyland, which could be as early
Sorry, it’s been a while since Shanghai Disneyland Grand Opening Trip Report – Part 3. Hopefully, I’ll get the next couple of installments done fairly quickly. Now that we’ve detailed most of the main attractions, I don’t need to be quite as verbose. We left off the last installment with the sky starting to look
