Disney HDR Photography

HDR Photography is becoming increasingly popular, as are Disney HDR photos. The Disney theme parks lend themselves to the whimsical and vibrant post-processing style often associated with HDR photography, making this no surprise. While faux HDR is easier than ever thanks to iPhone apps and other programs, true HDR is still a challenge for many

Blue Bayou Restaurant Review

Blue Bayou is a restaurant inside Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris (Blue Lagoon there). This Blue Bayou review covers the Tokyo Disneyland version of the restaurant. Design-wise, this version of the restaurant is very similar to Disneyland’s Blue Bayou, although cuisine-wise, they’re substantially different. Due to its location adjacent

Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante Review

Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante is a quick service restaurant in Disneyland’s Frontierland that has a Mexican menu. Although it’s technically counter service, much like Plaza Inn, it’s sort of a ‘buffeteria’ style location with higher quality options on actual plates and with real silverware. It’s also priced slightly above other counter service restaurants in Disneyland,

Kringla Bakeri og Kafe Review

Kringla Bakeri og Kafe is a bakery and counter service restaurant in Epcot’s Norway at Walt Disney World. It has a menu with entrees, drinks, and desserts, but the real draw here is the desserts. Kringla is arguably the best bakery in Epcot, with a variety of popular snacks. These desserts include School Bread, which

Enchanted Garden Restaurant Review

Enchanted Garden Restaurant is a character buffet at the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Pluto in Victorian attire with some Chinese motifs. This review covers only breakfast at Enchanted Garden. For breakfast, the cost ended up being around $37 (USD) per person, with prices ranging up to

Using Telephoto Lenses at Disney

Telephoto lenses are usually treated as options for sports, wildlife, or other distant action. Many professional photographers even recommend doing without telephoto lenses, because you should instead “zoom with your feet.” With regard to photography in the Disney theme parks, I can’t even count the number of times I’ve heard people advise others to only

Pinocchio Village Haus Review

Pinocchio Village Haus is a counter service restaurant at the edge of regular ‘ole Fantasyland and New Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom that experienced a resurgence of sorts with a new menu recently. This review features food photos, thoughts on ambiance, and our recommendation as to whether this is a good restaurant to try on

Palo Dinner Review

This Palo Review covers dinner on the Disney Magic. On this ship, Palo is an optional, adults-only fine dining restaurant featuring Northern Italian cuisine on Aft Deck 10. There are versions of Palo on each of the Disney Cruise Line ships, and it’s always located on the topmost aft deck. Palo offers picturesque ocean views

Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall Review

Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall is a counter service, buffeteria-style restaurant in Tokyo Disneyland’s Fantasyland themed to the Queen of Hearts’ Castle from Alice in Wonderland. It is likely the most popular restaurant in Tokyo Disneyland, with waits to get inside very common for prime dining hours. Thanks to fun theming and excellent food, Queen