REVIEW: Pixar Fest 'Up' Specialty Pastries at Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe

Pixar Fest treats can be found all over the Disneyland Resort! The Up-Tart was part of the sneak peek we gave you earlier in March, and now we have a review for you! The Up-Tart and Specialty Éclair are some of the many new Up-themed released snacks for Pixar Fest. You can find them at Jolly … Read more

Exploring Fort Wilderness and All It Has To Offer

Walt Disney World offers so many activities outside of the park and one of my favorites is exploring Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. In my opinion, Fort Wilderness is a hidden gem of Walt Disney World. Chip ‘n’ Dale Don’t want to wait in long lines to meet characters? There’s an easy solution! Chip … Read more

Man arrested with two firearms at a Disneyland Paris' Hotel New York

French radio station France Info is reporting that a 28-year-old man not known to Disneyland Paris’s security services is being held after trying to enter Hotel New York at Disneyland Paris whilst carrying two firearms. Another radio broadcaster reports that the man was carrying two low-calibre weapons, cartridges and a Qur’an.  This has not been confirmed … Read more

EDITORIAL: Liberty Tree Tavern and the Sum of Magic Kingdom Dining

During a recent trip to Orlando I finally made it to Disney’s Liberty Tree Tavern for a lunch. While this meal in-and-of-itself isn’t necessarily noteworthy, doing so completed my Magic Kingdom dining “cycle” — a meal at every restaurant in Magic Kingdom. We’ve been trying to make it to the Liberty Tree for years but … Read more

Use the Disney Theme Parks as Epic Pac-Man Levels!

There’s a few more happy haunts around the Haunted Mansion thanks to an early April Fool’s Day stunt by Google. For a limited time, any Google Map can be turned into a playable level of Pac-Man- the 80’s arcade classic. Of course, since the paths of Disney Parks are laid out as streets in Google … Read more

D23 Expo Japan Returns in 2015

  The popular D23 will be making its return to Japan for three days in 2015. D23 Expo Japan 2015 will take place from November 6th to November 8th in Maihama, Japan (Tokyo Disney Resort). Ticket and program information is available on the Disney Japan website starting in April. Themed around “the power of story,” D23 Expo Japan 2015 will bring … Read more

runDisney(land Paris): First Disney Running Weekend Coming to Europe

Disneyland Paris announced today (Sunday 22 February 2015) that the popular runDisney event will be coming to Disneyland Paris in September 2016. In a post on the official Disneyland Paris Facebook account, the rumoured event was finally let out of the bag: “It’s official! We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be holding our first ever … Read more

REVIEWS: "Between-Disney-Vacation" Recommended Reading 101

It’s February. Even though we’re within a few weeks of Daylight Savings — the unofficial gateway to spring — most of the nation still finds itself in the throes of winter for at least a few more weeks. Of course this also means, for most of us, that although we’re getting closer to our next … Read more

Tom Staggs Named Chief Operating Officer of The Walt Disney Company

Earlier today, Robert Iger announced the promotion of Tom Staggs as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of The Walt Disney Company. Below is the official press release released by Disney announcing the promotion. Thomas O. Staggs has been named Chief Operating Officer of The Walt Disney Company, it was announced today by Robert A. … Read more

"Enchanted Christmas" at Disneyland Paris Photo Trip Report

A trip to a Disney theme park is always an exciting and memorable experience, whatever the time of year and whatever the weather.  However, for return guests and Disney aficionados a trip during the holidays is kind of the holy grail.  You’ll put up with the elevated crowd levels just to see the park all … Read more