When we last left our courageous culinary crusaders (ie: my wife and I) in Episode I, we had tried a bunch of the recipes in the official Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge cookbook. Some came out really well, while others were less successful. There are plenty more recipes in the book, though, and in this episode…
Category: Do It Yourself
In a Kitchen Far, Far Away (Episode I)
So here we are, in month 97 or so of the pandemic quarantining. I’ve been doing the bulk of the cooking while we’re (more or less) stuck here, as my wife is working from home and I’m unemployed, so I really have nothing better to do with my time. At some point, though, I fell…
Playing The Part: Star Wars Bounding At Galaxy’s Edge
Given my lifelong love of anything related to Star Wars (with the possible exception of the Holiday Special), it sorta goes without saying that I was thrilled when Disney created Galaxy’s Edge. The opportunity to go play in a “real” Star Wars spaceport was something I had always dreamed of but never thought would happen,…
Halloween, Done Disney Style
If you’re like me, you’re sadly not spending this spooky season at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in Magic Kingdom. In fact, if you’re like me, you’re not even going out and you’ll most likely be spending October 31st sitting on the couch watching movies. Being like me is, apparently, pretty boring. Even if you’re not…
Making a Match: Wearing Matching Shirts at Walt Disney World
If you’ve been to Walt Disney World (or any theme park) you may have seen them: groups of people all wearing identical custom-made shirts. I’m going to be honest: I really never thought I would actually wear a shirt that matched anybody else’s. The idea seemed a little silly. OK, it seemed A LOT silly. Except…
Adding More Magic To Our Bands
Update, January 2017: With the new MagicBand 2.0, which has a different form factor than the original iteration used in this post, some of this information (like the template we used) will be out of date. However, the basic techniques–using temporary tattoo paper–should still work regardless. You’ll just have to modify your designs to take…