Let’s say you were planning a trip to Paris. Having never been there before, you’re excited to see all of the big tourist attractions: the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, mimes, et cetera. When you get there, though, you find out that the Louvre is closed. You’d be pretty disappointed, if that’s something…
Tag: Walt Disney World
Trip Planning Made Easier
According to science, there are 999 decisions to be made when planning a Walt Disney World vacation, and that’s before you even leave your home. Well… I’m sure it would be according to science, if scientists weren’t so focused on going into space and building robots and stuff. If they weren’t busy with their space robots,…
Maelstrom of Annoyance
Please keep your hands and arms inside this rant at all times, folks. It’s been rumored for a while, and now it’s official: Walt Disney World has announced that they will be shutting down Maelstrom, the boat ride in EPCOT’s Norway pavilion, and replacing it with an attraction based on the movie Frozen. The fictional land…
Maternal Instincts: Round Two
Be sure to check out Maternal Instincts: Round One, in which I explain what the Disney Parks Moms Panel is and detail the first part in my attempts to become a Disney Mom myself. When we last left our intrepid hero (that’s me) I had just found out that I was selected to move on to the…
180 Minute Wait… Or 180 Minute Adventure? by Kevin C. Williams
One of my favorite Disney enthusiasts, Lou Mongello of WDW Radio, always tells his listeners to “Look up, look down, and look around you because everything with Disney is based in story.” These words are more than just accurate; they also tap into the very fabric of what Walt Disney wanted for his audience. No…
Grim Grinning Ghosts
Haunted Mansion is my favorite Disney attraction, and over the years I’ve learned a lot about it. From trivia to behind-the-scenes, there’s a lot of Haunted Mansion info in my brain (taking up space I otherwise would have wasted on, like, algebra or something) and I thought it would be fun to share some of…