Upon my latest visit to the Disneyland Resort, I was fortunate enough to experience Haunted Mansion Holiday for the first time. I was incredibly impressed with how seamlessly Imagineers worked to include the spooky cast of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas into the classic attraction for the time of year. And it made me start wishing once again that more ...

What if there was more to Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Park?  There were a lot of thought-provoking “what-if” questions being posed by the Parks Panel at the D23 Expo today, particularly those that teased a very likely vision for a future expansion waiting just beyond the Big Thunder Mountain attraction in Frontierland. Related: D23 UPDATE: Villains Land Teased For Disney ...

These days, Walt Disney World Resort Guests are finding a whole lot to complain about on their Disney vacations in Florida. Some Guests are complaining about roller coasters or rides that are in disrepair (including the soon-to-be-gone Splash Mountain), Disney’s increase in restrictions, and Disney’s involvement in Florida politics. Other Guests are actually the cause of complaints, whether they are ...

Halloween is an extra-special time at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Theme Parks, if not for anything but the opportunity for extra-special character sightings, experiences, and meet and greets–particularly involving the Disney Villains. Noticeably lacking in their permanent presence in the Parks, Halloween–more specifically, the extra-ticket Halloween parties like Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Oogie Boogie Bash–are the time for ...

Throughout various works in Walt Disney Entertainment we’ve seen loyal, companionable demonstrations of love and mutual appreciation between various characters and their pets. Some relationships take on a more peer-to-peer dynamic of mutual respectability, like the bond we see between Pocahontas and her animal friends. Then there are situations in which animals are actually the caretakers of humans, as is ...

From the release of Toy Story through Onward, every one of Pixar Animation Studios’ feature films had one thing in common: the voice of actor John Ratzenberger. It was known as “The Ratzenberger Tradition.” The former Cheers star was cast in a speaking role or cameo of varying size, starting as the Piggie Bank Hamm alongside Tom Hanks‘ Woody and Tim Allen’s Buzz ...

Although the magical Madrigal family‘s storyline in the new Walt Disney Animation Studios movie Encanto might be the main focus for its audiences, there’s at least one side element from the animated movie’s setting that will catch your attention–and it’s the food! If watching Encanto after its premiere last weekend made you eager to explore some Colombian food, some ingredients from Latin ...

If you wanted to see the new Walt Disney Animation Studios movie Encanto (but were hesitant to see it in theaters due to COVID-19) that premiered in November of this year, or if you saw it and loved it, then good news! The magical Colombian family in Encanto is coming to everyone on Disney+ on December 24, 2021. Journalist Ashley ...

While many of us are currently consumed with thoughts about Halloween, there’s another more popular holiday that’s celebrated in Mexico as well as in various other Spanish-speaking nations throughout the Americas. It’s el Día de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead” in English. Officially beginning each year on the eve of October 31st and lasting through November 2nd, this ...

Anthony González, the voice behind main character Miguel in Disney and Pixar’s Coco, recently spent the day exploring EPCOT with his family and surprising Walt Disney World Guests along the way! During his visit to Walt Disney World, he was able to take his family along to experience some of the new offerings that just debuted for “The Most Magical ...