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The Disney Wish set sail with Disney Cruise Line in 2022 and became the largest ship in the fleet (the same size as its 2024 sister ship the Disney Treasure and soon the 2025 Disney Destiny). With spaces dedicated to the fantastic worlds of Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar, this ship offers Disney’s signatureContinueContinue reading “Disney Wish | Disney Cruise Line | Four-Night Bahamian Review”

Island Tower opened at Disney’s Polynesian Villas and Bungalows on December 17, 2024. As a modern addition to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and the newest Disney Vacation Club property at Walt Disney World, Island Tower brings the adventurous spirit of Polynesia to life with some of the best views available of Seven Seas Lagoon andContinueContinue reading “Island Tower | Disney’s Polynesian Villas and Bungalows | Walt Disney World”

Tom Mulally worked at Walt Disney Imagineering as a Principal Media Designer for such attractions as Tower of Terror (Disney’s Hollywood Studios), Spaceship Earth (EPCOT), Pirates of the Caribbean Battle for the Sunken Treasure (Shanghai Disneyland), Conservation Station and Rafiki’s Planet Watch (Disney’s Animal Kingdom) Star Tours, Enchanted Books of Mystery (Disney California Adventure), andContinueContinue reading “Tom Mulally | Disney Imagineer | Principal Media Designer”

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort opened at Walt Disney World on October 1, 1971, making it only one of two opening day hotels on property (the other is Disney’s Contemporary Resort; Fort Wilderness Campground opened at a month later). Inspired by the South Pacific, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort feels like its own tropical oasis on SevenContinueContinue reading “Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort | Walt Disney World”

Noel MacNeal is a puppeteer, writer, and Emmy award winning director whom many Disney fans will recognize as Bear from the Playhouse Disney series, Bear in the Big Blue House (now on Disney Plus). In addition, Neal has performed on such series as Sesame Street, Eureeka’s Castle, Little Shop of Horrors, Between the Lions, Blue’s Clues,ContinueContinue reading “Noel MacNeal | Bear in the Big Blue House | Sesame Street”

Disney Imagineer Daniel Joseph has been developing Disney Parks illusions and special effects for Walt Disney Imagineering since 2006. As a part of the Illusioneering Lab, Daniel has created effects used in The Haunted Mansion (including the Hatbox Ghost installations at Disneyland and Walt Disney World), Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Trader Sam’s, SpaceContinueContinue reading “Daniel Joseph | Disney Imagineer | Illusioneering Lab”

Disney Lorcana by Ravensburger is a trading card game that gives players the ability to build decks around their favorite Disney franchises. Teaming up with your favorite Disney characters, heroes and villains, players will strategically compete to collect lore, challenge other players, and complete quests. Whether wielding legendary items, singing iconic songs, or visiting familiarContinueContinue reading “Disney Lorcana | Trading Card Game | Play and Review”

Joanna and I have been traveling to Walt Disney World together since 2011 when we were still under a year into our relationship. Over the course of our courtship, engagement, and marriage, we’ve amassed a growing list of Disney travel memories. From a pair of young Disney adults to a family with kids, we discussContinueContinue reading “Disney Adult Vacations | Disney Trips with Kids”

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, “The Wildest Ride In The Wilderness”, has been delighting Disney fans at Disneyland since 1979, with other versions created for Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. Imagineer Tony Baxter, carrying forward an idea from Imagineer Marc Davis called Thunder Mesa and Western River Expedition, led aContinueContinue reading “Big Thunder Mountain Railroad | Disneyland | Walt Disney World | Disneyland Paris”

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