To quote Annie, “Let’s go to the movies! Let’s go see the stars!” At the Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you don’t just go to the movies; you go into the movies. Enter a stunning, full-scale replica of the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theater for a trip through some of Hollywood’s most-beloved—and some most-creepy—films [...]
Citizens of Hollywood
*** Warning: The below material is excerpted from a published book. Do NOT copy. *** I’ve been ill this week and was not able to write up a new article for today. So instead, I’m giving you an excerpt from MAGICAL MOUSE SCHOOLHOUSE: Learn While You Play at Walt Disney World Resort (page 131)! I [...]
Studio Backlot Tour
One of my favorite places to take a break at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is on the Studio Backlot Tour. While the show is far from calm, it progresses at a leisurely pace and is a sit-down attraction—something my feet really appreciate during those long Disney days! The Tour begins at a special effects water tank [...]
Toy Story Midway Mania
Disney’s Hollywood Studios turned a new leaf in 2008 with a name change and new attraction that would keep Guests coming back in droves. Toy Story Midway Mania solidified the Disney-Pixar merger and truly brought to life Andy’s beloved toys. Here, in the land “where toys come to work and play,” park visitors get a [...]
Star Tours: The Adventure Continues
Welcome to those of you joining me from DELIGHTFULLY DISNEY and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 3rd stop on our Magical Blogorail. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” in the creative imagination of a man named George Lucas, a new mythology was created. He called it Star [...]
Rafiki’s Planet Watch
Today marks the 15th Anniversary of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. What better way to celebrate this milestone than with one of Animal Kingdom’s hidden gems? Rafiki’s Planet Watch is a place for all ages to get a close encounter with animals and Animal Kingdom’s back stage operation. You follow Rafiki! He knows the way! Animal Kingdom [...]
Mosaic Reviews: Spanish for You!
A few weeks ago, I received the Estaciones program from Spanish for You!, a simple, effective, affordable way for elementary through middle school students to learn Spanish. Spanish for You! is an appealing, easy-to-use foreign language curriculum geared toward children in the third through eighth grades. The program was written and developed by Debbie Annett, [...]
Animal Kingdom’s Kali River Rapids
The tale unfolded at Maharajah Jungle Trek is one of hope for our planet, that although Man is occasionally a poor steward over creation, nature is resilient. That’s a very good lesson to remember when we journey down the Chakranadi River at Animal Kingdom’s Kali River Rapids. Kali River Rapids is an adventurous jaunt aboard [...]
Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama
To help you recover from your headlong plunge into primeval fright at Animal Kingdom’s DINOSAUR, let’s take a little walk through Dinoland, USA’s “backstoryasaurus.” The Dino Institute, which houses the DINOSAUR attraction, is a pretty imposing presence, where the administration prefers its attendees strictly adhere to the academia of higher learning. Well, a couple [...]


























