Trying to Pick Your Favorite Child: Or, Some Comparative Thoughts on DL/WDW

It’s been about a week and I’m still not sure my brain has fully processed my whirlwind first trip to Disneyland. Well, I say first, but technically it was my second trip: as a fifteen year-old, I accompanied my family … Continue reading

Happy Tears and Angry Eye Rolls: Looking Back on a Disney Year

2013, how I will cheer your passing. The waning days of December are a natural time for reflection – after all, that’s why we all write these year-end posts, no? After a challenging year, I find myself a bit more … Continue reading

How Christmas at WDW Soothes Savage Criminals, or: I Love WDW at the Holidays

If this year had gone according to plan, today CP and I would have been leaving for our third annual holiday-time trip to WDW. Obviously things haven’t gone as expected, but luckily, my recent impromptu trip to WDW afforded me … Continue reading

What happens in Lake Buena Vista stays….

So if you read my most recent (and pretty depressing) post, you’ll know that I’ve had a trying couple of months, one side effect of which was a concern that I might have lost my love for Disney.  I’m just … Continue reading

A Fairly Boring Sendoff: August Trip, Day 9

Tuesday, August 13 Normally departure days depress the hell out of me. This one….not as much. I think between the heat and the MyMagic+ test stresses, this vacation was a bit more taxing than we would have liked. We missed … Continue reading

I’m Suing the Tomorrowland Transit Authority: August Trip, Day 8

Monday, August 12 Another relatively leisurely morning – we didn’t enter the gates of the Magic Kingdom until almost 10am. And while some people are eager to rope drop Dumbo or one of the mountains or Enchanted Tales with Whats-Her-Face, … Continue reading