Theme Parks

Scientists have discovered that the sense of smell has a stronger link to memory and emotion than any of the other senses. That’s why when you smell certain things, it…

Until April 2021, there was one card I used to use for all of my entertainment expenses. The Citi Premier card offered “Entertainment” as a 2x bonus category. I used…

If you think about it, Disney is amazingly good at fooling people. Sometimes it’s for good, like when they want to enhance our experience in a park, and sometimes it’s…

We’ve seen a few theme parks around the world that rip off Disney parks. There’s the one in Japan that we visited in 2005 (OMG, the videos!!!). It closed in…

Can you imagine what would have happened if Harry Potter had become a Disney franchise, like Pixar and Star Wars? It almost happened. And in some ways it’s kind of…

Is there something other people do or say that, for whatever reason, gets under your skin? And sometimes it bothers you so much that you just *have* to say something?…

This is a follow-up to a post I wrote in June 2019, shortly after Cedar Fair purchased Schlitterbahn, which happens to be our favorite water park. At the time, I…

Pandora – The World of Avatar is a themed land located in Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Inspired by James Cameron’s Avatar, the land takes up 12 acres…

You gotta love the Twitter accounts of some companies. The jokes and yes, sometimes the snark, too. Once upon a time, I even posted some of the best travel-related Twitter…

In the past several months, Disney has announced some changes they’re making to Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida. Some are some much-needed refreshes that include paint…