When I walked into the Main Street Opera House at Disneyland Park, I knew I was in for a special treat. After all, I was getting a special preview of the brand new attraction moving into the iconic building, Walt Disney – A Magical Life. This new show features the…

What I love most about traveling with my kids is the chance to see the world through their lenses. So, when I had the opportunity to take my four-year-old son with autism on a Carnival Vista cruise to the Southern Caribbean, I knew it would offer a special window into…

Making your family vacation dreams a reality isn’t always easy. Whether you’re planning a trip with just your immediate family or a big multigenerational vacation with the grandparents, getting all the messy details right can be a challenge. Guided family tours remove one of the biggest pain points of all: mapping out an itinerary…

Few things in the world inspire romance like island life in the Caribbean. While there’s certainly no shortage of Caribbean family resorts where you can bring the kids, you’ll find more than a few romance-oriented all-inclusive resorts on the islands as well. If sunset cruises, seaside dinners, and moonlight strolls…

Something very special opens this week at Disneyland Resort — something that has been 70 years in the making, if you will. “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” debuts at Main Street Opera House on July 17, on the 70th anniversary of the opening of Disneyland. This highly anticipated show…

I stepped out onto my balcony and heard waves rolling gently onto the shore. Palm trees swayed in the breeze, and a rooster strutted across the grass. Yep, I was definitely in Key West. Plenty of people travel to Florida’s southernmost point for the island city’s anything-goes vibe and the…

The U.S. National Park Service’s 63 national parks rightly get a lot of love. Visiting these significant preserved natural sites across the American landscape, like Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Acadia, understandably inspires awe and wonder. But all that wonder also leads to big crowds. America’s national parks attracted 331.9 million…

Hello there, and welcome to the newly re-vamped weekly theme park news column! There’s a lot to talk about this week when it comes to Disney theme park news, especially if you’ve been looking forward to the announcement of all things holidays. That’s right, it might only be mid-July, but…

Paying full sticker price for a Walt Disney World vacation? We don’t know her! If you’ve been waiting to learn about Disney World’s end-of-year discounts, you’ve come to the right place. Planning a November or December vacation to Disney World is stressful enough when you consider all of the holiday…