Michelle Snow is a huge fan of Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars in films and TV, as well as the Disney parks. She's also an award-winning writer who has written several guidebooks on Orlando. Follow her on Twitter @zengrrl. Her blog, CitySurfing Orlando has covered Orlando and the theme parks since 2010. Her favorite rides at the Disney parks are Star Tours, Big Thunder Mountain, and Indiana Jones Adventure, and she may have cried tears of joy when she first saw the Millenium Falcon at Galaxy's Edge. She collects anything to do with Star Wars original trilogy (she saw 1977's "A New Hope" on opening weekend), Snow White, Grumpy, Tinkerbell, and Stitch.
We’ve got good news and bad news for Walt Disney World guests hoping to enjoy the Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon Water Parks. The good news is after a seasonal refurbishment, Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park will reopen on January 6, 2019. The bad news… Read More »Walt Disney World Water Park Refurbishment Update for Winter 2018-19
One of my favorite modes of transportation at Walt Disney World is the FriendShip Boat service from EPCOT, to the Epcot area resorts, and onward to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Who cares if you can walk there faster, sometimes a leisurely ride down a canal is… Read More »Friendship Boat service temporarily suspended for Epcot’s International Gateway
Disney Springs is all decked out for the holidays, and from Santa in person to Santa in chocolate, you’ll find plenty to bring the joy of the season to your heart! The Disney Blog was invited to a special media preview event where we were… Read More »Disney Springs gets decked out for the holidays!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, especially with the opening of this year’s Christmas Tree Trail on November 8, 2018. I have to admit that this is one of my most favorite events of the year… Read More »The Christmas Tree Trail at Disney Springs Opens for 2018 with New Trees and Tons of Holiday Cheer
A new show has debuted at Innoventions at Epcot called The SpectacuLAB, and it takes a fun look how science and innovation work together. The STEM focused mini-attraction opened with a fun ribbon cutting ceremony that involved Mickey Mouse and science. To develop this show,… Read More »The SpectacuLAB Show Opens at Innoventions at Epcot
One of the reasons Pandora-The World of Avatar, and the Avatar films it’s based on, feels so immersive is the use of a language that was created especially for the film’s Na’vi. I recently got to meet the language’s creator, Dr. Paul Frommer, at a… Read More »A Conversation with Dr. Paul Frommer, Creator of the Na’vi Language from Avatar
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning hit Broadway musical, is coming to life in Mandarin on the Walt Disney Grand Theater stage at Shanghai Disney in 2018. The new show is recruiting China’s music theatre stars as well as up and coming talent from… Read More »Mandarin Production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Broadway Musical Coming to Shanghai Disney Resort
The first official Make-A-Wish® Shanghai wish was granted at Shanghai Disney recently, which hosted Yuanbao, a seven-year-old boy, and his family from China’s Anhui Province His wish was to meet Olaf from the hit Disney animated film Frozen, and Shanghai Disney did that and more.… Read More »Make-A-Wish Shanghai Grants Its Very First Wish at Shanghai Disney