AUTHOR: Chloé Ferreira

Theme Park Correspondent for The DIS | Chloé loves kitschy dark rides, roller coasters, a good background area music loop, hot Butterbeer, and all things Halloween. You’ll mostly find her wandering around Orlando’s biggest theme parks snapping pics and sharing tips… or probably talking about The Great Movie Ride.



Weird & Wacky Photos From Disney Parks’ Past: Holiday Edition

The holidays have a way of bringing out Disney’s most unexpected ideas, and I’ve compiled another strange photo batch that’s almost as fun as opening your Christmas Day presents. From an oversized Kermit the Frog sitting atop Hollywood buildings to water towers dressed up for the season, these moments sit at the intersection of festive Weird & Wacky Photos From Disney Parks’ Past: Holiday Edition

The History of Country Bear Jamboree: From Mineral King to Magic Kingdom

Long before a chorus of audio-animatronic bears took over Frontierland, the roots of Country Bear Jamboree were planted high in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. In the early 1960s, Walt Disney had his sights set on an ambitious project outside the theme parks: Mineral King, a proposed year-round ski resort near Sequoia National Park. The plan included hotels, gondolas, The History of Country Bear Jamboree: From Mineral King to Magic Kingdom

Disney World’s Best Christmas Lights are at EPCOT: Glimmering Greenhouses

Oh by gosh, by golly, it’s time for mistletoe and holly… in a sparkling greenhouse at EPCOT! One of the best features of the holiday season at Walt Disney World are temporary attraction overlays. While most of the really good ones are locked behind a Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party ticket (hello, Space Mountain with Disney World’s Best Christmas Lights are at EPCOT: Glimmering Greenhouses

Cinderella Castle’s Repainting Project Starts in January at Magic Kingdom

You can spend a few days at Walt Disney World, but it doesn’t really feel like you’ve arrived until you walk down Main Street and look up at Cinderella Castle for the first time that trip. Few things are more iconic than that. That’s why any visible change to the centerpiece of Magic Kingdom tends Cinderella Castle’s Repainting Project Starts in January at Magic Kingdom