AUTHOR: Jackie Gailey

Senior Editor for The DIS and DCL Fan | Disney Vacation Club Member | Thrilled to have been a '13/'14 planDisney Panelist | Lover of all things Disney; the Magic of Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and especially Disney Cruise Line | ºoº



Dates announced for the 2017 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

I’m loving that Disney is bringing a large focus to specialty food and drink at Epcot. Last week, we told you about the brand new Epcot International Festival of the Arts and today, we’ve got the dates for the 2017 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. Hold onto your hats – the Festival will be … Dates announced for the 2017 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival



New Moana meet and greet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland Park

If you’ve had the chance to see Moana already, I’ll bet you couldn’t help but fall in love with the story and the music. To  learn a bit more about the film, you can check out Craig’s detailed review here. I’m excited to share that Moana has a new meet and greet location at Disney’s Hollywood … New Moana meet and greet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland Park







Cars 3 movie trailer released by Disney Pixar

With incredible graphics and what looks to possibly be a dark twist in the beloved Cars films, I’m excited to share the just-released trailer on the new Cars 3 film. Start your engines and fasten your seatbelts – looks like it’s going to be a bumpy ride! Cars 3 debuts in theaters 6.16.2017.



BREAKING: Brand new event coming to Epcot in January 2017

A brand new Special Event is coming to the Walt Disney World Resort! Just announced this morning, the new Epcot International Festival of the Arts will be making its debut at Epcot. For six weekends starting on Friday, January 13 and going through Monday, February 20, 2017, we’re all in for a real treat to … BREAKING: Brand new event coming to Epcot in January 2017





First Look at The Na’vi River Journey Shaman

Today at D23’s Destination D: Amazing Adventures, Alpha Centauri Expeditions (A.C.E.) Founder Marshall Lamm joined filmmaker James Cameron and Imagineer Joe Rohde to elaborate more on Pandora – The World of Avatar, which is “located 4.4 light years away from Planet Earth.” Here is a first look at the audio-animatronic reclusive Shaman of Songs, a … First Look at The Na’vi River Journey Shaman





Top 5 Planning Threads on DISboards.com for June 2016

Hi, everyone! June was quite the busy month over on DISboards.com! Here’s a look at the top 5 vacation planning threads . . . Poster ‘RweTHRyet’ posed a question on our Theme Parks Attractions and Strategies board wanting to know what other parents say when their children ask, “Are they real or people in costumes?” … Top 5 Planning Threads on DISboards.com for June 2016