AUTHOR: Tom Bell

Tom is the former host/producer of the Disneyland Edition podcast and is currently the co-host of the Connecting With Walt podcast, plus is also providing Disneyland content from the parks. He enjoys traveling with friends and spending time with family, including his son and grandson. In his spare time he volunteers with Scouts BSA and Cub Scouts, and helped found his son's former Cub Scout Pack. His favorite Disneyland attraction is Space Mountain.



Disney Channel’s Elena of Avalor Renewed for a Third Season

The Disney Channel announced today that “Elena of Avalor” has been renewed for a third season.  The show features Disney’s first Latina princess and has inspired toys, dolls, costumes, books, and meet & greets in theme parks on both coasts. Elena’s first season premiered last July and is the number one series for young girls Disney Channel’s Elena of Avalor Renewed for a Third Season

Mariachi Divas to Celebrate Grammy Nomination with Concert in Downtown Disney

The Mariachi Divas, regular performers at the Disneyland Resort, will celebrate their 7th Grammy nomination for Best Regional Mexican Album with a concert in Downtown Disney. Over the last 17 years, the Mariachi Divas have developed a large fan base at the Disneyland Resort by performing first at Tortilla Jo’s in Downtown Disney and then Mariachi Divas to Celebrate Grammy Nomination with Concert in Downtown Disney

Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival Expands Their Premium Events

This year’s Food & Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever! Today, reservations opened for all sorts of seminars, demonstrations and celebrity events, including some new options.  The California Food & Wine Festival begins March 10, 2017 and continues through April 16, 2017. This year’s celebrity Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival Expands Their Premium Events

New Disney Patent Could Personalize Attractions Based on Emotions

The Walt Disney Company has filed a new patent on technology that is meant to customize a guest’s experience on an attraction based on their emotions or on a pre-determined list of interests. The patent entitled “Sensing and Managing Vehicle Behavior Based on Occupant Awareness,” would most likely be used on trackless vehicles that are New Disney Patent Could Personalize Attractions Based on Emotions

Special menus & treats for Valentine’s Day at the Disneyland Resort

Disneyland is celebrating Valentine’s Day with some special food options in locations throughout the resort. At the Disneyland Hotel, Goofy’s Kitchen will add some Valentine’s Day-themed desserts to the buffet.  Steakhouse 55 will offer a three-course meal with wine pairings that includes chipotle-spiced ahi tartare, bacon-wrapped filet of beef with mascarpone whipped potatoes, and a Special menus & treats for Valentine’s Day at the Disneyland Resort

Merchants affected by Disneyland’s Eastern Gateway Project begin to fight back

Hotels, motels, restaurant owners, and other merchants that line the east side of the Disneyland Resort along Harbor Boulevard have begun a public campaign against a project that they say will have “wide-ranging and long-lasting detrimental effects” on the community. The Eastern Gateway project includes a 6,900 spot parking structure behind the Harbor Boulevard merchants, Merchants affected by Disneyland’s Eastern Gateway Project begin to fight back