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.



Maria & Enzo’s Ristorante in Disney Springs to Host Carnevale Starting February 1

Maria & Enzo’s Ristorante in Disney Springs will once again host Carnevale, the festival famous in Venice, throughout the month of February. The festival, know as Mardi Gras elsewhere in the world, includes glamorous costumes, culinary delicacies, and riotous celebrations. Maria & Enzo’s will featuring live entertainment each evening from 5pm to 10pm, plus a Maria & Enzo’s Ristorante in Disney Springs to Host Carnevale Starting February 1

Souvenir Spork Now Available for Purchase at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland Park

The popular spork that began disappearing (and reappearing on eBay) from Docking Bay 7 Food & Cargo when Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened at Disneyland Park last year, is available once again in the west coast version of Batuu. This time around, however, the useful utensil is being sold as a souvenir. The spork was Souvenir Spork Now Available for Purchase at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland Park

Disney Cruise Line Discounts and Special Offers for the Week of January 27, 2020

Here’s the final Disney Cruise Line discount update for January and there are still plenty discounts to be had! First though, if you didn’t have a chance to read it yet, be sure to check out Pete Werner’s article about how to cruise on a budget. Great Deals on Last Minute Disney Cruises! New this Disney Cruise Line Discounts and Special Offers for the Week of January 27, 2020

Walt Disney World Chefs to Participate in Fundraising Events to Benefit Local Food Bank Programs

In February, some of the finest chefs at Walt Disney World are getting together for two separate events that benefit programs at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. The first event on February 6th is at the Food Bank itself and features chefs from around central Florida, including members of the Walt Disney Walt Disney World Chefs to Participate in Fundraising Events to Benefit Local Food Bank Programs

Preview of Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Coming to Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Guests at Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort will soon be able to catch a special preview of the newest Pixar Animation Studios film, Onward. The movie features the voices of Tom Holland and Chris Pratt as elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest in an attempt to spend one more day with Preview of Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Coming to Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Margaret Kerry, Model for Tinker Bell, To Marry Lost Love at Age 90

Disney fan favorite Margaret Kerry, who was the reference model for Tinker Bell in 1953’s Peter Pan, recently reunited with a lost love and the pair plan to marry this spring. For Peter Pan, Kerry was filmed by special effects crews performing scenes with oversized props. The footage was later used by the animators to Margaret Kerry, Model for Tinker Bell, To Marry Lost Love at Age 90

Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Put On Hold Awaiting New Scripts

According to several sources, the much-anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi series being created for Disney+, featuring Ewan McGregor returning to the role, has been put on hold. The limited series, which is set eight years following Revenge of the Sith, is not being cancelled but is being reconfigured and reduced from 6 episodes to just 4. Deborah Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Put On Hold Awaiting New Scripts

Another New Poster Revealed That Will Line Queue in Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway

The Disney Parks Blog has revealed the fourth in a series of Mickey Mouse cartoon short posters that will appear in the queue for Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway when it opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on March 4th. “Tokyo Go” is a madcap cartoon adventure with Mickey taking a wild ride on a Japanese Another New Poster Revealed That Will Line Queue in Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway

Event Tickets for 2020 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival Are Now Available

Tickets are now on sale for many of the seminars and events that will take place during the 2020 Disney California Food & Wine Festival, including tastings, winemaker receptions, and a new culinary walking tour. This year’s Festival begins February 28th and continues through April 21st. The new Disney Culinary Adventure Tour is scheduled Wednesdays Event Tickets for 2020 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival Are Now Available