AUTHOR: Zoë Wood

Zoë Wood is a travel writer from Sydney, Australia. Since her first visit to Disneyland at the age of 6, she has spent her years frequently visiting Disney Parks and traveling around the world. Join Zoë as she lets you in on all the tips, tricks, anecdotes, and embarrassments that arise from her family adventures.



Do You Even Disney?

Yes, my friends, Disney is now a verb. I have officially changed the English language to accommodate our interests for the duration of the article. You’re welcome. As lovers of all things mouse, most of us have come across the occasional display of confusion, or even judgment, for our passion. It can be a confrontational Do You Even Disney?









Surviving Long-Haul Travel with Kids and Special Needs Families

It’s easy to let the excitement of your upcoming vacation consume your thoughts. The problem is, sometimes, it leaves us overlooking the struggle of actually getting there. Hours in planes, in cars, buses or even on a boat, planning for the journey to your vacation is just as important as the vacation itself. How do we take our excitable kids and expect Surviving Long-Haul Travel with Kids and Special Needs Families



Consider Your Environmental Impact While Inside Theme Parks

In recent months, there have been changes made all over the world in the effort to improve our collective environmental impact. In June, Australians saw the end of single-use plastic bags in supermarkets, the European Union proposed a ban on plastic cutlery and US companies felt mounting pressure to say goodbye to plastic straws. July brought Consider Your Environmental Impact While Inside Theme Parks



Top Five Rides You May Not Recover From When They Break Down

You’ve been standing in a queue for well over 40 minutes, clinging to the sporadic shade slowly shifting from the handful of surrounding trees. You watch, painfully, as group after group board the ride, feeling as though they are moving in slow motion. You restrain your outrage as the group of 10 adults ahead decide to ride single-rider Top Five Rides You May Not Recover From When They Break Down



Top Disney Tips for Visiting the Parks With Excitable Kids or Special Needs

No matter which park you choose to spend your day in, there’s always something you come out wishing you had known beforehand. Here are my top tips for each Disney Park in the USA, where to stay when visiting and how to avoid the “red-zone” for your special needs children. California – Disneyland Resort Disneyland Park: This Top Disney Tips for Visiting the Parks With Excitable Kids or Special Needs



Is Toy Story Land Worth Seeing If All You Can See Are Crowds?

The recent addition of the new Toy Story Land at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios has been a highly anticipated event, with thousands of park-goers adjusting their vacation schedules to accommodate the opening. Swinging open it’s barn doors to the public on June 30th, 2018, the crowds, and the crazies, have piled high into Hollywood Studios in Is Toy Story Land Worth Seeing If All You Can See Are Crowds?