The Travelears

Earlier this month, Disney Parks Blog author George Savvas shared a photo of Jungle Cruise at Disneyland park that was in need of a creative caption. When he opened it up to you for suggestions, many of you responded that you’d like to see more of these in the future. This week’s “Caption This!” shot [...]

Next summer, the Disney Magic will offer round-trip sailings from New York to Canada, with ports in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Saint John, New Brunswick.  While excursions, or “port adventures” as Disney Cruise Lines refers to them, have not yet been announced for these cruises (and thus nothing is certain), a whale watching excursion will [...]

When visiting Walt Disney World, many want to use their time there to celebrate a birthday for themselves or a loved one.  Many would consider the vacation to Disney World enough of a celebration within itself.  However, if you are hoping to do a bit more during your vacation to “up” the celebration, here are [...]

Award-winning street dance crew Kaba Modern is returning to electrify the Grid at ElecTRONica! This exciting dance crew from Orange County rocked the Grid last March with their electrifying dance moves and mesmerizing synchronicity. Kaba Modern’s award-winning performances have earned them championship acclaim as finalists in both the Hip Hop International Dance competition and MTV’s [...]

It’s the stuff lifetime dramas and travel insurance is made for. Your dream vacation is going well, and suddenly, you find yourself in need of assistance and possibly an emergency room. Your heart races. Your thoughts go from the kids, to your spouse, to your home, to your job, to the flight you may be [...]

At Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, we recently welcomed our very first Abyssinian ground hornbill chick. Zazu, from The Lion King, is a red-billed hornbill, so you could say that the chick is Zazu’s “cousin.” Steve Metzler, Animal Operations Manager, reports that the chick is doing great and mom is doing a wonderful job protecting and [...]

Australian and International Disney travellers, the following article is by touringplans.com, the home of our highly recommended travel guides, The Unofficial Guides to “Walt Disney World” and “Disneyland” and the  essential time saving “Crowd Calendars“, “Touring Plans” and “Lines” application. On our most recent trip to Walt Disney World, my family and I had the [...]

Australian and International Disney travellers, the following article is by The Disney Food Blog. The Disney Food Blog offers in-depth news about food and restaurants in Disney’s parks and resorts, along with reviews and photographs of and about anything food-related in Disney parks, resorts, movies, and events.  Disney’s newest resort, Aulani, opens very soon in Ko Olina, [...]

It’s hard to believe that it’s been seven years since Adventures by Disney first launched with the grand idea of creating family-friendly adventures to exotic destinations around the world. Starting with just a few trips, we set out to put the “fun” back into your family vacation and boy did we succeed. Today, we offer 22 breathtaking [...]

I’m guessing that anyone planning a Hawaiian vacation is looking forward to playing in the water. Hawai‘i hosts some of the world’s most beautiful and exciting beaches. When Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa, opens on August 29, guests can enjoy not only the wonderful swimming in the adjoining lagoon, but a variety of water [...]