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Happy Halloween! Trip Report Update + Decorating Dick Van Dyke’s House!

Monday, October 31, 2011

Hope you're having a spooktacular Halloween! In honor of the holiday, I want to highlight two features on the blog today: Halloween at Dick Van Dyke's House I'm still working up a post about this year's decorations, but you can read the story of how we started helping this Disney icon decorate his front yard for Halloween ...

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What to Expect at D23 Expo 2011

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

In case you missed it on ZannaLand, here's my primer on D23 Expo 2011—everything you need to know at a glance! D23 Expo 2011—"The Ultimate Fan Event"—takes over the Anaheim Convention Center Aug. 19-21. Falling somewhere between the chaos of Comic Con and the intimacy of the All Disneyana Show & Sale, this official event is a ...

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Fancy Cakes Now Available at Epcot & Downtown Disney

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

I've just confirmed that the Yacht & Beach Club Bakery will now deliver cakes to restaurants inside Epcot and at Downtown Disney. This is a big deal because the bakeries that normally service these locations cannot do anything fancier than a screen-printed cake and, at certain Epcot locations, only offer whipped cream-covered cakes (the horror!!!). ...

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Off to D23’s Destination D!

Thursday, May 12, 2011

I'll be at Walt Disney World for the next few days to attend D23's Destination D mini-convention on the history of the Florida parks. I'll also be doing my usual routine of running all over the parks shooting pictures of Disney wedding ceremony and reception locations, plus trying some popular restaurants and snacks to see ...

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Today: Tweeting Live from Festival of Brides at the Disneyland Hotel

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Follow me on Twitter (@lurkyloo) today for live photo updates from Festival of Brides at the Disneyland Hotel. This is an independent wedding expo that's setting up shop at Disney, not an event sponsored by Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings, so I'm not sure how much useful info there will be for Disney brides. But what ...

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I’m on the Coaster Radio Podcast!

Friday, March 25, 2011

Check me out on this week's episode of Coaster Radio, where I chat with hosts Mike and E.B. about private events at Walt Disney World, riding two Haunted Mansions in one day, and everything you ever wanted to know about weddings at Walt Disney World! Plus, you'll learn all about their wacky Neil Patrick Harris Project ...

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