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Shelly Valladolid

Shelly Valladolid
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Shelly Valladolid, aka Fab, has been writing about Disney and theme parks for about two decades. She has written for various fan and pop culture sites, Disney Magazine and OCRegister.com and participated in several books, including Passporter's Disneyland and Southern California and Disney World Dreams. She was co-founder and president of the Orlando, Florida chapter of the NFFC (now Disneyana Fan Club). She taught a class on theme park history at a Southern California University. She is creator and co-owner of Jim Hill Media, one of the creators of MousePlanet and was a consultant on MSNBC, The Motley Fool and others about Disney and various media matters. She was a Heel wrestling manager on TV and a voice artist on the radio in Honolulu, HI, where she grew up. She has a blog and a podcast with her daughter, Mission:Breakout Obsessive Alice Hill. She and her husband, MiceChat columnist Noe Valladolid, live in Southern California with Alice.
Nobody does the Holidays like Disney, and Disney Parks all over the world are in full holiday swing. Let's take a look at what's going on in Hong Kong Disneyland for the Holidays. "A Disney Christmas" started November 17, a...
This one hurts. Dick Nunis was the closest thing we had to Walt left. He was Walt's apprentice, his right-hand man and the keeper of the flame for Disney quality. He started out as one of Walt's son-in-law's friends...
The Anaheim Fall Festival has announced the Grand Marshall of their annual Halloween Parade. This year it's Sid Krofft, famous puppeteer and, together with his brother Marty, architect of Generation X's childhoods.  The festival turns 100 years old this year,...
Even here in sunny California, we're starting to feel a little chill in the weather. I finally got to break in my new sweater. It's Halloween Time at The Disneyland Resort, and all sorts of things are happening, hard-ticket...
In the past, Hong Kong Disneyland's Halloween celebration has been less like a family-friendly holiday and more like Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt. Recently, things have made a change for the not-so-scarier at Hong Kong Disneyland! At the park, Cruella...
Paul Reubens was a beloved member of the family of Disney performers. While best known as Pee-Wee Herman, his voice was well-known to Disney fans as Rex from Star Tours, DJ Rex in Oga's Cantina, Max in Flight of...
Since 1980, Landmark Entertainment has designed some of the world's most iconic themed attractions. And, over those decades, many Disney Imagineers have gone on to work on some incredible projects for Landmark.  Below, we'll share just some of the tantalizing...
If you're around my age, 40+ (a lady never reveals her age!), you will likely remember the theme park wars of the late 80s-early 90s. Everyone, from amusement parks to commercial luaus rebranded as "theme parks" and actual theme...
We don't cover the international Disney Parks as often as the American parks, but it's nice every once in a while to see what Disney's doing elsewhere in the world. Let's take a look at what Shanghai Disneyland is...
It’s always hard when an integral aspect of Disney history passed on. It’s with a heavy heart that we learned of Disney Legend Rolly Crump’s passing. We are honoring his legacy and contribution to the magic of Disney. Disneyland...
When Bob Iger returned to head up the Walt Disney Company last year, he promised a return to creativity and putting creative people in charge of parts of the company. Anyone who has seen the new Buena Vista Lounge at...
When Walt Disney was selected to do all of the pageantries for the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley, he brought back the tradition of carrying the torch, the Olympics musical theme, and other traditions. He also made sure...
We are sorry to report that the iconic and acclaimed Disney Legend, Alice Davis, has passed away. She left an indelable mark on Disneyland and has become a celebrated figure in Disney history. I was able to get to know...
Long before the Disney Cruise Line sailed the seven seas, there were plans for another kind of Disney ship planned - it even got to the model stage! The project was called the “S.S Disney,” a theme park at sea! My...
At this year's D23 Expo, Josh D'Amaro revealed some "blue sky" plans for the Magic Kingdom, "beyond Big Thunder Mountain Railroad": potential mini lands for Encanto and Coco and/or a Disney Villains-themed area. While Encanto and Coco are new...
Did you know that Pirates of the Caribbean was never supposed to be built at Walt Disney World? As hard as it is to imagine, Disney felt that the Magic Kingdom was too close to real-life pirate haunts like...
Once upon a time, Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park was supposed to have a land of mythical creatures featuring a Dragon themed roller coaster. Remnants of the Beastly Kingdom are still in the park to this very day...
An incredible event is one week away. Remembering the Future looks back on the 1964 New York Worlds Fair, which brought us so many Disney attractions. Tickets will only be sold until February 20, so get your tickets today! Don't...
What if... those of you who have read my articles over the years know that the wonderful world of Disney is filled with things that almost (but didn't) happen. One of those things helps explain why the Carousel building...
When I was four, it terrified me. When I was a teenager, I laughed at it. Now, I'm an old woman and I remember it fondly: Disneyland's Adventure Thru Inner Space. It was Disney's first Omnimover ride and last...