Shelly Valladolid
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.
Whenever a celebrity screws up, he or she does the talk-show circuit, apologizing for and explaining his or her behavior, unless he or she is Charlie Sheen. Before I get on with news, I have a few things for...
Many people think that the D23 EXPO is sessions, pavilions and shopping. Well, yes, of course, but it's a lot more. When chatting with someone who said she could not stand waiting in all of those lines, I told...
Are we still recovering from the D23 EXPO? I'm recovering from whatever I caught there. Totally worth it. Let's take a look at some of the good and the bad from the past week - including a really swell...
You can't swing a lightsaber without hitting D23 EXPO news, some of which I will be delving into later this week, and if you spent even a little time online this past weekend, you probably have a good idea...
It's Almost Here! AAAUGH!!!
Many people view the oncoming...I mean upcoming D23 EXPO - sorry, I mean #D23EXPO with a combination of exhilaration and panic. There's so much to do and see! Also, there's SO much to do and see!...
Trader Sam's Diamond Luau Hits All the Right Notes
Last year's Mahaloween tiki event at Trader Sam's hit a few rough patches, but just about everything was perfect for last night's first evening of "Trader Sam's Presents Tahitian Terrace Diamond...
Hello MiceChatters and MiceChatteers! I hope your week has been a great one. We're winding down toward Friends of the Magic weekend, followed by the D23 EXPO, followed by recovering from the D23 EXPO. Here's a little news for...
When I came back to the blog world, I said I was out of the rumor business, and was pretty much convinced that no one was interested in it anymore, anyway. Then last Tuesday's Fab News happened. I was...
Doing a quick flyby, MiceChatters and Fabbers...hm, never warmed up to that name. We'll think of something. in time, I'm sure. While we're waiting, let's get an eyeful of today's news:
Can You Fathom This?
Fathom Events is going to be...
Enjoying the calm before the storm, MiceChatters? Only a few weeks until the D23 Expo! While we wait, let's see what's going on in the news AND rumors. You asked for dirt and I dug some up for you!
Magic...
Don't give up, MiceChateers, Friday is almost here! Here's a little news and more to tide you over until Tuesday:
Don't Miss Out on a Piece of History
Our pals at the Orange County Register found a real treasure when researching...
Oh the places I get to go. This past week was legendspalooza for this Disney gal. But it could have been for you too. Here's what you missed . . . don't miss it next year!
DisneyanaMania 2015: Ryman Arts
The...
It's almost here, my Fabbers and MiceChateers: Disneyland's 60th Anniversary day is but one sleep away - but the celebration will continue throughout the year and beyond! Let's look into the news for the second half of this week:
Sad...
MiceChateers, I'm so beat. My pal Dave is in from Seattle with his family and we're doing the theme parks like we haven't been there in nearly 15 years. Which he hasn't. It's fun seeing all the newer offerings...
A bunch of you folks are at San Diego Comic-Con, and a bunch more are not. I took off this year, but my daughter's down there with her dad, Jim Hill. If you see them, say hi!
Great Big Giant...
Hello my MiceChateers! I hope that your fourth was as glorious as mine, minus a baking mishap or seven.
Happy Nights, Potter Dates?
It looks like Universal Hollywood's Night Time Studio Tour is a solid hit, with great word-of-mouth and lengthy...
It is often said that life is a game. If so, what defines winning that game? How about living practically an entire century, spending your life doing what you love and sharing that passion with others, and leaving a...
Greetings, MiceChateers! Convention season is in full swing, and almost everyone I know is either prepping for a convention, at a convention or recovering from a convention, and over here, we're no different. Those most special of days are...
July is coming, and so are lots of events:
A Jolly Holiday is Coming Your Way
A Jolly Holiday With Dick Van Dyke Thursday, July 16th, 2015 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel at The Disneyland Resort. Have...
It's been a bittersweet week, Micechateers. Dickens said, "Life is full of meetings and partings. That is the way of it." Simple and true.
Sometimes the Bear Eats You
Because it didn't go in the first or second round of demolitions,...