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.
Star Wars Days at Sea or "Aye Aye, Cap'n Phasma!"
The first images of the Star Wars events on the Disney Cruise line are up, and man, do they look fun. Wait, is that Captain Phasma??? I WANT TO GO!
Disneyland...
I saw a peanut stand, heard a rubber band and seen a needle wink its eye. But I be done seen about everything, when I see an elephant fly.
A part of the current restorations on the attraction, one of...
This is the week, for a decade or so, that me and my family would pack up and make the long, long flight from Honolulu to (usually) Chicago and then to Florida for ten days or so in Orlando....
Is Star Wars Land Worthy of Discovery Bay?
I finally figured out why I am not as broken up as my friends about losing Big Thunder Ranch, the Festival Arena etc. It's because it angered and disappointed me for years....
Here's the photo Disney just released of the way the Rivers of America will look upon completion of the project at Disneyland. Is Star Wars Land open yet? I hate waiting!
Editors Note. Andy Castro's Dateline Disneyland and Fab News...
Hope your week's been great and your weekend is relaxing and happy. I've been up 40 or so hours with a sick cat. She's better now, but this is written while groggy, so be gentle.
The first shoe was the...
2016 (thanks Jason) is here, and so far it's okay. We have packing and moving in our near future, closer to Noe's work, Alice's schools and two of the three theme parks I most frequently...frequent. Disneyland had record-breaking crowds...
// Happy New Year's Eve to one and all! If you're staying home, I hope you have a fun and comfy night, if you're out, I hope you have a fun and festive one, and if you're in any...
Fab News delivers a jam packed end of year Disney news update from Disneyland, Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland. Arendelle delayed at Tokyo DisneySea, New Years Eve options at Disney World, and a MiceChat interview with the Force Behind Lucasfilm, President/Producer Kathleen Kennedy!
First of all, Hau'oli la hanau (happy birthday) to one of my best pals, Roger Colton, one of the best bad influences a Disney Babe could ever ask for. Kungaloosh!
Star Wars
She Who is Never Cold put on a sweater...
Metal Detectors have landed at Disneyland. How will it impact lines and security at the happiest place on earth?
Is everyone getting ready for the holiday rush? I have one more day with my daughter until I put her on a plane; she'll be on the East Coast until February. I'll have a lot of work to keep...
This hectic week is starting to wind down. I have yet to see Season of the Force at Disneyland, and I'd better get over there before the holiday crowds really get going (and get Noe's brother that Tie Fighter...
It's been a busy week, and we're only a day or two in! So far, it's finals week, packing to send the kiddo back East for two and a half months, getting ready to move, and next weekend is...
Hello, everybody! It's December, time for candy canes and eggnog...lattes. Hey, it's California. Let's keep the Holiday spirit of peace on earth alive and have some fun today. I want to thank my Patreon supporters and my sponsor DVC...
Oswald Oswald! It's the first of the month! And with a new month comes Fab News' first, brand-new sponsor, DVC Resale Market. I'm really excited to introduce them to you. I was actually looking into purchasing DVC points when...
Reading Is rewarding - there's a surprise here folks!
We took a family trip to Medieval Times in Buena Park Friday night. My husband Noe (who provided the non-media photos here) had been to Medieval Times in Buena Park. My...
Oh the places I'm am willing to go, or in this case not go, to bring you the latest Disney news. . .
Marvel's Ant-Man is Big on Entertainment
We got an advance copy of the Blu-Ray of Marvel's Ant-Man to...
There's a lot of celebrating going on, but I'm celebrating because today, November 17, is my husand Noe's birthday. Happy birthday, honey! If I could give you anything, I'd ask Bob Iger to buy SEGA and build you a...
It's nice and cool out. I can't get over it, after the long, miserable summer. I'm so happy! The parks were packed over Veterans' Day, and we're going to have a teeny lull before Seasons of the Force and...