A child of Generation X, I was raised in a wave of Boomer nostalgia. The televisions, radios and movies were inundated with the culture of previous generations. I absorbed it all, and it influenced me …
I remember when you could show up at the Magic Kingdom with nothing more than a wallet and your keys. Of course, I also remember using travelers’ checks so, you know, I’m getting old. But today’s typical …
Every day, I get up in the morning to come to work and turn on the computer only to be greeted by the latest headlines in the ongoing fracas between Florida governor Ron DeSantis and …
A video popped up on my Facebook memory feed yesterday. It was my son John Paul at age 3 listing all the things he wanted to do on our upcoming trip to Disney. Atop the …
I’m Morgan, and I am a (mostly reformed) scaredy cat. For the majority of my childhood, I was underweight, scrawny and scared of most things. So, when it came to theme parks I largely found …
I was admittedly nervous the first time I rode Walt Disney World’s Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT. Especially after reading all of the horror stories on social media about how people were …
We want to measure worth in dollars. So when someone asks if something’s worth it, you look at the price tag and consider what else you could have purchased for the same price. But when it …
I was a young adult when the Harry Potter books came out. I can vaguely remember a buzz building about the books. However, it wasn’t until the fifth one was about to come out that …
One of the things I like most about The Walt Disney Company is the nostalgia.Â
When I put on “Snow White” for the kids, I remember the time Nanny and Papaw took me to the drive-in to watch it back in the days before VCRs, DVD players or streaming services.
I wanted to run in like Buddy, the Elf, and shout, “You did it!” “World’s best theme park restaurant! Great job everyone.” I didn’t, of course. Instead, we wandered in meekly, spoke to the host …