Kirby Russell
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
FUN FACTS
Favorite Orlando Theme Park:
Disney’s EPCOT
Favorite Orlando Restaurant:
Biergarten (Germany Pavilion at Epcot)
Favorite Orlando Theme Park Ride:
Rise of the Resistance
About Kirby Russell, Contributor for HeyOrlando.com
Kirby is a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist at an elementary school in the Atlanta Suburbs.
She’s also a mom of five boys (including two sets of twins!) and a lifelong Disney fan.
She lived in Florida with her family as a little kid, and some of her fondest childhood memories happened at the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney-M.G.M. Studios (now Disney’s Hollywood Studios).
In 2011, Kirby married her husband Travis, who happens to be James Overholt’s BFF (and once college roommate). She revealed her “skill with the quill” to James and Morgan in 2019 when she wrote the guest column for their Holiday newsletter. They invited her to join the Hey Orlando team just before the launch in 2022.
Kirby and her family are proud Disney season pass holders.
Kirby has stayed as a guest at nine different Disney Resort hotels and made countless park visits since the early 90s. She loves sharing her tips and tricks for navigating Disney Parks with or without little kids in tow.
She’s also a major STAR WARS nerd and a 3x Walt Disney World Marathon finisher.
If you’re at a Disney Park and need to find the nearest cup of coffee, she’s your girl.
Kirby Russell’s Recent Articles
6 Rumored Changes Coming to Disney World 2024-2025
I’ve been visiting Walt Disney World for over 30 years, and there’s still always something new to see or experience….
Is Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Getting a Massive Expansion?
Will the Magic Kingdom Beyond Big Thunder expansion soon see the light of day? Josh D’Amaro (Chairman of Disney Experiences,…
Taylor Swift Rumored To Appear in Upcoming Deadpool 3
Will Taylor Swift make a cameo in the upcoming Deadpool 3 movie? I will admit that I have not historically…
3 Things to Know Before Running the Disney World Marathon
This is what you should know before signing up for the Disney World Marathon, according to someone who’s done it…
6 Incredible New Disney World Attractions for 2024-2025
Several new Disney World attractions, including brand new and revamps, are coming in 2024. My kids and I recently took…
These Are the Most Practical Bags for Disney World
Passholder ranks best backpacks to take to Disney When you’re picking a bag for Disney, it’s important to remember that…