Tag: hope

Changing Lands and Traveling Into the Unknown

Disney Cicerone February 11, 2021 0 Comments
This week while walking with my brother in Hollywood Studios, he pointed out a fairly abrupt transition that has been on my mind ever since. There is a place where the Muppets Courtyard (or Grand Avenue, as it's now called) blends into the entrance of Galaxy's Edge, and while most Disney transitions are seamless, this one is not. It's abrupt. Two different conceptual identities competing for a...

Finding wonder when you need it the most

Disney Cicerone December 7, 2020 5 Comments
I'll be the first to admit, this year has left me a bit jaded. All the constant changes, the battlefield that is social media, and the challenge of re-learning how to live everyday life has taken a mental toll. So much so that when I pulled out my Christmas decorations this year, I didn't feel like putting up half of them. Even Disney is tinted with sadness as all our hopes for Disneyland...

How Disney Provides Stability in an Unstable World

Disney Cicerone September 15, 2020 0 Comments
I sat in my teacup this week watching the families around me laugh and spin, arms in the air, and as carefree as ever. And that’s when it hit me. It’s stability. Something that hasn’t changed in a world where everything has changed. Sure, we were all wearing masks and dutifully sanitized our hands before and after. But there were beloved (likely motion-sick prone) family members around the...

How Disney Teaches You to Persevere

Disney Cicerone September 14, 2020 4 Comments
The fire notices screamed from my phone this week while I dashed haphazardly around my home and debated about what I wanted to take with me as we evacuated the wildfires that have plagued our side of the nation. I picked up objects and put them back. I looked tearfully at others realizing I may never see them again. I threw odd things in my suitcase and forgot what I was doing as...