Chris Gallo - Magic Vacations Planner

08/23/2024

Even as someone who is a very mild Star Wars fan, Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios is always a must-do. It’s even better when you bring friends along who are Star Wars obsessed! Pro tip: wait til after the park closes to get the best pics!

08/22/2024

When you take a Disney World trip with me you complete the four park challenge!

08/21/2024

What a great day exploring more of the Polynesian Village Resort! A surprise character meet & greet, Ohana noods, Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto, DVC open house. And we’re not even staying here 😂

08/20/2024

I’M HOME!! Also, NEED THIS WALL IN MY HOUSE!

08/20/2024

I’m in Disney World through August 28th! Replies may be delayed but I will be sharing my adventures along the way!

08/19/2024

I’m so happy my client chose to stay at Disney’s Beach Club Resort. She’ll be able to walk to Epcot, take a boat or the Skyliner or even walk to Hollywood Studios, take part in extended evening hours, and have access to one of the most popular pools on Disney property.

08/17/2024

🔵🟠 TRON Lightcycle/Run appreciation post! The newest roller coaster🎢 at Magic Kingdom is one of my favorite recent additions. It’s a short ride but oh so fun. And one of my favorite things to do over the past 5 years was to document its construction from the PeopleMover! Can’t wait to get back on this ride next week! It currently uses a free virtual queue and paid Lightning Lane Single Pass. During Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party it uses a regular standby line.

08/17/2024

I can’t wait to recreate this photo next week!

08/14/2024

In less than a week I’ll be back in the magic!

08/12/2024

With all the super fun Disney parks news revealed recently now’s a great time to remind you why I’d love to help you plan your next Disney trip!

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08/11/2024

I CAN’T WAIT!!!!

✨️🅓➋➌ 🅔🅧🅟🅞 🅤🅟🅓🅐🅣🅔🅢 & 🅐🅝🅝🅞🅤🅝🅒🅔🅜🅔🅝🅣🅢 ✨️
Some VERY exciting announcements during Horizons: Disney Experiences Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. Josh D’Amaro- Chairperson of Disney Parks and Resorts promised “this isn’t blue sky” announcements. All of these are already in the works! ➡️

🚢 Disney Cruise Line will be adding 4 NEW SHIPS bringing the total to 13! These ships will be setting sail 2027-2031 🏝️

🎤 The signature production aboard the Disney Destiny was announced- “Disney Hercules”! We also got a preview of the Disney Treasure’s signature show “Disney The Tale of Moana” which will feature a 15-foot-tall puppet of Te Ka.

🚪Monsters, Inc. is coming to Hollywood Studios! If you’ve ever dreamed of visiting the door vault you’ll soon be able to via the claw grab making it the first suspended coaster ever 🤯 Construction begins in 2025.

🏎️ Ka-Chow! Cars will be racing in a new reimagined section for Frontierland at Magic Kingdom. The area will feature 2 new attractions- one will be a thrilling rally race through the mountains, and the second will be geared towards the whole family. Construction begins in 2025.

🤠 Say goodbye to DinoLand U.S.A., and hello to the Tropical Americas. “Pueblo Esperanza”- the new land coming to Animal Kingdom in 2027. Dinosaur will be reimagined into an Indiana Jones attraction, Encanto is getting its first ride featuring Casita and the Madrigal family plus a new carousel attraction featuring animals from Disney stories.

🦊 The new show coming to the Tree of Life Theater “Zootopia: Better Zoogether!” will open Winter 2025.

🔵 Avatar is on its way to Disney California Adventure bringing another side of Pandora based on the movie’s sequels.

🎉 The first ever Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic is coming to Disneyland in 2025! “Walt Disney- A Magical Life” will debut inside the Main Street Opera House and will play in rotation with “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” after its initial run.

⭐️ More Avengers experiences are coming to Shanghai Disneyland Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure will DOUBLE in size with 2 new attractions- Avengers Infinity Defense and Stark Flight Lab. Construction on those attractions begins next year.

🇫🇷 Disneyland Paris has a few announcements- it will be getting a new nighttime spectacular in January 2025 plus in the newly renamed Disney Adventure World- World of Frozen in 2026, a new Lion King attraction, and a nighttime show that will be in at the park’s lake.

💀 Coco will be getting its own attraction at Disney California Adventure. Work on the attraction will begin in 2026.

🐊 Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open on November 15, 2024 at Disneyland Park, and Critter Country will be renamed Bayou Country.

🍹Two new lounges will be coming to Walt Disney World inspired by Spaceship Earth and Pirates of the Caribbean in 2025.

🚙 The reimagined Test Track will open in 2025!

☄️ Mando & Grogu will bring new missions to Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run in celebration of its new film in 2026.

🏰 Magic Kingdom will be getting a new nighttime parade- “Disney Starlight” featuring characters from Peter Pan, Encanto, and Frozen. It will debut in Summer 2025.

🎮 Disney and Epic Games announced a new collaboration that will bring Disney Animation, Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel to Fortnite.

⬇️ And best, but certainly not least- the most exciting announcement of the night❗️

😈 Villains Land will be coming to Magic Kingdom 🤯

08/09/2024

🚀Soon I’ll be off to Batuu for some more space drinks at Oga’s Cantina in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The only place that I know of where you can get a drink topped with Buzz Button Tingling foam that tingles your lips and makes your mouth numb! 😳😍

08/06/2024

08/04/2024

The Disney Skyliner is the only way to travel at Walt Disney World. Actually it’s not the ONLY way to travel but let’s be honest it’s the BEST way.

🚡The Skyliner is Disney’s newest form of free transportation, it opened September 29th, 2019

🚡The Skyliner connects Pop Century, Art of Animation, Caribbean Beach, and the Riveria resorts with both Hollywood Studios and Epcot and the Boardwalk area resorts

🚡 The Skyliner has a fleet of over 250 gondola cabins that can accommodate up to ten guests per cabin

08/02/2024

Today’s is brought to you by the Four Pastas of Rome: cacio e pepe, gricia, carbonara, and amatriciana! All four distinctly Roman dishes are similar with each pasta’s common ingredient being Pecorino Romano cheese. Once you’ve dined on these in Rome anything else you eat in life will be subpar. I’ve also been getting fairly successful at recreating at home my personal favorite of these: carbonara! Don’t be fooled by the Americanized carbonara you’ll find over here. Roman carbonara has only pecorino romano, egg, black pepper, and guanciale. Accept no substitutions.

08/01/2024

🍫 Life is like a box of chocolates… you never know what you’re gonna get. But with me as your personal MVP you’ll always get top notch travel planning.

07/30/2024

Today is National Cheesecake Day so here’s one of my favorite foods from this spring’s Epcot Intl Flower & Garden Festival: Liquid Nitro Honey-Mascarpone Cheesecake 🐝 🍰 It also means it’s Golden Girls Day so here I am with the girls over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

07/30/2024

🐈‍⬛ I don’t see the Binx tail on the food list for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party again so I guess I’ll have to stick to the regular Cheshire Cat Tail at Cheshire Cafe! 🎃 I definitely need to get those Sweet N Spicy Beignets tho 👀

https://disneyparksblog.com/wdw/disney-eats-mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party-foodie-guide-2024/

07/26/2024

You’re never too old for Mickey ears with your best friend. Tag your best friend and tell them you wanna take a Disney trip!

07/22/2024

⚡️The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror turns 30 years old today!

🎬 It opened in Disney-MGM Studios - now Hollywood Studios - on July 22, 1994. An amazing feat of Disney imagineering, it remains a wildly fun and creative attraction and is still one of my favorite rides in all of Disney World!

☑️ Fun Fact: the Tower of Terror technically does NOT drop guests as it actually PULLS riders down faster than gravity could. It also has randomized drop sequences which means every time you ride it’s a slightly different experience!

07/21/2024

🎃Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party tickets acquired. ✔️

Initially we weren’t planning on doing the Halloween party this year but the spooky fun calls to me. It’s a great time with:
🧁 exclusive party treats
🤝exclusive character meet & greets
🎢spooky ride overlays (have you ever been on Space Mountain completely in the dark??)
🍫unlimited trick or treating
🏰 exclusive shows, fireworks, and parades
👻 and it’s the only time adults are allowed to dress up in costumes in the Magic Kingdom

07/18/2024

🍍Today is National Dole Whip Day! This classic frozen pineapple treat can be found at several locations on Disney property including at the Polynesian Resort where they have their own dedicated Dole Whip service window. Nowadays the cult treat can be found in many different flavors including lime, watermelon, orange, etc and in float form, with alcohol, and you can even buy it in the freezer aisles of some grocery stores. What is your favorite flavor or form of Dole Whip?? (I personally love the coconut though it’s technically not Dole Whip and is considered soft serve)🍦

07/16/2024

Today’s 🚝 is brought to you by Monorail Gold.

07/15/2024

Happy 60th Birthday to Universal Studio Hollywood’s Backlot Tour which opened on July 15th 1964. I got to experience it way back in 2007! You get to see the behind the scenes of a real working movie studio with some fun ride-like elements along the way including movie sets and props from Psycho, Jaws, King Kong, Back to the Future and more! It’s iconic!

07/13/2024

There has been lots of changes to some popular food items at the Magic Kingdom but thankfully the giant cinnamon roll from Gaston’s Tavern still remains!

07/10/2024

🟪🟪🟪 Magic Kingdom’s Purple Wall vibes for 🟪🟪🟪

07/09/2024

While my clients slept in, I booked all of their Disney dining reservations for their upcoming trip. Just one of my many complimentary services. Now I want a Mickey waffle.

07/08/2024

Got a case of the Mondays? A trip to Universal Orlando could help!*

*This has not been medically proven but it’s really fun.

07/07/2024

Here’s my mom and I headed to The Universe of Energy back in the 80s. Today’s her birthday. Today’s my birthday. I love that my mom and dad instilled the love of Disney World in me. They’re the best.

07/07/2024

Happy Safari Saturday! Who else wishes they were on Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney's Animal Kingdom right now?