Hello and welcome to my 2026 Princess Half Marathon Weekend coverage! Today we’ll be discussing our final lunch at Raglan Road at Disney Springs. Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Raglan Road is an undeniably great choice for a Disney Springs dinner or weekend brunch. Hearty food, strong drinks, AND entertainment? Sign me up! But a primetime...
Continue readingTerralina Crafted Italian Wants Your Pre-runDisney Race Business
Hello and welcome to my 2026 Princess Half Marathon Weekend coverage! Today we’ll be discussing our pre-half meal at Terralina Crafted Italian in Disney Springs. Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! I will be the first to tell you that runDisney can be very expensive depending on the choices you make. See my endless yapping about...
Continue readingWhat Makes Maria & Enzo’s The Perfect Pre-Race Restaurant? Timing
Hello and welcome to my 2026 Princess Half Marathon Weekend coverage! Today we’ll be discussing our pre-10K meal at Maria & Enzo’s. Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Forget race challenges; every runDisney race weekend comes complete with the Italian Restaurant Challenge. We all want to carb load before our races with pasta, and we snap...
Continue readingPrincess Weekend Day 3: Adventures In Golf Cart Parking & More Race Shenanigans
Hello and welcome to my runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2025 trip report! I’m returning to the blow-by-blow diary format for this trip. Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! When we last left our intrepid gang, we had just finished the Princess 10K. Under normal circumstances it would be straight to the showers. On this particular...
Continue readingPrincess Weekend Day 1: Mears Madness, Expo & Disney Springs
Hello and welcome to my runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2025 trip report! I’m returning to the blow-by-blow diary format for this trip. Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! My Princess Half Marathon Weekend trip began as they always do: at the airport. I arrived early to do a little work at the gate, which I...
Continue readingWhy Does Summer House Appear Whenever I Am Near?
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Today I’ll be reviewing our post-race brunch at Summer House… among other Summer Houses. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! Everywhere I go, there’s a Summer House restaurant. Okay, this is a slight exaggeration, but I definitely see my fair share of them: there’s one in...
Continue readingEat Secret Spaghetti In Enzo’s Hideaway & Tunnel Bar
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Today we’re investigating a pre-race pasta option in the form of Enzo’s Hideaway. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! If running had commandments, this would be number one: thou shalt eat pasta the night before the race. With this in mind, we’ve been making the rounds...
Continue readingChef Art Smith’s Homecomin’: Put A Little South In Your Mouth
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Read all the entries in this report here. Today we’re diving into the restaurant scene with a review of Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ at Disney Springs. Onward! In the interest of full disclosure, let me say up front I did not invent the phrase “Put A Little South In...
Continue readingIt’s Snack Time At Universal Studios Florida!
Okay, kids, here’s my hot take: Universal Studios Florida’s culinary scene is not that great. Listen! You know how everyone used to complain about how Walt Disney World food is just burgers and nuggets, and how over the last decade or so it’s experienced a culinary Renaissance? Yeah, that hasn’t happened at Universal Studios. I mean, sure, there’s some...
Continue readingYou Love Gideon’s Bakehouse Cookies, But What About Their Candles?
I’ve never been a candle girlie as such. I like a nice smell as much as the next person! Yet I don’t collect or anything. Still, candles have become a necessity since I moved to Puerto Rico. Power outages are a semi-frequent thing here, and while most aren’t too long, it’s good to keep some candles handy for your...
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