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 readingCape May Cafe Character Breakfast Is Good Enough
Hello and welcome to my 2026 WDW Marathon Weekend trip report! You can see all the posts in this report here. Today we’ll be recapping our character breakfast at Cape May Cafe. Onward! Girls who run marathons get TWO character breakfasts in a trip if they want. Fact! So, yes, even though we started off our Monday with the character...
Continue readingOh Topolino’s Terrace Character Breakfast, I’ll Never Quit You
Hello and welcome to my 2026 WDW Marathon Weekend trip report! You can see all the posts in this report here. Today we’ll be recapping our Topolino’s Terrace character breakfast at Disney’s Riviera Resort. Onward! Let’s see – how many times have I experienced the character breakfast at Topolino’s Terrace now? One in 2021… two in 2023… this is now...
Continue readingOur Celebratory Post-WDW Marathon Boardwalk Bar Crawl
Hello and welcome to my 2026 WDW Marathon Weekend trip report! You can see all the posts in this report here. Today we’ll be recapping our post-marathon bar crawl on Disney’s Boardwalk. Onward! There is no wrong way to fete a successful runDisney race weekend! Some like to show their medals off in the theme parks; some take themselves to...
Continue readingIs The Cake Bake Shop My New Pre-Race Secret Weapon Restaurant?
From the moment it was announced, The Cake Bake Shop has been one of the most talked about restaurants on Disney property. Part of this is for the reasons you would expect: the food, service, and decor. But an awful lot of it has focused on one particular element: the pricing. Yes, The Cake Bake Shop is expensive, arguably...
Continue readingEat, Drink & Be Merry At Jollywood Nights
Man does not live by bread alone at Jollywood Nights. He also drinks cocktails. CROSS-PARTY COCKTAILS Yes, unlike Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party in the (mostly) dry Magic Kingdom, the holiday party at Disney’s Hollywood Studios toasts the season with adult beverages! Oh, and snacks too. In fact, Jollywood Nights features something of its own food festival. There are...
Continue readingBar 17 Bistro Is Way High Up There
I’m going to tell you a secret. You keep secrets, right? Good, because I do not want people to start flocking to Bar 17 Bistro. WHAT IS BAR 17 BISTRO? Bar 17 Bistro is an open air rooftop restaurant that crowns Universal Studios’ Aventura Hotel, one of the lower tier resorts on property – if you’re a Disney person,...
Continue readingEpcot’s Food & Wine Festival: One Day Challenge
Friends, I have two choices before me. I could weep, for I only enjoyed one day of Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival 2025. On the other hand, I could rejoice, for I enjoyed one day at Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival 2025! FETE THE FESTIVAL Given that we planned this trip like 6 weeks in advance, I choose to...
Continue readingHow Downtown Disney Accidentally Made Me Vegan
I only spent one proper day at Disneyland, but I made the most of it! Today we review a handful of vegan options at Downtown Disney, among other things. Read all the entries in this trip report here. Onward! Despite having only one Disneyland day, I managed to sneak in three evenings in Downtown Disney. I spent a fair amount...
Continue readingConquering Downtown Disney’s Parkside Market
I only spent one proper day at Disneyland, but I made the most of it! Read all the entries in this trip report here. Onward! Here’s the first thing to know about Disneyland Resort’s Parkside Market: despite what the name indicates, it is not parkside. It is, in fact, on the opposite end of Downtown Disney from the park entrance...
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