Michelle Valladolid
Shelly Valladolid, aka Fab, has been writing about Disney and theme parks for about two decades. She has written for various fan and pop culture sites, Disney Magazine and OCRegister.com and participated in several books, including Passporter's Disneyland and Southern California and Disney World Dreams. She was co-founder and president of the Orlando, Florida chapter of the NFFC (now Disneyana Fan Club). She taught a class on theme park history at a Southern California University. She is creator and co-owner of Jim Hill Media, one of the creators of MousePlanet and was a consultant on MSNBC, The Motley Fool and others about Disney and various media matters. She was a Heel wrestling manager on TV and a voice artist on the radio in Honolulu, HI, where she grew up. She has a blog and a podcast with her daughter, Mission:Breakout Obsessive Alice Hill. She and her husband, MiceChat columnist Noe Valladolid, live in Southern California with Alice.
So, how did you feel about the Walt Disney thing on PBS? Don't hold back. Check out the comments from Fab News day before...
A Look at 21 Royal Street
We have a totally glamorous first look at the all-new 21 Royal Street dining room at Disneyland courtesy of...
That's Not Frozen Fever
Some unintended excitement came to the future home of Anna, Elsa and their friends in the form of a small fire...
Labor Day weekend is over, MiceChateers, but don't be glum - it just means a shorter work week for you Monday to Friday folks,...
Hi there ho there MiceChatters and Fabtopians! Lots of news bites for you today.
MiceChat Hits the FandomVerse!
Terri Hardin, Dusty Sage and The Fabulous Disney...
Whenever a celebrity screws up, he or she does the talk-show circuit, apologizing for and explaining his or her behavior, unless he or she...
Many people think that the D23 EXPO is sessions, pavilions and shopping. Well, yes, of course, but it's a lot more. When chatting with...
Are we still recovering from the D23 EXPO? I'm recovering from whatever I caught there. Totally worth it. Let's take a look at some...
You can't swing a lightsaber without hitting D23 EXPO news, some of which I will be delving into later this week, and if you...
It's Almost Here! AAAUGH!!!
Many people view the oncoming...I mean upcoming D23 EXPO - sorry, I mean #D23EXPO with a combination of exhilaration and panic....
Trader Sam's Diamond Luau Hits All the Right Notes
Last year's Mahaloween tiki event at Trader Sam's hit a few rough patches, but just about...
Hello MiceChatters and MiceChatteers! I hope your week has been a great one. We're winding down toward Friends of the Magic weekend, followed by...
When I came back to the blog world, I said I was out of the rumor business, and was pretty much convinced that no...
Doing a quick flyby, MiceChatters and Fabbers...hm, never warmed up to that name. We'll think of something. in time, I'm sure. While we're waiting,...
Enjoying the calm before the storm, MiceChatters? Only a few weeks until the D23 Expo! While we wait, let's see what's going on in...
Don't give up, MiceChateers, Friday is almost here! Here's a little news and more to tide you over until Tuesday:
Don't Miss Out on a...
Oh the places I get to go. This past week was legendspalooza for this Disney gal. But it could have been for you too....
It's almost here, my Fabbers and MiceChateers: Disneyland's 60th Anniversary day is but one sleep away - but the celebration will continue throughout the...
MiceChateers, I'm so beat. My pal Dave is in from Seattle with his family and we're doing the theme parks like we haven't been...
A bunch of you folks are at San Diego Comic-Con, and a bunch more are not. I took off this year, but my daughter's...