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.
Stan Lee was the undisputed father of Marvel Comics, and remained a figurehead of the empire that Disney went on to grow with the...
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D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, will...
Oscar®-winning animation studio LAIKA, who brought us Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings, are returning to the heart of the historic...
We Came for the Butterbeer Ice Cream. We Stayed for the Fun.
This is the photo that started it all:
One would think that with my...
I Missed This: Autopia Has Bird...and the Robot!
I'm sorry, this is old news, but you'll understand if you know me at all: This happened...
Did you miss me? I missed you so much! First I had a heart attack scare (my ticker's just fine, don't worry, I just...
Hello my sweets (and I don't mean those no-longer-available because of the fights breaking out in the queue limited time only Dole Whip Doughnuts....
Before I jump into this little bit of Star Wars News, I just want to remind you that we're in the middle of the...
Hello! Have you been enjoying the Pixar Fest coverage? I have! I went Thursday and recovered Friday and Saturday, and I'm plotting my next...
Hey howdy hey, cowgirls, spacemen, forgetful fishies and wearers of the Cone of Shame! Shelly V here, and I spent all day Thursday roaming...
Hi there! It's an off week, so I'm supposed to do a Star Wars News Friday instead of a Fab News, but I'll be...
Happy Tuesday, everybody! Spring has sprung...a few leaks here and there; time to get out my leopard print galoshes that Noe got me from...
Well hello! Dusty's still at sea in the Bermuda Triangle, but he pops in and edits things, so I suppose he's here in spirit....
Hello everyone, from rainy California to Dusty in New York City! Our fearless leader is out of town for a few days, so we...
Spring is almost ready to...er, spring, and we'll be springing forward on our clocks and getting that extra hour of sleep around the end...
March is certainly coming in like a lion, if these cold breezes keep up. Thank goodness we all look so fetching in sweaters, right...
The Last Jedi is Coming Home
It's been a great week to be a Star Wars Fan. The Last Jedi has a Coming Home Date....
Mindy Kaling, Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon, the stars of Disney’s upcoming “A Wrinkle in Time,” made a surprise appearance on stage...
Today's Fab News is full of legends and cupids and helping hearts, kind wonders, cool couture, promising tech, and a panda with a penchant...