Valerie Marino

Get on any flight to Orlando, and you’ll see a handful of telltale signs that you’re headed to one of the top tourist hubs in the United States. First there’s the number of children on board, likely wearing tiny backpacks emblazoned with cartoon…

In southern Appalachia — the mountainous region that stretches from West Virginia to Mississippi — the trendiest food movements are nothing new. Farm-to-table cuisine, whole animal meals and preserved vegetables are practices that go back…

The Walt Disney Company announced Thursday its plan to eliminate single-use plastic straws and stirrers at its owned and operated properties globally by mid-2019. The ban comes on the heels of similar announcements from Starbucks and a number of…

At the new Toy Story Land, which opens Saturday at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, visitors don’t simply play with toys. True to the movies, the land puts visitors in the mindset of a toy and encourages them to “play big.” The 11-acre land…

The sprawling Walt Disney World resort outside Orlando, Florida, is home to hundreds of dining options ranging from popcorn and turkey leg carts to the hard-to-reserve dining with princesses inside Cinderella Castle. But even the most elusive…

In June, Disneyland will open Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, California, in a complete rebranding of Paradise Pier. A handful of Pixar-themed food stands will open along the pier and limited-time offerings, like cocoa churros…