Welcome to the first edition of the Disney Blog Carnival. If you're not sure what a blog carnival is you can read this post, but ultimately this is just a collection of great posts about Disney. Thanks to everyone who participated, we were very pleased with the turnout. Many bloggers have contributed to this first edition, so let's get going:

Food

• Watch Me Eat goes to the Tangierine Cafe at Epcot.
• Studios Central looks at some changes in the Hollywood Studios counter-service lineup in Counter Service Shake Up in their Studios Weekly column
• The Disney Chick presents The Disney Dining Plan, or "How I Learned to Stop Worrying About My Figure and Love My Sweatpants", for those wondering about whether the Disney Dining Plan is worth the money.
• Disney World Basics writes about healthier Disney Kids Meals.
• The Animal Kingdom Lodge Fan Site discusses Boma, the Animal Kingdom Lodge Buffet.
• No tour of Disney food would be complete without a contribution from AJ at the Disney Food Blog. Check out her look at Honeymoon and Anniversary Extras in Disney Restaurants.

Tips and Trip Planning

• SoloFriendly has the Top 10 Reasons to Travel Solo To Disney World.
• Tim Weston at The Daily Mickey presents Need More Power? Power Outlets at Walt Disney World.
• Everything WDW helps us find Grocery Stores Around Disney World.
• The Disney Gene warns us to remember: Be Careful: Ginger Snaps.
• WDW For Grownups has the Top 5 Activities For Seniors In Walt Disney World.
• Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids brings us Universal 101 for adult Disney fans: Part I.
• The Disney Contemporary Resort Fan Site writes about The Contemporary Resort Monorail.

Disney History

• Bruce WDW suggests that while it might get old, we should remember: Yes, It's True; "It’s a Small World" is the reason we have Walt Disney World today.
• The Global Disney Pinvestigation looks at Sleeping Beauty's Castle in Wonderful World of Weenies: The Original Castle.

Personal

• Zanna at Zannaland presents How Chris Brogan Saved My {Blogging} Life.
• Amanda Tinney presents Disney Vinylmation – A Look at One Disneyphile’s Collection posted at Disney Every Day.
• KristenWDW presents Did you know before Walt Disney plussed Pinocchio, Jiminy was slated to be squashed?

Trip Reports

• Digerati Life starts their trip with Disneyland & Universal Studios, Here We Come!
• The Golden Mickeys takes us inside their stay at Disneyland Hong Kong's Hollywood Hotel.
• Magical Kingdoms shares The Story of a Disney Fairytale Wedding.
• Meltdown Free Disney presents The Other Kid's Big Day.
• Mark at DisZine gives us video and a description of Off-Kilter -- One of Epcot's Best.

Opinion

• WDW Central wonders Is Disney Headed in the Wrong Direction?.
• DisneyBiz considers what to do now that Arabian Nights are Soon Ending in Disneyland.
• The Affordable Mouse raises the common question: Why Visit Disney World? It's All About the Magic?
• Chip and Co. tell us why Magic Kingdom at Disney World is the last place I would visit.
• The Magical Mousecapades Blog asks Walt Disney World Educational? Of Course It Is!