Hurricane Ian formed Monday morning and its path shifted to the east with much of Central Florida within the cone of uncertainty and the first hurricane watches issued for Florida. In this, we’ll update you on the storm’s status, when it’ll likely be felt in Orlando, Walt Disney World’s policies, what to do, and more.
Salt & Straw is an upscale ice cream scoop shop at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World and Downtown Disney in Disneyland. This review features photos, offer our take on flavors, and whether these desserts are worth your time, money, and stomach space while on vacation in California or Florida. (Updated September 24, 2022.) In
If you scour the My Disney Experience app or the Walt Disney World website for Advance Dining Reservations, there’s probably one table service restaurant name you’ve seen a lot. Even same-day, it’s reliably available. Despite that, this is also probably somewhere most of you have never dined. I’ll go a step further and say that
Walt Disney World has revealed the EPCOT 40th Anniversary merchandise collection plus an “event” to commemorate the occasion. This post shares new photos of the products and details about the day-of festivities, plus my commentary about this and the 50th Anniversary celebration…which is basically just one long rant. Let’s start with the “event,” which is
Rosa Mexicano Restaurants has announced a new fine dining table service restaurant coming to Walt Disney World in 2023. This post covers official details of the upcoming addition, what it’s replacing, and other commentary. This will be the first Orlando-area location of Rosa Mexicano Restaurants, which will join the already-stacked dining lineup at the Walt Disney World
Oriental Land Company (OLC) announced that Tokyo Disneyland’s 40th Anniversary will be the “Dream-Go-Round” celebration, and will start on April 15, 2023 and continue through March 31, 2024. This post shares details about the new parade, concept art for the event theme, plus the latest on Japan’s reopening, when you should plan a visit in
Walt Disney World has added more hours to the calendar through Thanksgiving weekend at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios & Animal Kingdom, and extended hours in October 2022. This post covers the changes plus zig when they zag strategy for Magic Kingdom during the Halloween and Christmas seasons. We’ll start with the latest release of
Walt Disney World has announced more character breakfasts, lunches, and dinners are returning to table service restaurants that have already reopened in Magic Kingdom, plus Polynesian Village and Beach Club Resorts. This post will share dates, details, and what’s up with the slow pace of these character dining experiences returning to normal. (Updated September 16,
Advance Dining Reservation availability can be limited or inconsistent, especially for certain parties and restaurants, prompting questions and concerns from Walt Disney World fans. This post attempts to answer all of that with our experiences, ADR searches we’ve conducted, what readers have shared, and what’s happening ‘on the ground’ with WDW dining. The troubles with
Walt Disney World has announced that KiteTails at Animal Kingdom is ending. In this post, we’ll share details & dates, commentary about the news, entertainment in the new fiscal year, and our thoughts on this daytime kite show. Here’s Walt Disney World’s official announcement: As you know, Disney KiteTails debuted at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme
Disneyland Paris is undertaking a billion dollar plus multi-year expansion featuring Marvel and Arendelle lands in Walt Disney Studios Park. Here are the Frozen and Tangled rides coming, plus what already opened in Avengers Campus. (Updated September 15, 2022.) First, an update to these plans that were announced over 4 years ago. The good news