Walt Disney World Archive
Walt Disney World has raised almost all prices for 1-day and multi-day tickets, plus Park Hopper add-ons, and introduced per-park pricing while eliminating Park Pass reservations for single-day tickets. This post offers details and our commentary about all of these changes, the amount of cost jumps, motivations for the new approach, and more. (Updated December
Both Walt Disney World and Disneyland apps have been updated to now allow purchasers of Genie+ the ability to modify their Lightning Lane selections. This post will show the step-by-step process for making modifications to ride reservations, why this is such a big deal, and how to use it strategically to get more value out
There have been several interesting recent developments, each of which is relatively insignificant in isolation. However, when you add all of these things together, they collectively make us begin to wonder whether Walt Disney World is finally starting to turn a corner, bringing “relief” to disillusioned fans and visitors who have been overwhelmed by crowds, prices,
In celebration of Avatar: The Way of Water making its theatrical debut on December 16, Walt Disney World is getting new entertainment, food, and merchandise. Those aren’t the only additions that might be on the horizon for the Avatar sequels, as James Cameron wants to see updates to Flight of Passage at Animal Kingdom. This
Walt Disney World has announced that Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT is getting Christmas music! Here’s what we know so far, plus speculation about whether Walt Disney World tries to run both versions, what the overlay entails, if the virtual queue ends by then, and more. Along with this, we have new
Genie+ attraction availability goes quickly every single day at Hollywood Studios, especially during the heart of the holidays at Walt Disney World. With that in mind, I headed to DHS to test the paid FastPass service on what I expected would be a moderately-crowded Christmas season day. However, if wait time data is to be
Walt Disney World announced a new table service dining option coming to Toy Story Land in Hollywood Studios named Roundup Rodeo BBQ Restaurant. This offers details, construction progress, work permits, and when this WDW eatery will likely open. (Updated December 8, 2022.) Toy Story Roundup Rodeo BBQ Restaurant will be themed to a backyard barbecue
In the two weeks since Disney’s Bob Swap–firing Chapek and rehiring Iger, we’ve been “treated” to enough drama to fill another DisneyWar volume or two. The latest update is equal parts Succession and Game of Thrones, as there’s a new rumor about the company’s next replacement CEO after the second Iger era ends. We aren’t going to recap everything
Walt Disney World will soon be making another change to Genie+ and it’s an unequivocally positive one! This post runs through recent changes to the paid FastPass service, explaining how this is an improvement for Lightning Lane power users and newcomers alike. In the last several months, Walt Disney World has been making a ton
The Walt Disney Company and its Parks & Resorts division are defendants in a lawsuit over the Genie and Genie+ services, with the plaintiff alleging patent infringement. (That’s right, someone is claiming ‘credit’ for this mess being their original idea!) This post covers the complaint and offers our commentary about what this means for the
Attendance levels and wait times have dropped to start December 2022 at Walt Disney World, as predicted. This crowd report shares recent data, thoughts on what’s likely to happen next with attendance this week, and our experience with “feels like” crowds at Walt Disney World in the week-plus since Thanksgiving. We always spend a lot