Tom Bricker Archive
Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro delivered a keynote presentation during the IAAPA Expo: Virtual Education Conference and shared a behind-the-scenes look at what’s on the horizon for Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and other parks in 2021 and beyond. This post offers a summary of the updates for the EPCOT overhaul, Princess and the Frog reimagining
4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa is a food truck now located on the Disney Springs West Side near Starbucks. In this Walt Disney World dining review, we’ll share food photos and how the latest concept from Orlando’s best barbecue smokehouse stacks up to the competition. (Updated November 18, 2020.) Let’s start with an update and some
This Walt Disney World park report covers our holiday weekend visit to Magic Kingdom, the first thus far during the Christmas season. In this, we’ll share our experience plus photos of crowds, entertainment, and other random tidbits that are either interesting or amusing (to us, at least). For the last couple of years, Veterans Day
We’re back for another Walt Disney World news & rumor round-up! This one covers a testing of the Project Nugget fireworks at Magic Kingdom, extended park hours for November & December 2020, debut of Gideon’s Bakehouse, implications of the increase in park capacity to 35%, and more. In our Disney Park Pass Update for the
Walt Disney Company reported its fourth quarter earnings for July through September and forward-looking forecast for 2021 on an investor webcast with CEO Bob Chapek. This post covers the good & bad of these results, plus updates on the future of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, Disney+, and more. As you might recall,
Starbucks has released a new series of colorful mugs and Christmas ornaments for Walt Disney World, featuring whimsical designs of iconic attractions at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. For this post, we visit each of the coffee shops selling the tumblers, share photos, and offer thoughts. While we don’t normally do merchandise
We’re back with an update on Walt Disney World Park Pass availability for the end of November through mid-December 2020. This time, it’s good news as availability has been fully replenished for Annual Passholders, on-site resort guests, and regular ticket holders. We’ll take a look at the changes and offer additional strategy, including recommendations for
We’re back for another Walt Disney World news round-up! This one begins with a virtual event that could result in announcements for EPCOT, more park hours for January 2021, some optimism for the travel outlook in Spring 2021, charitable opportunities this Christmas season, and more. Disney has released the full lineup of virtual events and
We visited Animal Kingdom over the weekend to check out its Christmas entertainment and decorations, and also enjoy a rare evening in the park. This post shares photos of the holiday decor, tips & info, our experience with crowds, nighttime in Pandora, and a new recommendation for the best day of the week to visit
Magic Kingdom has debuted special projection effects to give Cinderella Castle a festive look for Christmas, providing a scenic backdrop for holiday photos. This post will shares photos of each design, our experience with crowds & physical distancing, and more. This continues our resources about Magic Kingdom’s modified holiday offerings. Be sure to check out
Magic Kingdom has debuted several new character cavalcades for the Christmas season. This post will shares photos of each holiday mini-parade, tips for best viewing locations, our experience with crowds & physical distancing, and more. This comes after the cancellation of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, and with it the holiday fireworks, stage shows, parade,
