Tom Bricker Archive
We’re back with an update on Walt Disney World Park Pass availability for the months of August and September 2020 (plus October, to a lesser degree). This time, it’s good news as more Annual Passholder dates have been added. We’ll take a look at the changes and offer some additional commentary about all of that
We have more news & rumors from Walt Disney World, as it’s been a busy few days since our last roundup. This time, we have Project Nugget at Magic Kingdom, more restaurants & entertainment reopening, and changes to an Annual Pass. We’ll start with Disney’s standoff with one union, which just took an odd twist
We’re back at EPCOT for another post-reopening photo update. I know what you’re thinking: again?! We’ve already done almost as many reports from here as all other Walt Disney World parks combined. In fairness, a lot has been changing here. Future World is under construction. World Showcase is hosting Taste of 2020 Epcot Food &
Walt Disney World continues to release new details regarding AP refunds and monthly payment plan holds for Annual Passholders. In this post, we’ll cover the cancellation process, how to calculate your refund, and offer some commentary about the process. (Updated August 11, 2020.) The policies and protocol for cancelling Annual Passes has “evolved” over the
It’s time for a recap of all the latest Walt Disney World news! In this post, we’ll share details about dining at Walt Disney World–specifically what’s opening and staying closed. We’ll also address some comments about the reduced park hours for September and October, including a big concern about hours for November 2020 and beyond.
There has been a lot of Disney Vacation Club developments in the last couple of weeks, so we thought we’d cover the latest stories from Walt Disney World and Disneyland in this DVC news round-up. In this post we’ll cover progress on the next resort, status of Moonlight Magic, Imagination Lounge’s return, sales & ROFR
Many of the best restaurants in Epcot are not open yet. Of the Walt Disney World restaurants that have reopened, the overwhelming majority have reduced their menus. This is all totally understandable given operational realities, low park attendance, and supply issues. However, there’s one World Showcase restaurant that has gone the exact opposite direction, expanding
It’s been a roller coaster couple of months for Walt Disney World Annual Passholders. Ongoing frustrations coupled with just enough nuggets of good news so as to not alienate Disney’s most loyal guests completely. There story here is much of the same, as we’re back with the latest on new discounts & an AP magnet,
In the past few weeks since Walt Disney World reopened, the park that we’ve visited more than any other is Epcot. At first, we had excuses for this. The 2020 Taste of Epcot Food & Wine Festival had started and we “needed” to cover it. It’s the park with the most construction. We had to
Walt Disney Company reported its third quarter earnings for April through June and forward-looking forecast for 2020 on an investor call held by CEO Bob Chapek. In this post, we’ll cover the good & bad of these results, plus updates on the future of Walt Disney World and beyond. The last quarter was a perfect
Sonesta Anaheim Resort is a hotel near Disneyland and Disney California Adventure that’s a moderate/business class hotel with good rooms and solid amenities. This hotel review features room photos, thoughts on amenities, pros & cons of staying here. Before we get to that, it is worth noting that the Sonesta Anaheim Resort was previously named
