Tom Bricker Archive
The last few days have seen a veritable furor of filing for Walt Disney World construction permits and notices of commencement. In this post, we’ll comb through these documents submitted by Imagineering to the Orange County, Florida Comptroller and offer some commentary. For starters, you might recall our recent update that All Construction Has Stopped
Walt Disney World and Disneyland will be pausing payments for Annual Passes, and will also allow passholders to receive partial refunds on APs in some cases. In this post, we’ll cover eligibility and what’s prompting the move. As background in case you’re somehow unaware, Disneyland and Walt Disney World announced last week that the parks
Pete’s Dragon is a live action remake of the 1977 Walt Disney animated musical about a boy and his dragon best friend that is now available on the Disney+ streaming service. In this review, we’ll cover whether the movie is worth watching. Directed by David Lowery, the new live action version of the film is
During the current closures of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, plus the international theme parks and Disney Cruise Line, the Walt Disney Company has focused on finding new ways to help make a difference in the world. Many hospitals are already over-capacity and under-supplied, which puts their hospital staff at risk. Those on the frontlines are
Synergy between ABC’s television shows and Walt Disney World is a tale as old as time. For over 25 years, sitcoms have done Disney theme park episodes that got kids hyped up and showed families everything new. This top 10 list will showcase the best of these WDW-ABC crossover episodes, and cover how they were
Following Walt Disney World’s announcement that Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom theme parks will remain closed indefinitely, hotel and dining reservations were suspended for the months of April and May 2020. While we don’t yet have any official word as to when the parks or resorts will reopen, but yet another update
Once you become a rabid Walt Disney World or Disneyland theme park fan, you start finding different ways to extend the magic between trips to satiate you while you’re away from the parks. This post looks at one such way: board and video games that feature the parks. This is just one of several ways
Disney has announced an extension to the current closure of its Disneyland and California Adventure theme parks, plus the three official hotels in Anaheim and Downtown Disney, all of which are now closed indefinitely. This follows the original closing announcement, and began with Disneyland and DCA temporarily pausing operations through the end of March 2020.
Walt Disney World has announced an extension to the current closure of Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios plus its Florida hotels past spring break and through at least mid-April 2020 due to the current public health crisis. The current plan is for Walt Disney World to remain closed “until further notice.” Disney
The temporary closures of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea have been extended by Oriental Land Company in light of request from the Japanese government to refrain from holding events due to the current situation in Japan and abroad. At present, the reopening of the parks is planned for April 20, 2020 or beyond. Additionally, Tokyo
Our restaurant review of the newly-reimagined Beaches & Cream Soda Shop takes a look at the expanded and redesigned interior of the ice cream spot at Yacht & Beach Club Resort. This Walt Disney World dining review features thoughts on atmosphere, food photos, and our take on whether it’s still worth doing a meal or
