Tom Bricker Archive
If you want to experience Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, plus headliners in both Epcot and Hollywood Studios, this 1-Day Park Hopper Itinerary is for you. In it, we’ll offer a step-by-step plan of attack for leveraging FastPass+ and rope drop to experience some of Walt Disney World’s most popular rides–and make the Resistance
Oriental Land Company announced that the current closure of Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea due to coronavirus will be extended, and the opening of the Beauty and the Beast land and other attractions in the resort’s blockbuster expansion will be delayed. This decision comes after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s request for organizers of sports, cultural
Looking for 2020 Epcot Flower & Garden Festival Outdoor Kitchen menus, food & drink photos, booth menus, or anything else about Walt Disney World’s springtime event? We’ve got you covered! Here you’ll find info about every snack and dessert, plus work-in-progress reviews. (Updated March 11, 2020.) This is a useful guide for choosing what to
Jardin de Fiestas is the Outdoor Kitchen in World Showcase’s Mexico pavilion at the Epcot Flower & Garden Festival. In this Walt Disney World dining review, we’ll look at the menu prices, share food photos, and offer thoughts on what is worth your money or Disney Dining Plan credits. If you’ve followed our coverage of
Disney’s Easter is Tokyo Disneyland’s two month celebration of Easter, typically running from early April through June. This guide features photos & info, along with tips for enjoying the special event if you’re visiting Japan during spring-time. Unlike Walt Disney World and Disneyland that do an Easter Egg Hunt and sell a few items of
Two things can be true at once. Disney’s Hollywood Studios can have the most stacked ride lineup while also being the most frustrating theme park at Walt Disney World. In this post, we’ll break down what we mean by that, and offer some recommendations regarding whether you should do DHS. It’s gotten to the point
Should I cancel my Walt Disney World or Disneyland vacation due to coronavirus? With three Disney theme park complexes closed due to COVID-19, this is now a common question–both from the perspective of whether travel is safe and what the likelihood is that the Florida and California parks will close. (Updated March 9, 2020.) I’ll
Disney Cruise Line has released new coronavirus cancellation & refund policies, travel safety alerts, sanitization & health protocol, and other info for sailings through July 25, 2020. Additionally, DCL has released tons of new deals and last-minute discounts. We’ll cover all of the details here and also offer some commentary about cruising during the COVID-19
Walt Disney World recently released the Disney Dining Plan Plus (DDP+), and we immediately booked the meal plan along with reservations for some of the most popular and expensive character meals at Epcot and Hollywood Studios. Our goal was simple: see how this new tier works…and leverage it for maximum monetary savings. If you’ve read
The debut of Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival, opening of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Hollywood Studios (plus an 8 am opening time), and return of 90 degree weather at Walt Disney World, provided the recipe for a chaotic and unpleasant day in the parks. That couldn’t have been further from the truth–it was
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway is a new trackless dark ride in Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. In this spoiler-free review, we’ll share offer comparisons to other attractions, thoughts, and commentary about this DHS attraction that will soon be built in Disneyland and likely some of the international parks. For starters, I do want
