Tom Bricker Archive
Epcot has been a construction zone for the past several months, but even more closed recently as Walt Disney World prepares to gut and redo the central core of Future World behind Spaceship Earth. In this post, we’ll tour Future World and offer thoughts on navigating this sea of walls and how to approach rope
Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue is the new counter service restaurant at the American Adventure pavilion in Epcot’s World Showcase. In this Walt Disney World dining review, we’ll share food photos, our opinions on every single menu item, Disney Dining Plan info, and whether it’s worth doing a meal at this Muppet Meatery.
This photo tour of Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue offers a look inside the new fast-casual BBQ restaurant now open at the American Adventure pavilion in Epcot’s World Showcase. Basically, this is a precursor to our full review of the BBQ restaurant, which we’ve separated into two posts because we realize most people
It’s been over 7 months since Walt Disney World revealed plans to build a walkway from Grand Floridian Resort to Magic Kingdom. I’m confident of this because we immediately began trying to book a DVC stay when our window opened for the Villas at Grand Floridian. Surely the new walkway would be open by Christmas,
Disney has announced that Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom will receive a “bold, shimmering and royal makeover.” This comes ahead of Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary, and fittingly includes gold trim and accents. In this post, we’ll share the new concept art and offer some commentary. Walt Disney World has stated that this exciting work
All Walt Disney World and Disneyland theme parks, along with several other major theme parks (including SeaWorld parks & Universal parks) have added metal detectors to their entrances for enhanced security. Additionally, there will also be more uniformed and plain-clothes police officers, security guards, and dogs patrolling the parks. Disney has ceased sales of all
Takumi-Tei is a Signature Restaurant tucked away on the first floor of the Mitsukoshi department store in Epcot’s Japan pavilion. In this Walt Disney World dining review, we’ll share food photos, thoughts on the atmosphere, and whether this expensive meal is worth the money. Many of you probably haven’t heard of Takumi-Tei, which is understandable.
Walt Disney World has debuted three new films during the Epcot Festival of the Arts: Awesome Planet, Canada Far & Wide, and the Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along. Here we’ll review each new movie and recommend whether you should incorporate them into your park itinerary. Let’s start with Awesome Planet, which is located in the
Pan Galactic Pizza Port is a counter service restaurant in Tokyo Disneyland’s Tomorrowland. It’s a pizza restaurant that is unique to Tokyo Disneyland, with its big draw being a multi-media dinner show featuring an Audio-Animatronics alien named Tony Solaroni. Sometimes, a man goes into a pizza restaurant and it’s love at first sight. That’s the
We return to Hollywood Studios for another attempt at experiencing Walt Disney World’s most popular new attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. This time with a twist: we attempt to Park Hop between DHS and Epcot while making strategic use of FastPass+ for the most efficient day possible. In last week’s Star Wars: Rise
Summer crowds have been low at Walt Disney World the last few years, which bucks conventional wisdom that it’s peak tourist season in Florida. Summer 2020 is likely to be the least-busy stretch of the year at WDW, even though Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is now open and both Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and Mickey &
