Tom Bricker Archive
Active Eats is a booth at the 2019 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. As with all the “Next Eats” marketplaces, this is located in Future World behind the former Innoventions building. In this updated review, we’ll share photos, thoughts on what’s worth the money or Disney Dining Plan credits, and more. For starters, we
Cabana Bay Beach Resort is a hotel in Orlando, within walking distance of Universal Studios Florida & Islands of Adventure theme parks. In this review, we’ll share room photos, info about amenities, pros & cons of Cabana Bay, and how these budget accommodations stack up to Walt Disney World Value & Moderate Resorts. Universal’s Cabana
Due to Hurricane Dorian’s anticipated impacts on Central Florida, Walt Disney World has announced park closures, reduced operating hours, and cancelled entertainment through at least Tuesday, September 3, 2019. In this post, we’ll give you a rundown of the latest cancellations, closures, and schedule changes. September 4, 2019 at 11 am UPDATE: Following yesterday afternoon’s
It’s been a busy long weekend. It started with our 20-Hour Day at Walt Disney World, continued with more Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, plus Food & Wine at Epcot. Bright and early this a.m., we once again returned for Extra, Extra Magic Hours (ExEMH) at DHS, which we’ll cover in this
In this post, I’ll offer a preliminary review and first impressions of the 2019 Epcot Food & Wine Festival from our visits opening weekend. While still likely fun for first-timers, in a couple of ways, we found the event to be a disappointment as compared to years past, which we’ll cover here. (Note that we’ll
Hurricane Dorian has caused closures and cancellations around Walt Disney World. We’ll update you on the storm’s impact on WDW operations, what you can do if you’re scheduled to travel to Florida in the near future to help you decide whether to reschedule your trip, cancel entirely, or ride out the storm at a hotel.
For the grand opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World, we were up just after 2 am, out the door of Pop Century at 3 am and in Disney’s Hollywood Studios by 4 am. From there, we headed to Epcot for a full day of Food & Wine Festival and an IllumiNations
Bright suns! Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World is now open. We arrived at Disney’s Hollywood Studios just before 4 a.m., and were inside the blockbuster new land shortly thereafter. Suffice to say, it’s already been a fun (and long!) first day, but we wanted to share some photos and offer first impressions
Many Walt Disney World planners had confusions and questions in response to our Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Virtual Queue post. Here, we’ll answer those and share everything you need to know about the My Disney Experience app boarding group system that Disney’s Hollywood Studios is using. Now that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is open to
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland and at Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World sells “thermal detonator” bottles of Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, and DASANI with unique Aurebesh labels. In this post, we’ll detail the dangerous saga of these Cokes, and the risky business of smuggling soda home with you from vacation. When Sarah saw
Walt Disney World has confirmed that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Hollywood Studios will use a virtual queue and boarding pass system beginning August 29, 2019 and continuing indefinitely, as dictated by demand. In this post, we’ll share how this will work, offer tips using Star Wars Land’s virtual line, and offer some predictions. This
