Tom Bricker Archive
This post offers thoughts, anecdotes, and photos from our holiday trip to Japan, with a focus on Tokyo DisneySea. It’s the “sequel” to our Tokyo Disneyland Christmas Trip Report, and takes a similar approach to that, with some commentary followed by 60 photos. To be honest, I didn’t expect to be writing this Tokyo DisneySea
At the start of the holiday season, we visited Tokyo Disneyland to experience the Japan castle park’s ‘Christmas Fantasy.’ In this trip report, we’ll share 50+ photos from the parks, including seasonal entertainment, decorations, and more. This is our favorite time of year to visit–not just Tokyo Disney Resort, but Japan, period. For the last
Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is the next stop in the Magic Kingdom area on our tour of Walt Disney World hotels at Christmas. In this post, we’ll take a look at the iconic gingerbread house, the resort’s towering icon tree, and the other elegant decorations at WDW’s flagship resort. A visit to the Grand
The next stop in our Christmas-time hotel tour takes us to Animal Kingdom Lodge, a resort few guests will visit, at least if they aren’t staying there. That’s a shame, as it’s arguably the best resort at Walt Disney World. This continues as we attempt to expand upon our Free Self-Guided Walt Disney World Yuletide
We’re back with construction progress and updates from Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as we start the final round of our 2018 Walt Disney World construction reports. In this DHS update, we’ll cover on the Bus Stop Half Marathon, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, PizzeRizzo, Toy Story Land, and other areas of the park. Let’s begin with the
We recently had the chance to see Mary Poppins Returns, and thought we’d share our thoughts in a spoiler-free review. To say we were skeptical when a sequel to the beloved Walt Disney-era musical was announced would be an understatement. In an era when Disney seems to announce new unnecessary “live action” remakes on a
Who’s the best Candlelight Processional narrator? That’s obviously subjective, and Walt Disney World fans will have a range of opinions based upon their favorite celebrities, Disney Legends, and so on. The most popular narrator at Epcot for the past several years has been Neil Patrick Harris (one of his nights was even chosen as this
During the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons at Walt Disney World, Biergarten is a popular restaurant. Not just because the meal is reminiscent of a traditional holiday feast, but thanks to the atmosphere and entertainment, as well. It also doesn’t hurt that it’s included in Epcot’s Candlelight Processional dining packages, and is the least-expensive dinner for
The title of this Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party report is a nod to two of our favorite holiday songs, fitting for our (or at least my) second one of the holiday season. In this MVMCP report, we share some thoughts about crowds, entertainment, and other random stuff, plus ~50 new holiday photos. In case
Alien Pizza Planet is a counter service restaurant in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland. This review offers food photos, thoughts on atmosphere, other random tidbits about this dining option, and whether it’s worth including in your Disneyland itinerary given the quality and price-points. Alien Pizza Planet features a menu that, unsurprisingly, includes pizza, along with pasta serving pizza,
For the last several years, Walt Disney World has been trying to make Christmas at Disney Springs a thing. Special menus with holiday entrees, drinks, and desserts are one such way restaurants are trying to lure customers. Heck, Homecomin’ is going so far as to give away free cake to anyone who wears an ugly
