Tom Bricker Archive
For the final park in our Walt Disney World park opening series, we head to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Rope drop has seen a new intensity with Toy Story Land, and that’s going to increase exponentially with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge next year. For now, we’ll cover morning strategy for DHS, including optimal standby attraction order
Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory is the counter service restaurant at Port Orleans French Quarter, and the go-to spot at Walt Disney World for beignets. This post reviews our breakfast here, with menu & food photos, thoughts on the experience, and whether it’s worth your time to dine here before heading off to the theme
While no amount of words can ever do it justice, I’ve said about all I can be said about Tokyo DisneySea and why it’s my favorite theme park in the world. In this post, I’ll spare you the emphatic pleas to visit Japan, and instead let the photos, which make a more compelling case than
Animal Kingdom has the most popular attraction at Walt Disney World and arriving for park opening is essential. Our morning strategy and rope drop tips cover beating the Pandora – World of Avatar crowds, which other attractions to prioritize, and anticipated wait times. We’ll also answer the question of just how early you need to
We recently had the chance to cruise Royal Caribbean for the first time, and thought the experience was interesting. Especially as fans who have previously espoused an unwavering allegiance to Disney Cruise Line. Our reason for choosing Royal Caribbean was simple: we wanted to visit Cuba. Disney Cruise Line does not sail to Cuba. Hence,
It’s been a while since our last all-around Disneyland update, and a lot has changed as the park preps for everyone in California, plus half the populations of Utah, Nevada, etc., to descend upon the park for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Summer 2019. In this post, we’ll cover some of that prep work, progress
Our guide to the best bars and places to imbibe in alcohol at Disneyland Paris covers the resort hotels, Disney Village, and parks themselves. The layout of the France parks and resorts is very conducive to a lounge crawl, and that’s what this post will offer. Unlike every other Castle Park in the world, alcohol
The holiday season is underway at all Disney Parks around the world! Christmas is our favorite time to visit Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and all of the other parks in Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong, (and hopefully someday, Shanghai…we haven’t been there at Christmas yet). We have several posts with tips & tricks for making the
We conclude our Walt Disney World updates with our first-ever trip to Animal Kingdom. Well, not first ever, but our first dedicated progress report from the park. As we started doing these last summer after Pandora – World of Avatar debuted, there hasn’t been much construction at Animal Kingdom, and hence no major reason for
As we continue our October 2018 Walt Disney World construction updates, we arrive at Disney Springs, which is decked out for Halloween and fall in general. While most of the Disney Springs re-imagining and expansion has completed, several projects are slated to open sometime in 2019, so work continues. In this update, we’ll take a
In Part 1 of our Walt Disney World Fall Trip Recap, I left off with an anecdote about arriving to Magic Kingdom at night via water taxi, and how it was like an oddly utopian scene. In this installment, we pick up once inside the park, riding another quasi-utopian form of transportation: the TTA Peoplemover.
