Tom Bricker Archive
It’s been a while since we’ve dropped in on the 15-story tower construction and resort-wide enhancements at Coronado Springs Resort, one of the biggest construction projects at Walt Disney World as of early 2018. In this post, we’ll take a photo/video tour of Coronado Springs, and offer some insight as to whether you should stay
Hipark by Adagio Serris Val d’Europe is an off-site hotel within walking distance of Disneyland Paris. In this review, we’ll share room photos, offer thoughts on the location, and discuss transportation options from Hipark Serris in case the walk is too long for you. Before we discuss our stays at Hipark Serris in further detail,
Mexico is an Epcot World Showcase pavilion at Walt Disney World featuring the Gran Fiesta Tour boat ride, several restaurants and a tequila bar, and gift shops. In this post, we’ll share tips and info on shopping, dining, and attractions in the Mexico pavilion. We’ll mainly focus on the Mexico pavilion’s shopping and architecture, since
Tokyo DisneySea is my favorite theme park in the world. I love everything about it, from the food to the attractions to its brilliant design. However, its beauty is not just in the awe-inspiring landscapes anchored by an erupting volcano or the transportive vistas of the Mediterranean. It’s in the subtle details, the painstaking attention
I’d describe myself as an old school Walt Disney World fan. I far prefer slow-moving dark rides to quick thrills, I love original theme park creations but am fairly ambivalent towards film IP, and I’m not particularly keen on screen-based technology. When you combine all of that, it amounts to me enjoying long, methodical attractions
Dreaming Up is the new daytime parade at Tokyo Disneyland for the park’s 35th Anniversary. We anticipate the parade continuing its run following that, likely until April 2023. In this post, we’ll review Dreaming Up, share some photos, and offer viewing tips. The big question for many Tokyo Disneyland fans will be whether Dreaming Up
Walt Disney World has released a variety of room-only discounts through Summer & Fall 2018. Click here for current special offers, which can save up to 25% on rooms at select Disney resort hotels most nights now through October 7, 2018. In this post, we’ll weigh the pros & cons of room-only discounts, including how
2019 Walt Disney World Free Dining is now available…for United Kingdom residents! (Sorry, for those of you sitting on pins and needles about the likely release of 2018 Free Dining for U.S. residents next week.) In this post, we share dates and details about this promotion, and whether the discount might make sense for you.
Our original Coral Reef Restaurant Review was one of this blog’s first posts, and although we’ve updated that with new photos and thoughts about Epcot’s coolest restaurant since then, this Walt Disney World dining spot was definitely in need of revisiting. In this review, we’ll do exactly that, sharing thoughts from our recent Coral Reef
FastPass+ is now available for the two new attractions in Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios. Walt Disney World fans planning summer vacations might be debating the right FastPass+ and touring strategy for Disney’s Hollywood Studios once this land opens, and the idea of this post is to try to help you not be flat-footed
Walt Disney World’s Dining Plan is a popular prepaid option that some people swear by. It’s especially popular with Free Dining, when it’s offered as part of a package discount. This does the math and analyzes whether the Disney Dining Plan is “worth it” both out of pocket and when offered as part of the
