Tom Bricker Archive
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
We’re back with another round-up of the latest Walt Disney World rumors, mostly concerning Magic Kingdom. In this post, we’ll do a quick round-up of these rumors, plus our commentary on their likelihood and whether we’re hopeful that they come to fruition. A couple of these rumors aren’t exactly hot off the presses. With our
Boma – Flavors of Africa is a buffet in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge at Walt Disney World. This review features photos and thoughts about dinner at Boma, how it compares to other WDW buffets, and our thoughts on the experience of eating here. The menu at Boma features a wide variety of American and African
For the 35th Anniversary Happiest Celebration!, restaurants at both Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea are offering special menus, which will be available from now until March 2019. In this post, we’ll try some of these snacks, and share photos and thoughts about our favorites with you. Eating is one of our favorite things to do at
Tokyo Disneyland’s 35th Anniversary, the Happiest Celebration!, begins April 15, 2018, but the resort has released its slate of merchandise and souvenirs in advance. In this post, we’ll share photos and thoughts on the designs available through the end of the anniversary in March 2019. If you read our relatively-recent “Tokyo Disneyland Merchandise: Awful or
As promised, we have some Free Disney Dining Plan promotion predictions for Fall/Winter 2018 at Walt Disney World. Up front we want to be clear: we do not yet know what exact dates will be (but we do have rumored 2018 Free Dining dates here). Rather, this post offers predictions about what you can expect
All Star Movies Resort is a Walt Disney World hotel in the “Value Resort” category that offers budget accommodations while still offering on-site Disney perks such as Extra Magic Hours, Disney’s Magical Express, and Disney transportation. In this hotel review, we’ll share photos from our stays at All Star Movies, thoughts on whether you should
