Tom Bricker Archive
Although the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival has a lot of great food, there are some duds. Snacks and desserts that are just plain bad, and not worth your money or precious stomach space. In this post, we’ll take a look at the snacks and booths you should avoid. The good news is that,
If you followed our updates on social media, you might know that we were stuck at Walt Disney World during Hurricane Irma. Many readers asked for us to share the experience, so I thought I’d recount the story of how we get stuck, Walt Disney World’s handling of the situation, and other details. Being at
Best Western Plus Park Place Inn is the closest hotel to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, directly across the street from the parks. This hotel review features room photos, thoughts on amenities, and pros & cons of staying at the Best Western, particularly as compared to other hotels adjacent to it on Harbor Boulevard. Best
Last night, we headed to Disneyland to attend the first Mickey’s Halloween Party of the year. In this post, we’ll share our photos, observations, and thoughts about the California version of the popular fall, hard-ticket event. Plus, another super-rad Halloween costume that I made with zero adult supervision. Let’s get started! First of all, I
While visiting Walt Disney World last week, we spent more time in Epcot than any other park, and noticed that a decent number of construction projects are now underway, with even more slated to begin by the start of 2018. In this post, we’ll share some photos and commentary from the ongoing work at Epcot.
More than any hotel at Walt Disney World, Caribbean Beach Resort is an active construction site right now. With the re-imagining of Old Port Royale, Skyliners, and the construction of Disney’s Riviera Resort, the newest DVC addition, there is a lot going on. In this post, we’ll share a photo tour of the resort, and
The Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace at Walt Disney World’s Disney Springs is a hidden gem of a hotel. This review covers my recent stay at the hotel, featuring photos of rooms and hotel amenities. Buena Vista Palace dates back to the Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village days of Walt Disney World, making it a
During our Walt Disney World trip last week, we sampled savory snacks and desserts from booths at the 2017 Epcot Food & Wine Festival, trying a good portion of the 90+ different items. By and large, Walt Disney World’s culinary teams did a good job this year–the vast majority of what we tried was (at
We attended Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on September 7. This post features our report on this year’s MNSSHP, plus photos, and other thoughts. This is mostly our anecdotal notes from attending this year’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. If you’re looking for step-by-step strategy for the
With only one weekend left in its schedule for the year, a review of Epcot’s International Festival of the Arts is a bit late to be of any value for most of you for 2017. However, given my strong feelings about it and since it’s likely going to be a recurring event, I think it’s
During our Walt Disney World trip, I went to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Why? I’m still not entirely sure. Let’s go with, so you didn’t have to. Hence this blog post, I guess. In it, I’ll share photos and a construction progress report from DHS. In actuality, even with much (most?) of the park’s acreage behind
