Tom Bricker Archive
For Summer 2017, Walt Disney World fans are receiving something unfamiliar: a slew of new entertainment and the debut of a big-budget land in Pandora – World of Avatar. Collectively, this represents Walt Disney World’s biggest summer of new offerings in over a decade. Outside of Epcot, Summer 2017 resembles last summer’s addition, except on
Walt Disney World bakeries and restaurants offer a lot of decadent snacks, including cupcakes. Here’s our list of the top Walt Disney World cupcakes, along with photos of our favorites, and where to find them. Cupcakes at Disney are something of a running joke. It seems like Disney has a special cupcake for every occasion,
Hearthstone Lounge is the main bar in Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at Disneyland Resort in California. This bar & lounge has a large seating area serving drinks and appetizers, and you can also order from the lounge menu at a number of tables in the Grand Californian’s lobby. In this review, we’ll take
Recently, the #1 question asked by readers has shifted from “when will Free Dining be announced?” to “will Avatar Land have soft openings on ____?” We probably brought this on ourselves, predicting that soft openings would occur for Pandora: World of Avatar before its official opening date of May 27, 2017. (We also have confirmed
Rumors are swirling that a Haunted Mansion restaurant will be added to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. As Disney has done more to created a Haunted Mansion ‘expanded universe’ over the last several years to capitalize on its popularity among fans, it would come as no surprise that this idea has been pitched as
In the second installment of our Disneyland Paris 25th Anniversary trip report (click here for Part 1), I’ll review and share photos of the new entertainment, including Disney Illuminations and Disney Stars on Parade. First, I’ll start with a totally unrelated tangent about a MiFi unit and SIM card I bought… For years, we’ve rented
After day 3 of our family trip was spent in Magic Kingdom, the only park we had left to hit was Animal Kingdom. However, with Pandora – World of Avatar still under construction and Rivers of Light not debuting until the following day, my parents didn’t have interest in going there. Instead, they wanted to
Our Shanghai Disneyland ride guide reviews every attraction in Disney’s newest theme park, with tips for doing everything efficiently, and our numerical scores for each attraction, show, and other experiences. (All presented in a spoiler-free fashion.) We cover which attractions are cloned from other parks, which are unique to China, language barrier issues, and which
We used to do these updates every weekend (hence the name!), focusing on Disney topics too short for blog posts, sharing some interesting (to me) articles I’ve found around the internet, and cool deals. With yesterday’s sorta-announcement about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson helping to reimagine Jungle Cruise, I thought it’d be an interesting day to
Three years ago, Guardians of the Galaxy caught filmgoers by surprise. I remember first hearing about it at one of the D23 Expos, and questioning how Marvel would pull off a story about a talking raccoon, tree, and FBI agent Burt Tyrannosaurus Macklin? This mess of oddities culminating in a viable and enjoyable mainstream summer
Last night, Johnny Depp was inside the sets of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland, dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow. He appeared to be ad-libbing a bit and interacting with guests whose boats he desired to “commandeer.” For years, there have been urban legends that Johnny Depp would sometimes do this, or
