Commentary Archive
Walt Disney World crowd trends have been quirky the last few years, which is something to which we’ve paid close attention. Last year, we wrote Summer is No Longer Peak Season at Disney World. Another post from early this year asked the titular question, Is There an Off-Season at Disney World? Well, if our August
New details have been released about Oga’s Cantina, the watering hole coming to Black Spire Outpost at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland. The most notable of these is that this Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge establishment will serve alcohol on both coasts, becoming the first location to sell alcohol to the general public in Disneyland’s 60+
Play Disney Parks is a new app for passing time while waiting in line for popular attractions at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. It’s now available for iOS and Android devices, and offers in-queue games, trivia challenges, free current and extinct attraction music, and achievements to unlock while exploring the parks. In this post, we’ll
For many adults without kids, “Disney” is a loaded term. When it comes to Disney Cruise Line, many people have a misconception that the ship will be filled with families at best, and overrun with packs of unsupervised children at worst. In this post, we thought we’d discuss the reality of cruising with Disney as
I’ll start with my prediction: we will see more significant discounts for next year than at any time in the last 7 years. This post takes a look at the economic, political, and other variables that form the bases for my prediction. For those of you hoping the title was just lighthearted clickbait for a
Pixar Pier is a “new” land at Disney California Adventure, and in this post, we’ll review this addition and assess what it brings to the table at Disneyland Resort. While it’s being marketed as new, Pixar Pier is better viewed as an overlay or refresh to parts of Paradise Pier, with the main change being
Editor’s note: we don’t normally run guest pieces, but it’s a holiday and we had an offer we couldn’t refuse… Greetings, denizens of the internet. It is I, Sam Eagle, and I am here to discuss with you a matter of considerable import: potential upgrades to the Disney-MGM Studios theme park at the Walt Disney
We’re here with a review of the newest addition to Walt Disney World! Toy Story Land brings two new attractions to Disney’s Hollywood Studios: Slinky Dog Dash and Alien Swirling Saucers. In this post, we’ll discuss how fun the new roller coaster and whiplash ride are, critique the overall quality of Toy Story Land, and
Walt Disney World and Disneyland management is working on adopting a dynamic pricing model similar to airlines, in which prices fluctuate depending on when tickets are purchased. This is what’s being reported in a fascinating new Wall Street Journal article. In this post, we’ll discuss that article a bit, and offer thoughts on dynamic pricing
Walt Disney World has unveiled a new bus wait time feature in the My Disney Experience mobile app that shows real time bus stop departure times. With this feature, Disney will provide up-to-the-minute estimates for when the next buses will depart from their Disney Resort hotel and arrive at their destination. In this post, we’ll
If you ask a child of the 90s or a Gen Zer their favorite Disney animated movie, there’s a good chance you’ll receive an answer that is not represented by a ride at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, or any of the other parks. (Unless their favorite is Toy Story, in which case boy are they
