Tips & Tricks Archive
Want groceries for your Walt Disney World vacation? Using a delivery grocery service is a money-saving way to get snacks and foods brought to your hotel. This post offers tips, info, and a comparison of Instacart, Amazon Prime Now, Walmart+ or Ubering to Target, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, or Publix. (Updated March 17, 2024.) There
Pixar Fest is the spring and summer celebration featuring fireworks, a brand-new daytime parade, dance parties, and other entertainment–plus seasonal snacks, exclusive merchandise and more. This guide covers everything you need to know about the 2024 special event at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. For starters, Pixar Fest will return to Disneyland Resort from April
H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon Water Park is a hard ticket event with limited attendance and short wait times for Walt Disney World’s most popular aquatic attractions. This post shares our experience, info about the event, dates & details, and whether it’s worth the money. (Updated March 14, 2024.) Previously known as H2O
After Hours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is a hard ticket event with limited attendance and short wait times for Walt Disney World’s most popular attractions. This post shares our experience, info about the event, 2024 dates & details, tips & tricks, and whether it’s worth the money. (Updated March 11, 2024.) After Hours at Disney’s
Magic Key is the Annual Pass program at Disneyland & Disney California Adventure that requires park reservations. This guide covers everything you need to know: 2024 prices, blockout dates, when sales will resume, renewals, discounts, perks, and more! (Updated March 6, 2024.) With a Magic Key Pass, you can make theme park reservations for ongoing
The 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival is now underway through Memorial Day at Walt Disney World. This guide covers info about the spring event, everything new, our tips & tricks, concert schedule, what to expect from crowds, and how to maximize your time & money. (Updated March 4, 2024.) Walt Disney World started
Walt Disney World is never cheap, but some times of year are significantly less expensive than peak dates, which can cost over double the off-season. Wondering when it’s cheapest to visit Walt Disney World? This offers a list of days, weeks & seasons this year and in 2025 that have lower prices and crowds! (Updated
One downside to summer & fall trips to Walt Disney World is tropical storm season. This post covers the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season forecast, tips for staying dry during rain & preparedness info for staying safe during Florida’s intense weather. (Updated March 3, 2024.) In recent years, Hurricanes Dorian, Matthew, Irma, and Ian have all
We are huge fans of split stays at Walt Disney World. We’re pretty passionate and recommend regularly it to vacation planners. Split stays are right up there with the excellence of the family-style meal at Sebastian’s Bistro, wondrousness of Wilderness Lodge at Christmas, and Dino-Rama’s suckiness in terms of things about which we won’t shut
Walt Disney World celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with snacks, drinks & desserts, and a pinch of special entertainment you can catch if you’re lucky in some of the restaurants. In this guide to Saint Paddy’s Day 2024, we’ll share tips for enjoying the special festivities plus full food menus for the parks & resorts. First,
2025 Disney Dining Plans prices are now known thanks to Walt Disney World’s release of vacation packages for next year. Like clockwork, there are price increases–especially unsurprising given food inflation. This covers how costs have changed for kids and adults on the various tiers of DDP, plus our commentary about potential explanations for new pricing.