Tips & Tricks Archive
TRON Lightcycle Run is the newest roller coaster at Walt Disney World, and is also difficult due to no standby line. In this ride guide, we’ll answer questions about the virtual queue, boarding groups, Lightning Lane, and answer FAQ about Magic Kingdom’s most popular thrill ride. To many first-timers, a lengthy guide for “successfully” riding
Individual Lightning Lanes are pay-per-ride access at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood, and Animal Kingdom. Guests can buy line-skipping privileges at the most popular attraction in each park. This guide covers pricing, when ride reservations are selling out and how to book ILLs. Plus, the best ones to buy–and why we don’t recommend purchasing the others.
Magic Kingdom’s most popular ride is Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, a family-friendly roller coaster in Fantasyland based on Snow White. This Walt Disney World ride guide covers how to avoid long lines and minimize the hour-plus wait times, covering the Lightning Lane, Early Entry, Extended Evening Hours, rope drop, park closing, and more. (Updated March
Walt Disney World has shared new details about the virtual queues for both TRON Lightcycle Run and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. This post covers specifics, plus what you need to know if you want to attempt to score BOTH boarding groups in a single day. Disney previously announced that TRON Lightcycle Run will
EPCOT started as the worst park for buying Walt Disney World’s Genie+ service, but has improved big time thanks to additions to the ride roster. There’s Lightning Lane line-skipping access to 11 attractions, several of which will save you considerable time waiting. This guide ranks them all in terms of wait times and how quickly
This Disney Cruise Line planning guide covers things to do, packing tips, dining recommendations, Castaway Cay advice, and more. Whether you’re setting sail on a Caribbean itinerary aboard the Magic or heading to somewhere else, this will help you prepare. (Updated March 9, 2023.) Let’s start with the good news, which is that as of
In an interview with Orlando Business Journal, Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro discussed the takeover of Reedy Creek Improvement District by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as well as plans for Walt Disney World expansion. This post shares what he had to say, plus our commentary about the future of Walt Disney World and its oversight. Let’s
Choosing when to visit Walt Disney World can be difficult, balancing crowd calendars, seasonal events, park hours, weather, and more. This guide does exactly that to rank the best & worst months in the remainder of 2023 and early 2024, plus our top 4 weeks. (Updated March 5, 2023.) If you’ve yet to narrow down
Hollywood Studios is the second-best park for buying Walt Disney World’s Genie+ service. Lightning Lane line-skipping access is available at 15 attractions in DHS, and many are headliners or popular thrill rides. This guide ranks all in terms of time-saved and how quickly they book up. (Updated March 5, 2023.) For our Spring 2023 update
Our Walt Disney World dining guide and restaurant reviews help you book the best ADRs, choose where to eat and where to avoid, find underrated restaurants, steer clear of overrated/overhyped food, and more. These resources cover themed dining, discounts offered, recommended dishes, and more. (Updated March 5, 2023.) With the ‘Free’ Disney Dining Card Discount at
Our guide to the Genie+ at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure answers frequently asked questions about the paid FastPass & MaxPass replacement, info & tips about the line-skipping Lightning Lanes, ride reservations, and itinerary tools. (Updated March 3, 2023.) Genie+ and Lightning Lanes have now been in use at Disneyland and DCA for over a
