Tips & Tricks Archive
Our guide to September 2023 at Walt Disney World offers a free crowd calendar, when to visit, weather to avoid, new attraction openings & closures, plus Halloween & fall events. We also cover info & tips for what’s happening at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios. (Updated August 31, 2023.) Relative to summer,
Our guide to September 2023 at Disneyland offers a free crowd calendar, when to visit, weather to avoid, new attraction openings & closures, plus Halloween & fall events. We also cover info & tips for what’s happening in Disney California Adventure, Disneyland, and beyond. (Updated August 31, 2023.) Good news! There are a lot of
Our guide to the 2023 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party offers tips & info for Magic Kingdom’s fall special event at Walt Disney World. This includes available & sold out dates, ticket prices & discounts, schedule & strategy for seeing the parade, fireworks, and characters, plus our review of MNSSHP and whether it’s worth
The virtual queue for TRON Lightcycle Run has changed a bit in the last few months, with official new ‘rules’ for Party Season and unofficial updates to procedures. This Walt Disney World photo report shares recent experiences with Magic Kingdom’s new roller coaster, what you need to know for increasing your chances of success, and
Magic Kingdom can be busy in the mornings. Due to its later opening time and being the most popular park at Walt Disney World, Early Entry is often crowded to the point that it’s almost useless. Because of this, we usually recommend splurging on Genie+, as Lightning Lanes usually offer the biggest advantage at Magic
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is now underway for 2023 in Magic Kingdom! This Walt Disney World event recap shares photos of the new parade additions, characters, Hocus Pocus stage show, fireworks, and more. I’ll also share thoughts on MNSSHP, review the good, bad & ugly of the experience, and more. If you’re looking for step-by-step
That’s not a typo. It’s Disneyland in California, and not Walt Disney World in Florida, that is currently in the path of Hurricane Hilary. This covers the storm’s status, anticipated rainfall and winds, likelihood of park closures, and tips for staying dry during rain & preparedness info for staying safe during intense weather. For those
The biggest and one of the best meet & greets in all of Walt Disney World is the Seven Dwarfs–Doc, Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful & Sneezy–all meeting together in Magic Kingdom. This post covers how to do approach this rare character collection and do so while wasting the least time waiting in line. That
Visiting Walt Disney World and wondering where your kids can find Mirabel and all things Encanto? This guide covers character locations in Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and other parks, breaking the golden rule that we’re not supposed to talk about Bruno. (Updated August 15, 2023.) This is the second time we’ve done one of these movie-specific
There are over one dozen different PhotoPass Magic Shots in Magic Kingdom at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party and regular hours for all Walt Disney World guests. In this post, we share our results (good, bad & ugly), locations for the photos, tips & tricks for avoiding lines, and other commentary. (Updated August 12,
Disneyland is within driving distance of many of the best beaches, oceanfront, and public parks in Southern California and, by extension, the entire United States. Disney’s theme parks are a short distance from Pacific Coast Highway, where you can take a truncated version of the ultimate West Coast road trip and see one of the
