Tips & Tricks Archive
It’s time for another Walt Disney World news round-up! We have construction tidbits from Magic Kingdom, resort restaurant features, a mask mandate update, and an extension of Cast Member furloughs. Let’s start on a positive note, with what’s becoming a weekly look at new case numbers in Orange County and Florida. Once again, the state
We’re back with an update on Walt Disney World Park Pass availability for the months of August and September 2020 (plus October, to a lesser degree). This time, it’s good news as more Annual Passholder dates have been added. We’ll take a look at the changes and offer some additional commentary about all of that
It’s no surprise that crowds are low at Walt Disney World right now. In Summer Is Not Peak Season at Walt Disney World, we’ve covered how this has been the “new off-season” for the last few years at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and especially Epcot. In this post, we’ll look at how things
Walt Disney World announced there will be no FastPass+ and only standby lines during the phased reopening, but there’s one exception: Disney’s Hollywood Studios will offer a new virtual queue for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. In this post, we’ll cover how it’ll work & differ from the previous boarding pass system, and offer
As one of the health safety precautions for resuming operations, Walt Disney World has modified all ride and attraction queues in Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios. Here, we’ll share photos of the physical or social distancing measures, including plexiglass barriers & ground markers that have been installed in lines. We’ll also cover
Downtown Disney is Disneyland’s entertainment district and a popular spot in Anaheim, California for dining, shopping, and more. In this guide, we’ll cover tips for where to eat, what to do, how much time to budget for Downtown Disney, and more. (Updated July 20, 2020.) For starters, Downtown Disney has reopened as part of Disneyland
Walt Disney World has released more info for Annual Passholders about reopening, including AP reservations, extensions, payment options, and more. In this post, we’ll share details of the announcement and offer additional commentary. (Updated July 5, 2020.) As previously covered, Annual Passholders are now able to make Disney Park Pass theme park reservations. As covered
After a rocky start, Walt Disney World’s new theme park reservation system is finally starting to work a bit more consistently. Nevertheless, problems persist with Disney Park Pass. Our How to Guide and We’re In Orbit posts about the system have been inundated with questions and we wanted to take a chance to address some
If you’ve followed the Walt Disney World news roller coaster the last few days, you know Disney Park Pass debuted this morning, allowing guests with resort reservations and tickets to book theme park entry. Anyone familiar with Disney ‘drop days’ knew to expect the unexpected, and that has been doubly so here. Walt Disney World
Few people have inspired the Imagineers as much as Jules Verne. With attractions, restaurants, and entire lands at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Tokyo DisneySea, the famed French author’s intellectual property has been used in the parks more than anything not now belonging to Disney. Chief among these is Mysterious Island, which is
Walt Disney World can be a crowded place, and there are a number of reasons you might want to seek out quiet corners in Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, or even the resorts. Perhaps you need a reprieve from the chaos, to escape other people, or simply need to decompress from the sensory
