Planning Archive
Disney’s Halloween is a big deal at Tokyo Disneyland in September and October, but there’s arguably more to experience at Tokyo DisneySea. This post covers our tips for Halloween at Tokyo DisneySea, and how to enjoy the seasonal entertainment and the general ambiance of the park during the fall festivities. To start, although both parks
Disney’s Halloween is the seasonal event at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea during September and October. The Japan parks definitely get into the Halloween spirit, with a special parade, fireworks, stage shows, and even special foods. At Tokyo Disneyland, some guests also get into the spirit, wearing elaborate costumes during certain weeks. This post takes a
Wondering if there are any free souvenirs or things to do at Disneyland? This post gives you tips and tricks for saving money at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure by enjoying some of the freebies inside and outside the parks. I know what you’re thinking, “the place where just about every ride exits into a
The MagicBand 2 is now shipping, and ours just arrived for our next trip to Walt Disney World; we thought we’d show them to you in this post. We’ll start out with some thoughts on them, and also add a visual side by side comparison to the OG MagicBands. Oh, and in true internet form,
Walt Disney Studios Park is the second gate at Disneyland Paris in France. This guide to attractions contains short reviews and numerical scores for every ride and show in the park. If you’re planning a trip to Walt Disney Studios Park, this is a great starting place for determining what to do and when to
With local cases of Zika increasing in lower Florida, Walt Disney World has started distributing free insect repellant at stations through the parks and Disney Springs as a precautionary measure. Hotel rooms are being equipped with aerosol bug spray, and signs have gone up around Walt Disney World informing visitors about the repellent and other
For 2016, Hong Kong Disneyland has a bunch of new Halloween offerings, including the Mickey & Friends Costume Party, Mickey’s Halloween Time Cavalcade, Villains Night Out Parade, the Nightmare Experiment haunted house, and Villains Garden trick or treating. (All of this is based upon our reading of the translated press release, so check it out
Disney Vacation Club has a new member lounge in the Imagination pavilion at Epcot, located upstairs in the former home of ImageWorks. This post will start with our thoughts on the new lounge, followed by some nostalgia for upstairs ImageWorks, and will conclude with me digging into the Idea Bag and asking for your help
The last couple of days have been big for planning Summer 2016 Walt Disney World vacations, as firm opening dates and schedules have finally been given to many new attractions and entertainment, most notably Frozen Ever After and The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic. FastPass+ now is available for both, plus Soarin’ Around the World.
This post covers the concept of multi-stop airfare, including stopovers and open-jaw flights, and how these perfectly legitimate, but little understood tools can be used to book airfare to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Honolulu, and back for roughly the same price as a single round-trip flight to Hong Kong. That means visiting Tokyo Disney Resort, Hong
Here are some things to consider when preparing your bags before going on vacation, shopping for luggage, and general packing tips. This is all based upon what we’ve learned through extensive traveling over the last several years. We thought this would be worth sharing as we have gone through a lot (way too much) of
