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Tom Bricker
trying to surprise my sister and her husband who are celebrating their 30th anniversary and her retirement (end of September, 2019) by upgrading their hotel ..they are currently booked at Pop Century…i want to keep them on the skyliner transport line since it may be open, however, your caribean beach resort review is less than average it seems as compared to pop century… any recommendations/ideas?
thanks!
nancy
Hi Tom and Sarah, Have you heard any information on how the FastPass Tiers will change at Hollywood Studios once Star Wars:Galaxy’s Edge Opens Up? My wife and I are planning a trip for Mid-November as a 15th anniversary/40th B-Day Bash….without the children haha.
Hi Tom,
It was nice meeting you and Sara last August on the boat from Disney Springs to Port Orleans Riverside. At one time you had photography tips / equipment recommendations on the blog. I need to upgrade from my Nikon D50, but there have always been other priorities that intervein. I’d like to take advantage of the latest technologies without breaking my limited bank and I would like to stick with Nikon. Can you point me to any photography equipment recommendation posts you’ve done recently? Love the work you do on the site/blog and I always look forward to your photos!
Thanks,
We are going this October but will NOT go to the Halloween party because our little ones are scared of these types of decorations and such. Will the fireworks on the nights when they are not having the halloween event be the “regular” fireworks?
thanks
Any info as to when we can start booking reservations to SWGE restaurants?
Love the information it’s very helpful.
Hi Tom,
I love your blogs posts. Since the QS dining plan dropped the dessert from the meal credit, but added a milkshake option as a drink, I’m sure I’m not the only person interested in where I can take advantage of this. So many restaurants in the parks only seem to offer frozen lemonade-type drinks. Can you do one of your great posts about the best value for a QS meal to take advantage of the yummy shakes that must be around? Thanks for all that you do!
Hi Tom. I just thought you might me interested to note that in the UK the Free Disney Dining for 2020 is going live on 25th April. link below
https://www.disneyholidays.co.uk/walt-disney-world/deals/free-dining-in-2020/090/
Can’t wait to book for August 2020
This is such a helpful blog, thank you! I was just wondering, when I go to the Disney website to get a hotel package that includes early admission, fast passes, beverages etc. it asks how many nights. We were thinking 2 nights and only one day at the park. We want to check in the night before so we can be there early in the morning and of course sleep there again that night so we can be there til closing and not have to get our bags and move into a hotel in Tokyo at midnight. When you put in the number for 2 nights , it automatically puts 2 park days. If I purchase the Disney hotel or Hilton seperately from the tickets, will I still get fast passes from the hotel??? I’m having so much trouble buying a package from the official site, it keeps saying it’s not working. Also, the Miracosta says it is always sold out?? Thanks for any help trying to find out HOW I can get a hotel and one park day with fast passes!
Just read this on another Disney blog-Seems they are eliminating evening extra magic hours. Is this true?
Really disappointing if they go ahead with this.
https://www.kennythepirate.com/2019/04/10/magic-kingdom-will-eliminate-evening-extra-magic-hours/
Tom, I think you should clarify a point for your readers. The new ‘no loose ice” ban article makes it appear ice cubes are absolutely prohibited. Since hotel rooms don’t have freezers, “blue ice” is not an option. Via email to Disney, I’ve verified that ice cubes are acceptable if they are inside bags (such as ziplocks, for example). Please make this clear to your readers. Thanks for all the info you provide!
Hi Tom,
I just wanted to say a big THANKYOU for all your tips regarding Disneyworld, Orlando. I read so many of your articles and took notes (possibly did more “study” than I have ever done in my life) and we ended up having the best couple of days on our honeymoon recently! We got to see so much and went on all the rides we wanted to go on (even Pandora twice which we were ecstatic about) as well as being able to experience the kiss goodnight at the magic kingdom (I loved it so much!). I have been recommending this website to all my friends who have disney trips planned coming up & even some random people I’ve spoken to as I couldn’t believe how helpful it was. Thanks so much again! Your blog was a godsend for us!!