Universal Orlando’s third theme park, Epic Universe, will open by Summer 2025 company executives announced, joining the lineup with Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios Florida, and Volcano Bay water park. This post offers other new details about Epic Universe, shares statements from Comcast, and provides some of our commentary about how Universal’s and Walt Disney
A theme park based on the animation house Studio Ghibli and its visionary director Hayao Miyazaki–the Walt Disney of Japan–will open on November 1, 2022 in Japan. This post offers a sneak peek at Ghibli Park, which will be an excellent counterpart to Tokyo Disneyland, DisneySea, and Universal Studios Japan. Plans for Studio Ghibli’s theme
Walt Disney World just announced 2022 return and debut dates for several major Magic Kingdom live entertainment productions, including the Festival of Fantasy Parade. Here are dates, details on the new additions and returning fan favorites. Disney is promoting these as enhancements for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration, which also included the debut
Disney Cruise Line has announced its themed days for early 2023, with Marvel Day at Sea returning and the new Pixar Day at Sea joining the lineup on other select sailings. This post shares details and also thoughts on Star Wars Day at Sea (seemingly) being retired. Let’s start with the details about Pixar Day
Our 1-day Islands of Adventure itinerary offers a step by step plan for an ideal visit to Universal Orlando’s second theme park, with strategy for spending less time waiting in lines and avoiding crowds. We offer advice for rides, restaurants, shows, snacks, entertainment, and more. (Updated January 26, 2022.) Central Florida theme parks are currently
Disneyland Paris’ 30th Anniversary kicks off on March 6, 2022! This celebration features new attractions, decorations, costumes, merchandise, entertainment, shows, and the first-ever aerial drone show inside a Disney theme park. We’ll cover everything you need to know about the festivities, with all of the big announcements organized in one place. April 12, 1992 marked
Walt Disney World is making more changes to Genie+, adding select character sightings with the goal of increasing capacity and variety to the paid FastPass replacement. This post offers a rundown of what’s getting a Lightning Lane, what to expect going forward, and our “wish list” for additional line-skipping access. This actually isn’t Walt Disney
Cafe Orleans is a table service restaurant in Disneyland’s New Orleans Square with a Creole-inspired menu. It features both indoor and outdoor seating, and price-wise falls between two other nearby restaurants: the excellent French Market and Blue Bayou, which is “in” Pirates of the Caribbean. Cuisine-wise, Cafe Orleans is the best of the three restaurants,
It’s time for another Walt Disney World news roundup! This one covers the latest changes to park hours & Extended Evening Hours, this weekend’s water park closure, more returning characters, executive compensation for the Bobs, and more. As usual, we’ll start with the latest release of new and modified operating schedules. All four theme parks
The 2022 Epcot International Festival of the Arts is back in full form, proving once again why Walt Disney World’s first event of the year is also Epcot’s best fest. This review shares photos and impressions of the winter celebration, with thoughts on crowds, entertainment, and more. It’s hard to believe this is the 6th
Walt Disney World has rolled out a brand new lineup of Minnie & Mickey Mouse stroller rentals at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and Disney Springs. This post covers the change, pricing, and my clueless commentary–and solicits your feedback on the refreshed wheels! In addition to featuring character models of Minnie Mouse and
