Per tradition, we’re kicking off our in-depth coverage of the Epcot International Festival of the Arts with a review of L’Arte di Mangiare Food Studio, which is the Italy booth. In this post, we’ll share ‘real world’ photos of every food and dessert on the menu, and offer our reviews & tasting notes. Italy has
Construction walls are down around the iconic Art Nouveau Métro marquee, and the first section of the France expansion leading to Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is open at EPCOT. In this post, we’ll tour the Streets of Paris area, rate the restrooms, and offer speculation about a grand opening date for Walt Disney World’s rat ride.
This Walt Disney World resort report covers our recent experience staying in the Boulder Ridge Villas at Wilderness Lodge. We share photos & video of our room, decorations, lobby, Electrical Water Pageant, and commentary on why it might be a good option for “buying low” into DVC. It’s no secret that Wilderness Lodge is my
Disney has 11 worldwide theme parks at Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resort, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disney Resort, and Hong Kong Disneyland. Please note that while this list is only a few years old, it was pre-Shanghai Disneyland, and before other significant changes. As such, check out our Best & Worst Disney Parks in the World
Walt Disney World has added new hours through early April 2021 for Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, and Hollywood Studios, while also extending hours for late January and February 2021. In this post, we’ll share the updated calendar, plus new commentary on best & worst days of the week for each park. Let’s begin with
We’re back with another Walt Disney World news round-up! This covers a few stories, including the latest on winter crowds and construction progress in the parks. Additionally, we revisit the big story of the week, the ending of Disney’s Magical Express, with additional details as we try to make sense of that. Let’s start with
Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew is a new counter service restaurant at Disney Springs serving sandwiches, fries, beer, and alcohol in addition to the doughnuts. In this Walt Disney World dining review, we’ll share food photos and how this bakery stacks up to the competition over at Universal Orlando. The hand-crafted confections at Everglazed Donuts
The 2021 Taste of EPCOT Festival of the Arts is now underway and we’ve had the chance to experience it, and thought we’d share photos, impressions, and a review of Walt Disney World’s first event of the year. We’ll make a few recommendations, offer thoughts on crowds, entertainment, and more. It’s hard to believe this
Voodoo Doughnuts is a counter service bakery serving creative and irreverent donuts at CityWalk at Universal Orlando and Hollywood, within walking distance of the parks. This dessert review compiles food photos and thoughts from a couple of our visits to the restaurant–it was originally going to be published last summer, but I held off as
Disneyland is finally reopening later this week… …as a massive COVID-19 vaccination site. Orange County, California officials announced that the theme park operator will host their first large Point-Of-Dispensing (POD) site for vaccine distribution. Probably not the “reopening” news most of you were hoping to read, but it’s a big development for a number of
Walt Disney World is ending its Magical Express shuttle service to resorts from Orlando International Airport. This comes after the company “temporarily suspended” Extra Magic Hours, FastPass+, the Dining Plan, and more. All of this is still top of mind for many Walt Disney World vacation planners, which is clear to us based on the
