Labor Day weekend is the last hurrah for summer crowds before off-season begins at Walt Disney World. Our Labor Day Crowd Predictions anticipated high attendance, long lines, and elevated wait times. After experiencing the ‘eye of the storm’ crowd-wise, let’s take a look at the holiday’s peak. For starters, our expectation for heavy attendance was
Walt Disney World has cut park hours for Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios, with later openings and earlier closings for September & October 2020. In this post, we’ll cover details with commentary on why Disney is reducing hours. (Updated September 8, 2020.) For both July and August, all Walt Disney World theme
We’re back with a Walt Disney World news & rumor round-up! This time we have mid-to-late November 2020 park hours, conjecture on Christmas in Magic Kingdom, construction progress updates, Park Pass availability, and Figment’s facelift (for lack of a better term). Bad news first. Walt Disney World has updated its calendar with park hours through
As Walt Disney World’s phased reopening continues, so too do our hotel stays. In this resort report, we return to Yacht Club to check out the new health safety protocol, enhanced room cleaning, dining, Stormalong Bay pool crowds, and more. Our stay at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort was at the beginning of September 2020, shortly
Gaston’s Tavern is a counter service restaurant and snack spot in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. In this WDW dining review, we’ll share food photos, thoughts on the menu, and whether there’s a sufficient number of antlers in the decorating of this intimate New Fantasyland eatery. While technically a counter service restaurant, the menu
We’re back at EPCOT for our first crowd and construction update in almost a month. In the first couple weeks after Walt Disney World’s reopening, we did more updates from EPCOT than all the other parks combined, and “promised” we’d pump the brakes on that for a while. It’s now officially been “a while.” By
After dropping the awful ‘Magic is Here’ promo and the awesome ‘Southerner Savings’ room-only discount earlier this week, Walt Disney World has quietly released another deal. This time, it’s a PIN or Unique Offer Code, targeted to select guests. In this post, we’ll cover details, offer commentary, and explain just what the heck a “PIN
Walt Disney World has just announced the reopening of a few fan-favorite restaurants at both Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in September and October 2020. In this post, we’ll offer dates and details, plus what else we can expect from WDW dining for the rest of 2020. As you might recall, Walt Disney World
Historically viewed as the “end of summer,” Labor Day weekend is something of an oddity for crowds and wait times at Walt Disney World. In this post, we’ll offer predictions for the September holiday, and what you should do if you’re planning a visit to WDW for the long weekend. Normally, Labor Day weekend is
In addition to the “Magic Is Here” deal, Walt Disney World has released awesome new room-only discounts for now through Christmas 2020. In this post, we’ll share the details of these special offers, and share some analysis as to how much money you’ll actually save with each. There are actually three “new” room-only discounts as
Walt Disney World has released the new Magic is Here “discount,” which offers savings on vacation packages with travel dates between September and Christmas 2020. In this post, we’ll share the deal details and offer analysis about whether it’s worth booking. Here are the official details: save up to $500 on a 4-night, 4-day Walt
