Like its counterpart, Disneyland’s Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will use the virtual queue and boarding system, instead of FastPass/MaxPass and standby lines. Here, we’ll offer info, tips, screenshots, strategy, and everything you need to know. Plus, crowd predictions and how California will handle Annual Passholders and the local audience from Los Angeles and
Walt Disney World is offering up to 40% off stays at Disney’s Riviera Resort for most nights from the hotel’s opening night through March 31, 2020 for Disney Visa Credit Cardholders. In this post, we’ll offer thoughts on the deal, why it’s being offered, and more. (Updated January 14, 2020.) This deal is available for
Should you fly or drive to Disneyland? Rent a car or use Uber? In this Disneyland transportation guide, we’ll answer these questions for you. We’ve put this together based on our first-hand experiences visiting Anaheim dozens of times as tourists, and living in Southern California as locals. Here are pros and cons to each approach,
Holiday crowds have left Walt Disney World, so yesterday we headed back to Hollywood Studios to determine the best early 2020 strategy for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance during the off-season. In this, we’ll offer arrival recommendations, crowd predications, and share our ride report…which is our first suboptimal experience doing the flagship Galaxy’s Edge
Saratoga Springs Resort is in the midst of a massive 2-year refurbishment project. In this post, we’ll share construction photos, a tentative timeline, and thoughts on how this will impact stays at Walt Disney World’s largest DVC resort. (Updated January 9, 2020.) We first published this early last fall, and have returned to update our
Walt Disney World has reduced bus transportation between the Skyliner gondola hotels, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios. In this post, we’ll cover the new policy, share results of our ‘field testing’ the buses, and recommendations for how this might impact your vacation. Effective immediately, buses for Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will pick-up guests approximately once
Walt Disney World’s new Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue will at Epcot’s American Adventure pavilion. Now, the menu has been revealed for this fast-casual BBQ restaurant and brewhouse. In this post, we’ll share the news and when you can expect to check out this new WDW dining option! (Updated January 12, 2020.) As
Best of the decade lists are all the rage right now, but since no one really cares what I think of movies and television, I’ll instead cover new theme park rides and shows. This top 10 list ranks the best attractions that debuted in Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong, and Shanghai in
This Be Our Guest Restaurant breakfast review features photos and our thoughts the morning meal here, including whether it’s a good value, and which Walt Disney World guests might enjoy breakfast at Be Our Guest Restaurant. We’ll also discuss how this ranks among pre-park opening dining options at Magic Kingdom. For starters, Be Our Guest
To start 2020, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have new discounts for hotels and kids, plus a return of the popular SoCal resident ticket deal. In this post, we’ll share info & details about these limited-time offers, plus commentary about the intersection of these promos and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance’s opening. Let’s start
Over the last few weeks, dozens of readers have asked about Walt Disney World table service restaurants that are no longer participating in the 2020 Disney Dining Plan. Since we have 1,382 posts about the DDP (slight exaggeration), we figured it would make sense to answer this frequently asked question as a quick standalone post
