Walt Disney World has extended park hours for opening weekend of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Hollywood Studios. Additionally, hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot are now longer for December 2019 & January 2020, with earlier openings and later closings. In this post, we’ll cover the longer hours, offer background info,
Walt Disney World has unveiled a new plant-based menu icon, as well as 400 vegetarian and vegan-friendly dishes, including food at every major counter & table service restaurants. In this guide, we’ll review new items, offer some tips for plant-based dining at WDW, and general thoughts about this trend. While the “news” of 400 plant-based
Lately, Walt Disney World has been upping its snack game (particularly at Magic Kingdom), with cute and colorful treats that are perfect for photos. It’s a nice start, especially those items that both look great and taste delicious. With that said, the kawaii foods OG and undisputed snack champ remains Tokyo Disneyland. Snacking is a
There are a lot of great hotel suites at Walt Disney World. Some of these resort rooms offer breathtaking luxury, sprawling size, brilliant design, or unbeatable views of Magic Kingdom, Epcot, or Hollywood Studios. It’s rare to find a resort room offering all of those things. We’ve toured many suites at Walt Disney World, each
For years, one of this blog’s Walt Disney World dining ‘commandments’ was to do grocery delivery and eat breakfast in your hotel room because restaurants were generally uninspired and overpriced. About the only exception to that general rule was Trail’s End (which is still my personal favorite), Kona Cafe, and a few character dining options.
Over a decade ago on our first Christmas trip to Walt Disney World together, I posed a question online about doing a Self-Guided Yuletide Tour of Walt Disney World, since the official holiday tour wasn’t being offered during our vacation. I ended up cobbling a touring plan together myself, which we ended up using and
Looking for the best on-site hotel within walking distance of Universal Studios Hollywood, accommodations a short drive away in Burbank/Glendale, or a centrally-located option in Downtown Los Angeles connected to the park via the Metro Red Line? We have you covered, with our favorite hotels nearby and conveniently located in LA. The first bit of
Atrium Club is the concierge lounge at Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort, the closest hotel to Magic Kingdom. We’ll review whether this Club Level is worth the money, what’s included, photos of the food served & inside the lounge, the view, plus how Atrium Club compares to other Club Levels at WDW. Note that this
When it comes to Disney dining, the words “fine dining” and “inexpensive” don’t normally go together. Sure, there are occasional deals, like Walt Disney World restaurants that offer “secret” summer menus or participants in Orlando’s Magical Dining Month. However, those are the exceptions rather than the everyday rule. Most Signature Restaurants or other fine dining
This rainy day report offers a recap of our experience at the first 2019 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. In it, we share commentary and dozens of new photos from this year’s holiday party at Walt Disney World. Before we even get started, we’ll preface this by saying it was an incredibly wet night–a downright
President Donald Trump has canceled a planned visit to Walt Disney World this Christmas season. He was scheduled to headline a Republican Party fundraiser that was planned for the Grand Floridian Resort. In this post, we’ll share dates, details, and how this could impact your vacation. (Updated November 20, 2019.) The second part of that
