We’re back with construction progress photos & video from the Beauty and the Beast mini-land that will bring a new castle and big-budget Be Our Guest trackless dark ride to Fantasyland, Big Hero Six attraction to Tomorrowland, and Minnie’s design studio to Toontown at Tokyo Disneyland. Work continues to move at a fast pace in
Disney Pirates Summer is a special event themed to the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. The marquee entertainment of the swashbuckling festivities is Pirates Summer Battle “Get Wet”, with special dining and merchandise also available. This post features some of my photos and thoughts on Pirates Summer at Tokyo DisneySea, along with tips for
Pixar Pier is a “new” land at Disney California Adventure, and in this post, we’ll review this addition and assess what it brings to the table at Disneyland Resort. While it’s being marketed as new, Pixar Pier is better viewed as an overlay or refresh to parts of Paradise Pier, with the main change being
New restaurants and construction work continues at Disney Springs, with a few large projects slated to open between now and Summer 2019. In this post, we’ll walk around Town Center, Landing, West Side, and Marketplace at Disney Springs, sharing photos of what has debuted recently, and the progress behind the construction walls. While most of
Amazon is back with another Prime Day, and this one includes more great deals on Disney items, travel accessories, and much more! Perfect for those with upcoming trips to Walt Disney World, or for fans who want to save money on cool Disney stuff. We’ve already bought several “essentials” (okay, mostly books and gadgets, but
First time visitors to Walt Disney World make a lot of mistakes. There are many things that are simply impossible to know until you go, and due to many planning resources being written by seasoned Disney veterans, it can be easy for those sharing tips to completely gloss over something because they are so familiar
Character meals are an incredibly popular dining experience at Walt Disney World, but not all character breakfasts and dinners are created equally. In this post, we highlight the character meals that are consistently the worst at Walt Disney World. In some cases, we also provide better alternatives to a particular character meal. Before we get
There’s currently a lot going on in Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World. There’s the repainting and aesthetic retouches of the land to prepare it for TRON Lightcycle Power Run, the Incredibles dance party and takeover, and the removal of remnants of Tomorrowland ’94 and the mishmash of other stuff that was layered on top of
Over the course of our Walt Disney World trip, we took Skyliner gondola station construction photos at Hollywood Studios and Epcot that will connect the parks to four different resort hotels. In this post, we’ll offer a lot of my commentary on the gondola’s impact on sightlines and whether we should care, plus a brief
Continuing updates from our Walt Disney World trip, Epcot is our next stop. There are currently several projects under construction: Guardians of the Galaxy and Ratatouille attractions, the Space Restaurant, and Skyliner gondola transportation. Despite this, it doesn’t feel intrusive to the guest experience. This visit to Epcot was our first in a while outside
During our recent visit to Caribbean Beach we took a stroll around the Riviera Resort construction zone, which will be the newest DVC addition to Walt Disney World. Pictured above is the concept art showing what the Disney Vacation Club resort will look like once finished. Our photos below show how progress thus far compares
