Why do I start humming Soarin’s score when peeling an orange? Why does a peculiar smell of ‘burning wood’ put a smile on my face? What makes shampoo remind me of Disney? Am I just an obsessed lunatic?! (Note: to that question, probably. I felt compelled to update this post in 2018 with a couple
Walt Disney World has dozens of bars & lounges in the parks and hotels where you can go to relax and unwind the good ole fashioned way: with alcohol, the cause of…and solution to…all of life’s problems! In this post, we share our favorite bars at Walt Disney World. (Last updated June 21, 2018.) This
If you have 1 day to spend at Disney California Adventure, this is our touring plan so you can best enjoy the park, with strategy to avoid crowds and get a lot done, while also slowing down to enjoy the ambiance and theming. If we had one day to enjoy at Disney California Adventure these
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is a special hard ticket event held in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. For 2018, the party will be held mid-November through the week before Christmas Day. This post covers our Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party tips and strategy based upon what we’ve learned firsthand from attending the party
Disney announced today that a new themed port inspired by “a magical spring leading to a world of Disney fantasy” will add Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan mini-lands to Tokyo DisneySea with an adjacent in-park luxury hotel. This new Disney Fantasy Springs (as we’ll call it) port will open in 2022, and will be the largest
Here we rank the best quick service restaurants in Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, with the pros & cons of each dining option (Last updated June 18, 2018 to include Satu’li Canteen in Pandora – World of Avatar). While Animal Kingdom has a limited number of counter service options, the top choices here each pack
Walt Disney World’s most popular counter service restaurants aren’t always the best ones. To the contrary, many of the busiest dining options serve stereotypical fast food, with crowds flocking to these spots for straightforward, crowd-pleasing options. In terms of quality, many of Walt Disney World’s better quick service eateries are among the less popular ones.
Much like every fan has a bucket list, there are things that we never want to do again at Walt Disney World. This isn’t like our list of easy first-timer blunders. This list is personal, containing things we’ve done and after which said to one another, “wow, that was a mistake.” (Last updated June 10, 2018.)
A lot of resources exist to choose the best time to visit Walt Disney World. From statistical crowd calendars to special events schedules to park hours, and more, there’s no shortage of information to help guests make informed decisions. (Last updated June 11, 2018.) While Walt Disney World crowd calendars are really popular among trip planner, we
July is the height of summer vacation at Walt Disney World and the time when summer storm season intensifies. There’s really no way to sugar coat it: July is for people who have no better alternatives. With that said, if you have a trip planned for July, the sky is not falling. As we’ve said
We have an official opening date for Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! The grand opening will be June 30, 2018, which is later than expected. (Last updated June 8, 2018–see new section at bottom of post.) In fact, following the progress update at last summer’s D23 Expo, I wrote: “I would not be
