Walt Disney World Archive
2024 Walt Disney World vacation packages and resort reservations are now available! We’ve spent significant time on DisneyWorld.com, mostly waiting to ‘orbit’ in the virtual queue…but also comparing 2023 vs. 2024 hotel room rack rates to see what’s changed. This shares our “recalculations” on price increases, plus commentary about the significance of the rates, discounts,
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a new attraction replacing Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. This shares everything we know so far: opening timeframe, construction progress, concept art, and commentary about the Princess and the Frog inspired log flume ride. (Updated June 1, 2023.) Let’s start with a couple of updates, the
Walt Disney World’s Dining Plan comes in tiers, with prices starting at $57 per night for adults and $23 for kids. This guide covers meal plan pricing, money saving tips, what’s included, whether it’s worth getting, Free Dining dates, and info about the DDP’s temporary suspension. (Updated June 1, 2023.) Let’s start with the current
Guests of on-site Walt Disney World resorts and other hotels have access to Early Entry. This strategy guide covers everything you need to know: eligibility, ride rosters, how the perk works, and tips for best using the extra morning time in Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. (Updated June 1, 2023.) In terms
This Walt Disney World ride refurbishment calendar lists the closure schedule for 2023 at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios & Animal Kingdom. Attractions close for routine maintenance, safety upgrades, improvements, and reimaginings. (Updated June 1, 2023.) While no one wants attraction downtime during their trip to Walt Disney World, refurbishments are necessary to keep the
Prices for the 2024 Disney Dining Plans are now known thanks to Walt Disney World’s release of vacation packages for next year. Like clockwork, there are price increases–totally unsurprising after 3 years and given food inflation. Shockingly, there are also price decreases! This covers how costs have changed for kids and adults on the Quick-Service
It’s the unofficial start of Summer 2023 at Walt Disney World, with the tourist season kicking off over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. This post shares recent wait times data from the month of May, what’s likely to happen next with attendance levels in June and July 2023, and more. This is basically just a
Walt Disney World has released the complete* list of 219 participating restaurants for the 2024 Disney Dining Plans. This shares all of the counter and table service restaurants confirmed as being eligible on the two tiers of DDPs that’ll be available next year, plus commentary about what’s missing. Let’s start with the basics, which is
Walt Disney World 2024 vacation packages, resort reservations, and tickets will go on sale May 31, 2023. Many fans will begin booking and planning next year’s vacations with that release, so we’re bringing you everything that you need to know before getting started. This covers when to visit to avoid crowds, saving the most money
Walt Disney World has updated and expanded its official pages about the Quick-Service Disney Dining Plan and the regular DDP in advance of 2024 vacation package bookings starting on May 31, 2023. This covers everything announced thus far, including what each tier will include, what they exclude, major changes, and more. Let’s start with the
Walt Disney World 2024 vacation packages, resort reservations, and tickets are now on sale as of May 31, 2023. Well, in theory. In a twist that I’m sure absolutely none of you saw coming, the system crashed and has been down for over an hour. As a result, bookings were only briefly open before almost
