Walt Disney World Archive
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
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
It’s been a few months since we’ve checked out refurbishments and construction progress on the 15-story hotel tower at Coronado Springs Resort. The tower plus the resort-wide enhancements is one of Walt Disney World’s biggest construction projects right now, and if you don’t believe that, just check out all of the cranes and equipment in
Woody’s Lunch Box is the new Toy Story Land quick service restaurant in Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. This dining option serves mostly American comfort food with a better menu than other restaurants at DHS. It’s open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with solid choices for each. In this review, we’ll share food
The re-imagining of Caribbean Beach Resort continues at Walt Disney World, as construction continues on Old Port Royale/Centertown, the Skyliner gondola stations and support poles, and other areas of the hotel. The resort-wide enhancements have now been in progress for over one year, with at least another 6 months before everything is finished. In this
Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto is a bar & lounge at Walt Disney World’s Polynesian Village Resort. This review features photos from the new tiki bar, my thoughts on the experience, and how it stacks up to the original Trader Sam’s at Disneyland. In terms of some basic background info, since Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto is
Eating ice cream is one of my favorite hobbies. If there were a competitive ice cream-eating league (side note: why isn’t there?!) I wouldn’t just be in it, I’d be a first-ballot hall of famer. That is, if I ever retired from the sport. When we’re at Walt Disney World, I eat ice cream at
When it comes to booking DVC resorts at Walt Disney World, members are asking two questions more and more: “why can’t I find any availability at the 7-month mark?” and “why can’t I use my points when the same room has availability with cash?” In this post, we’ll answer both questions, and explain some recent
Walt Disney World and Disneyland management is working on adopting a dynamic pricing model similar to airlines, in which prices fluctuate depending on when tickets are purchased. This is what’s being reported in a fascinating new Wall Street Journal article. In this post, we’ll discuss that article a bit, and offer thoughts on dynamic pricing
Walt Disney World has unveiled a new bus wait time feature in the My Disney Experience mobile app that shows real time bus stop departure times. With this feature, Disney will provide up-to-the-minute estimates for when the next buses will depart from their Disney Resort hotel and arrive at their destination. In this post, we’ll
