Walt Disney World Archive

BoardWalk Bakery Review

BoardWalk Bakery is a counter service restaurant and bakery at BoardWalk Inn at Walt Disney World. Located along the boardwalk itself, it’s an easy spot to grab breakfast on the way to Epcot, or–as we often do–dinner when walking from Epcot to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This review features food photos both the baked goods and

Coral Reef Review

Coral Reef is a seafood restaurant in Epcot at Walt Disney World with views into an aquarium. This review features food photos, our thoughts on the cuisine, and whether the excellent ambiance here is enough to justify dining at this restaurant in The Seas pavilion. We’ve dined at Coral Reef a few times, with this

Riverside Mill Food Court Review

Riverside Mill Food Court is the quick service restaurant at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside at Walt Disney World. This review features food photos, our experiences dining here, and thoughts on the ambiance, among other things. In terms of some background, money-saving info, it participates in the Disney Dining Plan as a 1-credit counter service restaurant,

Les Halles Bakery Review

Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie is a counter service restaurant and bakery in Epcot’s France pavilion at Walt Disney World. This review features food photos of some of the decadent and savory options, our opinion of this spot, and our take on the best treats (and best uses of Disney Dining Plan snack credits) at Les Halles.

Summer 2016 Disney World Strategy

The last couple of days have been big for planning Summer 2016 Walt Disney World vacations, as firm opening dates and schedules have finally been given to many new attractions and entertainment, most notably Frozen Ever After and The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic. FastPass+ now is available for both, plus Soarin’ Around the World.

Artist Point Review

Artist Point is a Signature Restaurant at Walt Disney World’s Wilderness Lodge. In this dining review, we’ll share food photos from our meal here, and weigh the pros and cons of this Pacific Northwestern restaurant. The Artist Point menu has a lot of seafood, game, and other dishes you might expect to find in a

Contemporary Resort: Garden Wing v. Tower

My recent experience staying in the A-frame Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in a Bay Lake View room was wonderful–and worth it. This sentiment is at odds with our full Contemporary review, which reviews our Garden Wing stay. In this post, I try to reconcile these experiences and why the tower stay was a significantly

Which Disney Resort Should We Stay At?

The drill is always pretty much the same: I see some tidbit of news that gives me an excuse to start thinking about a Walt Disney World getaway, so I head to DVCMember.com to check availability. As I expand each resort to reveal my results in the “no availability,” “partial,” and “all dates” sweepstakes, there

Tips for Buying Disney Merchandise

Looking for the perfect souvenir from your Walt Disney World or Disneyland vacation? This post offers tips for finding something you’ll cherish for years to come, with our favorite unique categories of merchandise available at the Disney Parks. Obviously, merchandise is a matter of taste, which is entirely subjective, but I’ll point you towards some

The Delightful Dinosaurs of Disney World

Every child loves dinosaurs. Scratch that. Every person loves dinosaurs. I don’t care about your race, religion, gender, yada yada yada. Dinosaurs speak to the inner badass that exists in us all. What Bald Eagles represent to America, dinosaurs represent to the world. They bring us all together in a shared sense of awe, wonder,