Disney Tips Your Guide To A Great Disney Vacation

The biggest trade show in the theme park, amusement park, and general themed entertainment world just wrapped, and IAAPA Expo 2022 (IAAPA being short for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) at the Orange County Convention Center was no disappointment when it came to exciting news about what might soon be coming to a Disney, Universal, or other ...

Amongst the Blue Sky concepts presented by Chairperson of Disney Parks and Resorts Josh D’Amaro at this year’s D23 expo, none ignited the imaginations of Disney Parks fans like the announcement of a potential Disney Villains Land at the Disneyland resort and/or the Walt Disney World resort. For decades now the Disney Villains have been a popular brand for Disney, ...

“Step right up and come on in, here’s where the fun begins! There’s so much to do, getting ready just for you. Everybody’s busy bringing you a Disney Afternoon!” If you’re of a certain age, those words take you back to your childhood, excitedly setting down in front of your television set for the best cartoons around – Adventures of ...

Disney Parks fans who grew up in Orlando or Anaheim were lucky. Those kids got to go to the Parks whenever they wanted, spending endless hours going on their favorite rides, eating at their favorite restaurants, and buying merchandise at all the best stores. Those who grew up elsewhere (at least until the international expansion of the Disney Parks brought ...

The next big thing in themed entertainment in central Florida is just a couple of years away, and it’s not coming from the Walt Disney Company. Universal Studio’s Epic Universe, the third Park at the Universal Orlando Resort (they can call Volcano Bay a third gate, but, c’mon, it’s a water park), has every theme park enthusiast excited. What tricks ...

If the Disney Parks had a Mount Rushmore, clearly Walt Disney and Roy Disney would make up half of it. But who would be the other two figures? Some of the early Imagineers who helped invent the Parks would certainly be in consideration, like John Hench, Marc Davis, or Mary Blair. Or perhaps Joe Rohde, the Imagineer whose singular vision ...

Like Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom and the Tree of Life at Animal Kingdom, Spaceship Earth is the icon for Walt Disney World‘s EPCOT. But when we talk about it as an icon we usually just mean the immense geodesic dome that many a Guest has confused for a giant golf ball. The ride inside that dome, though, is ...

Roller coasters might just be the most popular amusement park attraction in the entire world. Dating back to the days of the first parks in New York’s Coney Island, roller coasters have always been high-speed, high-thrill attractions that serve as preeminent draws to hard-working people just looking to let their hair down and have a good time. Traditionally, though, roller ...

If you’re a fan of Disney Parks (and especially of Walt Disney World), then you’ve doubtless heard a lot of talk lately about the Reedy Creek Improvement District. After Disney CEO Bob Chapek took a public stance against Florida’s notorious “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Governor Ron DeSantis and his Republican legislature sought revenge against the company by dissolving the Reedy ...

Since the Mickey Mouse comic strip first appeared in 1930 (only two years after Steamboat Willie was released), the Walt Disney Company has been enmeshed in the world of comic strips and comic books. With its characters appearing in books released by various publishers over the decades, Disney has never stopped publishing and/or signing off on comics that feature its ...