The Walt Disney World Resort is certainly an expensive vacation destination; There is no denying that. Even cutting out airfare (if that is a possibility for where you are traveling from) and staying at budget-friendly, likely off-property accommodations, there are some costs associated with a Disney trip (like Park tickets) that you simply cannot avoid. The sticker shock is always ...
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Have Disney Fans Moved on From This Once Viral Theme Park Souvenir?
Let’s take a stroll down memory lane back to the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. Disney announced that one of the limited-time souvenirs at this seasonal event would be a Figment popcorn bucket, and Guests lost it. While Figment had served as a sort of unofficial mascot for EPCOT’s festivals for several years, it was rare to see ...
Read More »Disney Springs Welcomes Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride for a Limited Time
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride was a classic Fantasyland attraction located right in the Magic Kingdom in the space currently occupied by The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. While the Disneyland version of the ride remains open, Guests at Walt Disney World have not been able to experience this attraction since it closed permanently in 1998. Despite being closed for ...
Read More »Will TRON Lightcycle / Run Open With a Standby Line or Virtual Queue Only?
Virtual queues have become a mainstay at theme parks over the years, whether we like it or not. To some Guests, virtual queues have been a welcome addition to the theme park experience, allowing them to spend their time in the Parks enjoying other attractions, shops, and restaurants while waiting for their chance to check out the latest and greatest ...
Read More »Bob Iger Shares Message on Walt Disney’s 121st Birthday
On December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois, Elias and Flora Disney welcomed the birth of their fourth son, Walt. The Disney family only stayed in Chicago for a few more years, moving to Marceline, Missouri, where Elias had purchased a farm shortly after Walt’s sister Ruth was born. If you are reading this article, you are probably familiar with Marceline, ...
Read More »Guests Experience an Unusual Error on Journey Into Imagination With Figment
The Walt Disney World Resort operates four theme parks, two water parks, Disney Springs, several recreational offerings, and more than 25 Resort hotels, most all year long. With so much happening all over the Resort 365 days a year, mishaps are sure to occur (as much as we hope they wouldn’t) and attractions can occasionally experience some downtime as a ...
Read More »Influencers Beware, Photo & Video Are Now Banned on This Disney World Attraction
Capturing your own photos and video from your Walt Disney World Resort vacation is the best way to remember your trip when you return home. Disney World is fairly lenient compared to other major theme parks in terms of its policies on photography and recording, with most rules only applying to the use of flash and external video lighting rather ...
Read More »Bob Iger Met With Applause From Guests During a Recent Disney Park Visit
By now it is no secret that Disney fans are thrilled to have Bob Iger back as CEO of the company (following the abrupt ousting of former CEO Bob Chapek just prior to Thanksgiving.) While Iger’s initial meeting with Disney Cast Members and employees largely revealed that the “boomerang” CEO would spend his first couple of days back with the ...
Read More »Don’t Fall for This Scam Found Inside Your Disney Hotel Room
The Walt Disney World Resort provides Guests visiting from around the world a much-needed escape from the negativity of the real world. And while staying at a Disney Resort hotel does help to keep all of the magic nicely inside the Disney bubble, there are, unfortunately, still ways that reality can make its way in. Just as scams are a ...
Read More »First Look: Trailer (and Release Date!) for Season 2 of ‘Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom’
Have you caught up on all of the incredible documentaries on Disney+? If you’ve fallen behind, be sure to add the first season of Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom (2020) to your watchlist. Season 2 debuts in the New Year, and we could not be more excited! Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, presented by National Geographic, shares an inside look ...
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