Disney Tips Your Guide To A Great Disney Vacation

Disney World is often sold as the ultimate escape. Families spend thousands of dollars planning trips to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios expecting a smooth, carefully controlled experience where the biggest stress is deciding what Lightning Lane to grab next. Most of the time, that is exactly what guests get. Credit: Disney But even at ...

Guests paying premium prices for a Disney World vacation expect convenience. That has always been one of the biggest selling points of staying inside the “Disney bubble.” You pay more, but you also avoid some of the headaches that come with transportation, parking, and planning around a massive resort property. That is why even temporary perk removals tend to frustrate ...

Walt Disney World is heading into one of its busiest summers in years, but this time, guests are getting something they have not had consistently in a long while: both Disney water parks operating at the exact same time. Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon officially reopened on May 12 following its seasonal refurbishment, joining Blizzard Beach just ahead of the massive summer ...

Disney fans barely had time to log into the queue this morning before the biggest date of the season disappeared. Just hours after tickets officially went on sale to the general public on May 12, Disney had already sold out Halloween night for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom. And honestly? This probably should not surprise anyone anymore. Mickey’s ...

There’s no way around it now. Frontierland at Disney World is changing faster than many fans expected, and one more longtime location has officially disappeared as construction for Piston Peak starts taking over Magic Kingdom. Big Al’s, the small merchandise stand sitting beside Country Bear Musical Jamboree for decades, has permanently closed. Guests arriving in Frontierland this week quickly noticed ...

Waiting for Disney transportation is just part of the vacation experience at Walt Disney World. Sometimes the buses arrive quickly, guests hop right on, and everything moves smoothly. Other times? You can end up standing outside in the Florida heat watching packed buses roll by while the wait keeps getting longer and longer. Credit: Ed Aguila, Inside the Magic Apparently, ...

There was a point earlier this spring when Walt Disney World fans seemed convinced the Cinderella Castle repainting project was finally about to wrap up. The signs all appeared to line up perfectly. Entertainment schedules at Magic Kingdom had returned to normal, cranes had disappeared from guest view, and most of the noticeable pink coloring had already vanished from the ...

There’s something about Disney resort lounges that longtime Walt Disney World fans become oddly attached to. Maybe it’s the atmosphere after a long park day. Maybe it’s the quieter pace compared to the parks themselves. Or maybe it’s just the comfort of knowing there’s a reliable spot waiting nearby where you can grab a drink, relax, and escape the nonstop ...

Disney Springs has spent the last few years evolving far beyond a place where guests simply grab dinner after a long park day. What was once viewed as a shopping and dining district has gradually turned into a full-day destination of its own. Between major restaurants, live entertainment, exclusive merchandise, and nightlife offerings, Disney Springs now pulls massive crowds even ...

There are certain Disney World experiences that feel almost untouchable. You expect them to be there every time you visit, operating exactly the way you remember. At Magic Kingdom, few things fit that category more than the nightly fireworks show. Credit: Disney For a lot of guests, that nighttime spectacular is the emotional ending to the entire vacation. Families build ...