Traveling to an Orlando theme park with young children requires a level of logistical preparation that parents of older kids tend to forget about quickly once the diaper bag era is over. Feeding schedules, nap timing, temperature sensitivity, the particular chaos of a toddler meltdown in a crowd of several thousand people, the need for a quiet space that is ...
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Disney Just Dressed Mickey and Minnie in New Flashy Outfits for America’s Big Birthday
There are certain moments in The Walt Disney Company’s relationship with American history and American military service that feel genuinely earned rather than performative, and they tend to happen when Disney’s century-long commitment to supporting veterans, military families, and the institutions that define American civic life shows up in a specific, tangible way rather than in a press release. Walt ...
Read More »Disney Opened a Reimagined Ride Early, the Line Is Shorter Than Normal
EPCOT has been in a sustained period of transformation for several years now, and the results of that investment are visible throughout the park in ways that guests who visited five or ten years ago would find genuinely striking. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind reshaped what a theme park roller coaster could be. Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure brought the France ...
Read More »Brand New Muppets Themed Snack Menu Just Dropped, and Disney Did Not Hold Back
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is experiencing a moment the park has not seen in years. The Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run new mission debuted on May 22, with the Mandalorian and Grogu taking over the attraction’s storyline. The Walt Disney Studios area is coming together with new shows and experiences. The Magic of Disney Animation is on its way later this summer. ...
Read More »The Viral Disney Breakfast Item Everyone Talks About Just Got Easier to Find
There are certain food items in the Disney ecosystem that develop a following so devoted and so vocal that they transcend the category of theme park snack and become something closer to a cultural touchstone. The Dole Whip is the most famous example, a frozen pineapple treat that has generated more social media posts, more dedicated pilgrimages, and more genuine ...
Read More »The Former Disney CEO Who Built an Empire Is Now Being Honored for His Cultural Impact
There are figures in American business and entertainment whose influence is difficult to fully assess while they are still actively shaping the institutions they built, and Bob Iger is one of them. The former Disney CEO spent the better part of two decades transforming The Walt Disney Company into something qualitatively different from the company he inherited when he succeeded ...
Read More »Disney Just Added a Free Summer Activity to Disneyland That Families Are Going to Love
There is a version of a Disneyland visit that is easy to overlook in the planning process, particularly for guests who have been to the park enough times to have a routine. You know which rides you are hitting first. You know where you are eating. You have a general sense of how the day will flow, and you execute ...
Read More »This Discontinued Disneyland Experience Set To Return Very Soon
There are certain experiences at Disneyland that fall into a category entirely separate from the rides, food, entertainment, and seasonal offerings that define most guests’ visits. They are experiences built for a specific kind of Disney fan, the kind who wants to understand not just what the park is but how it came to be, who built it, what he ...
Read More »Six Things That Will Change How You Experience Disney World’s Newest Attraction
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is about to change in a way that has been building since the moment the Aerosmith version of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster closed its doors earlier this year at Disney World. The reimagined attraction, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, opens to the general public on May 26, and the road to that opening has already ...
Read More »The Most Anticipated Coaster at Disney World Just Got Its Virtual Queue
The countdown to one of the most anticipated attraction debuts Disney’s Hollywood Studios has seen in years is now measured in days rather than weeks, and for Annual Passholders who have been planning their approach to the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets preview window, the My Disney Experience app just became significantly more important. The virtual queue for ...
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