For Disney World families looking for some peace amidst the boarding-a-ride-chaos at the theme parks. Buckle up, because you may want to stay alert, especially if you plan to ride with small children. Credit: Disney Disney World Abandons Guest Boarding Policies Following Surprise Failure at Park Alien Swirling Saucers has reversed a loading change that lasted only about two months ...

Solo park days are their own specific skill, and single rider lines are the single best tool you have. If you have never done Disney alone, that probably sounds dramatic. But when you are by yourself, the calculation changes completely. You are not coordinating with anyone. You do not need to sit together. You will happily take whatever seat is ...

Yesterday, we wrote about what Lilypad’s arrival would mean for Toy Story Land. Today, she is physically standing there. The larger-than-life tablet has been installed outside Alien Swirling Saucers at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, sitting atop a large orange toy block. She is not active yet, displaying only her “The Pond” interface with no other graphics running. Disney has said Lilypad ...

My family lives three hours from Walt Disney World, and for most of my life, that meant we got to be strategic about it. We knew the calendar. The second week of December was ours, after the early-month crowds and before everyone showed up for the holidays. Or we would wait until after Presidents’ Day, when the schools went back, ...

There are now no tickets left for the Magic Kingdom park offering. Credit: Steven Miller, Flickr The Magic Kingdom theme park may be experiencing a lot of development at present, but that doesn’t mean guests have stopped coming. Over the last year, the flagship Disney World theme park has permanently closed multiple areas in order to make way for the ...

If you have ever strolled through Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park, your eyes have likely wandered up to the quiet concrete beamway winding above the pathways. The iconic PeopleMover tracks have sat abandoned for nearly thirty years, serving as a bittersweet monument to the park’s retro-futuristic past. Credit: Loren Javier, Flickr Recently, however, eagle-eyed parkgoers spotted an unexpected addition to the ...

Disney has spent the last few years hearing plenty from disabled guests, and much of the conversation hasn’t been positive. Changes to disability accommodations have left some longtime visitors questioning whether a Disney vacation remains realistic for their families. Guests who once knew how to navigate the parks have faced new rules, different approval processes, and uncertainty about what assistance ...

If a Walt Disney World vacation is on your horizon, holding off on your booking for even a few more weeks could prove surprisingly costly. Long-time parkgoers know that as autumn rolls around, Disney routinely recalibrates its pricing structures across tickets, dining, resort stays, and add-on experiences. Credit: Disney While Disney rarely issues advance announcements about annual rate adjustments, mid-October ...

For more than eight years, Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has operated around one very specific idea. Guests aren’t simply visiting a place filled with Toy Story characters. They’re supposed to shrink to the size of a toy and step directly into Andy’s backyard. Slinky Dog Dash is something Andy built. Christmas lights tower over guests because they’re ...

For decades, Walt Disney World has built much of its reputation around finding ways for families with different needs to experience its parks together. That makes a newly reported accessibility change particularly significant. Disney World has reportedly eliminated a major service that some disabled guests relied on to navigate portions of the resort. For some wheelchair users, the equipment could ...