The holiday season just got a whole lot merrier with the introduction of Walt Disney World’s Christmas DOLE Whip dessert! RELATED: The Muppet Christmas Carol Features at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Enjoying all the fabulous and flavorful Disney-fied fare has always been one of the best parts of a Disney World vacation any time. However, the themed treats and tots ...
Read More »Guests Are Noticing More Ride Breakdowns Than Usual at Disney Parks
Whether visiting Walt Disney World or Disneyland, each Disney Park probably brings back wonderful childhood memories for fans who grew up visiting. But lately, it seems like those memories may have given us rose-colored glasses to view Disney Parks through. RELATED: Walt Disney World Ride Breakdown Renders Attraction Unrecognizable As we get older, so do our favorite rides. Sometimes they’re ...
Read More »The Rise and Fall of the Brick-and-Mortar Disney Store
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 ...
Read More »This Disney Attraction Is Allegedly Closed Due to a Mold Infestation
It’s not every day that we hear rumors of a mold infestation at Disney attractions, but this could be the reason why one classic experience has remained closed at Walt Disney World. When the Walt Disney World Resort first reopened earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, several attractions, restaurants, and unique experiences remained closed. Since 2020, most areas of the Walt ...
Read More »The Muppet Christmas Carol Features at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
Just this week, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party has returned to Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort. Despite it being a wet and soggy first evening, Guests were treated to plenty of Christmas fun, including: Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration on the Castle Forecourt Stage Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade through Frontierland, Liberty Square, and down Main Street ...
Read More »What Could Walt Disney World’s Fifth Gate Be?
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 ...
Read More »Guests Have Been Waiting Years for This Coaster, and It’s Just Caused Another Extended Closure
Can you remember where you were in 2018? What was going on in your life at the time? If your life in 2018 is entirely different from the life you’re living in 2022, it might be because of how much time has passed! But believe it or not, construction first began on Magic Kingdom’s TRON Lightcycle / Run in 2018. ...
Read More »The Legendary Career of Imagineer Tony Baxter
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 ...
Read More »Orlando International Airport Closed Indefinitely for Damage Assessment Due to Tropical Storm Nicole
UPDATE: MCO has since reopened and airport operations have returned to normal following Tropical Storm Nicole. The Orlando International Airport (MCO) has released a statement today confirming they have closed indefinitely due to Tropical Storm Nicole. As Tropical Storm Nicole passes along the Florida coast, many businesses, like the Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Studios Orlando Resort, have enacted ...
Read More »The History of EPCOT’s Horizons
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 ...
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