If you’ve visited Walt Disney World recently, you’ll know how crowded the Parks have been lately. Whether walking along Main Street, U.S.A. or shopping in a Disney store, it can start to feel as if your personal space is constantly being filled. Lines for a popular ride, such as the Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, or other attractions in ...
Read More »Inside Look at The Only Disney Experience You Need a Certification to Book
Walt Disney World is full of experiences that the whole family can enjoy. Many attractions, shows, and encounters at Disney World lack height requirements or other limits, making them accessible to all Guests. However, one unique experience requires Guests to have a SCUBA certification to participate: EPCOT Seas Adventure – DiveQuest, located at The Seas with Nemo & Friends Pavilion. ...
Read More »This Beloved Hollywood Studios Character Experience Finally Has a Return Date
Did you know some of the best character experiences at Walt Disney World can be found at Disney’s Hollywood Studios? From seeing characters in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, to Olaf, and even Sorcerer Mickey, this Park has something for everyone when it comes to shows and Disney character meet and greets. This was even more true before the pandemic when ...
Read More »The First Fantasmic! Reopening Showtimes Have Been Revealed
After nearly three years of waiting for Disney World’s nighttime spectacular to return, fans have finally been satiated by a return date for Fantasmic!, the Hollywood Hills Amphitheater staple. RELATED: New Details Released for the Return of Fantasmic! Dining Packages If you’re just now finding out about the return of Fantasmic!, then you probably haven’t heard about the brand-new sequence being ...
Read More »This 80s Heartthrob Loves This Disney Salad So Much, He Turned It Into a Sandwich
Walt Disney World is known for immersive attractions and experiences, unique Disney merchandise, and, overall, that one-of-a-kind Disney magic. One of the best things about visiting Disney Parks is getting to try all of the delicious drinks, snacks, and entrees. One celebrity loves a particular Disney World salad so much that he turned it into a sandwich of his own: ...
Read More »The History of That Lovable Fellow, Figment
When EPCOT first opened in 1981, it was hardly a child-friendly Park. Between the presentational and pedagogical attractions of Future World, the lack of rides in World Showcase, and the massive amount of walking required to traverse the two halves of the Park, many of the smallest Guests had nothing to get excited about when visiting Walt Disney World’s second ...
Read More »Galaxy’s Edge, Galactic Starcruiser & the Limits of Immersion
When Universal Orlando opened The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in 2014, the opening shot was fired in a new battle between the world’s biggest theme park companies. Universal would spend the next decade fighting back-and-forth with the Walt Disney Company over which Park could create the most intricate, ornate, fan-desired new land ...
Read More »The New Disney Experience You’re Going to Wish Was for Adults
There are plenty of experiences at Disney Parks that are aimed at younger Guests. From “it’s a small world” and TriceratopSpin to Alien Swirling Saucers and Rafiki’s Planet Watch, Walt Disney World is filled with magic for young children. No rides at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, however, are designed so that only children can ...
Read More »Why Do We Love That Disney Merchandise So Much? Here Are Three Reasons!
If there’s one thing that Disney Parks fans love as much as the attractions at their favorite theme parks . . . well, it’s the food. But if there are two things that Disney Parks fan love as much as the attractions . . . it’s probably character meet-and-greats. However, if there are three things that Disney Parks fans love ...
Read More »After 42 Years of Disney Service, the Global Imagineering Ambassador Is Retiring
Earlier today, the Global Imagineering Ambassador of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) revealed that he will be retiring at the end of the year. The former President of Walt Disney Imagineering (2016-2021) gave an exclusive interview with D23, commenting on the span of his extensive Disney career: “I began on Tokyo Disneyland, so I’d say the biggest shift for me is ...
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