Disney Tips Your Guide To A Great Disney Vacation

In 2023, the Service Trades Council Unions, a collective of unions representing the thousands of cast members at the Walt Disney World Resort, won a much-deserved raise for Disney World employees. The new contract would raise most cast members’ salaries above $20 an hour by early 2024 and nearly $25 an hour by 2026. It was a well-deserved raise for ...

The landscape of Disney’s Animal Kingdom is undergoing significant change, and yet another beloved attraction is preparing to take its final bow. It’s Tough to Be a Bug!, the long-running 4D show located inside the iconic Tree of Life, is officially set to close permanently on March 17, 2025. The attraction, which has been entertaining guests since the park’s opening ...

With winter in full swing, Florida experienced its coldest January in nearly two decades. The state known for sun and beaches even got up to eight inches of snow, crippling travel in the northern part of the state. Besides the obvious issues with the weather in Florida, there is an unintended side effect that could make winter even worse and ...

Disney’s Animal Kingdom has quietly launched a refurbishment project in Pandora – The World of Avatar, surprising many park-goers. The breathtaking bioluminescent walkways, which come alive after dark, are getting a fresh coat of paint. While the refurbishment was unexpected, it aligns perfectly with the park’s upcoming extended hours in February, giving guests more opportunities to experience Pandora at night ...

Disneyland Resort’s iconic Pirates of the Caribbean ride is no stranger to breakdowns, but its latest malfunction left guests stranded for more than 30 minutes, sparking fresh concerns over the attraction’s aging infrastructure. A Disney Classic Faces Another Breakdown Debuting in 1967, Pirates of the Caribbean was the final ride Walt Disney personally oversaw before his passing. Over the decades, ...

In the fall of 2024, college campuses started booming again. For the first time since the pandemic, college enrollment increased by 4.7 percent to nearly 16 million students. While these statistics are great news for colleges, it’s bad news for the construction industry. With more high school graduates heading to college, there are fewer going into the skilled trades at ...

Planning a trip to Disneyland can be exciting but also overwhelming. Once you’ve arrived and are ready to immerse yourself in the magic, you’ll want a way to remember your trip forever. Disney’s PhotoPass service helps you capture and relive those special moments for years. But PhotoPass isn’t just about preserving memories—it’s also about creating them. Disney photographers are stationed ...

Walt Disney World has confirmed that Jellyrolls, the beloved dueling piano bar located at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, will be closing its doors in 2025, adding to the list of 2025 shut downs at Disney World. Below, we will cover all upcoming closures that may effect your 2025 vacation. This marks another significant change in the resort’s ongoing transformation, which has ...

The implementation of heavy tariffs by President Donald Trump has begun to significantly affect tourism to the U.S., particularly impacting Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. In response to Trump’s controversial trade measures, many international guests—particularly from Canada—are cancelling their planned trips to Disney theme parks. This shift in travel plans has been sparked by the growing uncertainty surrounding ...

The Walt Disney World Resort has made another adjustment to its Disability Access Service (DAS), expanding the pre-registration window from 30 days to 60 days before a guest’s visit. This marks the latest in a series of changes to the program, which has undergone significant revisions in recent years, sparking both controversy and discussion. A Look Back at Recent DAS ...