Save big at Disney: 2025 Walt Disney World holiday room discounts announced
Plan your holiday Disney trip for less! Enjoy room discounts and special savings at select Walt Disney World resorts. The holidays at Walt Disney World are filled with festive offerings, and now, big savings too! Disney is offering limited-time holiday room discounts that can make your stay a little more…
Which Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando is the best?
Now that Epic Universe is open, where should Potterheads go first? If you want to trace the origins of modern theme park theming, look no further than Harry Potter’s lands in Universal Orlando. There had been a bidding war for the theme park rights to the Harry Potter phenomenon and…
Star Wars Launch Bay set to Close at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Say goodbye to Star Wars Launch Bay and Animation Courtyard. Disney World’s Hollywood Studios closure marks another big step in park changes. It felt, for a moment, like we might finally be getting a breather in this season of change at Disney World. Major renovations, additions, and reimaginings are underway…
The perfect crime at Disney World
The Paddlefish robber didn’t just do it for the halibut There have been surprising Disney headlines over the years, but I don’t know if I’ve ever been more surprised by Disney news than I was the other day, when outlets around the world picked up a story of a brazen…
Disney sets extinction date for beloved DINOSAUR
Animal Kingdom’s DINOSAUR ride enters its final countdown We’ve known the end was nigh. But now we have a date. Disney’s DINOSAUR Ride in Animal Kingdom – the last standing remnant of DinoLand USA – will take its final trip back in time on Feb. 1, 2026. It will be…
I left my daughter at Disney and I’m worried she’s never coming back
A Disney dad reflects on his daughter joining the Disney College Program – the good, the bad, and the magical. “Daddy, Goofy waved at me!” I should have known then. The year was 2010, and my then 5-year-old daughter was at Magic Kingdom for the first time. She’d gotten a…
We’re planning our family’s first trip to Disney World – what should we absolutely do?
A Disney expert offers tips to make your first trip to Disney World especially magical. There are people on Al Gore’s internet who make money simply by experiencing pieces of pop culture for the first time. Maybe it’s a song or a movie or a TV show. They record themselves…
Magic Kingdom overhaul: How will it affect your next vacation?
Enjoy these Disney classics one last time before they go away forever! Change is an integral part of the Disney experience. It is the natural order of things for both the world and theme parks. Bigger. Better. Faster. Different. These are the watchwords of a successful stewardship of the parks,…
The Contemporary Resort: An honest review
An original Disney World hotel, the Contemporary Resort offers a spectacular view you can’t get anywhere else … but at what cost? I first saw it in 1979. Disney’s Contemporary Resort was still new then, sleek and gleaming in the Florida sun, selling a Tomorrowland-vision of the future that still…
Disney World, Universal Orlando closing ahead of Hurricane Milton
Orlando’s magical destinations are closing as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida. After Hurricane Helene, Florida is on red alert this hurricane season, and it’s a good thing, because Hurricane Milton is making its way toward Central Florida and impacts are expected across the state. Hurricane Milton is currently a…