Goodbye, Splash Mountain. Hello, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure! After nearly 30 years in the Magic Kingdom, the classic Frontierland attraction will soon be closing down for a major refurbishment. The Walt Disney Company announced this summer …
Tomorrowland Speedway is an oldie, but a goodie. In fact, following its success and popularity at Disneyland in California, it became one of the original Walt Disney World attractions. First called Grand Prix Raceway, the …
I should have been a travel agent. Ever since the internet made it possible for Joe Q. Public to plan their own trips, I’ve enjoyed planning trips for myself and my family. Planning trips for …
It’s a rite of passage. You book a trip to Universal Studios Florida or Disney World or some other destination of magic and wonder and the kids start talking about minimum height requirements. For my …
EPCOT – which began as Walt Disney’s elaborate dream for a utopian society – has always been a bit of an odd duck in the greater Orlando theme park arms race. For years, it was …
We were ready for rope drop. Staying at a Universal Orlando Resort, we – and a few hundred of our friends – had early access to the theme parks, including Universal’s Islands of Adventure. We …
Choosing the best snacks in EPCOT? It is chasing an impossible dream. In other words, it’s trying to know the unknowable; flying too close to the sun. It’s a fool’s errand. Luckily, I am just such …
Do you remember the movie “Far and Away?” Tom Cruise plays an Irish immigrant scrapper thrust by fate into the arms of the fiercely independent daughter of aristocrats played by Nicole Kidman. They find themselves …
First of all, what does it mean to rope drop at a theme park? A rope drop simply means to arrive before the park opens. When the “ropes drop”, you’ll be one of the first …
We were deep in our planning for our Walt Disney World trip and the discussion turned to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Galaxy’s Edge and Star Wars Rise of the Resistance. The plan was to go with …