Update: The Disney Skyliner has reopened today, October 14. The system will run on reduced hours this week from 8 am – 10:30 pm. Wednesday and Thursday will have further downtime with 1 pm delayed openings and the Hollywood Studios line closed all day on Wednesday. This is to install upgrades to the system according to Disney. Original post: Last night, an accident occurred with … Continue reading Disney Parks News: Disney Skyliner Accident
Today we will take a look at The Many Adventure of Winnie the Pooh located at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. The attraction is a classic dark Fantasyland style dark ride, which controversially replaced the popular Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride in 1999. It also replaced Country Bear Jamboree out at Disneyland in 2003 making it a legit legend killer when it comes to attractions. The ride is … Continue reading A Salute to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (But Mostly Tigger)
Today we are going to take a look at the best best non-Disney theme park in the United States. Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure park opened in 1999 as part of a massive expansion of Universal Studios Florida. The debut of a 2nd gate, along with the opening of Universal CityWalk cemented Universal as Disney’s main competitor in the Florida theme park industry. Just this … Continue reading Let’s Visit Universal’s Islands of Adventure
Last night, we finally had to officially say goodbye to Illuminations: Reflections of Earth. The Epcot night time spectacular ended a 20 year run playing to fans who camped out hours to see the production one last time. We saw the show for the last time in late August. I thought I had made peace with the show ending after that, but I was wrong … Continue reading Goodbye to Illuminations: Reflections of Light… Let’s Gather One Last Time Around the Fire
We are back with another news and rumor roundup around the world of Disney parks. Things have continued to be pretty slow on the news / rumor front as of late. We are now within only a few days of a few major events however so I figured we’d put out an update regarding that, as well as a few other items currently going on. … Continue reading Disney Parks News and Rumor Roundup: September 27, 2019
So, apparently there are more reasons to visit Universal Orlando other than just donuts… who knew? The Wok Experience is a dinner option at the Islands Dining Room located at Loew’s Royal Pacific Resort. The Islands Dining Room is a casual but pleasant setting located on the ground floor near the pool at Royal Pacific. The resort as a whole is themed to the the … Continue reading Review: The Wok Experience at Loew’s Royal Pacific Resort… Better Than Ohana?
Today, we head over to Universal Orlando’s City Walk to take a look at what’s probably the most exciting aspect of the entire resort… quality donuts! Voodoo Doughnut is a shop that originated in Portland, Oregon known for it’s pink boxes and fun illustrations. The independantly owned company has opened 5 shops outside of Portland, one of which is at City Walk. The shop is … Continue reading Review: Voo Doo Doughnuts at Universal City Walk
Today, we return to our Photo Mixtape series with a look at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I had a bunch of photos on my computer from my last few visits to the park, none of which really fit into a post of there own. Pretty much all of these were taken during summer of 2019, prior to the official Galaxy’s Edge opening on August 29. The … Continue reading Photo Mixtape: A Walk Around Hollywood Studios
Often overlooked, Walt Disney Presents (formally One Man’s Dream) is a mini in-park museum dedicated to the man himself. The walk-through exhibit features several fascinating items and tons of interesting facts about Walt Disney. The exhibit is located along the path to the old Pixar Place, now on the way to Toy Story Land. The original title was One Man’s Dream, due to the film … Continue reading Let’s Visit… Walt Disney Presents at Hollywood Studios
Today we are going to keep things simple with a bunch of random photos from around World Showcase. These photos were taken during a summer afternoon at Diet Epcot last month. Moderate temperatures and low crowds made this a perfect day for a walk around the lagoon. The majority of the shots were taken with a Tokina 105mm f/2.8 macro lens. I find that when … Continue reading An Afternoon Stroll Around World Showcase
WDW Therapy: A Disney State of Mind 