June is the huge month of the year at Walt Disney World, but May 2024 is no slouch. While the “be fair to Florida” crew is currently out in full force, envious of all the characters and everything else coming to California for Pixar Fest, it’s actually shaping up to be a decently big summer at
Disney announced that a new attraction based on the world of Wreck-It Ralph will debut at Tomorrowland in Tokyo Disneyland during fiscal year 2026 or later. This shares full details and concept art, plus extensive commentary–including the “Walt Disney World Connection” (and there are a couple big ones) for those who don’t have plans to
The biggest ticket sale of the year is here for a very limited time–and also just in time for Pixar Fest at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Here are the details about how you can save big on multi-day tickets, along with answers to frequently asked questions about saving money on Disneyland tickets. We’ll cut
This Walt Disney World ride refurbishment calendar lists the closure schedule for 2024 and 2025 at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios & Animal Kingdom. Attractions close for routine maintenance, safety upgrades, improvements, and reimaginings. (Updated April 26, 2024.) While no one wants attraction downtime during their trip to Walt Disney World, refurbishments are necessary to
Pixar Fest is a celebration featuring fireworks, a brand-new daytime parade, dance parties, and other entertainment at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure–plus a huge lineup of seasonal snacks, merchandise & more. Now we know that the “and more” includes a variety of new characters from some of the studio’s more recent movies that previously haven’t
Baby Bricker’s first visit to Walt Disney World was one of our best ever vacations, and this trip report continues the first installment of ‘What Went Right’ during that family trip. This features photos & thoughts from Port Orleans Riverside, as well as our approach to ADRs, fireworks, dark rides, and photography. Plus, how it
For the first time in 5 years, it’s going to be a blockbuster summer at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea. Not only are the parks finally getting back to 2019 normalcy, but there’s also a bunch of new offerings–including the opening of the biggest expansion in Disney history–that debut in the coming months. This offers a
Walt Disney World has filed a long construction permit for a location corresponding with the Imagination Pavilion. This post covers details of the permit and reasons both for and against it being for Journey into Imagination 4.0, along with possible alternative projects for the permit. Some words of warning: the rumor mill is going to
Walt Disney World announced details & dates for the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, which is the park’s flagship foodie event of the year. This shares all of the news and our commentary about certain interesting changes for this year’s popular celebration of the culinary arts. Let’s start with the basics. The 2024
Spring break is mostly in the rearview mirror and summer is still another month-plus away, meaning Walt Disney World is now now entering “Shoulder Season.” This crowd report shares wait times data, which dates ended up being the worst of the season, and our on-the-ground observations about congestion and lines. Plus, predictions on attendance levels
Walt Disney World has announced a new reimagined stage show will replace Country Bear Jamboree at Magic Kingdom. This post shares everything we know about changes to the iconic attraction: CBJ’s opening timeframe, and concept art. Plus comprehensive commentary and our conflicted feelings about the Bear Band doing a new act. (Updated April 22, 2024.)
