food IS a theme park
There’s a new coaster hitting the Magic Kingdom scene!
Magic Kingdom
It’ll be FAST. It’ll be HIGH-TECH. And it’ll completely change Magic Kingdom and how you plan for Disney World. We’ve got all the details, tips, and secrets for you!
Is there a way to outsmart Genie+ to get the most Lightning Lanes, the best extra perks, and the lowest prices possible? You know it!
Lightning Lane sign for Tower of Terror in Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Disney Genie is located on the My Disney Experience App and provides on-the-go planning tools and customized itineraries to help guests maximize their time in the parks. While the customized itineraries are a complimentary service, there are also two premium add-on services — Disney Genie + and Individual Lightning Lanes — that you can pay for to unlock Lightning Lane benefits (which will allow you to bypass the main queues of rides in exchange for much shorter queues).
Disney World has experienced SEVERAL major changes (and several major price increases) recently. And we’ve been burning the midnight oil figuring out how to help YOU not get burned.
Visiting Disney World in 2023? We’ve got some NEW ways to save on your trip.
We’re gonna talk about some NEW ways to save big bucks in 2023 – by skipping some things you shouldn’t splurge on.
Should you drive or fly for your next vacation? Do you even have the right ID to travel? Changes in travel trends, new technology, and a looming recession are making planning that 2023 trip all the more complicated, but we’ve got the tips and the in-depth info to help you make the right decisions whether you’re headed to Disney World or somewhere else.
Don’t stress! We’ve got you covered.
Today, we’re stepping outside the Disney bubble a bit to talk about the MAJOR changes hitting the travel industry. From the rise of low-cost airlines, to hacking those airline and hotel points, shifts in travel trends, and the ever increasing surge pricing.
Looking forward to watching the iconic Disney World fireworks but aren’t sure where to stand or how to get the best view of them? Well, we’ve got ya covered!
Welcome back! (For now)
We’ve scouted out some of our personal favorite fireworks spots at Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and EPCOT. And we are sharing ALL of them with you now.
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for… .
Plaza Ice Cream Parlor in Magic Kingdom
Say it with us — I scream, you scream, we all scream for…ICE CREAM. Today we’re bringing you our OFFICIAL ranking of every ice cream spot in Disney World. So grab a (REALLY BIG) spoon and get ready to DIG IN!
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Disney World is an EXPENSIVE endeavor as is. Booking flights, reserving hotel rooms, paying for park tickets, and don’t even get us STARTED on all the merch we *know* you’re gonna be tempted buy! ?
Magical! (And pricey… .)
But Disney World prices never “cap off.” There’s never a time when Disney looks at their ticket, hotel, food, and merchandise prices and just goes, “Yup! That’s a good price for forever!” Disney’s prices — and travel prices, in general — are always fluctuating. And if you’re planning a Disney World trip for 2022, you might find yourself forking over more cash than you’d originally budgeted.
Time to plan that Disney World vacation, y’all! WAHOO!
Art of Animation
When vacationing in Orlando, Disney World has a few different resort options for ya — ranging from value, moderate, deluxe, and SUPER deluxe. (Okay, there’s not ACTUALLY a super-deluxe option. There are villas, which feel like the same thing, but that’s a topic for a different day.) Today we’re going to explore the different pros and cons of staying at a Disney World value resort. (Spoiler Alert: You’re still going to have to make the ULTIMATE decision on whether these are the best resort options for you and your travel party, so don’t expect an answer one way or another. We’re just here to *guide* you a little.) [Read more…]
Walt Disney himself was a huge fan of change. He enjoyed talking about change for the sake of progress — and we’ve got a lot of construction wall quotes around Disney World to remind us of that.
Pardon our pixie dust!
Walt saw the Disney Parks as living experiences; to keep up with the changing times, he expected the parks to adapt and grow to stay relevant. But 2021 has been *quite* the year for Disney changes. And some changes really took us off guard, for better or for worse.
Do us a favor? Read the title of this post again.
There are two important things in there we don’t want you to miss.
It’s Easy to Get Lost in Crowds Like This
Did you do it? Good.
The first thing we want you to notice is how we said “when a kid gets lost” and not “if a kid gets lost.” The fact is, kids get lost in Disney World every single day.
The second thing we want you to notice is…
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