food IS a theme park
Hollywood Studios celebrated a MILESTONE anniversary with a special show.
Souvenir poster
Disney Hollywood Studios celebrated its 35th anniversary on May 1st, 2024. In addition to special merchandise and a collectible park map, the park also put on a special show honoring the people who made it all possible: Cast Members.
Air travel is complicated enough, but some airlines crack down harder than others.
Southwest plane
As travel has picked up to unprecedented levels following the pandemic, more and more air travelers find themselves navigating — and getting frustrated by — the seemingly hectic and sometimes arbitrary-feeling rules of air travel and baggage restrictions. Figuring out the breakdowns of how each airline handles checked baggage, carry-ons, and personal items can be daunting, especially for those who don’t fly often. On top of that, some airlines are far stricter than others about carry-ons and what counts as a personal item, including one you may not expect.
Disneyland’s latest expansion is taking another step… FORWARD very soon.
Disneyland
DisneylandForward, the massive Disneyland plan that calls for the resort to expand by allowing “theme park attractions alongside hotels on the west side of Disneyland Drive and theme park attractions alongside new shopping, dining and entertainment to the southeast on what is today the Toy Story Parking Area” cleared its first a biggest legislative hurdle when the proposal passed an initial Anaheim City Council vote on April 17th. However, another vote is yet to come.
Things are really getting EPIC at Universal Orlando.
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Thanks to the general amount of time it takes to build a theme park combined with massive COVID-related construction delays, it can sometimes feel like an eternity since Universal officially announced Epic Universe back in 2019. However, as Epic Universe’s 2025 opening draws nearer, those years of concept art and construction rumors are giving way to real photos of the in-depth lands and massive rides coming to the revolutionary new theme park.
This celebrity might have just had the “best night of their life” at Disneyland.
Sleeping Beauty Castle
Celebrities and major figures visiting Disneyland have been baked into the park’s DNA since its earliest days, when everyone from actors to world leaders would visit the park, often hosted by Walt himself. Fast forward to today’s social media world when famous visitors to the park often document their trip for the world to see. Such was the case for a major music star recently.
Just how much will a trip to Food & Wine REALLY cost?
Spaceship Earth
The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival has become a must-do event for thousands of EPCOT guests each year, with many organizing whole trips around the festival’s run. The question faced by many of these travelers: “Just how much money do I need to set aside for this?”
This is your chance to win an EXCLUSIVE Disney-themed Loungefly bag for FREE!
Loungefly Wall
Loungefly backpacks have been one of the hottest Disney souvenir collections for a while now, with designs based on everything from classic characters and theme park attractions to Marvel and Star Wars heroes. Now the company has teamed up with the Citizen Watch Company for a special giveaway.
As much as we love staying on Disney property, the experience isn’t perfect!
Polynesian
Since Disney opened up their first true hotels with Walt Disney World’s Contemporary and Polynesian Village in 1971 — The Disneyland Hotel does technically predate them, but has a twisting backstory that involves not being owned by Disney until the mid-1980s — staying on Disney property has become an integral part of Disney vacation experience for millions at each of the company’s resorts around the world. However, just because these hotels allow guests to remain in the “Disney bubble” for the duration of their vacation, it doesn’t mean staying at them is all sunshine and rainbows. [Read more…]
After some MASSIVE jumps in wait times at Walt Disney World last week, things have stabilized a bit.
Frozen Ever After
Wait times at Walt Disney World were steady over the resort this week, though we did still see some incremental increases.
If you’re looking to pick up Disneyland tickets soon, it might be getting them at Target.
Disneyland
While spending a few days at Disneyland is absolutely one of our favorite things to do, there’s no denying that it’s an expensive proposition. However, Target Circle Card members can get special savings on several classes of Disneyland Resort tickets RIGHT NOW!
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