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Months after construction started, it’s official: Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift is joining the thrill ride roster at Universal Orlando Resort. Here’s the full announcement about the new roller coaster that’ll replace Rip Ride Rockit (directly) and Supercharged (indirectly) at USF, dates & details, and our commentary. Let’s start with the official announcement: Universal Orlando […]

Last month, we reported on a new proposal made on behalf of DAS Defenders calling on the Walt Disney Company to conduct an independent and public review of its controversial Disability Access Service policy changes. This resolution was originally excluded from shareholder consideration, but now Disney is reversing course and including it in its proxy

Construction on Lakeshore Lodge continues moving really, really fast by Walt Disney World standards. This massive resort near Magic Kingdom is slated to open in 2027, but possibly could open in 2026. This shares new aerial construction photos and digs into progress on Riviera and Island Tower at similar points to determine whether an early

Disney is adding Single Rider Lines to three of what are quite literally the most popular attractions in the world, giving guests an option for reducing their wait times without paying extra for paid FastPass, staying on-site, or arriving 90+ minutes and power-walking a mile at rope drop. Here’s the latest. Let’s start with the

Epic Universe is once again switching up its ride roster for Early Park Admission (EPA), which is essentially Universal Orlando’s twist on Early Entry or Extra Magic Hours at Walt Disney World. The on-site guest perk will soon offer access to more high-demand lands, albeit with some question marks. During Early Park Admission, all on-site

Construction on Tropical Americas in Animal Kingdom continues to move fast, and Walt Disney World will be able to kick the project into higher gear in only 2 weeks once Dinoland USA goes extinct and the entire land closes to guests. Here’s an aerial update on the critter carousel and Encanto attraction, which just reached

As covered recently, Refurbishment Season is in Full Force at Walt Disney World. Winter is a common time for ride closures and resort maintenance projects, and there are several that just started or were recently calendared. When it comes to the hotels, the big ones this time of year are usually pools. This makes sense, as cold

Walt Disney World’s popular table service restaurants aren’t always best. To the contrary, many difficult Advance Dining Reservations are due to hype and FOMO, characters or location. Some are able to “get away with” serving uninspired cuisine, as they’ll book up regardless. Ask any longtime Walt Disney World fan and they can name at least

Tokyo DisneySea is Disney’s best theme park anywhere in the world. It’s rare for me to make an unqualified statement when calling something the best, but this park is so good that I’m confident in that statement without any sort of hedging my bets. When this was first published 12 years ago, that was a

Two staples of our ‘best of’ lists of Walt Disney World restaurants, and two of my favorite dining rooms from an ambiance perspective, are closing for multi-month refurbishments that will likely reimagine their interiors and (maybe) introduce new menus. Here’s the latest, followed by our commentary. These closures are at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, and