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We often ‘warn’ that Magic Kingdom has roller coaster crowd levels in the second half of the year due to Party Season. There are huge swings in average wait times, and choosing the best vs. worst days to do MK during the Halloween and Christmas seasons makes a huge difference. Party Season is a big […]

Walt Disney World is never cheap, but some times of year are significantly less expensive than peak dates, which can cost over double the off-season. Wondering when it’s cheapest to visit Walt Disney World? This offers a list of days, weeks & seasons in 2026 that have lower prices and crowds! As suggested above, “cheapest”

“EPCOT will always be in a state of becoming.” That’s an out-of-context Walt Disney quote about his utopian city of the future. It’s also what Walt Disney World now uses to justify change and sorta explain to tourists why the park is a hodgepodge of old and new, popular characters and classic dark rides, international

We’ve spent the last two years trying to find our favorite walking shoes for Walt Disney World and other travel. In the process, we’ve put countless brands–Nike, Brooks, Hoka, Adidas, etc–through the paces, quite literally, logging 10,000+ steps in dozens of different models. This lists our favorites and also shares new sales for Christmas 2025!

Walt Disney World has announced that the Cinderella Castle makeover will start in early 2026. This project will involve repainting the Magic Kingdom icon in a more classic color scheme, restoring its pre-50th Anniversary appearance. This shares concept art, details about project, entertainment changes, guest impact of the construction, and more. For those who missed

Orlando International Airport (MCO) has shared new stats about its year-to-date visitor volume in 2025, as well as projections for peak holiday travel from Christmas through early 2026. With the vast majority of Walt Disney World guests relying on MCO, we figured it be worth quickly covering this–as well as sharing travel tips to avoid

We’ve had a good series of good rope drop runs at Walt Disney World lately, meaning we’re overdue for disappointment. Enter our Early Entry at EPCOT Epic Fail, which shares a recent experience trying (unsuccessfully, as the title suggests) to knock out two headliners before official park opening. Here’s my step by step photo report

Comcast is reportedly in the early planning stages of Universal Studios Saudi Arabia, a new marquee theme park that would be built in the Middle East. This covers details of the potential project, when and how it might come to fruition, and our commentary about Universal following Disney’s lead and doing a deal to gain

Do you dream of visiting every single global Disney theme park? Here’s how much money the total cost would be for flights, hotels, food, souvenirs, transportation–everything. Plus the logistics of a trip, including when we’d visit and how many days we’d spend doing the 12 parks at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong,

Disney Lakeshore Lodge (formerly Reflections Lakeside Lodge) is a nature-inspired resort being built on the former River Country water park on Bay Lake. This mixed use development between Wilderness Lodge and Fort Wilderness at Walt Disney World will feature both hotel rooms and Disney Vacation Club villas. Originally announced in October 2018, this Lakeside/Lakeshore Lodge