This covers our best money-saving tips for buying discount Disney gift cards via Target, Kroger, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Costco, Sam’s Club, Meijer, Best Buy and beyond. Some deals offer big savings for your Walt Disney World vacation, while others are smaller but easier. Since we are pretty big on stretching our vacation dollar with all […]

Walt Disney World has over a dozen resort refurbishments and room reimaginings that either finished this year or will conclude in early 2026. Along with this, there are several more projects underway from now through 2027. Choosing where to stay can be difficult given the sheer number of WDW hotels, but one easy rule of

Disney has big 10-year plans for Disneyland and California Adventure. Marvel land will double in size thanks to Avengers Infinity Defense and Stark Flight Lab, Pandora: World of Avatar will bring a blockbuster boat ride to DCA, and Coco is getting a dark ride that’s described as a spiritual successor to Haunted Mansion and Pirates

Walt Disney World is once again building Lakeshore Lodge on the shores of Bay Lake between Wilderness Lodge and Fort Wilderness, which will add the first brand-new hotel to the Magic Kingdom resort area in decades. It follows hot on the heels of Island Tower at the Polynesian and other DVC expansion projects. This comes

Disneyland’s Candlelight Processional occurs twice nightly in early December. This post reveals 2025 dates & times for the show, viewing tips, celebrity narrator info, our review and history of the event, which is held at the Main Street USA Train Station during Christmas. In contrast to Epcot’s Candlelight Processional performances that are held dozens of

Helios Grand Hotel is the new resort inside Epic Universe, and one of 4 hotels at Universal Orlando that offers a Club Level. This review features lounge & food photos, how this compares to other concierge tiers, pros & cons of staying Club Level at Helios, and whether it’s worth the splurge. For starters, this

Walt Disney World has released new deeply-discounted resort room-only rates for Disney Visa Cardmembers in Winter 2026, at select hotels in every resort tier and with starting rates as low as $99 per night! This post shares the details of the special offer, commentary about the deal & other info. This is one of many

Walt Disney World has revealed the opening season in 2026 for the reimagined Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom. This post covers details of the upgrades, timeline for the ride’s reopening, commentary about why we expect this to become the best blaster ride, and more. Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin closed

Walt Disney World has announced the closing date for Frozen Ever After at EPCOT, which will receive a refurbishment for enhanced Audio Animatronics in 2026! This shares dates & details of the upgrades, our predicted reopening date the reimagined ride, commentary about why this is happening and has us so excited, and more. Since Frozen

Walt Disney World has announced new opening season timelines and details for the reimagined Animation Courtyard, and the attractions that the area will feature, including the Magic of Disney Animation and more. This shares the latest developments, along with our commentary and bigger-picture overview of the new-look Walt Disney Studios Lot. In case you missed