Disney Tips & Tricks
Get the most out of your Disney visit with these tips and tricks!
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Feb- 2023 -24 February
Review: Toledo Tapas, Steak, & Seafood at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Atmosphere: 9/10 Food: 8.5/10 Service: 8/10 Overall Score: 8.8/10 When you hear the words “rooftop Disney World restaurant,” you probably think of California Grill atop Disney's Contemporary Resort, or Topolino's Terrace at Disney's Riviera Resort. But there is a third that you need to experience if you have not already. Toledo Tapas, Steak & Seafood on the top floor of Gran Destino To
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24 February
A Rant About Disney World Buses in Less Than 450 Words
If I can help it, I am never going to take a Disney World Bus ever again. During a time in the Walt Disney World Resort's history where every second of time feels crucial, I can no longer afford to spend the time waiting to use an exhaustingly slow and inefficient mode of Disney World transportation from my Resort Hotel to Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal
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24 February
The Best Walk-Up Dining Spot at Disney World has No Walk-Up List
It seems that everywhere you go around the Walt Disney World Resort nowadays, you need a reservation made far in advance. A Disney World dining reservation, a Disney Theme Park Reservation, even a ride reservation in the form of Lightning Lane access. In recent days, the powers that be at Disney World have attempted to make dining more accessible by equipping certain table-service restaurants with
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24 February
Disney Genie+ Will Finally Be Worth The Money!
Readers, ever since it came into existence, I have been a firm believer that Disney Genie+ is not worth the money it costs Walt Disney World Resort Guests per person per day–especially when it is for something that used to be free: the Disney FastPass System, now Lightning Lane. But I am ready to concede that starting next month, Disney Genie+ will finally start proving its worth, literally.
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24 February
POV Gone Wrong? Another Phone Flown From Disney Roller Coaster
Oh, to get an epic POV video of your favorite Disney ride. It seems so easy, right? These Walt Disney World Resort roller coasters like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train are so tame it would be so easy to hold your phone for the whole thing, right? Well, a new internet video says otherwise. More and more Guests have been complaining about others filming during rides in rec
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24 February
Schools Clearly No Longer Decide When Families Visit Disney World
I am writing this article during my stay at Gran Destino Tower at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. It is the end of February, in the middle of the week, and my Resort hotel–and the Theme Parks as a whol–is filled with kids. My inner child is screaming with jealousy, and my inner old man is screaming with frustration. Like probably many reading this article, I grew up shackled to the d
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23 February
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort: Hidden Happy Hour Heaven
In the eyes of the mainstream, The Walt Disney World Resort has become known as the Most Magical Place On Earth to have a drink. But let's be honest: not all Disney drinking spots are created equal–in matters of quality and also accessibility. Since the secret about Trader Sam's got out, the overall quality of the subtropical speakeasy's experience remained the same, but it has gotten increa
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18 February
Disney Genie+ Back to Record Cost for Holiday Weekend
As Walt Disney World Resort Guest descend upon the Most Magical Place On Earth for Presidents Day Weekend, they will find Bob Chapek's extra-cost replacement for the FastPass+ System priced at its all time high. The Disney Genie+ system has been a controversial addition to the MyDisneyExperience app since its inception, charging Guests an additional fee per person per day for parts of the Theme Pa
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16 February
Don’t Waste Your Precious Disney Minutes Waiting for This Beloved Ride
Grab your phone on, say, a random Wednesday. Open the My Disney Experience App and look around at some of the wait times. Admittedly, I do this sometimes when I'm bored and want to feel like I’m there, if only for a brief moment. But I digress. Head over to Magic Kingdom, and you'll see the longest wait time is usually for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, and rightfully so. It is the newest, albeit nearly
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15 February
New Disney World Survey Lets Guests Vent Vacation Planning Frustrations
Over the past couple of years, it seemed that Walt Disney World Vacation Planning has become increasingly difficult. What started out as a digitization of one’s Theme Park Ticket onto a cool wristband and the ability to access a Fast Pass on one's cell phone has turned into arguably a smartphone-dependent gauntlet for the technologically challenged. Put into overdrive by the now-former CEO Bob Cha
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