The first time we took my youngest daughter to Disney, she couldn’t have been more than two. She was a huge fan of Mickey Mouse’s Clubhouse and wanted to meet all of her friends. We walked into EPCOT for the first time; standing right near Spaceship Earth was Goofy. Without even thinking, she ran right toward him, slid under the ...

For the first time in forever, I went to Walt Disney World with someone who was visiting for the first time. She had one visit to another Disneyland Park under her belt, and otherwise she was green as the plants on Jungle Cruise. Visiting the Parks I thought I knew like the back of my hand forced me to rethink ...

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 ...

As a writer for a site called DisneyFanatic.com, I am expected to be able to provide some tips about how you, my dear readers, can attack a Disney vacation like “a professional,” and I like to think that I am able to provide some solid tips on how to be proactive with your vacation time, especially during a Walt Disney ...

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 ...

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 ...

Okay, readers, particularly the Gentlemen, it took me almost two decades, but I have finally come to understand not only how crucial shopping for merchandise is for some people at the Walt Disney World Resort and a simple logical process to get it under control, whether you are with your wife, girlfriend, kids or both. It seems overwhelming, right? Every ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...