Guests at Disneyland Park can now enjoy new viewing options for the spectacular nighttime show Fantasmic! Beginning on Dec. 12, 2014, Fastpasses will be available for the show’s reserved viewing section. Fastpass distribution will take place along Big Thunder Trail in Frontierland. The tickets are first-come, first-served until one hour
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Surviving Your Countdown to Disney
You have booked your trip. You are going to Disney…in a few months (or more!). The countdown until your Disney vacation can be a slow and painful process. How are you expected to function as a normal person when magical memories await you? Here are some ideas of things to
Walt Disney World Planning – ADR’s For First Timers
So you’ve gone ahead and booked your first WDW trip – congrats! Once your trip is about 6 months away, you’ll need to make your Advance Dining Reservations (or ADR’s in Disney-speak!) for your table service meals. But if you have no clue where to begin, fear not – as
Be Our Guest Quick Service – Now Serving FastPass+ Guests Only
As Be Our Guest inches it’s way to it’s 2 year Anniversary this December, the Be Our Guest Restaurant is now changing the rules yet again with a few updates to their Quick Service Lunch option which is now available only to Guests who received a FastPass+ invitation for Quick
Is Toy Story Midway Mania FastPass+ Only?
Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios guests are reeling at the news that Disney is testing FastPass+ and Toy Story Midway Mania has no Standby line for the week of October 6-9, 2014. Monday through Thursday only guests who have scheduled a FastPass+ using MyDisneyExperience *in advance of arrival at the
Create pixie dust in the Disney Parks, pay it forward.
If you have older kids like me, or if you are a group of adults going on your own trip – consider this story of mine: I am walking down Main Street USA with my then 5 year old daughter dressed in a dress-up box make-shift princess gown – when
Planning Your First Trip to Disneyland Resort
You have decided to visit the Disneyland Resort for the first time, now what? Here are my top tips to help you get started in the planning process. When to go: January, February, and early March are historically low attendance months, but are popular months for maintenance and refurbishments. Haunted
Fastpass+ Tier Changes Coming to Epcot and Hollywood Studios
According to wdwmagic.com there will be some re-arranging of the tiers for Epcot and Hollywood Studios. The changes are effective now for Fastpass+ selection that are made from June 16 on. At Hollywood Studios ‘The Great Movie Ride’ is moving to group 1. At Epcot ‘Living with the Land’ is
“Frozen” Forces Walt Disney World to Change ‘Rope Drop’ Procedure
Well, it’s no secret that Disney’s blockbuster animated film ‘Frozen’ is one of the most popular Disney movies of all time. The runaway success of the film is now surging theme park spending and strengthening merchandise sales. “Passion for these characters and for the film is so extraordinary.” says Walt
TinkerBell’s Magical Nook Has a New Home at the Magic Kingdom
Did you know Tinkerbell has moved to her new home at the Magic Kingdom? Now when you want to meet Tink and her fairy friends you can visit the new Garden Theater, which is a part of Town Square Theater on Main Street. You will really feel like you have
Top 10 Reasons to Stay at a Disney World Resort
Trying to figure out whether to stay on or off Disney property can be an agonizing decision. Staying at a Disney World Resort offers many perks and is why my family chooses to stay on property. The top 10 reasons to stay at a
Disney Reports More Record Profits
MyMagic+ is finally turning a big profit for Disney. Even though they say the cost of the program has still not totally been recouped. According to Disney about three-quarters of their guests stay in a Disney Resort, and only one quarter of the guests have only just started using Fastpass+
Big Fastpass+ Changes coming next week to Walt Disney World
I am sure you know, but 2 of the most requested changes for Fastpass+ would be the ability to get more Fastpasses and to have an option to park hop, well that will be happening on April 28th. Here is how it will work, for now: When you have used
Disney’s My Magic+ System Undergoing More Great Changes for Guests
Disney’s My Magic+ System is still undergoing changes for guests. For quite some time, only guests staying on Disney property were entitled to preselecting their FastPass Plus Options 60 days prior to arrival. More recently, Annual Passholders began receiving MagicBands, and now off-site guests can make FastPass Plus selections 30
