Walt Disney World Refurbishment Schedule for November 2015

Refurbishments at Walt Disney World are unfortunately a necessary evil. Hopefully, this Refurb list will help you plan your trip and make sure you will get to experience your favorite attractions! In case you missed the news Soarin’ is on the list of rides that will be down starting in January. Also

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Updated Walt Disney World Refurbishment Schedule for October 2015

Refurbishments at Walt Disney World are unfortunately a necessary evil. Hopefully, this updated list will help you plan your trip and make sure you will get to experience your favorite attractions! Yes, Disney has added Soarin’ to the list of rides that will be down starting in January. This will

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Updated Walt Disney World Refurbishment Schedule for August

Disney released another updated refurbishment schedule today for Walt Disney World Resorts and Parks. A few new additions to the schedule have been made and some date changes as well. This is the updated ride and resort closures starting this month at Walt Disney World: MAGIC KINGDOM:                                                                                                                DATES: Pirates of

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What’s the Height Requirement at WDW?

Some of the most popular attractions at Walt Disney World have a height requirement for the younger guests.  The reasons are for safety and age appropriateness.  While most of the attractions don’t have height minimums, the shortest you can be to experience these attractions is between 38 and 48 inches.

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Avoid these Rides If You Are Prone To Motion Sickness

Motion sickness is something that can really mess up your day. Some folks are extremely susceptible and they either have to skip some of Walt Disney World’s best attractions or find a treatment that helps keep you from getting that horrible queasy feeling (or worse). There are as many ways

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Top Five Animal Kingdom Attractions For Adults

Let me start this off by saying that I didn’t used to like Disney’s Animal Kingdom, I thought it was just a big zoo and found it to honestly be a little boring. I had only been once before, right after it had opened when all the attractions weren’t even

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Disney World Refurbishment Schedule July 2011

Refurbishment/closure information is subject to change without notice and should be confirmed just prior to visiting. Updated information is available on the Disney World Website. Current Palm Golf Course closed through 6/16/11 for refurbishment. Oak Trail Golf Course closed through 6/22/11 for refurbishment. Paddock Leisure Pool (Saratoga Springs Resort) closed

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Chip & Company Week in Review, June 13, 2011

Welcome back to another edition of the Chip & Company Week in Review!  I hope you have had a great week, but if you have missed some of your Disney news stories, feel free to take a look at these! For you ElecTRONica fans out there, great news!  The grid

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Disney’s Primeval Whirl will remain closed throughout summer

According to the Orlando Sentinel the Animal Kingdom’s coaster Primeval Whirl will remain closed  as federal investigators continue examining the death of a resort mechanic who was killed while working on the attraction in March. Disney recently extended the closure of Primeval Whirl, a spinning coaster in Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Disney World Refurbishment Schedule June 2011

Refurbishment/closure information is subject to change without notice and should be confirmed just prior to visiting. Updated information is available on the Disney World Website Current Osprey Ridge Golf Course closed through 5/19/11 for refurbishment. Cabanas Leisure Pool (Coronado Springs Resort) closed through 5/20/11 for refurbishment. All other pools, including

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Disney World Refurbishment Schedule May 2011

Refurbishment/closure information is subject to change without notice and should be confirmed just prior to visiting. Updated information is available at the Disney World Website. Current Wilderness Swimmin’ Pool (Fort Wilderness) closed through 4/22/11 for refurbishment. The Meadow Swimmin’ Pool will be open during this time. Star Tours (Hollywood Studios)

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Disney World Refurbishment Schedule April 2011

Refurbishment/closure information is subject to change without notice and should be confirmed just prior to visiting. Updated information is available at the Walt Disney World website. Current Luna Park Pool Slide (BoardWalk Resort) closed through 3/16/11 for refurbishment. Guests may use the pool or use the feature pool and slide

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Chip & Company Disney Week in Review for March 21st

Welcome to the Chip and Company DisneyWeek In Review. There is a lot of news this week!  Additionally, all of our outstanding writers have been sharing their views, so we’ll touch on a few of those at the end of our segment.  But let’s get on to the news! The

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Disney Worker Injured at Animal Kingdom

Our thoughts and prayers go out to a a Walt Disney World worker that was rushed to the hospital Sunday after suffering a head injury while working on a ride in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Disney officials said the maintenance worker was working on the “Primeval Whirl” attraction when the accident

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