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Disney Is About to Gut Magic Kingdom, Fans Are Furious, and You Don’t Have Much Time

We've had plenty of warning signs that the current management of the Disney brand doesn't understand or appreciate their roles as stewards of priceless Americana. For the last few years, the current decision makers at Disney have been carrying on as if they're running a shopping mall and not a national treasure. Obsessed with floating…

January 3, 202598Views

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Disney World Brings Back Free Meals in 2025, but Is Disney’s Dining Plan Really Worth It?

Deal alert! Walt Disney World in Florida is bringing back its Disney Dining Plan for a limited period in mid-2025. Historically, the Orlando-area resort has whipped out its food plan to help shore up bookings in softer periods. This year, the plan's dates of availability coincide with the first weeks of operation of Disney's…

January 2, 2025105Views

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Discounts for Disney Due to Softer Bookings: See the Current Sales

Everyone knows a Disney parks vacation costs a lot. Disney was once a byword for whimsy and quality, but it seems like in our era, "expensive" has replaced "magic" as the single adjective most people use to describe an audience with Mickey Mouse. But ever since the initial rush of post-pandemic travel, bookings for Walt…

December 7, 202471Views

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International Disney parks target U.S. customers with American influencers and bloggers

Disney World has become a repeat vacation spot and second home for a group of adults who love Disney. Now the company appears to be trying to replicate that magic at its international properties, using American influencers and bloggers to draw U.S. fans to Disney theme parks in China and Japan. The professional content…

May 19, 2024183Views

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The 7 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make on a Walt Disney World Vacation

Underplanning In Disney's drive to increase profit centers, the company has changed its basic theme park experience. Now every visitor must plan somewhat or pay a price. To eat at the best sit-down restaurants or enjoy a character meal, you must make reservations 60 days in advance or else face a lack of availability.…

May 9, 2024153Views

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Disney Just Raised Prices on a List of Things—by More Than Twice the Inflation Rate

Dwindling cash reserves, huge corporate acquisitions to pay off, crazy costs to lift the Disney+ streaming service off the ground, boardroom battles . . . the Walt Disney Company sure is dealing with a lot of financial woes right now. It's a good thing Disney has vacationers to milk for cash! Open your wallets, travelers, because…

May 1, 2024212Views

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Disney World Has Quietly Removed an Entire Park from Its Daily Lineup

Ask any theme park aficionado to list all the things you can do during a day at Walt Disney World near Orlando, and you'll hear the resort's inventory rattled off as easily as the alphabet: four theme parks, two water-slide parks, a huge shopping district, a sports center, and more than 20 resort hotels. Not…

April 28, 2024160Views

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Taking the Train to Do Disney Without a Car

I priced a ride with Lyft to a Walt Disney World resort hotel, the Animal Kingdom Lodge, as soon as I arrived at the Brightline Orlando station. Here's what the prices were around lunchtime on a Monday. (When I returned back to South Florida in the late morning 2 days later, the prices were about…

April 28, 2024145Views

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Disney World to Give Free Water Park Tickets in 2025! But There’s a Big Catch

You might have seen some breathless proclamation this week about Walt Disney World's newly announced freebie. "Guests staying at Disney World’s resort hotels to get free water park entry," USA Today trumpeted. Yeah, about that. There's a huge catch that will keep most vacationers from being able to use the offer. It's true that Disney…

April 26, 2024159Views

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Disney World Introduces a Slew of Consumer-Unfriendly Changes

At this point, complaining that Disney World is a money pit is a little like complaining Las Vegas has dice. We know, we know. But as long as vacation sellers come up with new ways for vacationers to roll snake eyes and lose, we'll keep reporting them. Walt Disney World in Orlando, home of the…

April 25, 2024134Views