Last week, Touring Plans boss mom Julia messaged me about our blog post plans for Thanksgiving. Between preparing for the mega-event of Derek’s Turkeys of the Year and an outlet report she suggested I pen a “thankful” list of things from Universal Orlando. This year has hit everyone hard to varying degrees, so I took […]
Any doubts about whether crowds would visit Walt Disney World for Thanksgiving were dispelled today, as the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Animal Kingdom saw posted wait time averages in the top 3 of the past month. Hollywood Studios was equally busy, but wait times are lower because of ride capacity that was added a couple […]
One of my favorite scenes of any Star Wars film is when Han Solo takes the Millennium Falcon into the asteroid field in “The Empire Strikes Back” (celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, by the way). As a kid, I’d watch the Falcon gracefully dodge those asteroids – avoiding TIE fighters at the same time […]
Disney Springs has often been described as a glorified shopping mall — and when you get down to it, sometimes that’s what you’re looking for. This is especially true with the shopping crowds that come out on Black Friday. Although Disney Springs may not be the first location that comes to mind for shopping crowds, […]
It comes as no surprise that this week is a busy one at Walt Disney World. Every day we are in the parks to ensure our resources and tools are as up to date and as accurate as possible. We are seeing some of the largest crowds we’ve seen, though still at very limited capacity, […]