FASTPass+ reservations for Be Our Guest Restaurant could make lunch waits even longer

For those that aren’t thrilled about the FASTPass+ system coming to Walt Disney World, you’re not going to be happy about this either. Be Our Guest Restaurant in the Magic Kingdom is the first, and so far the only, dining location to put FASTPass+ into operation. This could end up making the standby lunch line […]

it’s a small world closing for refurbishment in early December

Those heading to Walt Disney World for the holidays may miss out on a classic. it’s a small world at the Magic Kingdom will undergo a short refurbishment in the early to mid part of December. The attraction will cease operation on Dec. 2, 2013, and be shut down through Dec. 12, 2013. It is […]

New Disney Limited Time Magic: The Dapper Dans as the ‘Original Boy Band’ again

It happened once before and it is going to happen again as the Dapper Dans will be the focus of the upcoming Disney Limited Time Magic. From Aug. 19-25, 2013, the Dapper Dans will be on Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom – as usual – but they will be performing as the “Original […]

Tales of a Former Cast Member: ‘NSYNC on the run in Frontierland

While working as a part of the Walt Disney World College Program back in the summer of 1999, I worked the Outdoor Food wagons in the Magic Kingdom and really loved what Disney had me doing. Past editions of “Tales of a Former Cast Member” told of my time as a stocker and also times […]

Date set for end of Celebrate A Dream Come True parade at Magic Kingdom

For a few months at the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014, when you ask “When is the three o’clock parade?” There actually won’t be the obvious answer you would expect. The Celebrate a Dream Come True parade at the Magic Kingdom is going to have its final performance on or around Dec. […]

Disney Did You Know: Mr. Toad is still in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World…a couple times

One of my favorite Disney attractions of all time is Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, and that is obvious by it being listed first on the page of “Lost” Walt Disney World. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh took over Mr. Toad’s location, and successfully pushed the guy out of Fantasyland. Well, not entirely. And […]

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party adds Jack and Sally, Phineas and Ferb, Mike and Sulley

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party officially begins on Sept. 10, 2013, and there is a lot to look forward to. Actually, even more than usual as Disney will be adding a lot of new things to the Halloween bash that takes over the Magic Kingdom for a month and a half. The “Boo to […]

Disney Rides of Change: The changes of the Pirates of the Caribbean over the years

The series detailing “Disney Rides of Change” usually has something to do with attractions that are “lost” and have now been replaced by other attractions such as Kitchen Kabaret to Soarin’ and If You Had Wings to Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin. This edition is going to be about an attraction that is still in […]

Disney Myths – Fact or Fiction: Find a paint brush on Tom Sawyer’s Island, get a FASTPass

One of the Walt Disney World myths that may not be known too much has to do with Tom Sawyer’s Island (TSI) over at the Magic Kingdom. It is a place that some people forget is even there, and they’re actually missing out on one of my favorite attractions. Tom Sawyer’s Island has caves and […]

Tales of a Former Cast Member: Don’t mess around with the Cast Members

When working at Walt Disney World for my first WDWCP, it was a great experience, but one that still took a lot of learning on my part. Even though I was working at popcorn and ice cream, there was a lot that needed to be taken in and implanted in my brain. One of those […]

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