Walt Disney World has announced that Annual Passes will be brought back and they will resume sales on September 8th. The new passes have undergone several changes from when they were last available in 2020 and are broken into different tiers. In this post, we’ll cover the details […]
Hearthstone Lounge is a bar and restaurant inside of Disneyland Resort’s Grand Californian Hotel. The lounge offers American food and a bevy of alcoholic drinks in a relaxed setting. The restaurant does accept an Annual Pass (Magic Key) and DVC discount. In this post, we’ll review Hearthstone Lounge’s […]
Sheraton Universal is an on-site hotel at Universal Studios Hollywood. Sitting just a short walk away from the park’s entrance, the hotel is one of the closest to Universal. Sheraton Universal opened in 1969 but has recently renovated the rooms. In this post, we’ll review the hotel, sharing […]
The inevitable bad news finally dropped today. Since both Disneyland and Walt Disney World have reopened, FastPass options haven’t been reinstated. Today brought the news that FastPass (and FastPass+ at WDW) has been eliminated completely in favor of new paid options called Genie+ and Lightning Lane. In this […]
March 14th and 15th of 2020 feel like a long time ago but also like they were just yesterday. The 14th was the last day of Disneyland operation before a closure that lasted a year plus and the 15th, the first day of said closure, was when the […]
If you’re an experienced Disney vacationer, you know that the most productive park time is usually right at park open. Rope dropping allows you to get to a few rides before lines actually form, making it possible to get through 3-5 rides in less than an hour. The […]
Once in a while there’s a series of written words that transcends time and space. You just never know when the next Lewis, Tolkien or Rowling might pop up in written media. It’s time for me to bust through those walls like the Kool-Aid Man as I deliver […]
There’s been a little bit of news this week around the Disney community along with a few minor reviews that I’ve wanted to write but didn’t think would fill up an entire blog post. What better excuse to do an odds & ends post and then add a […]
While Walt Disney World has made major strides in getting ‘back to normal’ after the pandemic, not everything is quite there. That remains true for the duration of 2021 as Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party has been replaced with an After Hours Event. This doesn’t come as a […]
Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante is a counter-service restaurant in Disneyland’s Frontierland. The restaurant serves Mexican fare with a surprisingly large variety. This review will include photos of the restaurant, as well as our thoughts on Rancho del Zocalo’s atmosphere, food, and value. The restaurant’s facade is Spanish architecture […]
A series conclusion on this website feels about as rare as a compliment of California Adventure’s skyline but I think we’ve made it! Yes, we skipped right over Epcot but when it comes to the question of ‘what comes next for Epcot?’ the answer is pretty much everything. […]