Crowds; an unfortunate inescapable aspect of any Disney vacation. While it’s wonderful to visit some of the best theme parks in the world, thousands of strangers are also joining you in the parks. If you’re lucky, your vacation lands during some of the slower parts of the year, […]
The Plaza Restaurant is a table-service location on Magic Kingdom’s Main Street. With Victorian theme abound, Plaza fits in well with its location, feeling like a soda fountain at the end of Main Street. Plaza Restaurant’s menu focuses on sandwiches, salads and a few specialty items. The restaurant […]
Walt Disney World is embarking on a special year, celebrating its 50th anniversary on October 1st, 2021. What was set to be a massive celebration has had to be tampered down due to COVID. Slowed construction progress, lower tourism levels and the present cloud of uncertainty of what […]
Captain Cook’s is a counter service restaurant at the Polynesian Village Resort in Walt Disney World. The restaurant serves mostly American food with an island flair. Captain Cook’s serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and takes part in the Disney Dining Plan (1 counter-service credit). While we love the […]
Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe is a counter-service restaurant in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Residing in Tomorrowland, the restaurant has been a mainstay in the park since 1994. Cosmic Ray’s serves American fare and has an atmosphere centering around an audio-animatronic alien singing an eight song set. The […]
For much of the last year, there has been little in the way of Disney Parks news. I guess that’s not fully true since, you know, they closed and that was pretty dramatic. But as far as normal news, things have been fairly dormant outside of a few […]
I’ve always been a night owl but there’s something serene and fresh about Disney Parks when they open. A few hours after sunrise, the air is still a little cooler and the morning light hits some of the sights just right. The same is true later in the […]
It’s January 17th so it’s about that time of year when we all drop those silly resolutions we made 2 weeks ago and stagger on with life. Okay, I hope that hasn’t happened to you. Keep going on those goals, you can do it! Alright, as you probably […]
As Walt Disney World continues to make its way back from an unfathomable 2020 some of what fans have grown accustomed to is sure to be changed and taken away. When the parks reopened last summer, they did so without FastPass+, Extra Magic Hours, the Disney Dining Plan […]
It’s a new year! We did it! 2020 was one of the worst years in many perspectives, including theme parks. At the least, Disney Parks were reduced in capacity and closed for a few months. At most (hi Disneyland Resort), they were closed from March on. Unfortunately, those […]
We’ve made it once again to this site’s most braggy post of the year! While we try to keep things helpful on Wandering in Disney, it’s also fun to take a look back on travels from the last year and see the photos I came up with. I […]