AUTHOR: Tim Carlson
Disney Imagineering In the Parks vs. Out of the Parks
Lately, Walt Disney Imagineering almost feels like two completely different creative teams. There is the version of Imagineering working inside the theme parks themselves, and then there is the side handling the resort and DVC expansions. The difference between the two has become hard to ignore. Inside the parks, Imagineering has been on a hot … Disney Imagineering In the Parks vs. Out of the Parks
Disney, Please Be Better Prepared for the D23 Parks Panel This Year
Does anyone remember watching the 2024 D23 Parks Panel? Unless you were lucky enough to be standing in that arena in Anaheim, squinting at a grainy YouTube livestream from some stranger’s phone, or somehow stumbled across it buried inside Fortnite of all places, you almost certainly missed it. Not because you didn’t care. Not because … Disney, Please Be Better Prepared for the D23 Parks Panel This Year
Can We Be Honest About EPCOT’s World Showcase?
I still love World Showcase. Honestly, that might be part of the problem. Most Disney fans love World Showcase. The festivals are fun, grabbing food from different countries is one of the best experiences at Walt Disney World, and spending an evening wandering around the lagoon with friends never gets old. There is something timeless … Can We Be Honest About EPCOT’s World Showcase?
Could Disney Lakeshore Lodge Finally Dethrone Stormalong Bay?
For more than 35 years, there has been one undisputed king of resort pools at Walt Disney World. Since opening in 1990, Stormalong Bay at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts has set the standard for what a Disney resort pool should be. It is not just a pool. It is practically an attraction in … Could Disney Lakeshore Lodge Finally Dethrone Stormalong Bay?
Disney’s Value Resorts Should Have Water Slides
The classic pushback is “Well, if you wanted a slide, you should have booked a moderate.” It’s a tidy argument, and it’s also a little tone-deaf to reality. Families at the value resorts aren’t there because they couldn’t think of a better option. Many of them planned, saved, and budgeted to make a Walt Disney … Disney’s Value Resorts Should Have Water Slides
If You Like These Moderates and Value Resorts, What Deluxe Might You Like?
For most trips, my family stays at value or moderate Disney resorts, but over the many years of my Disney fandom, I have stayed at almost every Disney hotel, including the deluxe resorts, with just a few exceptions, and even those exceptions I have spent extensive time at, including going into the rooms of friends … If You Like These Moderates and Value Resorts, What Deluxe Might You Like?
Please Bring Carnival Games Back to Walt Disney World
This might genuinely be my hottest Disney Parks take, but I am just going to say it anyway. Bring carnival games back to Walt Disney World. Yes, I know. When some Disney fans hear the words “carnival games,” they immediately picture county fair basketball hoops and water gun races that feel completely out of place … Please Bring Carnival Games Back to Walt Disney World
Disney Planning Tip: The Anti E-Ticket Rope Drop Strategy
This might be a hot take, but I actually think one of the best rope drop strategies at Disney Parks is avoiding the major E-ticket attractions until later in the day, or if you can stay all day, right before closing. I understand the appeal of rushing straight to rides like Flight of Passage or … Disney Planning Tip: The Anti E-Ticket Rope Drop Strategy
It’s Time to Bring Luke, Leia, and Darth Vader to Batuu East
Let me start by saying I understand the vision. I really do. When Walt Disney Imagineering set out to build Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, they made a deliberate creative decision: rather than building a greatest-hits museum of Star Wars nostalgia, they would plant guests inside a living, breathing … It’s Time to Bring Luke, Leia, and Darth Vader to Batuu East
I’m Not Sad About the Changes Coming to the Carousel of Progress
Let me be upfront about something: I could write the opposite version of this article, the outrage piece, and it would almost certainly get more engagement. I know I’m in the minority here. But let me tell you why I woke up to this news and, almost immediately, felt completely at peace with it. In … I’m Not Sad About the Changes Coming to the Carousel of Progress
