by Jim Smith | Feb 4, 2025 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney Parks & Resorts, Travel Planning, Universal Parks
In the central Florida theme park entertainment mecca, the two biggest players in the game are Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando. Sure, there are others like SeaWorld, LEGOLAND, and Busch Gardens. But Disney and Universal are the biggies. They offer the best...
by Jim Smith | Oct 9, 2024 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series, Facts and Figment Travel Planning
Do you have a favorite country in EPCOT’s World Showcase pavilion? With eleven to choose from, it can be hard to decide. I personally love all the European pavilions, and one of my very favorites is dedicated to the nation of Norway. Norway debuted on June 3, 1988...
by Jim Smith | Aug 20, 2024 | Bits & Pieces, Disney Parks & Resorts
What’s your favorite thing about EPCOT? Is it the culture of the World Showcase Pavilions? The cutting-edge attractions in the front end of the park (which will always be known as “Future World” to me)? How about the nearly perpetual presence of seasonal festivals?...
by Jim Smith | Apr 5, 2024 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Role Call - The Best of Disney
I was recently asked to do one of the most challenging things I’ve ever been asked to do…list my top five attractions in all of Walt Disney World. I thought about this for a minute (maybe a little less) and quickly concluded that there is no way I could, in good...
by Jim Smith | Feb 12, 2024 | Disney Spotlight Series, Fun Facts, Lists
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on January 31, 2022.) Figment – the colorful little dragon enjoyed by millions – has been a part of any EPCOT visitor’s experience almost since the park opened as EPCOT Center in...
