by Jim Smith | Mar 12, 2024 | Deals and Promotions, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Travel News, Travel Planning
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates and Princesses and published on March 12, 2024) Walt Disney World has released several theme park ticket discount deals for Spring and Summer 2024, aimed at spreading the crowds around the theme parks. One of the...
by Jim Smith | May 15, 2023 | Deals and Promotions, Travel Planning
Last week we announced lots of BIG news at Walt Disney World, including the removal of theme park reservations for most tickets, the introduction of “good-to-go” days for Annual Passholders, the return of the Disney Dining Plan, and planned improvements to Genie+....
by Jim Smith | Oct 5, 2022 | Disney, Disney Connections, Harry Potter, Universal Studios
Editor’s Update: March 10, 2024. “The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.” — Albus Dumbledore Image: NBCUniversal Disney and Universal. Universal and Disney. Back and forth since the early...
by Jim Smith | Aug 31, 2021 | Beyond Disney
Disney and Universal theme parks. Many might agree they are the gold (and silvery) standards for excellence in theme park entertainment. Many diehard fans are fortunate enough to live within striking distance of these entertainment meccas. But for most of us (myself...
by Jim Smith | Apr 17, 2020 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series
Welcome back to our series on Disney’s use of illusion to bring us the fantasy we love on film and in the theme parks. Part one of our series focused on the magic in the movies. This post, we’ll visit the Disney theme parks for a lesson on how forced perspective...
