Blogs from Disney World, Orlando, Florida, United States, North America - page 8

We had planned a morning at Hollywood Studios followed by an evening at Epcot to experience the ‘Food & Wine Festival’ that runs there at this time of year - neither of us like wine so we would essentially just be eating our way around the world by trying lots of samples of food! Knowing that it would be a long day ahead, we didn’t get to Hollywood Studios right at opening time at 9am, but were there by around 11am. Our first stop was, of course, the Hollywood Terror for a couple of rides, and also a ride on the Aerosmith roller coaster (finally remembering to take a picture of the cool outside theming of this ride!). We then checked our map to see what we had missed last time we came here and found ... read more

Day 2 begins...A quick breakfast at the deli on the boardwalk and then we took the ferry over to Disney Hollywood Studios. Our plan was to spend a few hours here and then head to Epcot and the International Food Festival. Another full day ahead! The Disney Hollywood Studios was less crowded than Magic Kingdom and the day more pleasant for being outdoors. This park was a lot of fun! We attended a special effects show with an Indiana Jones theme, did a backlot tour, and learned the history of the park. The backlot tour demonstrated some unique aspects of filming movies and we saw Herbie! The history of the Disney cartoons and evolution to international recognition was fascinating and since we both enjoy history, it was a good educational experience. During the ferry ride back ... read more

With only two days to spend at the Disney Resort, we knew the days would be action-packed! Day One started with a trip to Magic Kingdom. Visiting the park for the first time as 50-somethings, it was an enjoyable day. We started off along Main Street and then to the left, which seemed less crowded. We climbed through the tree house at an easy pace and then over to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride with no waiting at the entry. After a walk to the back of the park, we did have a 30 minute wait to go over to Tom Sawyer Island, but once we arrived were quickly exploring the island and the caves, bridges and such at that venue. A short boat ride back to the main area and we headed into the ... read more

As planned, we were up early the following morning to go to Hollywood Studios; the last of the four Disney World theme parks (though we still had the water parks to visit!). We caught the bus at 8:45am and got to the park just after opening, making a beeline first to the ‘Toy Story Midway Mania’ ride to pick up a fast pass – Emma had read online that this is always crazy busy as it is the newest ride. Yup, the queue was already thirty minutes and growing and the fast passes had return times between 12pm and 1pm – ridiculous! We secured ours anyway as we didn’t fancy queuing for it, then walked back to the ‘Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror’ ride, which had a much more reasonable five minute wait! This is where ... read more

Hello there! I've had one of the most stressful weeks, but the thought of our upcoming trip is keeping me on the up and up! My better half and I have been going back and forth trying to decide if we should stay on-property or save some money and stay off property. I knew Disney recently opened the Art of Animation resort and that my kiddos would absolutely love staying in a themed room so we were really struggling with our decision. Ultimately we decided to go ahead and book a room at the Art of Animation. This way we can save money on a rental car and gas because we'll have all of the Disney transportation options and I was afraid the magic wouldn't be there if we stayed at your average Hampton Inn on ... read more