My wife, after I took her to EPCOT for the first time, remarked that she found the park to be a bit boring. She thought that a few of the attractions were cool, and she definitely didn’t hate the park, but for the most part she just wasn’t thrilled by the whole experience. I had built…
Tag: Disney parks
Stranger in a Strange Land
I like to consider myself something of a Disney expert. I’ve been going to Walt Disney World for decades, after all, and even spent a short time working at the Disney/MGM Studios a long time ago, but up until recently I had never visited any of the other Disney parks. It wasn’t until this past November that I…
Hooray For Hollywood (Studios)
Not long ago, I published a post called The State of the Studios in which I discussed my thoughts about Hollywood Studios and the direction the park was headed. Several attractions had closed, with more rumored to follow, and I was concerned about what was happening. Of course, that was written prior to D23 and the…
The State of the Studios
When I was a cast member, I was assigned to work at the (at the time) Disney/MGM Studios. So, even decades later, that park is extra special to me because of my time there — it’s “my” park, and I’m a small part of its history. But even without that connection, I would still love what…
Park Hopping
The plan, when it started out, was pretty straightforward: on the last full day of our trip we were going to go to Animal Kingdom in the morning, and then head on over to Magic Kingdom. Plans change, though. One thing leads to another and before you know it you’re traveling all over Walt Disney…
Grim Grinning Ghosts
Haunted Mansion is my favorite Disney attraction, and over the years I’ve learned a lot about it. From trivia to behind-the-scenes, there’s a lot of Haunted Mansion info in my brain (taking up space I otherwise would have wasted on, like, algebra or something) and I thought it would be fun to share some of…