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Avatar Flight of Passage: Animal Kingdom Attraction Spotlight
Fast Facts Location: Pandora, Animal Kingdom Opening Date: May 27, 2017 Height requirement: 44″ Who it’s for: Kids, Teens, Adults Ride Length: 6 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage is one of the most popular attractions in Animal Kingdom for many reasons. The queue for the attraction has many themed elements that add to the experience of the overall attraction. When you reach the front of the line, you will enter a chamber with 16 people where you load on to your Banshee. You will wear a set of 3D glasses on this attraction while riding on a Banshee over Pandora. This 3D experience movie lasts around 6 minutes and in…
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Astro Orbiter: Magic Kingdom Attraction Spotlight
Fast Facts Location: Tomorrowland, Magic Kingdom Opening Date: February 25, 1995 Height requirement: None Who it’s for: The whole family! Ride Length: 2 minutes Fun Fact: There’s a version of the Astro Orbiter at every other Disney Resort except for Tokyo Disneyland. Unlike the Astro Orbiter at Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom version sits atop a 3 story platform and gives an great view of the park. This classic spinning ride is similar to any other spinning ride and is just about identical to the versions at every other Disney park. Riders have control of the ride vehicles moving up and down while the ride is spinning. The concept for the…
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The Animation Experience: Animal Kingdom Attraction Spotlight
Fast Facts Location: Conservation Station, Animal Kingdom Opening Date: July 11, 2019 Height requirement: None Who it’s for: The whole family! Ride Length: 30 minutes Learn how to draw your favorite Disney characters at the Animation Experience located in Animal Kingdom. An experienced Disney animator will lead you through the steps to drawing a different character each session. Plan ahead by checking the daily schedule for times the experience will start which historically is about every 45 minutes. You will also want to note that you’ll want to board the Wildlife Express Train to Rafiki’s Planet Watch 40 minutes prior to the experience start time. The Official Word If you’re…
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The American Adventure: Epcot Attraction Spotlight
Fast Facts Location: American Pavilion, World Showcase, Epcot Opening Date: October 1, 1982 Height requirement: None Who it’s for: The whole family! Ride Length: 29 minutes Fun Fact: It took Imagineers 5 years to complete this attraction and there are 10 animatronic sets stored under the stage for the show. Narrated by Mark Twain and Benjamin Franklin animatronics, this 29 minute show is a tribute to all things American history. The show itself is located inside a 1000+ seat theater in the American Pavilion of Epcot. Throughout the show animatronics come onstage to narrate the current events of their time. You will likely recognize many of these historic figures as…
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Alien Swirling Saucers: Hollywood Studios Attraction Spotlight
Hop aboard a Toy Story Alien saucer for this fun spinning attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios! If you're a fan of Toy Story you'll love this fun tribute to the play set Andy won at Pizza Planet.
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Top 10 Items For Your Disney Vacation!
Packing for a Disney vacation can be exciting but also a bit stressful at times. Thankfully you can always count on Amazon to get you everything you need at the last minute! If it wasn’t for Amazon I would be completely lost on how to get everything I needed at the last minute. In fact – for our last trip we ordered groceries from Amazon Prime Now that were delivered to our hotel room while we were out in the parks. We decided to take another trip to Walt Disney World (our second trip ever!) in May so I started to think about all the things I need to get together…
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Maximizing your MaxPass FastPasses
In my previous post, I talked a bit about why I think MaxPass is the only Disney Upgrade that’s worth it. Today, I’ll be sharing some of my tips and tricks to maximize the value you get from your MaxPass purchase. With that — let’s get onto my tips for getting the most FastPasses out of your day. Start Early This is generally true of Disneyland, but the earlier in the day you start booking your FastPasses, the easier it is to get them. If you look at 10 AM, you’ll often see return times just an hour or two ahead for almost every ride. If you wait until mid-afternoon…
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The Low Down on MaxPass
About a year ago, Disneyland decided to join the 21st century by letting you book FastPasses online (via their mobile app). This feature is known as MaxPass and is available as an add-on to any ticket or Annual Pass. MaxPass has the unique distinction of being the one Disneyland up-charge experience I recommend for ANY visitor to purchase. So what does MaxPass include? MaxPass includes 2 different, but super useful features. Let’s take a look at each one. Mobile FastPass Booking The first half of MaxPass is the ability to book FastPass return times from the Disneyland mobile app. While all Disneyland tickets include the ability to book FastPasses by walking…
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Disneyland Railroad Tender Ride – Disneyland Hidden Gems
Are there any Disneyland Railroad fans out there? I LOVE riding on this opening day attraction every time I get a chance. I always do the Grand Circle Tour — getting on at Main Street Station and going all the way around the park. Perhaps the most unique way to experience the Disneyland Railroad is by riding with up front with the engineers. Yes — you can actually do that — but only on certain runs. Here are my thoughts on this unique hidden gem of Disneyland. Once you’ve boarded the tender, you’re sitting just a few feet from the fireman and engineer aboard one of the Disneyland’s finest iron…
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Mark Twain Wheelhouse – Disneyland Hidden Gems
While it’s hard to miss the Mark Twain, with its signature steam whistle, as you walk through the west side of Disneyland, many people don’t know it houses one of my favorite “hidden gem” experiences at Disneyland. Like most of the Disneyland’s hidden gems, this one is “hidden” in plain sight. The Wheelhouse of the Mark Twain is a very unique way to experience a Disneyland Attraction: from the vantage of the ride operator! For most rides at Disneyland, you’re not allowed to peek behind the curtain and see a bit of how the attraction works. On the Mark Twain, the wheelhouse provides you with not only the opportunity to…
