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See the main interior of the Royal Guest Room in our full review.

Disney’s Port Orleans Resort Riverside Royal Guest Room Review

3 Comments / Disney World Blog, Resorts / By Mike

When you stay at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort Riverside, you have several choices for accommodations. The resort is divided into two sections, Alligator Bayou and Magnolia Bend. Alligator Bayou takes you to a rustic Louisiana delta setting. In contrast to Alligator Bayou, the other part of the Port Orleans Resort Riverside is Magnolia Bend. It is set to look like plantation style mansions. Nestled within Magnolia Bend, you’ll find the Royal Guest Rooms of Port Orleans Resort Riverside.

See the view from Disney’s BoardWalk Inn Sonora Suite

Disney’s BoardWalk Inn Sonora Suite Review

4 Comments / Disney World Blog, Resorts / By Mike

On a recent trip to Disney World, we scored the mother of all upgrades! Well that statement might have a bit of hyperbole in it, but not too much. We had booked a standard room at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn. While we were on the Magical Express to the resort, we got a call from a cast member at the front desk of the resort. He was calling to tell us that they were going to give us a complementary upgrade to Disney’s BoardWalk Inn Sonora Suite! It’s also known as the Vice-Presidential Suite.

Not just to a pool view room or boardwalk view room. Oh no, we’re talking about one decked out suite, which honestly was way more room than we needed. We didn’t even have Anna and Elsa with us on this trip.

Magic Kingdom FastPass+ Guide

Leave a Comment / Disney World Blog, Magic Kingdom, Theme Parks / By Mike

Earlier in this guide we gave an introduction to the FastPass+ system and how to make FastPass+ reservations at Disney World. You will rarely find the high demand rides with nobody riding them, despite what you see on articles cover photo! We’re still not quite sure how that happened at 9:10 AM. Now we are going to cover the “what to do” in our Magic Kingdom FastPass+ guide.

Magic Kingdom is unique compared to the other three Disney World parks, in that it does not have a tiered system of FastPass+ availability. All attractions that offer the FastPass+ option can be reserved by all guests. As of this writing, there are 25 attractions that offer the FastPass+ program. Remember, you can only book three FastPass+ reservations in advance.

Disney World Date-Based Ticket System Debuts

Leave a Comment / Animal Kingdom, Disney News, Disney World Blog, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Theme Parks / By Mike

On Tuesday of this week, Disney World rolled out their new date-based ticket system. And with it most people assumed another price increase. Now that the Disney World date-based ticket system is available for all to see, we’ve gone through the data to see what little nuggets are in there.

In this article, we’ll walk you through the system at a high level and hit on what it means for the cost of going to Disney World. We’ll follow this article up with others that will go into more granular detail about certain pricing options. Check the blog each month, as we will revisit how Disney changes prices from one month to the next. That will be a surefire indicator about where tickets are selling and where they aren’t.

Pixar Play Zone Review

Leave a Comment / Disney World Blog, Resorts / By Mike

In early 2018, Disney announced that they were closing their last few remaining Children’s Activity Centers. With the closure of the activity centers, many wondered what they could use as a place to give kids a night away. Or is that giving parents a night away? Maybe both. Either way, Disney announced that they would open the Pixar Play Zone in the spring of 2018.

We were at Disney World shortly after the Pixar Play Zone opened and decided to take the girls there to see how they liked it. Of course, that means you get to hear our experiences and how the girls feel about it in our own Pixar Play Zone review.