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Things A First Timer Needs To Do At Walt Disney World - WDW Opinion Ep. 54 You only get to experience your first time once. Here at WDW Opinion, we make it our mission to share as many opinions as humanly possible and we’re not in the business of making you think there’s only one right way to experience Walt Disney World. Because in reality there’s actually 10s of thousands of ways to vacation at the most magical place on Earth. But your first trip to Disney World is special and for many in America, a trip to Disney World is almost a rite of passage. Not the Dr. Jackie Ogden kind of rite of passage but still important. Hank and I feel like while you can do whatever you want however you want on your Disney World trip there are a few things we would really encourage you to do on your first trip to the World. Now, for many listening to this podcast you’ve been to Disney World before. But maybe there is a family member or friend who’s never been before. If you want to take them then use this episode as a way to drum up inspiration for what you want them to experience. Or maybe you’re ready to take your own child for the first time or maybe you haven't been in a while and you really want to see the “must-dos”. This is the episode for you. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Walt Disney Co. 3rd Quarter Earnings Report Shows Revenue Gains, Lower Income New Mid-Day Magic Ticket Invites You to Enjoy an Afternoon and Evening of Walt Disney World Resort Theme Park Fun After 12 p.m. Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

How to Get Reservations for Galaxy’s Edge Experiences - WDW Opinion Ep. 53 Stories discussed in News to Opinion Reservations are Open for Oga’s Cantina, Droid Depot, & Savi’s Workshop in WDW’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Everything We Know About Universal's Epic Universe, Orlando’s Newest Theme Park Beatrix Restaurant and Ample Hills Creamery Coming to Disney Springs New Quick Service Dining and Drink Venues Coming to Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort Disney World putting a bow on 2019 with new holiday activities Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

5 Things We’ve Never Done, But Want To Do, At Walt Disney World - WDW Opinion Ep. 52 I think it’s safe to say no one person has ever been able to experience every single offering Disney World has. It’s probably impossible to do so. All the attractions and shows are one thing but think about all the dining experiences you would need to have. And then factor in all the other extras you could do. From recreation, resorts to explore and areas you’ve probably never heard of, there’s a lot of things you’ve most likely have never experienced at Disney. But that’s part of the reason why we keep going back. There’s always something experience that you never have gotten to before. Whether it’s a new attraction or an old classic you’ve never gotten around to, it’s tough to complete the full Disney checklist. We love riding our favorites trip after trip but, throwing in something we’ve never done before is a great way to keep Disney fresh. In today’s segment, Hank and I are going to discuss our top five things we’ve never experienced but really want to at Disney World. We probably have some surprises in here for you so let's see what round out our top five. Plus, Passholder preview dates are announced for Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge and a Cast Member had a heated encounter with a guest. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Passholder Preview Dates for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Announced Guest at Hollywood Tower of Terror Reportedly Punches Cast Member Over FastPass+ Dispute Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

Our Top 5 Favorite Walt Disney World Attractions - WDW Opinion Ep. 51 Everyone’s got their favorites. A fun conversation to have, or argument depending upon if it gets to that level, is ranking the best Disney World attractions. What the best attractions are is one thing but what your own personal favorite Dinsey attractions are, well that’s an entirely different story. Sometimes you like a ride because of the experience you have on it, the way it makes you feel, sometimes you like it because of the technological advancements it features, or the story it tells. And sometimes it’s because of the memories you have associated with it. There are reasons abound but everyone should have a list of their favorites. In today’s episode, Hank will be sharing his top 5 favorite attractions and I’ll be sharing my top five favorite attractions. Plus, Marvel announces release dates and titles for their upcoming films and the Disney Skyliner gondola system gets an opening date. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Several Upcoming Marvel Project Were Announced at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con Disney Skyliner Takes Flight on Sept 29, 2019 at Walt Disney World Resort Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

Is a Regional Theme Park in Ohio Better Than Disney World? - WDW Opinion Ep. 50 24 miles northeast of Cincinnati lies a 364 acre park. Some of it buried deep in the forest, some of it basking in the humid Ohio sun. It claims several thousand less acres than Disney World's 30 thousand and the 1,100 that make up its four amusement parks (meanwhile much larger than Disneyland's 85). It’s home to natives, coaster junkies, and regional tourists looking for the next big thrill. It’s Kings Island. Kings Island’s history begins back in 1971 and has ebbed and flowed far more times that it may have desired – passing from taft broadcasting to Paramount and today to Cedar Fair group. But today – it’s home to 100 attractions, 14 coasters and even a 33 acre waterpark – this Hank’s hometown park. Kings Island. Plus, Gran Destino tower has opened at Coronado Springs, the NBA Experience Store makes its debut and the Tomorrowland enternace sign goes missing in the Magic Kingdom. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Disney Shares First Look Inside Gran Destino Tower at Coronado Springs Resort The NBA Experience Store Opens at Disney Springs’ West Side Disney removes Tomorrowland entrance sign from Magic Kingdom Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

Old Key West Resort Review - WDW Opinion Ep. 49 The Polynesian. The Grand Floridian. The Contemporary. The Boardwalk. Even the smallest Disney fan knows these resorts. They’re among the most popular at Disney World and for good reason. But not too many people in the real world realize that there are over 20 Disney owned and operated resorts on property. I’ve said it before during other resort reviews but, part of the fun of a Disney trip is getting to experience different resorts. Especially when you go frequently, changing up the resort you stay at can bring a whole new vacation experience to the table. But staying at different resorts is also a great form of escapism. Each resort has its own theme, its own atmosphere and its own story. When you stay at different resorts you get to experience all sorts of different places in time and places in the world depending upon their theme. And many travelers don’t know that Disney offers a wide variety of hotel accommodations outside the traditional two bed one bath hotel rooms you can find anywhere. Our resort today, Old Key West, hits both of these elements. It transports you to the laid back mentality of the Florida Keys and offers many room sizes to fit any party. I recently had the chance to stay at Old Key West and I’m excited to give a review of it. Plus, big changes are coming to Future World in Epcot and Disney is launching some new transportation offerings. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Additional Closures Announced for Epcot’s Future World as Massive Overhaul Begins Walt Disney World Buses Get a New Look Inside and Out Monorail Silver Emerges With a Brand New Look at Walt Disney World Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

The Mistakes You Make On a Disney World Trip and How to Avoid Them - WDW Opinion Ep. 48 When it comes to planning, there’s so much that goes into a Disney World trip. You need to pick a time of year, pick a length of stay, what tickets you’re going to get, where you’re going to stay, what you’re going to eat, what you’re going to ride. The list can go on and on and on. With all these decisions you’re bound to make a few mistakes here or there. Now, we’re not here to tell you what you have to do and what you have to avoid. Far from it in fact. WDW Opinion was created under the notion that no two vacations are alike. And there are no one sizes fits all vacation that’s perfect for everyone. But we do think there are some common mistakes that you can avoid. These are more tactics in planning and mindset that will help you have a fabulous trip. Mistakes are bound to happen and you can’t dodge every one of them. But we do think with a little planning and understanding you can avoid some big missteps and in doing so will help you have an easier going vacation. Plus, Disney announces an interesting new vacation package, new in-park strollers are being tested for rental and we start spreading some theme park rumors. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion My First Disney Getaway Package: A Magical First That Will Last Forever Breakdown of the Package from Touring Plans New Stroller Rentals Being Tested at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

How to Enjoy a Trip to Disney World in the Summer - WDW Opinion Ep. 47 I go to Disney World a lot. Some might say I have a problem. While no doctor has ever been able to diagnose my issues it is safe to say that I find myself not wanting but needing to go back to Disney as often as possible. So often other people will say to me “don’t you get sick of that place”. Of course, I just shrug off that question because it really comes from a place of ignorance. Saying I would get sick after only going once is depriving Disney World of all it has to offer you. You can’t experience this place in one trip. And on top of that even if you could, Disney World offers you the opportunity to experience it in different ways. Whether it be by staying at different resorts, going during different times of the year or by going with different party sizes and makeup. There are so many things to see and do and it’s constantly changing. That’s why each trip is so unique because yes the place is the same but the time is always different. The changes, the experiences and the opportunities to have new sights to see and ways to travel are just a few of the reasons I keep going back. And I’m sure it’s a few of the reasons Hank goes back as well. This segment of the podcast will be part trip report and part lively discussion between Hank and myself. I’m breaking down my trip to share my thoughts on the current state of the parks. It’s my five big takeaways from my June 2019 trip. Plus, we have a new game where Hank vividly describes things I’ve purchased at Disney World. We discuss the Epcot entrance which has seen some recent changes. Annual pass prices have gone up so we’re discussing what that all means and how Disney might be putting a premium on flexible visits to Disney World. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion The Animation Experience at Conservation Station begins July 11 Walt Disney World Annual Pass Prices Increase Substantially Overnight Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

Here’s How You Can Save Money At Walt Disney World - WDW Opinion Ep. 46 The most frequent question we get asked is how do you save money at Disney World? It’s an important question because you can quickly and easily break the bank on a Disney World trip. A couple of weeks back we shared the best ways to save up money for a Disney World trip. Those tips included how you can set up a vacation savings account, how credit card points can help pay for your trip and we shared where you can find some of the best deals on hotels, tickets and more. It was a great episode and if you missed it be sure to give it a listen, you can check it out by visiting wdwopinion.com/episode44. But those tips were all things you could do before you arrived in Orlando. It was the ways to save up money and save on the things you have to buy before you get there. This segment is all about the ways you can save inside the Disney World gates. Plus, Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure opens to huge lines at Islands of Adventure, Conservation Station gets a new attraction and the Main Street Cinema gets a new look in Disneyland. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Universal: Notes on Hagrid’s coaster, hashtags, Virtual Line facts, Dueling Dragons nods The Animation Experience at Conservation Station begins July 11 The Main Street Cinema at Disneyland Park Has Been Turned Into A Store Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Episode III: Its Opening Week - WDW Opinion Ep. 45 By the time you’re listening to this podcast Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at the Disneyland theme park will be well into its second week of operation. This is a moment we’ve been waiting for, for years now. In fact you could say we’ve even been waiting for this since 2012 when Disney acquired Lucasfilm and the Star Wars properties from George Lucas. Now the land itself was first publicly announced in 2015 at D23 it feels like its taken longer than that to get it up and running. Next, to the opening of Disneyland in 1955 and the opening of Walt Disney World in 1971, this might be the biggest Disney theme park opening ever. There’s still plenty to come, in fact not only are we waiting for the Orlando version to open in Hollywood Studios at the end of the Summer but we’re also still waiting for the premier attraction in Rise of the Resistance to open in Disneyland. In previous episodes, we’ve brought you our Star Wars Saga which we will now continue today. So get ready for Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Episode III: Its Opening Week. We have to, of course, preface this by saying neither of us has been out to Disneyland yet to see this land so today we’re really just going to tell you to want we’re hearing about the grand opening of the land. The pros and cons and what we’re most looking forward to now that we can see inside the land. Plus, Hollywoods Studios looks to be getting a change in their FP+ tier system and we share our thoughts on the new Summer One World Ticket coming to Disney World. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion FastPass Tiers Changing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on August 29 for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Summer One World Ticket Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

These Are the Ways to Save Money for a Walt Disney World Trip - WDW Opinion Ep. 44 A Disney World vacation is expensive. That’s not a controversial topic it’s just a fact. Most vacations are expensive no matter where you go. Sure Disney might be on another level but Disney World is on another level when it comes to a vacation experience. But there are a lot of things to pay for when it comes to a Disney trip. Obviously, the transportation and the hotel can be the most expensive but tickets can get up there too. Then you factor in dining, souvenirs and a whole list of other miscellaneous items and it adds up quickly. Just like I preach about having a strategy when it comes to your park days and vacation itself I also think it’s important to have a strategy when it comes to a Disney vacation budget. Keeping your eye on it before and during the trip can relieve you of a lot of headache and stress once you return home. In this episode, I’m going to share my top tips for saving money for your Disney World vacation. Plus, we’re discussing some new enhancements coming to Animal Kingdom and the dedication ceremony for Star War’s Galaxy’s Edge is going to be live stream, I’ll give you all the details on that. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Experience ‘Rivers of Light: We Are One’ and More New Magic #DisneyParksLIVE to Stream Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Dedication Ceremony Win a $50 Disney Gift Card For the Month of May, we’ll be running a little contest and one luckily winner will get a $50 Disney Gift Card to use in the parks, online or at your local Disney store. Want to be entered in the contest? There are three simple steps you need to do. Step 1: Leave a review in iTunes. Only iTunes will work for this month’s contest. You can leave a review by searching for WDW Opinion in iTunes or the Apple Podcast App. Click on the show and then scroll all the way to the bottom. There click on write a review, be sure to give us 5 stars and tell us why you like the show. Step 2: Take a screenshot of your review. Step 3: Email me the screenshot and include your name in the email. Send those to [email protected]. And that’s it. It’s as simple as that to enter and should only take a couple of minutes to complete but it will go a long way in helping others discover the show. You have until Friday, May 31, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. ET to send in your review at that point I will randomly select one lucky winner to get a $50 Disney Gift card. Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to...

Top Things to Do Outside the Theme Parks at Disney World - WDW Opinion Ep. 43 I’m sure I sound like a broken record at this point but I’ll start this segment off by saying one of my favorite phrases. Disney World really is a World unto itself. There’s so much to do outside of the parks there even. Often our trips get bogged down running from one attraction to the next and we spend the majority of our time within the walls of one of the theme parks. But there’s so much to see, do and experience outside of the parks. Some you probably have heard of before while others might be a new experience for you. But either way, this segment is dedicated to all the best things to do around Disney property that don’t require theme park admission. Plus, we discuss new food items coming to Artist Point and Be Our Guest, we catch a first glimpse of the Epcot Skyliner Gondola Station and the newly re-imagined Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland and we start spreading some theme park rumors. Stories discussed in News to Opinion New Food Offerings coming to Artist Point and Be Our Guest Disney Releases Full Look at Renovated Sleeping Beauty Castle; Reopening May 24th at Disneyland Win a $50 Disney Gift Card For the Month of May, we’ll be running a little contest and one luckily winner will get a $50 Disney Gift Card to use in the parks, online or at your local Disney store. Want to be entered in the contest? There are three simple steps you need to do. Step 1: Leave a review in iTunes. Only iTunes will work for this month’s contest. You can leave a review by searching for WDW Opinion in iTunes or the Apple Podcast App. Click on the show and then scroll all the way to the bottom. There click on write a review, be sure to give us 5 stars and tell us why you like the show. Step 2: Take a screenshot of your review. Step 3: Email me the screenshot and include your name in the email. Send those to [email protected]. And that’s it. It’s as simple as that to enter and should only take a couple of minutes to complete but it will go a long way in helping others discover the show. You have until Friday, May 31, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. ET to send in your review at that point I will randomly select one lucky winner to get a $50 Disney Gift card. Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram <a...

What Disney's Movie Schedule Means for the Parks - WDW Opinion Ep. 42 Sometimes as Hank and I geek out about the latest in plastic bracelet technology or as we salivate over theme park operating hours it’s easy for us to forget that Disney really is a film company. That’s right for every robot bear they’ve created they have a dozen movies to show for it. And while this is a theme park-centric podcast it’s important to go back to Disney’s roots from time to time. After all, film really is the reason they are so successful today. Their film success is also why their theme parks are so successful too. It’s all about storytelling but it’s also about Disney’s ability to create incredible film characters that then can fit so perfectly into a theme park. Their theme parks are a gateway for you to enter into your favorite films. Just a few days ago Disney released their upcoming film slate for the next eight or so years. There’s still plenty of gaps, unknowns and yet to be announced projects but one thing is certain. Disney is in no way, shape or form slowing down when it comes to content creation. Whether it be Disney animation, Disney live action, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and Lucasfilm or anything coming from the newly acquired Fox, Disney has some huge releases that will be created in the years to come. Intellectual Property or IP continues to find its way into the parks now more than ever. But with the new slate of Disney owned films, how will that affect the parks. What characters, franchises and stories will make their way into the parks and how will it reshape current entities already there. It’s time to daydream because in this segment will be giving our 2 cents, whatever that’s worth, on what we think will change in the parks based on upcoming films. It should be a rather interesting discussion. Plus, Disney is giving resort guests more options when selecting thier Magic Bands and this Fall brings a huge new perk to resort guests in the form or more Extra Magic Hours Stories discussed in News to Opinion New MagicBand Upgrade Options Coming Soon at Walt Disney World Resort New Extra, Extra Magic Hours Daily at Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks Includes Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios All the Disney-Fox movie release dates through 2027 See the schedule we discussed in the main segment here. Win a $50 Disney Gift Card For the Month of May, we’ll be running a little contest and one luckily winner will get a $50 Disney Gift Card to use in the parks, online or at your local Disney store. Want to be entered in the contest? There are three simple steps you need to do. Step 1: Leave a review in iTunes. Only iTunes will work for this month’s contest. You can leave a review by searching for WDW Opinion in iTunes or the Apple Podcast App. Click on the show and then scroll all the way to the bottom. There click on write a review, be sure to give us 5 stars and tell us why you like the show. Step 2: take a screenshot of your review. Step 3: email me the screenshot and include your name in the email. Send those to [email protected]. And that’s it. It’s as simple as that to enter and should only take a couple of minutes to complete but it will go a long way in helping others discover the show.

All Star Movies Resort Review - WDW Opinion Ep. 41 There are so many places to stay on Disney property. When you go there a lot it’s always fun to pick a new place to stay. Where you stay really helps to determine what type of trip you have. You’re staying at the poly? Then you’ll probably be headed to the Magic Kingdom a lot. Maybe you’re at the Yacht Club so you can walk into Epcot. Perhaps you have a room at Port Orleans Riverside so you can hop on a boat to Disney Springs every night. Whatever it is, it will surely be a different trip depending upon where you stay. Of course the categories of Deluxe, Moderate and Value play a big part in that as well. Recently I got the chance to stay at All Star Movies in one of the newly renovated rooms. While it has a Value price tag the lines between resort levels are beginning to blur. In this segment will say what we liked about the resort, what we didn’t like and give our overall rating. Now, unfortunately, Hank wasn't able to join me on this trip but a good friend of the podcast Austin was. We want to hear his thoughts to so we are happy to welcome back to the show Austin Lee. Plus, Toy Story Land is getting a new restaurant, a new logo has been reviled for Hollywood Studios, Avengers End Game is killing it at the box office and I’ll be sharing details of a new contest we are having where you could win an awesome prize. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Disney’s Hollywood Studios Celebrates 30 Years with Debut of Nighttime Projection Show, Toy Story Land Restaurant Announcement, New Logo and More Avengers End Game is Killing It At the Box Office Win a $50 Disney Gift Card For the Month of May, we’ll be running a little contest and one luckily winner will get a $50 Disney Gift Card to use in the parks, online or at your local Disney store. Want to be entered in the contest? There are three simple steps you need to do. Step 1: Leave a review in iTunes. Only iTunes will work for this month’s contest. You can leave a review by searching for WDW Opinion in iTunes or the Apple Podcast App. Click on the show and then scroll all the way to the bottom. There click on write a review, be sure to give us 5 stars and tell us why you like the show. Step 2: Take a screenshot of your review. Step 3: Email me the screenshot and include your name in the email. Send those to [email protected]. And that’s it. It’s as simple as that to enter and should only take a couple of minutes to complete but it will go a long way in helping others discover the show. You have until Friday, May 31, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. ET to send in your review at that point I will randomly select one lucky winner to get a $50 Disney Gift card. Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook...

The Top Tech Tips & Must Haves For A Disney Trip - WDW Opinion Ep. 40 A few years back, Disney tried to revolutionize the vacation experience and in many ways, My Disney+ and My Disney Experience have done just that. Unlike other places, Disney embraces change. While you can get upset about the limitations of their tech, which a lot of it has, you can’t fault them for revolutionizing an industry. But how can we incorporate new technology into our vacations? If we’re looking to do that Disney World is a great place to accommodate that. In this episode, we’ll be breaking down the apps and tech tips you need to know to make your vacation more enjoyable. Plus, PizzeRizzo is opening back up at Hollywood Studios, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway has significant delays and Disney has announced a slew of Summertime vacation deals. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion PizzeRizzo Set to Reopen May 4, ABC Commissary Closed May 5-24 for Refurbishment Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway to Roll into Disneyland Park New Walt Disney World Summer Discounts and Deals Check out deals here. Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

Why Homecomin’ Is Disney Springs Best Restaurant - WDW Opinion Ep. 39 One of the best parts about the Disney Springs transformation is all the new and unique dining opportunities it has brought. We knew we were going to be getting a lot of new restaurants but the caliber of cuisine I think has taken many by surprise. One of our personal favorites is Art Smith’s Homecomin’. It’s old fashion southern comfort food with a twist here or there. While it isn’t directly owned by Disney in some ways it is perfectly Disney. The name Homecomin’ has multiple meanings for celebrity chef Art Smith. For one he’s from Florida and while he’s cooked all over this is him making a return to his home state. Two he’s cooking the food he grew up with and three it’s a homecoming because Art Smith got his start on the Disney College Program. It’s a restaurant with good food, good atmosphere and a story fit for Disney. While I have been several times, Hank was able to go again just the other day. Which means it’s a perfect opportunity to do a dining review of one of our favorite places to eat. Plus, we discuss the offerings coming to Hollywood Studios’ 30th-anniversary celebration, we dive into some Skyliner Gandola news and we roast the Central Florida theme park injury report All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Disney’s Hollywood Studios 30th Anniversary Celebration May 1 Progress Continues on Disney Skyliner at Walt Disney World Resort Roast of the Central Florida Injury Report Check out the report here. Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

Are Epcot Festivals Becoming Overrated? - WDW Opinion Ep. 38 It’s trip report time! Back in the day, I used to live for trip reports. Whether it was on message boards or on podcasts, trip reports are a great way to live vicariously through someone else’s adventures. WDW Opinion’s mission is to help you plan for a daydream about your next perfect Disney World trip. Trip reports accomplishing both of those things perfectly. You learn tips and strategies to help you plan for the next time but it also helps pass the time in between those trips. Luckily for you, we’ve got not 1 but 2 different trip reports to share. Hank and I both recently got back from separate Disney World trips and we’re excited to tell you all how they went. We’re still getting over the post-Disney trip hangover but sharing our trip is a great way to help deal with the depression. Plus, Epcot gets an opening date for its new nighttime spectacular, we’ve got so much news to talk about when it comes to Disney+ and we share our unpopular Disney opinions. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Dates Announced for Epcot Nighttime Spectaculars Every Amazing Announcement About Disney+ from The Walt Disney Company’s 2019 Investor Day Check out Hank’s article on Disney+ here: How Disney plans to use streaming to turn you into a full-on Disney addict Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

How One Cast Member Helped Make Life Long Memories - WDW Opinion Ep. 37 Coming up a new Villains after-hours event is coming to the Magic Kingdom, Disney Parks are getting several big new guest policy changes and in the main segment we share an incredible story Hank had with a Cast Member plus we discuss the importance of treating Cast Members with respect. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Disney Villains Take Center Stage at Select Disney After Hours Nights Events at Magic Kingdom Park Guest Policy Updates Coming to Disney Parks Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

A Walk Around the Boardwalk - WDW Opinion Podcast Ep. 36 Coming up the NBA Experience in Disney Springs has an opening date, we discuss the rehiring of Director James Gunn for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, We start spreading some theme park rumors and in the main segment, Hank takes a walking tour from Hollywood Studios to the Boardwalk. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion NBA Experience Will Open August 12 at Disney Springs Disney rehires James Gunn for Guardians of the Galaxy 3 after firing him over old tweets Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

Are We Supposed to Hate These Disney World Attractions? - WDW Opinion Podcast Ep. 35 Last week we discussed the rides we’re supposed to love at Disney World. While recording that episode we realized that the classics, while old and somewhat outdated are still worth loving. They're the rides that just hold up. Call it great storytelling or just Disney doing what Disney does best, either way, for the most part, the rides were supposed to love, we do love. But what about the flip side of that coin. Are there Disney World attractions that we’re supposed to hate? Probably so. In fact, many park-goers are quick to label certain attractions as not being worth the time spent in line. When it comes to theme parks, Disney is the best in the business. No doubt about it. But no one is perfect. There are definitely a few bumps in the road when it comes to attractions built by Disney over the years. But there are also attractions that people label as bad because they aren’t taller, faster or more technologically advanced. Disney has a diverse selection of attractions. Which is great! But some who want pure roller coasters are quick to label anything else as lame. Which brings us to our discussion this week. What are the Disney World attractions were supposed to hate? We’ll discuss what we picked, why we picked them and if we actually dislike them. We’re probably going to upset some people this week on WDW Opinion. Plus we discuss the Disney Walk Around the World Bricks are going to the wayside, a new restaurant is coming to the France pavilion in Epcot and we share our Disney legend of the month. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion ‘Disney’s Walk Around the World’ Bricks to be Retired as Transformation of Arrival Experience Continues at Magic Kingdom Park Authentic Crêperie Part of Upcoming France Pavilion Enrichments at Epcot Disney Legend of the Month Learn more about Bob Gurr here. Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

The Disney World Rides You’re Supposed to Love - WDW Opinion Ep. 34 A couple weeks ago I posted a photo on Facebook and Instagram. It was of the entrance to it’s a small world. Now this is an iconic attraction for sure but I posed a question in my caption. Do we actually hate it’s a small world or do we really just love to hate it. The response we got was overwhelming. Almost 250 comments later and I realized that the vast majority of people really actually love that ride. It’s funny because that doesn’t always seem to be the case when it comes to classic attractions. Nowadays more than ever Disney attractions are getting bigger, faster, better themed and overall throwing you into areas you’ve never experienced before. It’s an interesting comparison when you have a ride like it’s a small world just down the road from something like AVATAR Flight of Passage. Both are loved by many but for completely different reasons. So this whole line of questioning got us thinking. What are the attractions we are supposed to love? Why are we supposed to love them? And when it comes right down to it, do we actually love it? It’s going to be an interesting discussion we’ll be having this week on WDW Opinion. Plus we discuss the new menu coming to Whispering Canyon Cafe, permits have been filed that will radically change the way Epcot looks, we discuss ticket prices at Disney World, in the main segment we share what attractions we are supposed to love and at the very end of the show we have a big WDW Opinion announcement that you won’t want to miss. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Skillets and Shenanigans – A New Menu Gallops Into Whispering Canyon Café Permit filed to begin transformation of Epcot’s entrance and Future World core The Ticket Saga Walt Disney World Increases Theme Park Ticket, Park Hopper Add-On, and Premium Parking Prices Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Part II: Interview With Mike Farnham - WDW Opinion Ep. 33 Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, we’ve talked about it plenty over the previous months but just as we discuss one piece of news we learn of another that we just have to talk about. Last week Disney held a three day press event that has now given us the most information, probably ever, about this new land coming to Disneyland and Hollywood Studios in Disney World. For the past week we’ve been devouring article after article and podcast after podcast to get as much info as humanly possible. And now we’re ready to share it with you. We now know the names of the shops, restaurants and even the flow of the land itself. A couple weeks back we brought you STAR WARS GALAXY’S EDGE EPISODE I: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR, well this week we are bringing you STAR WARS GALAXY’S EDGE EPISODE II: NEW DETAILS EMERGE. Since we have so much to talk about we felt compelled to bring another guest on today to help us weed through all this info. He’s an uber Disney fan and has been an aggregator of the latest Galaxy’s Edge news for quite some time now over on twitter. We’re excited to have him on so welcome Mike Farnham from swgalaxysedge.com to the WDW Opinion Podcast. Interview Guest Mike Farnham Check him out on Facebook, Twitter where he is @SW_Edge and Instagram where he is @swgalaxysedge. Learn more about the the recent media tour held in Disneyland for Galaxy’s Edge here and here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 32 - Interview With Performer & YouTuber Roxy Darr I love being a part of the Disney community. Ever since I started WDW Opinion I’ve gotten the ability to interact with so many incredible people. It’s a community filled with passionate and caring people and while our bond is through Disney we’ve grown to appreciate each other in so many other ways. I think I’m also so impressed with the talent that is represented in this community. Whether its artists, designers, performers or musicians everyone has their own creative way of showing their Disney fanhood. Our guest today is no exception to that. She is an accomplished performer and singer who has had the opportunity to perform at places like the D23 Expo which is the ultimate Disney Fan Convention and at the Indy Disney Meet. She has amassed a huge following on social media and in particular on YouTube where her covers of Disney songs have been viewed millions of times. She has some very cool projects she is currently working on as well as some interesting Disney stories to share with us today. We’re excited to have Roxy Darr joining us! Plus we discuss enhancements coming to Epcot, Universal reveals more info about their upcoming roller coaster and we honor a lost Disney World attraction. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion First-of-its-Kind Play Pavilion, New Park Entrance Part of Epcot’s Historic Transformation Universal Announces a New Roller Coaster for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter In Memoriam Skyway at Magic Kingdom Interview Guest Roxy Darr Check her out on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Learn more about the Indy Disney Meet here and donate to Give Kids the World here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 31 - What Will Disney World’s 50th Anniversary Look Like? WDW Opinion’s mission is to help you plan for and daydream about your next perfect Disney World vacation. Growing up and being obsessed with the parks I found that listening to podcasts, watching videos or reading someone’s recommendations would often help ease the pain of not being at Disney World. That’s where the daydream aspect comes from in our mission statement. The content we share looks to help you daydream about that next perfect trip. But sometimes our content can only go so far. You are a specific individual and because of that you have specific needs. Since launching WDW Opinion one of my absolute favorite things to do is getting to answer your questions you send me about your Disney World trip. Because we’ve gotten a good amount recently Hank and I want to take the time to answer those questions on this episode. So let us help you plan for and daydream about your next perfect Disney World Vacation today on WDW Opinion. Plus we discuss the new menu coming to Banana Cabana at the Caribbean Beach Resort, Kevin from UP! makes her first appearance at Animal Kingdom and we start spreading some theme park rumors. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion New Menu Debuts at Banana Cabana at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort Disney bird watch: Kevin, as seen in 'Up,' nests at Animal Kingdom Articles Discussed in Listener Email Segment The Best Times of Year to Visit Walt Disney World Why This is the Summer to Visit Walt Disney World Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 30 - Our Ultimate Day at Walt Disney World A few weeks ago we told you about a new tour coming to Walt Disney world. The 12 hour tour could accommodate up to six guests and would run $12,000. We questioned the reasoning behind it as it was made to seem like a simple VIP tour with unlimited FastPass+ and the ability to eat anywhere on Disney Property. For that alone the price is not worth it at all. But we are slowly starting to hear that the way Disney was describing the tour was merely just options you could select from. What this tour actually is, is an open book of sorts. Meaning if you ever wanted to experience something at Disney World or do something at Disney World that is typically off limits then this is the tour where Disney could make it happen for you. Maybe you’ve always wanted to get a tour backstage or walk through an attraction before it opens, maybe you even want to meet a certain Disney Cast Member. This tour can make almost anything happen, within reason and time constraints. Once booked Disney will work with you to try and get all of your requests squared away. This got us thinking, what would our ultimate Disney Day be? If we could, what would we do to take advantage of this tour. How would we break it out and what events would our ultimate Disney day consist of? That’s what we’re going to share in this segment. Plus we discuss some new offerings and deals at Disney Springs, Frozen 2 gets a teaser trailer and we celebrate the Disney legend of the month. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Maria and Enzo’s Extends their 40% off Discount to Annual Passholders You Can Celebrate Carnevale at Maria and Enzo’s Starting February 22 Frozen 2 Gets a Teaser Trailer Disney Legend of the Month Get Dave Smith’s essential Disney history book here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 29 - How Many Days Do You Need for a Perfect Disney World Trip? 47 square miles. That’s twice the size of the island of Manhattan. It’s also the size of Walt Disney World property. Now currently only ⅓ of that land is actually developed but, that still leaves quite a vast expanse to explore. Home to four theme parks, two water parks, over 20 resort hotels, the gigantic Disney Springs shopping, dining and entertainment district and so much more, there is plenty to see and do at Walt Disney World. Listen there’s simply no way to see and do it all in any one trip to Disney World. It doesn’t matter how long you stay either. Take it from me. I lived there for a year and in the years when I haven’t lived there I’ve made nearly 30 separate trips to the house of the mouse and there are still plenty of things I haven’t ever seen or experienced. It’s not shocking that one of the most frequent questions I get asked by people is how many days should we go to Disney World? What they actually mean is how many days does it take to do and see it all. That questions is impossible to answer. So what’s the perfect amount of days for a Disney trip? That too is an unanswerable question. There’s no uniform this is how many days you should go. Each person is different and because of this there’s no one size fits all trip. Your budget, how many days you can be away from home and work and what you’re looking to get out of the experience will determine what kind of trip you will have. For this segment rather than Hank and I just giving you one answer we’re going to break it down by days. We’ll tell you what to do with one, two, three, four and all the way up to seven days. Along the way we will share the best itineraries for each amount of days and we’ll end up at a conclusion of what we might recommend trip wise. Plus a fastpass+ loophole is closed, we express our discontent with the cupcake fad and we share our unpopular Disney World opinions. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion Stories discussed in News to Opinion FastPass Reservations Will Be Deleted Upon Walt Disney World Resort Hotel Reservation Cancelation to Stop Guest Abuse New Lion King Cupcake Debuts at Pizzafari in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 28 - Sanaa at the Animal Kingdom Lodge Dining Review I will continue to say it for as long as this podcast is a thing, Disney World is a world unto itself. It’s like its own independent city and there are so many things outside of the parks that Disney World has to offer. Attractions aside the food you can indulge in is something that makes Disney World so unique. There are the popular choices like Be Our Guest, Ohana, Le Cellier, Cinderella’s Royal Table that people are dying to get to. And then there are locations that may be off the beaten path. One of our favorite restaurants on Disney property is Sanaa. It’s a fan favorite that is still considered an underappreciated place. On this episode we are going to give our review of and share why we love Sanaa at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Kidani Village. Plus we discuss the new themes revealed for the Skyliner Gondola system, Maleficent the Dragon makes her triumphant return to the Festival of Fantasy Parade and we give an interesting take on the quarterly Central Florida theme park injury report. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion Stories discussed in News to Opinion Special Themes Revealed for Disney Skyliner Gondolas Coming to Walt Disney World Maleficent Dragon Float Returns to Festival of Fantasy Parade Today With New Look at Magic Kingdom Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 27 - Coronado Springs Resort Full Review Last week on the show we gave a walking tour of the Coronado Springs resort. We discussed the construction going on for it and what the future holds for the resort. In this episode we wanted to give our full review of this moderate resort. Plus we share the new details that have been announced for the Disney Riviera Resort, we discuss if a new Disney World attraction will be nearly 30 minutes in length and we share what international attractions we’d love to see in the domestic parks. Stories discussed in News to Opinion New Details Announced for Disney’s Riviera Resort Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge rumors: Will Disney's new ride be 28 minutes long? Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 26 - Coronado Springs Resort Walking Tour Right now Coronado Springs is undergoing massive change. At this point most if not all of the guest rooms have been renovated. But there is still plenty of work to be done at the resort. Its newest edition, the Destino Tower will be opening this July and will bring with it 545 new guest rooms. It’s going to be a massive new addition and completely change the resort. But right now it can be more of a hindrance to the guest as it is being built. Hank and I recently got the opportunity to stay at the resort. We had just stayed at the Pop Century Resort where we gave a walking tour so we decided to take a walking tour of Coronado as well. On it we discussed the construction, what it will mean for the future of the resort and we share what we like and don’t like about the place. Plus we talk about tickets going on sale for two 2019 events at Walt Disney World, we share the results of the 2019 Walt Disney World Marathon and we honor a Disney legend. Stories discussed in News to Opinion More Nights, More Glow: Tickets On Sale Now for Disney H2O Glow at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Tickets Now On Sale for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Disney World Marathon 2019 Results: Men's and Women's Top Finishers Disney Legend of the Month: John Hench Learn more about John Hench here. You can get John’s book “Designing Disney” here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

For years now we have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge. It is pegged to be a truly revolutionary land and will bring in attractions, atmosphere and technologies that will launch a new era in theme parks. While we are only months away from the opening of the land in Disneyland and a little bit further away from the opening in Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, we are still unaware of most of the things that will be in the land. So that’s what we wanted to do here today. Discuss everything that we know so far, including some details WDW Opinion has stumbled across that haven’t made their rounds to the general public yet. Just like the films that inspired this land we anticipate having multiple “episodes” of the podcast that discuss further details in the months to come. That’s why we are calling this segment Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Episode I: What We Know So Far. Let’s go to Black Spire Outpost today on WDW Opinion. Plus we discuss new details about the “incredible celebration” coming to Pixar Place, Google has an “its a small world” like ride at the CES tech conference and we share the New Years Eve experience of one listener at the Magic Kingdom. Stories discussed in News to Opinion More Details Released for “An Incredible Celebration” Coming to Pixar Place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios CES 2019: Google brings a Disney-like ride to tech show Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. WDW Opinion Live Join us every Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. ET on Facebook Live as we discuss the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Head over to our Facebook page to jump in on the discussion. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 24 - What We're Looking Forward to in 2019 It’s a new year which means only one thing to us Disney fans. New things to look forward to. It’s a great time to be a Disney World fan and 2019 is gearing up to be a HUGE year for the parks and even the company as a whole. There is so much incredible and groundbreaking stuff, it is going to be a very dynamic year for the place we all love AND it will be setting the tone for many many years to come. So let’s break it down and share what we are most excited for coming in 2019. Plus we discuss Free Dining coming to Disney World, a new VIP food tour is coming to the Magic Kingdom and we share a holiday tradition with you. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Summer 2019 Free Dining Plan Offer Now Available for Walt Disney World New ‘Taste of Magic Kingdom Park VIP Tour’ to Begin in February Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 23 - Our 18 Favorite Things from 2018 at Walt Disney World No matter what you’re looking back on, the final few weeks of December are always a good time to reflect on the past year. Since this is a Disney World podcast we, of course, are excited to look back on what 2018 meant for Walt Disney World. While we got plenty of new stuff 2018 was definitely the year of “things to come”. So on this episode let’s look back as we share our 18 favorite things from 2018 in Walt Disney World. Plus we discuss the ongoing problems with the monorails, a Disney bus gets into an accident at Epcot and we start spreading some theme park rumors. Stories discussed in News to Opinion The Continued Problems of the Monorail Bus Crash in Epcot Parking Lot Has 15 Patients Heading to Hospital with Non-Emergency Injuries Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 22 - Ralph Breaks the Internet Movie Review Wreck it Ralph ushered in a whole new direction for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Hit after hit has followed it but, some were a little worried that its sequel would fall short of the original and the other films that have followed for the studio since. On this episode, we will be reviewing Ralph Breaks the Internet, giving our thoughts on the film and what we think it means for the animation department, the parks and the company as a whole. Plus we talk about some attractions temporarily closing at the Magic Kingdom and we discuss the new artist renderings of Storybook Dining at Artist Point in the Wilderness Lodge. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Walt Disney World Railroad has temporarily closed as construction for the Tron roller coaster picks up in Magic Kingdom. Disney Shares Artist Rendering of Storybook Dining at Artist Point Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

With over 20 unique resort hotels, Walt Disney World offers something for everyone when it comes to lodging. For those that go to the Orlando resort often, staying in different hotels is often part of the fun. A few weeks ago Hank and I had the opportunity to stay at the Pop Century Resort. Last week we took you on a walking tour of the grounds and this week we are giving you our full review of the property. We will be discussing the rooms, ambiance and overall amenities of the resort. Hopefully, this will help give you a better idea of if you want to give this resort a shot next time you’re there. It’s all about the Pop this week on WDW Opinion. Plus we discuss the name of the new tower at the Swan and Dolphin resort, the Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster has its first piece of track installed and we share some unpopular Disney opinions about Epcot attractions. Stories discussed in News to Opinion The New Tower at Disney’s Swan and Dolphin Officially has a Name Launch Track First Piece Installed for Guardians of the Galaxy Roller Coaster at Epcot Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 20 - Pop Century Resort Walking Tour I love wandering through Disney World. It’s the best way to discover new things when it comes to the parks. But when it comes to the resorts, wandering and going for a stroll can be one of the most peaceful things you can do on Disney property. Hank and I recently stayed at the Pop Century resort during a trip and while we will have a full review coming shortly for this episode we wanted to take you on a stroll of the property. We recorded it while we were down there and we hope it helps transport you to the House of the Mouse. On our stroll we talk about the resort, the size and scale of it, review a little of its history and discuss what’s coming down the pike for it. Stories discussed in News to Opinion New Details Unveiled On Gran Destino Tower at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Set to Open July 2019 The Lion King Official Teaser Trailer Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 19 - Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas party is an after-hours event that takes place on select nights in November and December. For us it is the perfect representation of Disney parks at their finest. It’s a great opportunity to experience classic rides and characters with little to no wait while also experiencing special entertainment you won’t find during regular operating hours. Hank and I had the opportunity to attend one of the first Very Merry Christmas parties this year and we wanted to share our thoughts and opinions on it. Hopefully, this info can help if you're still deciding on whether or not you want to attend this event. We’re all about the Christmas cookies today on WDW Opinion. Today we also talk New Year's entertainment coming to Disney World, we discuss the New York Times write up on Disney’s theme park investments and we review the announcements from this past weekend’s D23 event. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Ring In the New Year with Tasty Celebrations at Disney Parks Disney Is Spending More on Theme Parks Than It Did on Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm Combined Middle Segment Discussion Recap of News from the D23 Destination D Event Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 18 - The Circles of Disney Hell A Disney World vacation is magical, fun, and sometimes even awe-inspiring. It can elicit all sorts of incredible emotions and the end of a trip only leaves you wanting more. But we’d be lying if we didn’t say there were some unmagical parts about Disney trips. Whether it’s certain attractions, shows, character interactions or even restaurants or food items, something you want to avoid like the plague during your Disney trip. As we record this it is Halloween which got us thinking about some spooky things. The underworld in particular and what that might look like for us Disney fans. God forbid we do ever go there but, if we do what would the Disney underworld look like? What experiences would we have to relive over and over and over again? The Disney things that would be pure torture. This week we’re going to hell, and not the one you experience in Mr. Toad’s wild ride, no. We’re on our way to Disney hell. Plus, we discuss new food offerings come to the International Festival of the Holidays at Epcot, Luxo Jr comes to Pixar Pier in California and we start spreading some theme park rumors. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Disney announces food offerings for their International Festival of the Holidays 2018 at Epcot Luxo Jr. Animatronic Arrives at Pixar Pier Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 17 - How to Get in a Disney Trip State of Mind For obsessive Disney World fans, time can be measured in one of two ways. Time spent at Disney World and time spent elsewhere. But both of those ways can be fun if you have the right mindset. In reality, a trip to Disney World requires the proper state of mind. Both when it comes to knowing how to execute your plans and knowing how to enjoy the place once you’re there. For die-hard fans like Hank and myself, the leading up to and planning of a trip can bring just as much enjoyment as actually going on the trip. But there is only so much anticipation one can bear. Passing the time from one Disney trip to the next can feel like an eternity. But once you have that next trip planned there are so many things you can do to get ready for it. And then when you head back home are ways to keep the Disney state of mind too. In this segment, we are going to give you ways to prepare your mind for Disney and keep your mind that way after you return. It’s all about having Disney on your mind this week on WDW Opinion. Plus we discuss a new Pin related event coming to the Animal Kingdom, Disney files a new patent for Guardians of the Galaxy and we go in-depth on the latest Disney resort hotel announcement Stories discussed in News to Opinion New PinQuest Limited-Time Event Being Offered at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park Disney Patents New Rotating Car Technology for Guardians of the Galaxy Roller Coaster at Epcot In-Depth Discussion Disney Confirms Plans to Build New Resort Hotel on Old River Country Grounds Learn more about Disney's former water park, River Country, here. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 16 - Power Rankings: The Mountain Attractions of Walt Disney World Sometimes a good idea just sticks. And sometimes that good idea is so cool that it builds a theme. For Disney, their good idea came in the form of a legendary Swiss mountain and decades later, with rides all over the world I think it is safe to say that the Mountain attraction idea Disney came up with has stuck as a pretty awesome theme. In fact, there are 19 mountains across the world in Disney parks. Including 4 Big Thunder Mountains, 3 Splash Mountains, 5 Space Mountains, a Mt. Prometheus, a Mt. Gushmore, a Mt. Mayday and a Forbidden Mountain to name a few. We could talk about all of them and why they are great but for this episode, Hank and I will be discussing the mountains of Walt Disney World. We will do an overview of each, discuss what we like and what we don’t like and then we will each give our power rankings of the mountains. Plus on this episode, we discuss our News to Opinion stories of the week and we remember a lost Magic Kingdom attraction. Stories discussed in News to Opinion City Works Eatery & Pour House opening at Disney Springs in Summer 2019 ‘Madness’: 1,000 Disney fans wait hours to snap up coveted Hatbox Ghost tiki mug Main Segment Discussion Want to learn more about the Disney mountains? Pick up the book The Disney Mountains: Imagineering At Its Peak. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 15 - The Monorail Bar Crawl You know I say this all the time. Disney World is great because it really is a whole world unto itself. When you have been going for as long as I have you start to love things other than the e-ticket attractions. The details, the food, the beverages and even hopping around from resort to resort. In fact, I think one of the best things to do is resort hop. And the best tour for resort hopping I think is the monorail crawl. Each resort stop on the monorail offers a unique and totally different vibe and feel when compared to the others. The Contemporary, Polynesian and Grand Floridian have become the flagship resorts for Walt Disney World and the best part about them is you don’t have to stay there to fully appreciate them. One of the best ways to experience them is actually to hop from bar to bar and lounge to lounge. The Monorail Bar Crawl lets you see the sights while also having a few tasty beverages. So, por favor manténgase alejado de las puertas, because we are Monorail crawling this week on WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Sneak A Peek At This Year’s Ultimate Disney Christmastime Package Disney's Aladdin Teaser Trailer - In Theaters May 24th, 2019 Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

This past week marked the 47th anniversary of Magic Kingdom’s opening and with it the de facto 47th anniversary of Walt Disney World itself. What started as a sort of replica of Disneyland has taken on a life of its own and in its 47 years, it has become the most popular theme park and one of the most popular destinations in the entire world. Over 20 million guests pass through Magic Kingdom turnstiles each and every year. There are so many things to love about this place and its size and scope is certainly one of them. Rather than do a top 10 or what have you we decided to discuss our 47 favorite things about the Magic Kingdom. Whether it’s attractions, shows, food, entertainment or the details, we’ll be running through our favorites on this episode of WDW Opinion. Check out the full list of all 47 things we love at wdwopinion.com/episode14. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Reservations Now Open for Sebastian’s Bistro at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort New Southbound World Drive Magic Kingdom Flyover Ramp Opening 10/16 Disney Springs Garages Will Get New Parking Technology System Disney Legend of the Month This month we actually honor two Disney Legends. A couple in fact. Alice and Marc Davis. Learn more about Alice Davis here. Learn more about Marc Davis here. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 13 - Why We Love Pandora the World of Avatar There are so many reasons we love Disney World. And when asked to explain why you love it you often use words like fun, magical, cool and awesome. While all those words work, what really makes Disney World so great and the main reasons Hank and I love it so much is because of the specifics. The details and the items that make up the World are the reason we love it so. That’s the purpose of this segment. To go land by land, attraction by attraction, resort by resort and break down why we love each of these places so. Our first focus with this segment has to do with a land that while it hasn’t been here for too long is already one of our favorites. Plus we talk about Rafiki’s Planet Watch possibly closing, a new ticket pricing structure is announced for Walt Disney World and we start spreading some theme park rumors. All that and more on this episode on WDW Opinion! Stories discussed in News to Opinion Conservation Station, Rafiki’s Planet Watch to Close Permanently in October Walt Disney World Resort Introduces Date-Based Ticket Pricing Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 12 - Full House Goes to Disney World Welcome to 1993! May 11, 1993 to be exact. Which was when part one of Full House’s trip to Disney World aired. The gang from San Francisco wasn’t the only TV family who visited the house of mouse in the 90s either. In fact one of Disney’s best marketing tools in this era was welcoming TV shows who would film episodes of their characters visiting the Disney parks. Shows like Blossom, Family Matters, Roseanne, Boy Meets World and Sabrina the Teenage Witch all had Disney centric episodes. And while some were better than others the one that sticks out the most to Hank and I is the Full House episode. Which is why we’re reviewing it first. We’ll be asking whatever happened to predictability, the milkman, the paperboy, the evening TV, today on WDW Opinion. Plus we also talk about IllumiNations coming to an end, Splash Mountain gets a new sponsor and we lament about 19 new things coming to Disney World in 2019. All that and more on this episode on WDW Opinion! Stories discussed in News to Opinion IllumiNations to End in Later Half of 2019 Disney Branded Ziploc Bags Distributed at Splash Mountain in Disney World and Disneyland Middle Segment Discussion 19 Magical New and Limited-Time Experiences Coming to Walt Disney World Resort in 2019 Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 11 - The Disney World Bachelor Party When you think Bachelor Parties we know the first thing that comes to mind is Disney World! Ok maybe not. But we are here to tell you that Disney World is an awesome option for the Disney obsessed husband to be. Disney isn’t just for families. It’s for college kids, 20 somethings, singles, couples, newlyweds, retirees...anyone and everyone under the sun can have fun at Walt Disney World. While Disney World might not seem like a Bachelor Party destination we’re here to show you that it can and will be fun no matter the makeup of the party. Here’s to spending the rest of your life with someone and saying goodbye to singlehood at the most magical place on earth. In this segment, Hank and I will show you what it's like to have a Bachelor Party in Disney World and why we think it can be a great option for anyone. Plus we also talk about a new VR experience coming to Disney Springs in Orlando and to Downtown Disney in Anaheim, Minnie Vans are getting a pricing structure adjustment and we share some news and rumors about the Disney Skyliner transportation system Stories discussed in News to Opinion The VOID Announces ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Breaks VR Experience to Debut This Fall WDW to Adjust Pricing Structure for Minnie Van Service, Expands Service to Select Surrounding Hotel Locations Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 10 - Guide to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival As Summer comes to a close, Fall begins to descend upon the Walt Disney World resort. Halloween festivities and fall decorations grace the parks and it has become a season worth going out of your way to experience. For the past 23 years, Fall has also become synonymous with one of Walt Disney World’s most popular events. The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival. This week we wanted to share our tips and strategies for getting the most out of Food and Wine while also telling you about the key offerings the festival has. Also on this episode, submissions are now open for the Disney Parks Moms panel, alcohol is coming to the public at Disneyland for the first time in its 60 year history and we discuss a permit filed that could hit at a Hollywood Studios expansion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion 12th Annual Disney Parks Moms Panel Search Begins September 5 Oga’s Cantina Coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in 2019 Could Toy Story Land Already Be Getting an Expansion? Additional Theming May Be Added to a Hollywood Studios Attraction Soon Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 9 - FastPass+ Tips and Tricks In 1999 Disney released a new technology that revolutionized the theme park going experience. The virtual queuing system known as FastPass, pegged the simple question “what if you could reserve your ride time?” What came of that question was a tool that has now been implemented in almost every major theme park theme park in some form or another. But in 2013 the FastPass system Disney park fans had come to know and love would be changed forever. With the advent of My Magic Plus and My Disney Experience, Disney began to take a technology first approach to much of the daily routines the average theme park guest would encounter. This meant giving guests the ability to book FastPassess months in advance and change, edit and adjust reservations on the fly from the convenience of their smartphone. Love it or hate it FastPass+ is here to stay. Rather than complain you should embrace this incredible tool and use it to its full potential. In this segment Hank and I will be giving you tips, tricks and tactics you can use to get the most out of FastPass+. By the end of this you’ll be a pro when it comes to reserving rides and you’ll be leaving other guests in the dust when it comes to experience the attractions you want to. Plus we also talk about Pandora the World of Avatar making Time Magazine’s list of Greatest Places for 2018, a new giraffe makes its way onto the savannah at Disney Animal Kingdom Park and we share our Disney legend of the month. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Time Magazine Names Pandora: The World of Avatar one of the World’s Greatest Places for 2018 Welcome Giraffe Calf to Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Disney Legend of the Month: X Atencio Remembering X Atencio and the weird career path that took him from assistant animator to Disney Legend 23 Questions With X Atencio Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 8 - My Disney Experience 101 On this episode, Disney makes its Digital Key Feature available at all Walt Disney World resort hotels, the war on straws comes to Disneyland, we share our unpopular Disney opinions about food at the Magic Kingdom and in our main segment we dive into My Disney Experience and what the vacation book tool entails. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Digital Key Feature Now Available at All Walt Disney World Resort Hotels Disneyland Resort Begins Reduction of Straws and Bags, Eliminates Lids Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 7 - What the Future Holds for Walt Disney World On this episode, Marvel Studios announces their 10th Anniversary film festival, Disney announces attraction closures will becoming to Magic Kingdom to make way for Tron Lightcycle Power Run, we start spreading some theme park rumors and in the main segment we talk about what the next five years looks like for Walt Disney World. Stories discussed in News to Opinion The Marvel Studios 10th Anniversary Film Festival Tron will disrupt train, speedway — temporarily Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 6 - The Best Transportation Methods in Disney World On the show we talk about some new dining experiences opening in Disney springs, what Black Panther crossing the $700 million dollar mark could mean for Disney parks, we recall a lost attraction and we share our top five transportation methods at Walt Disney World. Stories discussed in News to Opinion REVIEW: Chicken Guy by Guy Fieri Debuts at Disney Springs 4 Rivers Food Truck Coming to Disney Springs 'Black Panther' Ends Domestic Box Office Run With Over $700 Million Learn more about "Food Rocks" here and watch and video of the show here. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter

WDW Opinion Ep. 5 - All Four Disney World Parks in One Day On this episode we talk about a third theme park coming to Universal Orlando, we discuss the teaser trailer of 2019’s The Jungle Cruise movie and we breakdown Hank’s recent trip to Disney World where he completed the four parks one day challenge. Stories discussed in News to Opinion JUNGLE CRUISE Official Teaser Trailer Universal Acknowledges Plans for New Florida Theme Park Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to [email protected] and if we like them you might even be featured on a future show! Follow Us on Social Facebook Instagram Twitter