Tag: Disney’s Hollywood Studios

  • Habit Heroes opens in Epcot at Walt Disney World

    Habit Heroes is a new exhibit located in Innoventions East at Epcot.  I love the different exhibits in this building and was eagerly awaiting this new one.  This exhibit is supposed to help teach everyone how to live a healthy lifestyle and be more active. You can also visit their website and play some online…

  • Preparing for Disney Theme Park Refurbishments

    As they say, “Change is inevitable”.  In order to make improvements sometimes you have to step back, analyze the situation, and make adjustments along the way.  Case in point was Walt Disney World’s 1990 “Disney Decade”.  It was the 10 year period where previous CEO Michael Eisner took the Mouse by the ears and expanded…

  • Do’s and Don’ts when visiting a Disney theme park during the holidays!

    I am fortunate that I can visit the Walt Disney World theme parks whenever the mood strikes me.  There are times when I try not to visit because I know the parks are going to be very crowded! This year, I did visit Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom during the holidays…

  • Orlando Theme Parks: An Amazing but Silent Period of Growth

    Hey!  <Shake…shake…shake> wake up!   <Tap…tap…tap> come over here, there’s something we need to talk about.  I’m not sure everyone is aware of what’s going on, but we need to get something out on the table.  Sometimes things can happen under the radar and we aren’t even aware of it, but that’s not going to happen…

  • Fantasyland Expansion – What We Know & What We’ve Heard

    2012 is quickly approaching.  That means we’ll get our first glimpse into the new Fantasyland expansion inside the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.  If you’ve visited the Magic Kingdom recently you certainly noticed the walls and construction equipment located in the back half of Fantasyland.  Fantasyland will double in size when its expansion is…

  • Analysis: A Fifth Theme Park at Walt Disney World

    Toy Story Mania 120 minutes, “Ouch!” Peter Pan’s Flight 80 minutes, “Wow!” Test Track, 100 minutes, “Geez!” Expedition Everest, 75 minutes, “We’ll hit that later.” These attraction wait times are very common, especially during the height of the day in each of the 4 Disney World theme parks.  The popularity of Disney’s theme parks has grown…

  • The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights 2011

    One of the favorite traditions at our house is visiting the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We have been enjoying them since our first visit to Walt Disney World in 1995. You can enjoy them too through January 7, 2012. The show will be dark on December 8, 2011.