Tom Corless 
Welcome to another edition of Tom’s Top 7, a continuing countdown of my favorite (and occasionally, least favorite) things at the Disney Parks around the globe. Why seven? Who knows anymore. With Christmas upon us, I though it might be fun to look back at some of the holiday stuff that you can’t see anymore. … Read more
This morning, the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Parade gave us our first look inside the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attractions, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, with guests on board: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will mark the largest, most immersive attraction in the theme park division’s 63-year history. … Read more
This morning, Disney released an exciting new video of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opening summer 2019 at Disneyland Resort and fall 2019 at Walt Disney World Resort: When it opens, guests can take control of the fastest ship in the galaxy on Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run. Or join in an epic battle on Star Wars: … Read more
Today at Disneyland, the long awaited Tropical Hideaway in Adventureland soft-opened to guests. The new establishment replaces the long-shuttered Aladdin’s Oasis, former home of the Tahitian Terrace. It’s nestled between Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room and The Jungle Cruise, encompassing lore from both classic attractions, as well as a number of other past and present … Read more
In a statement to the OC Register made today, Disney announced that the World of Color nighttime spectacular will not return this year, despite originally stating that it would. World of Color went down for maintenance in April but did not return as planned in June. Since then, work on the show has been visible … Read more
Over a year ago, we told you that the Magic Kingdom was adding a “Taste of the Magic Kingdom” VIP Tour. Finally, the offering is available to book for dates starting February 24th, 2019. Here’s how Disney describes the offering: Discover how food memories are made as you taste your way through the kitchens of … Read more
Artist Point opened with Disney’s Wilderness Lodge back in 1994, during Walt Disney World’s rush to add many signature restaurants and shed the notion that all theme park food was hamburgers, corn dogs, and popcorn. Since that time, Disney has added dozens of fine dining experiences to the resort, and Artist Point perhaps got a … Read more
Certainly, there are a lot of hot alcoholic drinks at Walt Disney World at this time of year, and certainly a number of those are made with hot cocoa. With that being said, I believe we have found the very best… Near the monorail station on the second floor of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and … Read more
Harambe Market is the large, outdoor quick service restaurant located in Africa at Animal Kingdom Theme Park. Menu changes weren’t a very common occurrence here, but there’s a continuous effort to appeal to the theme park masses. Harambe Market is overcrowded more often than not, but it used to be worth the battle for seating. … Read more
Disneyland already has a number of seasonal events throughout the year, but in 2019, Valentine’s Day will be getting similar treatment to many of the other holidays. Taking place 1/22/19-2/18/19, Disneyland will host a celebration of the love of Mickey and Minnie for their 90th anniversary together to coincide with Valentine’s Day. The event will include … Read more
A few months ago, new merchandise started to hop-in to Splashdown Gifts at Magic Kingdom themed to Splash Mountain. There’s been a few more pieces added (and a few removed) to the line since we last showed you: Here are a few items that have stuck around through the changes: Will you be hopping home … Read more
On Saturday night, I paid to attend the very first Disney After Hours event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I note that I paid once more because most sites providing reviews of this event did not, even though they are now claiming that they attend these AGAIN later as paying guests to provide some credibility to … Read more
This morning, Disney finally released more info on the new Marvel themed lands coming to Disney California Adventure and Walt Disney Studios Paris. Above is the first piece of concept art that has been released giving us a decent idea what the land in Paris will look like. Disney also made a vague statement about … Read more
On Tuesday night, I paid to attend the very first Disney After Hours event at Animal Kingdom. The event has existed at The Magic Kingdom for a number of years, but this was the offering’s first foray into one of the other Walt Disney World theme parks. Here’s how Disney describes the event: Discover a … Read more
There’s a brand new souvenir drink mug at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, this time celebrating the holiday season. This mug can be found at the Dino-Rama popcorn cart for $9.50 with no beverage (although we assume the cast member was confused and the cup should include some beverage). The mug features Snow White and the Seven … Read more
Two new seasonal cupcakes have debuted at Sunshine Seasons in The Land pavilion at Epcot. The first is a re-imagined version of the usual Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcake offered here, while the other is something not always on the menu. Regardless of what they taste like, these are both works of art. Peanut Butter … Read more