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10 Awesome Attractions You'll Find at Disneyland but NOT Walt Disney World

It may come as a surprise, but not everything at the Disneyland Resort can be found at Walt Disney World. While you might think California's Disneyland Resort and Florida's Walt Disney World are carbon copies on different sides of the country, you'd be wrong. Disneyland is by far the smaller of the

The 4 BIG Updates From Walt Disney World This Week (May 25-31, 2014)

This is the weekly news, rumors and refurbishments update for Walt Disney World for the week of May 25, 2014. Here are the four biggest updates from around the resort for the past seven days... 1. The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is officially open at the Magic Kingdom Park After four years of

5 ESSENTIAL Warnings for Users of Disney's FastPass+ System

Disney's recently updated FastPass+ system is still a work in progress. Theme Park Tourist evaluates the problems. This column involves a first person account of a Walt Disney World visitor’s experiences with FastPass+. For those of you not familiar with FastPass+, it replaces a well behaved earlier

The 3 BIG Updates From Walt Disney World This Week (May 18-24, 2014)

This is the weekly news, rumors and refurbishments update for Walt Disney World for the week of May 18, 2014. Here are the three biggest updates from around the resort for the past seven days... 1. Guests ride the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train for the first time On Wednesday May 21, 2014 a miracle

10 Magical Ways to Propose to Your Sweetheart at Walt Disney World

Considering "popping the question" during your next visit to Walt Disney World? Here are 12 suggestions for romantic ways to ask your partner to marry you, Disney-style.

15 Incredible Walt Disney World Attractions You'll NEVER Get to Ride (And Why)

Dozens of rides have been designed for Walt Disney World over the years, before being cancelled for one reason or another. Here are 15 of the most impressive-sounding unbuilt attractions...

10 Hidden Tributes to Lost Attractions You Can Find at Walt Disney World

Some of Walt Disney World's past attractions have been lost forever. But look closely and you can still find tributes to them at the resort's theme parks today...

12 Ways That Horticulture Cast Members Keep Walt Disney World Looking Beautiful

Walt Disney World's landscaping is an essential part of its appeal to theme park fans. Let's take a look at how Disney's Cast Members keep the greenery looking so good...

12 of the World's Most Awe-Inspiring Theme Park Icons

They’re iconic for a reason. They inspire breathless wonder. They’re orienting navigational centers. They’re feats of engineering. Though they come in all shapes and sizes, park icons all have one thing in common: they come to represent a park’s stories, settings, and style in our hearts and minds

6 Disney Clone Pairs You May Not Recognize

Cloning. It's become a dirty word in the circles of Disney Parks fans. That's probably unfair, since it was Walt's idea to take the best of his California park and transplant it - with some additions, subtractions, and general changes - as Florida's Magic Kingdom. Cloning continues today, albeit

10 Insanely Expensive Elements of Walt Disney World You'll Never Even See

It's expensive to visit Walt Disney World. But it's expensive to run it, too...

The 9 Best and Worst Things About Life as a Theme Park Character

Characters and mascots are an essential part of the theme park experience, particularly at Disney theme parks. But what are the pros and cons of meeting-and-greeting guests every day?

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