Ellen’s Energy Adventure opened in 1996, and has seen only minor upgrades since that time. Which begs the question – is it really worthy of a twenty-year-long run? While animatronics continue to be pretty awe-inspiring, and – incredibly – Alex Trebek really is still hosting Jeopardy -- there are certainly some holes and outdated info in the script.

When new attractions pop up at Disney parks around the globe, us Disney fans like to imagine how Walt might feel about them, should he have had the opportunity to experience them. I firmly believe that Walt would absolutely adore Soarin' and Soarin' over California, largely because they have all the hallmarks of the kinds of attractions he designed.

Not every aspect of an amusement park vacation is predicated upon the rides. Sometimes, you want to relax and enjoy the scenery.

So, you think you’re ready for a trip to Disney, eh? Think again.

This is the weekly news, rumors and refurbishments update for Walt Disney World for the week of April 19, 2015.

Here is a list of the eight restaurants where you must get advance dinner reservations if you want to eat there.

Early Disney attractions put a lot of faith in visitors’ ability to think, process, and come to their own conclusions. Over the past 20 years, however, there seems to be a persistent march towards dumbing down the parks.

In-depth retrospective: Learn how Universal Studios Florida’s original Jaws ride became the most expensive theme park flop ever.

A number of rides could benefit from a wholesale renovation, if not outright removal.

If you have ever experienced an emergency at Walt Disney World or Universal Orlando, you know how frightening it can be to have something bad happen while you are far from home in an unfamiliar setting. Yet you probably also noticed how quickly and effortlessly cast members sprang into action to make things right.

The original version of Journey into Imagination was one of the greatest rides Walt Disney Imagineering ever produced, and its removal from Epcot was an absolute travesty. As such, whatever Disney replaced it with would be met with scorn and derision from much of the fanbase. And yet, if you try to look at Journey into Imagination with Figment with fresh eyes, forgetting everything you think you know, it's really not that bad...

There are lots of ways to experience Epcot’s delicious offerings besides the “pub crawl.”