I love it when I get to write about Walt Disney World for my day job. I’m “The Travel Guy” – a travel columnist for the Boston Herald. I also write TV features and during my time there I’ve been the online managing editor, assistant features editor, editorial assistant and Guy Who Picks Up the [...]
Take a walk through the new Art of Animation Resort suites with us. I bumped into a few people there, threw a hip check, dropped a shoulder – but I’d never do that to you. We’re friends. This is a tour of the Nemo-themed family suite. What do you think? Interested in booking? Drop me [...]
Have a look at, go on a walkthrough and hear the story of the new Royal Rooms at Port Orleans Riverside. There are all kinds of details, hidden Mickeys and touches that make these rooms totally unique. They remind me of a scaled back, smaller Castle Suite. They’re beautiful, and I HAVE to stay here [...]
Here’s a bit more of the new Art of Animation Resort – just coming out of the lobby, walking toward the pool, and then banking a right toward the Cars section. Meanwhile, here’s a time-lapse video from Disney showing the construction of the resort. Can you find Nemo? The Nemo section opens May 31. The resort’s [...]
I had a chance to tour the new Art of Animation Resort yesterday and wanted to give you a look at how far they’ve come. We’re still a little early for it’s May 31 opening – which will happen in phases – but a lot of it seems ready to go. My first impressions: You [...]
It’s true, there is wifi at all the Walt Disney World resorts. Well, the one’s I’ve been to in the past few days, anyway. Here’s a first-hand review of the resort-wide wifi effort: It’s a lot like me – it’s slow and confused, but it least it tries. Moving around from resort to resort causes [...]
Stacey is on the TV. I am not lying, and you know that. We’re here at Jambo House – got in around 11 last night. Check-in was smoove, and we pretty much just unpacked and waited for the impossible: Hockey highlights on ESPN. And that was pretty much it for the night. Katie had left [...]
Here it is – a look inside the new Art of Animation Resort’s lobby. WDWNTube takes us on a tour and provides an interview with Imagineers working on the project. (Source.) The main building – Animation Hall – houses the lobby, administration offices, the gift shop, food and features actual sketches and storyboards from the [...]
I love the in-room resort channel at Walt Disney World. On our first trip to WDW years ago, I fell in love with the Zip-a-dee-doo-da Tips for Today. It was the music, the information and the great montages. It showed the parks in a way that emphasized how magical it could all be. I still [...]
Disney announced today that the opening dates for the new Art of Animation Resort have been set – and guests can start booking rooms at the resort starting tomorrow. (Want to book a trip at the new resort, you can always contact me. I can help.) The Finding Nemo wing will the the first section [...]
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