What to Know About the Dinoland Replacement at Animal Kingdom

It’s been a long time coming, but at Destination D23 in September 2023 Disney finally confirmed that Dinoland USA will be replaced. Specifically, it’s going to be replaced by a land themed to “Tropical Americas”. Then at D23 in 2024, we got more details of what’s being planned. In this post, I’m going to highlight my hopes and expectations for this transformation.

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When to Visit Disney World in 2025

In this post, we provide an outlook on the next two years at Disney World, with the goal of helping to pick when to visit during that time. This post gets updated every few months, though in the interim you may see updates near the top that provide some additional information we haven’t yet built into the rest of the post.

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Best Rides for Toddlers at Hollywood Studios

In this post, we discuss the best rides (and attractions) for toddlers at Hollywood Studios. Hollywood Studios doesn’t have a deep ride lineup, particularly for toddlers. But after we discuss ride options, we move onto other offerings at Hollywood Studios that might be good for small children.

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Universal Orlando Height Requirements [Both Parks]

Let’s talk about height requirements at Universal Orlando. I’ll start with which rides have no height requirements. Then we’ll break down the height requirements by park and by milestone, so you can figure out exactly which height to bring your little one. Finally, we’ll finish with a quick discussion of rider switch at Universal Orlando.

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Best Ways to Book A Disney World Vacation [Packages, Deals, and More]

There are (broadly speaking) two ways to book your Walt Disney World Resort vacation. You can book your room and tickets separately or you can purchase them together from Disney as a package. In this post, we discuss how to evaluate these options and settle on the best way to book your Disney vacation.

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Best Disney World Deluxe Resorts [Ranking + Why To Stay]

Disney’s deluxe hotels aren’t the right fit for every trip, but there’s no doubt that these resorts deserve their place on pretty much every Disney travelers bucket list. In this post, we discuss the deluxe resorts, including the basic things to know about them, reasons to stay at deluxe resorts, and, of course, the ranking of all eight of Disney World’s deluxe resorts!

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Disney World In October (2025)

In this post, we discuss visiting Disney World in October. We cover weather, crowds, holidays, events, refurbishments, and anything else you’d like to know if you were planning a visit to Walt Disney World Resort now that the school year is going, temperatures are dropping, and Halloween is here! Read on to learn all about visiting Walt Disney World in October!

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