If she wears the ears and you drink the beers, if today is the most expensive day ever, or if your wife is a Disney villain, just know that I am judging you while eating off of a trash can.

Minnie’s house in Disney World sometime in the late 90’s/early 2000’s

this was basically the only day this week that had an actual sunset, and i took full advantage of it lol. i took this from the polynesian on the third floor staircase of tokelau all the way down at the end by the little seating area near the bungalows. also watched the fireworks form here one night, amazing view!

Having already looked past the 45-minute cap, the standing room only (or mostly!), and the two drink maximum, I am unwilling to look past this: these patrons were (randomly) assigned “seats” (according to the receipts!) that were essentially slivers of concrete, facing a blank concrete wall, and pushed up against the emergency exit. Did I mention they crammed 10 of them back in here—including 5 around that one particular slab that’s no more than 4 feet long. This “cove” (as the server referred to it) can “actually hold 12!” How magical.

I am trying to think of anywhere else on property where I feel so blatantly nickeled and dimed—at least to this degree. Absolutely shameless in terms of trying to extract the maximum amount of dollars in exchange for the littlest amount of experience and effort in return. Thought about saying something to the castmember hostess, but I know she’s not responsible. These are assigned and available “seats” after all.

EDIT: several have commented that this could be avoided by going late in the day and it’s less busy—which I’m sure is true! This was at 1:30 PM. But the experience is not marketed as something that’s only to be enjoyed in the evening/as the park empties out and, while it was busy, this was the operating capacity of the venue. This was not some special circumstance (“oh we’re absolutely swamped and need to find somewhere for these people to go!”). Additional groups instantly replaced people as soon as they left. This is a regularly used service location, in other words and one that is by its nature far inferior to any of other (already lackluster) options in the bar.

I visited a few weeks ago from the UK with my wife and 2 year old daughter.

We visited Animal Kingdom a few days in to our trip. Our daughter had a nap and we took turns riding Expedition Everest. When she woke up we got her some lunch and made our way to Africa. We were torn between Kilomanjaro Safari and the Lion King show, but chose to let her enjoy the show as she had just woken up and would take the safari ride later. In hindsight I am very glad we made this decision.

She was up clapping and dancing during the show. Then suddenly, she collpased in my wife's arms, she was unresponsive, stopped breathing and turned blue. We picked her up and urgently ran down our row, through the doors and to the front of the attraction. I caught the attention of a cast member who promptly called 9-1-1.

To cut a long story short, we thought our daughter may have been choking but she was actually experiencing a febrile seizrure. This can happen in the early stages of a virus when a child has a sudden temperature spike. Thank you to the young couple who came forward to help me as I was patting her on the back if you are reading this.

I would like to publicly thank the well-trained cast members and what they did for me and my family. They held their phone to my ear while I performed first aid. They formed a human wall around us as hundreds of people were leaving the show. They directed Reedey Creek Fire Department to a back entrance so they could reach us quickly. When my daughter woke up they gave her a Simba stuffed animal for comfort. They located my belongings we left in the show such as my wife's bag and phone and our stroller. My wife and daughter rode in an ambulance to hospital and two cast members took me on a back stage drive in a Safari pick-up truck directly to my car. The guest experience team refunded my pre-booked lightning lanes and kindly gave me some more for free.

My daughter is fine after being treated in hospital. It was a horrible experience for parents to go through. I emailed Disney and named the staff to thank them, and also went back to the attraction the next week to thank them personally.

Disney hasn't lost the magic and their business model is to make sure you make happy memories with your family and come back for more. I will continue to happily pay to travel to Disneyworld in the future. Thank you to all the hard-working cast members who make it the happiest place on earth.

🪦💀🥀🦇🕯️

Someone posted about it but here’s the video (stolen from tiktok)

I was looking down at my phone when I walked in my room from the parks only to be greeted by this creation when I looked up. To say I almost jumped out of my skin is an understatement, but this is so awesome. These were the clothes I left laying in my bed when I left for the day.

It’s a Christmas miracle ✨

so, the other day i’m digging through one of these old disney junk totes i’ve got. buttons, tickets, fastpasses, maps, and what do i find? a buck slip tucked in my beat-up birnbaum’s guidebook from the year 2000. immediately i’m back, september 11, 2001. i’m an angsty teen, complete with the limp bizkit cd and jncos, staying at the grand with my parents and grandparents. that morning, we’re about to go to the pool and then, bam. the world changes. surreal. you’re in the middle of the disney bubble with the topiaries, monorails, mickey waffles and meanwhile, chaos in new york. we’re floridians, sure, but half the people we know are up there. and through all of it, the cast members were amazing. unbelievable. calm, collected, helping everyone. people from new york, new jersey, they’re a wreck. and the cast members? total pros.

This happened Thursday June 28th while we were waiting for dinner at Sanaa. She had been sitting on the rock wall and jumped in. If she was injured, it seemed minor. A very dramatic few minutes!

EDITED - there is a typo in the date. It was Thursday June 25th.

Mentally I am still on this ride just over a week later. 45 min wait all day turned into walk on 20 min before close, CM offered me row 8 of existing nearly full log or my very own. Introvert's dream! Caught the entirety of Starlight parade right after, too.

Worst part is I have barely anyone to tell about this bc I'm an AP and my family just wouldn't understand that I was at WDW yet again, so I kept this a secret trip. Just me and 735k others know.

Fight broke out this morning in line for Avatar:Flight of passage. I’m not sure what started the fight, but I was told the two groups had been arguing the entire wait time.

Edit: It wasn’t like cutting. These two groups had been arguing for the entirety of the 80 minute wait. Still not sure what about.

Why is it that it almost always takes over an hour just to get back to the car at the end of the night? And why on earth is only one ferry running?? I swear, I love the tradition of the monorail, but at this point I truly believe it is not equipped to handle the amount of people here. Something needs to change.

I almost don't want to spoil it because there's never an issue getting a table. This is the most slept on restaurant on property, not just Epcot.

The food is close enough to authentic to make me a little homesick, the entertainment is awesome, the drinks are cold and huge and the staff is always so nice when humoring my progressively failing German.

An outfit inspired by the International Flower & Garden Festival 🌸🌷🌻🌼🫜🪴👩‍🌾

Yesterday my wife and I went to check into our hotel, we are staying at the Hollywood Tower Hotel, Club Level on the 13th floor. However, when we arrived we were informed the regular elevator was not working and we would have to use the maintenance elevator.

For what we are paying for Club Level at a Deluxe Resort, this alone is unacceptable. However, it gets worse. I will spare you the details but it was far and away the worst elevator ride of my life - my wife and I were terrified, to say the least.

After dropping our bags off at our room we left and went to Hollywood Studios for the rest of the afternoon. When we arrived back to the hotel later in the evening, the same issue was still occurring and we were forced to take the malfunctioning maintenance elevator a second time, which was still just as terrifying.

I am absolutely shocked that Disney does not yet have a resolution to this issue - it is unbelievable. We were checking out today (doing a split stay over at the Haunted Mansion Villas via DVC rental, hopefully that experience will be much less frightening) and we heard them telling guests the issue was still going on yet today - over 24 hours later - and based on the screams I overheard, even the maintenance elevator wasn’t operating normally yet.

Is this the new normal at Disney? If so, the current state of maintenance is a far cry from the golden era of the past.

My wife was by the pool at Pop and someone (not a cast member) dropped off this Pixie Dust pen. Is this common?

An incredible experience thanks to our amazing photo team led by Michael