Kozmo’s Guide to Walt Disney World
If you’ve ever dreamed of experiencing Walt Disney World without wandering aimlessly, missing fast passes, or paying for overpriced snacks you didn’t even want, you’re in the right place. I’ve been visiting Disney World every year for over a decade, and trust me—there’s a method to the magic. After years of trial, error, and yes,…
Theme Park Word Quest: A Magical Puzzle Adventure Awaits!
Calling all thrill-seekers, dreamers, and word search wizards! If your heart skips a beat at the sound of parade music or you instinctively know where to find the best churros in the parks, then Theme Park Word Quest was made just for you. Inspired by the wonder and nostalgia of the Most Magical Place on…
Everything Great About Animal Kingdom
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to go on an African safari, hike through the Himalayas, journey to an alien moon, and still be back in time for a Mickey pretzel—welcome to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It’s part zoo, part theme park, part spiritual awakening (okay, maybe that’s just the Flight of Passage talking). From…
Everything Great About EPCOT
Let’s be honest—EPCOT is the most misunderstood of Disney’s theme parks. Some people still think it’s just “the park with the big golf ball.” Others hear “educational” and assume it’s a place where fun goes to die. But oh, how wrong they are. EPCOT is where adults fall in love with Disney all over again,…
Everything Great about Magic Kingdom
Whether you’re planning your first trip or you’re a Disney die-hard who knows every hidden Mickey in the park, there’s one undeniable truth—Magic Kingdom is where the magic truly begins. With its towering Cinderella Castle, unforgettable rides, iconic snacks, and character-filled streets, it’s a place where dreams don’t just come true—they run wild. In this…
Universal Orlando vs Walt Disney World: Which One is Right for Your Family Vacation
Planning a magical family getaway to Central Florida but stuck on the big decision: Universal Orlando or Walt Disney World? You’re not alone! Both theme park giants offer unforgettable adventures, but they cater to different vibes, interests, and budgets. Let’s break it down to help you decide which destination fits your family’s vacation style best—no…
The untold truth about Disney’s All Star Resorts
Step into the magical world of Disney’s All Star Resorts, where dreams come true…or do they? Beneath the surface of this beloved destination lies a dark side that often goes unnoticed by guests. From overcrowding and noise levels to limited dining options and a lack of transportation, there’s much more to consider when booking your…
Unlocking the Magic: Unveiling Hidden Gems at Walt Disney World
Have you ever wondered if there’s more to Walt Disney World than meets the eye? Well, get ready to be amazed as we unlock the magic and unveil the hidden gems of this magical kingdom. In this article, we will take you on a journey through the secret corners and lesser-known experiences that will completely…
Things people won’t say about a Disney Vacation
Many people dream about a Walt Disney World vacation. I mean, how can’t you? Remember the saying “Quarterback so and so, you just won the super bowl what are you going to do next? I’m going to Disney World” While a WDW vacation is amazing. It does have some drawbacks. Some very big drawbacks that…
Ohana Dinner Review
Ohana located at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort is a hard to reserve family style dinner serving Polynesian food. The ambiance is one of a kind. You won’t find another place like this in all of Walt Disney World. But does the Polynesian look and feel make ‘Ohana Dinner a Disney Must Do? Is the dinner…
Chef Mickey’s Breakfast at the Contemporary
One of the most sought after dining reservations in all of Walt Disney World is Chef Mickey’s. Both breakfast and dinner reservations are sold out at the 60 day mark. However, is it really worth all the hype? Is it the best meal in all of WDW? Guests from all over the world want to…
POP Century 2023
POP Century is one of the five Walt Disney World “value” resorts. The price ranges anywhere between $160 to well over $200 a night. This resort is priced in the middle of the value resorts with the All Star Resorts being the cheapest. Even though it is expensive compared to area hotels, it is cheap…
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
Every year, on select nights in August, September and October the Magic Kingdom closes early (6pm) and transforms into a little not so scary Halloween town. Mickey shaped pumpkins are everywhere and a chill fills the air. You will even find many different villain’s roaming the park. It is a fun little event where you…
Contemporary Resort Review
One of the most iconic hotels in Orlando, the Contemporary Resort was one of the two original Disney World hotels. The resort opened up on October 1, 1971, the same time as Disney’s Magic Kingdom. Since it opened 51 years ago, this resort has remained popular with guests due to its close proximity to Magic…
2023 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival
EPCOT’s 2023 Food and Wine Festival will be held for a total of 115 days from July 27 to November 18. While it does seem like a long time. It is actually shorter than the past couple of years. It is shorter by a full two weeks. Just because this year’s Food and Wine Festival…
Disney Dining Plan is Back
Ever since the Disney Parks opened back up in July 2020, we have waited for the return of the Disney Dining plans. It has been a long time coming but the wait is finally over. Well kind of. The Disney Dining plan doesn’t come back until January 9, 2024 but you can start booking it…
Is it worth staying at a Disney Resort
An important question to ask yourself while planning a Disney Vacation is do you stay at a Disney Resort or another place close to Walt Disney World? The difference in price can be mind blowing. If you are trying to make every dollar count, do you spend that extra money on a room? It can…
The Festivals of EPCOT
EPCOT at Walt Disney World has got to be one of the best themed parks in the world. Not only is it home to some amazing rides like soarin and Test Track. It holds many special Festivals throughout the year. Many people joke that EPCOT holds a Festival every day of the year. While that…
Disney’s All Star Resorts or Universal’s Endless Summer Resorts
Are you planning a vacation to Orlando Florida and planning on visiting the theme parks? Are you doing it on a tight budget and looking to save wherever possible? Besides the price of tickets, your next biggest expense is your hotel room. If you really want to save money on your hotel. You should book…
Smoking in the Theme Parks
Smoking is a topic many people do not want to talk about. Although, there are many people who still smoke and want to be able to while visiting the Orlando area theme parks. Today we are going to go over smoking in the theme parks. Some of the theme parks are better for smokers than…
Day 12 Four Parks One Day? Can we do it?
As we wake up this morning it is a bit of a sad day. Today would be our last day of our vacation. Tomorrow we wake up and make the 16 hour drive back home. However, we are not going to worry about that right now. That is a problem for future me and present…
Day 11 A rare sight (x2)
I can’t believe we only have two days left before we go home. Where did all the time go? At least we have had one amazing day after another and another. Today our first park was going to be Magic Kingdom. However, before we go to the park we have a breakfast reservation at Ohana.…
Day 10 Relaxing day off
Day ten was upon us and it would be a nice relaxing day. We had some dining reservations today but no parks. Today we would just eat, shop, and relax. I feel that every Disney vacation needs to have one built in relaxing day. A day when you can feel like you are actually on…
Day 9 Hollywood to the Kingdom
Today is our last day in the single digits. Tomorrow is day ten and it should be a bit more relaxing than the past 9 days. Today wasn’t going to be relaxing at all. Hollywood Studios in the morning. Early dinner at Rainforest Café in Animal Kingdom, then off to Magic Kingdom. Today started early…
Day 8 Disney Bound
Just like the last couple of days, today was going to be another scorcher. Temps would be in the upper 90s with a heat index near 110. What makes that even worse is today we start our Disney portion of the trip. However, that’s not the bad part. Today we start off at Animal Kingdom.…
Cape May Café at Disney’s Beach Club review
Are you looking for one of the best breakfast and dinner buffets at Walt Disney World? Do you want endless Mickey Waffles or pick and peel shrimp? If you are, Cape May Café is for you. This New England inspired restaurant at Disney’s Beach Club Resort has an amazing atmosphere and even better food. No…
Disney’s All Star Music Resort Review
Planning a Disney vacation and looking for a fun and affordable resort? Be sure to check out Disney’s All Star Music Resort. This resort is great for a family on a budget and not looking to spend an arm and a leg staying at a Disney resort. Disney’s All Star Music Resort shouldn’t be confused…
10 Things you might not know about Magic Kingdom
The theme park that started it all in Florida has an amazing story and is the most magical place on Earth. The Magic Kingdom is a theme park like no other. From the rides to the food. It has something to offer to guests of all ages. But there are some things you might not know.…
10 Things you might not know about EPCOT
EPCOT in my opinion is one of the most underrated theme park. Sure its not loaded with a ton of thrilling rides. However, it is full of very unique and interesting things. EPCOT was the second theme park to open at Walt Disney World. The park was first officially opened to guests on October 1st…
10 Things you might not know about Hollywood Studios
Ah, Disney’s MGM Studios….. wait that’s not right. It used to be called that but now it has a new name. It’s now called Hollywood Studios and is no longer a working studio. However, does that change your opinion on this amazing Disney theme park? We don’t think so. Hollywood Studios was the third park…
The number one thing you NEED to bring to WDW
Lately, Walt Disney World has had a love/hate relationship with many guests. Some wish it was back to old like before the pandemic. While other’s love the new post pandemic offerings. No matter which way you fall. Every single person has one thing in common. Every guest that visits WDW NEEDS to have one thing…
10 things you might not know about Animal Kingdom
Walt Disney World Animal Kingdom theme park is loved by many people throughout the world. The size and beauty of this park is one of a kind. You won’t find another theme park quite like this one. From the thrill rides to the animal walk throughs. Animal Kingdom has just about everything you could ask…
Walt Disney World 2022: Things to know before you go
Are you planning a visit to the most Magical place on Earth in 2022? Well you better slow down and be prepared. 2022 is an important time at Walt Disney World. Did you know The Magic Kingdom turned 50 back on October 1st, 2021? That’s right the Magic Kingdom is 50 years old and do…
Perks of stay at a Disney Resort
When planning a Walt Disney World vacation one of the biggest expenses is the hotel. Good thing you get some perks while staying at them. Well, you use too! Not so true anymore but we will go over all of that in this post. 2022 brings many changes all around the world. The same holds…
Magic Kingdom Bound – Day 13
Today is going to be a busy day. Today we visit Walt Disney World. The current plan is to visit Magic Kingdom and hop over to Animal Kingdom. Tomorrow we would do Hollywood Studios in the Morning and EPCOT in the afternoon. Now just like yesterday my mom and I were both up a couple…
Tips for visiting Walt Disney World
There really is no place on earth like Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The property covers nearly 39 square miles and is made up of four theme parks (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom), two water parks (Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon), four golf course, a shopping district (Disney Springs) and 30…
Complete Guide to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Studios in Orlando Florida was the third theme park opened at Walt Disney World. Originally called MGM Studios, it opened on May 1, 1989. It’s focus was on the movie industry and was even a working studio up until the 2010s. In 2018 Hollywood Studios was the fifth most visited theme park in North…
Complete Guide to Magic Kingdom
There is nothing quite like Disney’s Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando, Florida. It is the most visited theme park in the world after all. Almost 21 million (20,963,000) guests visited in 2019. That is a lot of visitors, visiting a theme park in the middle of Florida. In 2021, Magic Kingdom turns 50. That’s…
Complete Guide to EPCOT
EPCOT gets so much hate and I for one don’t get it. Of course, EPCOT is my favorite park, so maybe that is why I don’t understand it. EPCOT was the 2nd theme park at Walt Disney World and opened on October 1st, 1982. Now EPCOT is currently going through a transformation. The front of…
Complete Guide to Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park was the fourth and final (so far) theme park built at Walt Disney World resort. It opened on Earth Day, April 22, 1998, which makes a lot of sense for this amazing theme park that focuses on Animal conservation. Animal Kingdom is also the largest theme park in the world…
Should you stay at a Walt Disney World Resort
Some big changes have happened at Walt Disney World in the past couple of years. Some were influenced by the pandemic and others…. Well, other changes I can only assume was to make Disney more money. It is to be expected, they are a company after all. In the past few years, Disney World hotel…
Should you visit Walt Disney World in 2021
Let’s face it a lot of people had plans to visit Walt Disney World in 2020 but their plans got cancelled. The parks are back open but should you visit in 2021 or wait another year? This can be a tough call. As far as we know when I am writing this (Dec 2020), there…
Animal Kingdom or EPCOT: Which to Visit
Planning a trip to Walt Disney World can be really hard especially when you are only going for a short period of time and can’t visit each park. Sometimes a park has to get cut but which one should it be? Walt Disney World has 4 theme parks Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal…
Animal Kingdom or Hollywood Studios: Which one to visit
Have a quick Walt Disney World trip coming up and can’t decide if you should visit Animal Kingdom or Hollywood Studios? Our guide will help you pick the right one for you and your family. We look at the rides, shows, lands, and food offered at both so you can be sure you make the…
Hollywood Studios or EPCOT: Which one should you visit?
A question I see asked all the time is if you should visit Hollywood Studios or EPCOT. It’s really a loaded question. You should visit both but sometimes there’s just not enough time. I always do two days at Magic Kingdom. But if I’m only visiting for 5 days and 4 nights, I’m only going…
POP Century during the Pandemic
I recently took a trip to Walt Disney World and stayed at POP Century resort. This is a great value resort to stay in. Much nicer than the All-Star Resorts and cheaper than Art of Animation resort. Currently POP is the only value resort opened. It’s not really a value when you consider the price…
Saying bye to the Magic Kingdom: Pandemic Disney Trip Day 6
I was looking forward to this day all week. It was our last full day in Orlando and our last day visiting the theme parks. Tomorrow morning we would be getting on a plane and heading back to Philly. But before we could do that we had to catch a bus to the Magic Kingdom…
Snacks, Snacks, and more Snacks: Pandemic Disney Trip Day 5
Day 5 (Monday) of my Pandemic Disney World Trip had us revisiting EPCOT. But before we would go to the park we wanted to hit the pool for a morning swim. Since EPCOT doesn’t open until 11 am we didn’t need to rush this morning either. Plus EPCOT currently isn’t a very heavily visited park…
A Rainy Trip around the World: Pandemic Disney Trip Day 4
The day was finally here. The day I was looking forward to the most. Now I couldn’t do what I would really like to do, which is a day with another adult eating and drinking around the world. But I could snack around the world with my daughter. It was going to be a good…
Lions, Gorillas, and Banshees OH MY: Pandemic Disney Trip Day 3
Day three (Saturday 8-29) of our Pandemic Disney Trip was an early day. Today we were heading to Animal Kingdom and that park opens at 8 am. It is the first Disney theme park to open for the day and the first to close for the day. Animal Kingdom might possibly be my favorite park.…
Planes, Castles and Springs- Pandemic Disney Trip Day 1
The day is finally here. A day I didn’t think was going to happen this year. I already canceled 2 trips to Walt Disney World this year. One in May…… well Disney canceled that one. I canceled another in early August since I didn’t feel comfortable paying all that money for half an experience. I…
Chef Mickey’s Breakfast Review 2020
My favorite meal in Walt Disney World is breakfast. Heck, it’s my favorite meal even when I’m not at Disney. Just like at Disney I don’t always eat breakfast. Normally a coffee will just do. My two favorite restaurants at Walt Disney World has got to be Cape May Cafe and Tusker House for breakfast.…
Everything that sucks about WDW Right now
I love planning and going on a Walt Disney World vacation. Like many people I too had to cancel a trip to WDW the summer of 2020. I actually had to cancel two. One because the parks were closed (May) and one because I just wasn’t too sure on how everything would be (early August).…
Everything Great About Hollywood Studios in 2020
Thinking about visiting Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in 2020 or 2021? Trying to decide if it is worth visiting now with all of the restrictions? Is there enough open to see, do, and eat to make it worth it? I recently visited and will share my opinions on everything great about Hollywood Studios…
Worse Rides at Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World is the most magical place on earth. It is packed full of memorable moments, iconic rides, wonderful characters and so much more. It’s hard to come up with things that are bad. Oh but there are plenty of things that suck at WDW. From food to experiences and everything in between. Don’t…
Having a Magical Day at Magic Kingdom with restrictions
We don’t yet know of all the details about how the parks will look when they open in July. We do know that fireworks, parades, meet and greets and some experiences will NOT be happening. However, that doesn’t mean you still can’t have a magical day at the theme park. You don’t have to watch…
Disney Springs Quick-Service
Disney Springs is the Shopping, Dining, and Entertainment district at Walt Disney World. It is one area where you can find a lot of Disney magic without a park ticket. You won’t find characters here but you will find many amazing shops and restaurants. This post may contain affiliate links. It is at no extra…
12 things you will regret NOT doing at Walt Disney World
A trip to Walt Disney World is something many people around the world dream about doing one day. From seeing all the commercials on TV to hearing that famous “You Just won the Super Bowl where are you going to go now” line. We just need to face it and realize it is a part…
Hollywood Studios Quick-Service Ranked
Let’s sit a minute and think about Hollywood Studios. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it Galaxy’s Edge or Toy Story Land? What about the Disney World theme park with the most Thrill Rides? Or could it be the great food at the quick-service locations? I’m guessing the food at Hollywood Studios…
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