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Ranking the Lands of the Magic Kingdom - WDW Opinion Ep. 74 When it comes to the lands that make up the Magic Kingdom each individual can have their favorite and least favorite. And since everyone loves a good power ranking we decided to do just that and rank the lands of the Magic Kingdom. We’ll each give our rankings and share why we ranked them so. News to Opinion Stories Discussed Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort to Receive Royal Makeover Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue Now Open at EPCOT Buy “Yacht Club to Diamond Mine” Yacht Club to Diamond Mine is an inside look into what it’s like being an employee at the Walt Disney World Resort. In it you’ll follow my journey as a lifelong Disney fan and the path I take to fulfill my dream of becoming a Walt Disney World Cast Member. You'll see what it’s like working in the resorts and discover how moving roles to a position just a few miles down the road can feel like a whole new world when you work at Disney. Learn more about th

Top Tips for Taking an Infant on a Walt Disney World Trip - WDW Opinion Ep. 73 Taking a three month old to Disney World might seem like a nightmare. But with a little planning you’ll realize that taking an infant to Disney can be one of your most memorable trips. We share those top tips in this episode. News to Opinion Stories Discussed Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park Hosts Exciting Multi-Day Celebration for 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Price Increase on Walt Disney World Theme Park Ticket Options and Annual Passes WDW Opinion Blogs Posts Mentioned in the Show The Hollywood Brown Derby Lunch Review Buy “Yacht Club to Diamond Mine” Yacht Club to Diamond Mine is an inside look into what it’s like being an employee at the Walt Disney World Resort. In it you’ll follow my journey as a lifelong Disney fan and the path I take to fulfill my dream of becoming a Walt Disney World Cast Member. You'll see what it’s like working in the resorts and discover how moving roles to a position just a few miles down the road

How to See the Super Bowl MVP Parade at Walt Disney World - WDW Opinion Ep. 72 There were a lot of unique elements to my Mom's most recent trip to Walt Disney World, including seeing the Super Bowl MVP parade. We discuss it on this episode. News to Opinion Stories Discussed Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway Adds FastPass+ Service for Visits Beginning March 4 City Works Eatery & Pour House Now Open at Disney Springs WDW Opinion Blogs Posts Mentioned in the Show Afternoon Tea at the Grand Floridian - Review Kona Cafe at the Polynesian Village Resort Review Buy “Yacht Club to Diamond Mine” Yacht Club to Diamond Mine is an inside look into what it’s like being an employee at the Walt Disney World Resort. In it you’ll follow my journey as a lifelong Disney fan and the path I take to fulfill my dream of becoming a Walt Disney World Cast Member. You'll see what it’s like working in the resorts and discover how moving roles to a position just a few miles down the road can feel like a whole new world whe

The Best Coffee in Disney World: Interview With Matt from the Disney Coffee Blog - WDW Opinion Ep. 71 On this episode we talk all about the best coffee drinks and best places to get coffee in Walt Disney World in an interview, with Matt, the creator of the Disney Coffee Blog. News to Opinion Stories Discussed Spider-Man Swings into Action Above Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure Park The Epcot Experience Adds Indoor Seating and Now Serves Up Quick Sips and Bites More Info on the Disney Coffee Blog Check Out The Webiste Follow Them On Instagram Follow Them On YouTube Learn More About Joffrey’s Coffee Buy “Yacht Club to Diamond Mine” Yacht Club to Diamond Mine is an inside look into what it’s like being an employee at the Walt Disney World Resort. In it you’ll follow my journey as a lifelong Disney fan and the path I take to fulfill my dream of becoming a Walt Disney World Cast Member. You'll see what it’s like working in the resorts and discover how moving roles to a position just a few miles

What It’s Like Being a Cast Member at Walt Disney World - WDW Opinion Ep. 70 As a former Disney World Cast Member, Conor is asked about his time working at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resorts and on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in Magic Kingdom. Plus, we discuss how Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run will be added to Hollywood Studios’ FP+ options and we potentially have an opening date for the Space 220 restaurant in Epcot. News to Opinion Stories Discussed Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Added to FastPass+ Service Beginning Feb. 19 at Walt Disney World Resort Space 220 at Epcot to Open to Guests on March 30 Buy “Yacht Club to Diamond Mine” Yacht Club to Diamond Mine is an inside look into what it’s like being an employee at the Walt Disney World Resort. In it you’ll follow my journey as a lifelong Disney fan and the path I take to fulfill my dream of becoming a Walt Disney World Cast Member. You'll see what it’s like working in the resorts and discover how moving roles to a position just a few miles down

Rise of the Resistance Opening, Riviera Opening, New runDisney Club and More News Stories! - WDW Opinion Ep. 69 This week we’re catching up on some news stories including the opening of Rise of the Resistance and how the Riviera is changing the Disney World landscape. Stories Discussed Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Now Open at Disneyland Park Disney's Riviera Resort Now Open Club runDisney Announced Free Dining Promotion Announced at Disney World Super Nintendo World Details Revealed for Interactive Power Up Band Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to

Listener Questions: Festival of the Arts, Best Times to Visit, Breakfasts at Disney, Character Dining, Love Bugs and More - WDW Opinion Ep. 68 This week we’ve got questions about overall trip planning, where to catch sporting events, character dining options, what time of the year to visit and even one about insects. Stories Discussed Aunty Kau’I, a fixture at Disney’s Polynesian resort, has died Kona Cafe Dinner Review Main Segment Mentions Restaurant Reservation Finder - Available Through Touring Plans Disney Programs Blog Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blo

20 Disney Things We’re Excited for in 2020 - WDW Opinion Ep. 67 It is still an incredible time to be a Disney fan. Whether it's parks, movies, Disney plus, the Disney community...there’s so much to experience now and in the coming days, weeks, months and years. But for now here are my 20 Disney things I’m looking forward to in 2020. Some of these items debuted in 2019 but they’ll be shaping our 2020 Disney plans in big ways. From the theme parks, to the film studios and Disney+, here are the 20 Disney things we’re looking forward to. Stories Discussed New Roundup Rodeo BBQ Restaurant Coming to Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios New Regal Eagle Smokehouse Coming to Epcot Takes Its Inspiration from the Honorable Sam Eagle Drawn to Life Presented by Cirque du Soleil® & Disney – Coming Spring 2020! 2 Books I’m Excited to Read in 2020 The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company Magic Journey: My Fantastical Walt Disney Imagineering Career Join the

Disney Vacation Club Overview - Part 2 - WDW Opinion Ep. 66 In this episode we dive into the process of booking resorts and some of the rules you have to abide by in order to make reservations and what not. Then we share some what the room layouts of various resorts looks like, how you might vacation differently once you become a DVC member and we share some alternative ways to becoming a member and how these options can potentially be much more affordable. We wrap up the show by saying what it has meant to us being DVC members. Even if you have no interest in joining DVC this will still be a very fun and informative episode for any Disney fan. Stories discussed in News to Opinion New Details, Dates Revealed for Upcoming Disney Parks Experiences, including Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Magnificent Mosaics Revealed at Disney’s Riviera Resort Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review

Disney Vacation Club Overview - Part 1 - WDW Opinion Ep. 65 There’s a lot of ground to cover when it comes to DVC. So much so that I felt the need to break this up into two parts. In this first part you’ll learn about the origins of DVC, how it differs from a timeshare, how the Brown family became members and some of the key terms and processes you’ll want to know if you have any interest in becoming a member. Even if you have no interest in joining DVC this will still be a very fun and informative episode for any Disney fan. Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog an

Five Disney World Attractions We Want to Get Stuck On - WDW Opinion Ep. 64 A trip to Disney World is one filled with happy times. There are attractions to be rode, shows to be seen, food to be consumed and fun to be had. Just like everything else in life, there can be hiccups and uncontrollable events thrown into your Disney vacation that can force you to zig when you wanted to zag. When it comes to attractions, these are huge complicated mechanical systems with a ton of moving parts. So whether it’s human error or mechanical mixups, attractions can break down. Sometimes preventing you from riding, sometimes having you get stuck on one of them. But why do we want to get walked off a ride? Because our fandom demands that we know everything we can about this place. Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free

The Pros and Cons Of Screen Based Attractions - WDW Opinion Ep. 63 Back in the day when you entered a theme park the only place you’d see screens would be for a 3-d movie or a pre-show film before you boarded an attraction. Screens weren’t really intended for the theme parks, leave those to the movie theaters. But as the years past more and more screens started to make their way into the parks. For good or bad screens are now an integral part of the today’s theme park experience. And they’re something creative teams turn to in order to enhance the park experience. Screens have come a long way in recent years and in this episode we’ll be discussing the pros and cons of screens and how they’ll impact the parks in years to come. Plus there’s a change up coming to Marvel’s leadership and we go on a rant because Disney has changed the names of the food offerings at Docking Bay 7 in Galaxy's Edge All that and more on this episode of the WDW Opinion Podcast. All that and more on this episode of the WDW Opinion Podca

One of the best things about this Disney fan community that we’re all apart of is the freedom people have to showcase their passion for Disney in a variety of ways. And in a community filled with incredibly creative and talented people you know that there are going to be some incredible works to come from this passion. Our guest, Tony Cortese, is a perfect example of what occurs when you combine your talent and creativity with your Disney passion and focus it into a project. In his case the medium he chooses to showcase his passion for Disney is film. And he is very good at it. I first discovered his work when I watched a film called The Dreamfinders. I choose to watch that film because it was all about Disney World and its incredible fan base but I continue to rewatch it because of the story he was able to capture in it. He’s got a new film debuting this week and it is all about Walt Disney and the creation of Epcot. We’ve got a great discussion ahead and a lot to talk about. Plus the Skyliner has an acciden

Everything You Need to Know About the Disney Skyliner - WDW Opinion Ep. 61 Buses, boats, trams, minivans and monorails. There are a ton of ways to get around the Walt Disney World resort. And a lot of the times they can be considered attractions themselves. Transportation is one thing but enjoy how you get from a to b is part of the fun when it comes to traveling around Disney. This past week the newest form of transportation opened in Disney World and it signifies a huge shift in the way we’ll soon be getting around the entire resort. The Disney Skyliner had its naysayers when it was first announced and as more details emerged people continued to be skeptical. But even only in its first week it has won many of those naysayers over. In this episode of WDW Opinion we’ll be discussing just what it is like to ride the Skyliner, how it works and how it might change the future of transportation at Disney World. Now I will preface this by saying this segment was recorded before an incident occurred on the Skyliner

The Best Stories Told on Walt Disney World Attractions - WDW Opinion Ep. 60 Disney is the best storytelling company period. Yes, this podcast might be called WDW Opinion but that statement is a WDW Fact. For nearly 100 years Disney has revolutionized storytelling and has given us some of the most iconic characters in history. They’ve done this in their movies, of course. Whether it be Snow White, Pinoccio, Beauty and the Beast, the Lion King, Frozen and of course anything to do with Mickey Mouse himself, Disney are the experts when it comes to storytelling on the big and little screens. When Disneyland first opened a huge appeal it had was the ability to visit the scenes and worlds where some of your favorite stories took place. While some attractions are merely a retelling of the classic films, there are plenty of unique stories that Disney theme park attractions around the world tell themselves. And that is exactly what we are going to talk about today. What are the Disney attractions that tell the best sto

What It’s Like to Stay in the New Gran Destino Tower - WDW Opinion Ep. 59 Today we’ll be talking about the Coronado Springs resort YET AGAIN, but not without stellar reason. Once described as “a celebration of ancient Mexico and the southwest americas, Coronado Springs now traverses the atlantic and has tied in Spanish culture. Because that makes sense. But through the blend of conventioning and cultures and vacationers and transport that just doesn’t quite work — Coronado Springs is just plain beautiful. Plus we also discuss some new “wonderFALL” dining options in Disney Springs and the first look at music from the Epcot Forever show. All that and more on this episode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion Peek Behind the Scenes of New Nighttime Spectacular ‘Epcot Forever’ Foodie Guide to WonderFall Flavors at Disney Springs 2019 Sing Under the Stars at Karaoke Night at Stargazers Bar at Planet Hollywood Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Exp

Crowd Free Disney World: September 2019 Trip Report - WDW Opinion Ep. 58 Right now Disney World is experiencing extremely low crowds. There are a number of reasons for this but all you need to know is if you are headed down in the next few weeks, prepare to experience relatively empty parks. What can you accomplish in this time frame? Hank talks about his trip last week where the theme was pretty much “walk on to any attraction you want”. He also shares his first impressions of Gran Destino Tower at Coronado Springs and Galaxy’s Edge in Hollywood Studios. Plus we also discuss more details about the new Enchanted Rose Lounge coming to the Grand Floridian and the Disney Skyliner Gondola system begins testing with Cast Members and Disney World Executives. All that and more on this epsiode of WDW Opinion. Stories discussed in News to Opinion More Details on Enchanted Rose – A New Lounge Coming to Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Cast Member Previews Announced for Disney Skyliner Gondola System Join t

Everything You Need to Know About Disney+ - WDW Opinion Ep. 57 At the beginning of every show I let you know what WDW Opinion’s mission statement is. Yes we're here to share our Disney opinions with you and in return we ask that you share your Disney opinions with your fellow Opinioneers but in doing so we hope you can achieve two things. To one help you plan for and two day dream about your next perfect Disney World vacation. Growing up as a die-hard Disney fan I always tried to seek out as much Disney content as I could to help fill the Mickey sized hole in my heart that occurred in between trips. Movies, shows, books and so much more helped me pass the time when I wasn’t in Disney. Well, I think Disney completely understands this and they are ready to make sure that Disney fans around the world won’t have to go too far in order to feel the magic. In fact they’re looking to bring as much magic as they can right to your very own TV, computer or smart device. Disney+ is a streaming service that looks to be tu

All the Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Pixar Studios News from D23 - WDW Opinion Ep. 56 With so much park related news lately it can be hard to forget that Disney is first and foremost a film company. Now over the years it has of course become an entertainment powerhouse branching into TV, publishing, sports, soon to be streaming and theme parks and destinations but in the beginning it was film. Today, film still plays a huge part (maybe the biggest) part in the company’s performance. And the stories we are so excited to see play out in the parks are stories that originated from the films Disney has had their hand in making. During D23 last week there were huge Disney+ announcements and big parks reveals. But this year many felt the studios panel at D23, which in years past has been among the most highly anticipated features, fell a little flat. While we didn’t get big reveals from D23, there is still a ton to talk about when it comes to both the live action and animated films Disney has in the works. Today we

Huge Disney Parks News from D23 Expo - WDW Opinion Ep. 55 There’s just a lot of parks stuff we NEED to discuss coming from the D23 Expo that just took place. So buckle up because this one’s going to be a doozie. Exciting Announcements for Disney Parks, Resorts, Cruise Ships and Beyond at D23 Expo 2019 WDW Opinion’s Full Coverage of the D23 2019 Expo Join the WDW Opinioneers Community Want to learn more about what an Opinioneer is? Explore the community here. Leave a Review In iTunes Help others find the WDW Opinion Podcast and let us know why you like listening to it! Leave a review here. Free Disney Trip Task Checklist Subscribe to our newsletter and get a FREE copy of our Ultimate Disney Trip Task List. Use this customizable list to help plan for your next Disney trip. Visit www.WDWOpinion.com for all the latest from the blog and to find out more about WDW Opinion! Share your Disney opinions with us! Email your opinions to Conor@WDWOpinion.com and if we like them you might even be featured on a future