The Great Park Hop

Massive quarterly losses mean big changes are coming for Disney Parks. We break down the announced $2 billion Q3 dip, what it has meant, and what it will mean for both Walt Disney World and Disneyland. We also discuss the recent Super Nintendo Land leak and if the rumored Mario Kart ride is sounding like it will live up to the hype.

As both Universal Orlando and Disney World begin to scale back their original reopening plans, we start asking ourselves if the parks all opened too fast and too soon. We also discuss the latest theme park news, including the possibility of a Tiana's Palace restaurant being included with the Splash Mountain retheme, and how the rumored holiday celebrations at Galaxy's Edge could turn out.

Both Disney and Universal parks just dropped the hammer on everyone's Halloween plans. Is this as bad as it gets, or are there even more holiday even cancelations to look forward to? We also discuss the latest theme park news, including Knott's Berry Farm's Taste of Calico event, more changes to Hollywood Studios, stranded Epcot cultural representatives, and what large scale local discounts might say about the current state of Walt Disney World park attendance.

Believe it or not, and empty Disneyland Park just celebrated its 65th birthday while still closed. We talk about how strange this was, and theorize what this may mean for other park celebrations. Also discussed is all the latest theme park news, including the reopening of Epcot and Hollywood Studios, numerous changes, cancellations, and delays announced for Walt Disney World, the new way Disneyland Paris is handling meet & greets, Hong Kong Disneyland closing again, and what flat park attendence for 2019 might mean for the theme park industry.

Reopening Walt Disney World in the epicenter of a worldwide pandemic - what could possibly go wrong? We break down the reopening of Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom in order to figure out if Disney was able to successfully reopen the largest theme park in the world. 

Also discussed is all the latest theme park news, including a new boarding pass process for Rise the Resistance, the reopening of Downtown Disney in California, and the sad news that Tokyo Disney Resort will be cancelling all holiday events for the remainder of the year.

This past week was Tokyo Disney Resort's turn to reopen. Leading up to Walt Disney World welcoming guests back next week, we go through Chris from TDR Explorer's Day 1 report of Tokyo Disneyland and see what we might be able to learn. Also discussed is all the latest theme park news, including what we can expect at Galaxy's Edge on opening day, Minnie Vans possibly being discontinued, how the new California COVID lockdowns will affect Downtown Disney when it reopens this week, and the FastPass service disappearing at Shanghai Disneyland.

Who could have predicted that Disney would announce the replacement of Splash Mountain now?! We go through this shocking news and fire off as many hot takes as possible on the new Princess and the Frog theme, what updates we should expect, and if we think Disneyland's Critter Country will survive the change. Also discussed is all the latest theme park news, including the various issues we experienced with the new Disney Parks Reservation system, Disneyland Resort cancelling their reopening, COVID concerns disrupting Walt Disney World, numerous Imagineering project delays, the reopening of Tokyo Disney Resort, and Super Nintendo World delayed at Universal Japan.

Disney World and Disneyland will be using a new reservation system when the parks eventually reopen. We break down all the latest details that have been released and worry about all the inevitable problems that will likely be encountered. We also discuss the latest theme park news, including virtual queues not being used, what Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party being cancelled might mean for Disneyland, EPCOT Food & Wine Festival returning with the park, and much more! 

A recent Change.org petition with over 20k signatures is asking Disney to re-theme Splash Mountain because of its roots to Song of the South. We break down how much sense this idea makes and if Princess and the Frog is the natural choice as a replacement. We also discuss the latest theme park news, including both Hong Kong Disneyland and Disneyland Park announcing their reopening dates, Universal Studios Hollywood Citywalk is back open, reactions from the first few days back at Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa, more details for Walt Disney World's reopening, and more concept art from the upcoming Universal Beijing Resort.

Reopening day at Universal Orlando Resort came and went and we're here to talk about it. We go through as many day 1 reports as we can stand, all while breaking down what new health and safety policies seem to be working, what isn't, and what needs to be fixed ASAP. We also discuss the latest theme park news, including everything Walt Disney World announced for future resort stays, when Universal Studios Hollywood is looking to reopen, and who will be able to go to Universal Japan when it opens back up to select public on June 19th.