The month of April sees abundant sunshine, medium crowds (at least after the first of the month) and plenty of special events, making it an excellent time to visit the parks if you can swing a trip! Crowds The beginning of the month sees the heaviest crowds, thanks to the end of spring break and [...]

It’s almost that time again for SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Garden Tampa Bay’s Viva La Musica! This Latin-themed annual event pairs musical acts with incredible cuisine over the course of four weekends, starting April 13. The event is family friendly, and held on Saturdays at SeaWorld and Sundays at Busch Gardens. We enjoy the whole [...]

It’s time for the Frog Family’s weekly roundup of Disney and Orlando theme park tidbits from the interwebs. We love comments! Drop us a line below if you have something to share. This week’s highlights: We’re looking forward to Star Wars Weekends in May, so of course we’re getting excited about the themed merchandise. Tad [...]

Leap and I had a good discussion over this question after reading some of the responses to the Walt Disney World Resort’s coming FASTPASS+ and MyMAGIC+ system. You may recall the new system will allow guests to make advance reservations for experiences and attractions at the parks — a 3:30-4:15 p.m. window, say, for Space [...]

By guest blogger Carl Trent of Dad’s Guide to Walt Disney World  A couple of years ago, the New York Times published a story about how Disney was trying to introduce some crowd control policies that would increase the number of rides, shows and attractions that a guest would experience. One thing in the article [...]