Posts by David Mumpower

Disney 2017

on January 13, 2017

2017 offers the promise of amazing changes at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. No, they aren’t quite as exciting as the ones expected to arrive in 2018, but don’t let your excitement over Star Wars Land cause you to sell Disney short this year. They’ve got some rare and exciting stuff planned. Here are all […]

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Disney Year in Review for 2016

on December 14, 2016

Now is almost the time when you must pretend like you know the lyrics to Auld Lang Syne. 2016 is coming to a close, and another historic year at Disney theme parks is almost over. Plenty of changes occurred across the parks, and lots happened with the Disney Vacation Club as well. Let’s take this […]

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Disney World’s Holiday Festivities for 2016

on November 13, 2016

I’m sure you’ve seen the time-lapse video by now. If you haven’t, watch this clip to learn the obvious. Halloween has said Boo to You for the last time. Disney theme parks are now all-in on the holiday season. In the course of one busy night, cast members converted the decorations from (not so) scary […]

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Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Tips

on October 15, 2016

Have you never attended Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party? Then I say, “Boo to you!” And then Disney sings it like a million times. Seriously, I went to the event three weeks ago. I STILL have an earworm. It haunts me to the point that I dispute the notion of “not so scary”. Whoops, […]

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History of Epcot International Food and Wine Festival at Walt Disney World

on September 15, 2016

Did you know that movie studios used to ignore the summer movie season? It’s true. Prior to Jaws, the conventional wisdom was that movie-goers had too much going on during the summer to waste their time in a theater. As such, the summer movie campaign up until 1975 was the equivalent of television reruns. Why […]

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Six Astonishing FastPass+ Facts

on August 16, 2016

FastPass+ has been discontinued. On October 19th, 2021, Disney Genie Service was launched which includes Disney Genie+. You can read more about Disney Genie here.    Just when you think you’ve mastered FastPass+, Disney goes and changes the system again. For years, the status quo of FastPass guaranteed that your paper ticket would get you […]

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