A Jacksonville father of four was inspired to create a new iPhone application to make his theme park visits a little more magical . . . and a little less stressful on his feet.
Brent Pope, 44, released a series of applications called Wait Watchers, which show wait times for Disney and Universal theme park attractions -- and cost 99 cents per theme park.
Many guests who visit the Walt Disney World Resorts utilize the Disney PhotoPass service. PhotoPass offers pictures with Disney characters, at many Kodak Picture Spots, some restaurants and even portrait services. It is the perfect way to preserve your memories and have your entire party in the picture – instead of always leaving someone out to take the picture.
This past month Disney’s PhotoPass has experienced two changes. The first change was in the price in purchasing your vacation photo CD. The cost is now $150, an increase of $20 from the... [Read More]
The other day I sat on a bench in Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland looking over the vacant area surrounding Space Mountain’s building. For some time now Space Mountain has been undergoing a major refurbishment project. I have heard that tons of trash and debris have been removed from the interior of the attractions building and large trash bins lined the street behind the popular attraction.
While sitting there I could not help but wonder, “What are they really doing in there?” Disney has not been saying much as to what is going to happen during the seven-month... [Read More]