Happy Summer! Finally. That was a long and brutal winter. We like going to Walt Disney World midwinter to take a break from the cold and snow, but this year even with going to WDW winter continued for months after we got back! This trip while we were at Animal Kingdom (an all day park, in my opinion), I finally got to try a place that I've had on my list for years-Nomad Lounge. Nomad Lounge can be a little tricky to get into. They don't take reservations. They're not on the dining plan. It's first-come-first-serve and then you get put on a waiting list. The thing is, the waiting list also has a limit. During our last trip in 2019 we tried to get on the waiting list around 12:30pm. I had tried using MyDisney App, but it said there was no waitlist available. I decided to try going to the host stand, but they told us the waiting list was at capacity and we'd have to try again later. We ended up doing other things in the park and didn't end up ci...
I hope you're all staying warm! I'm sure you're wondering why I'm posting about Halloweekends in MARCH. Because it's always Halloween in my soul. 👿 To be honest, I've been dragging my feet since October. Let me get on my soapbox for a minute. I am not happy with many of the park decisions made since the merger. Those decisions were glaringly obvious in the 2025 season. In vain, I had hoped that Halloweekends would be left alone, but I was highly disappointed. For me, 2024's Halloweekend was an 8 or a 9 out of 10. Since getting Mr. Midnight as an icon, I felt we were moving in the direction of more popular theme parks. I would put 2025 at a 5 out of 10. It felt like we took a huge step backward. Do the houses need updated? Desperately. They also removed the main stage, making us lose some great shows throughout the night, and increasing the wait time for others. The Opening Scareymonies was terrible. It was held at the train station in the back of the ...