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OVERVIEW: JULY 2013 AT DISNEY WORLD

This page reviews July 2013 Walt Disney World crowds, prices, deals and discounts, weather, operating hours, adds a few other notes, and ends with week by week summaries.

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THE NEW TEST TRACK AT EPCOT

Test Track re-opened in early December 2012 after months spent fundamentally re-doing the ride.

The track and vehicles are essentially the same as before, including the great finale which is the best part of the ride, but the interior, pre-show and story have all changed.

The changes are mostly, but not entirely, for the better, and the ride remains a must-see! [Read more →]

(This is an entry in a series on personal favorites)

FAVORITE DISNEY WORLD HOTELS

Welcome to those coming from Capturing Magical Memories!  Enjoy the ride as this month Magical Blogorail Teal discusses our favorite Walt Disney World resorts!

PERSONAL FAVORITES DIFFERENT THAN RECOMMENDED RESORTS

One of the earliest notes about this site elsewhere on the internet was from an appalled blogger.

In the summer of 2008 she wrote (I can’t find the link, but hey, I didn’t try very hard!) that she was stunned by what to her seemed the lack of logic in my notes on rides that might be skipped.

What made her head explode was that I noted that some rides that could be skipped by first time family visitors, like Carousel of Progress, were also among my personal favorites.

Well, I have no trouble holding two contradictory ideas in my mind at the same time! [Read more →]

We recently did Agent P’s World Showcase Adventure at Epcot, an attraction which opened in the summer of 2012.

Like the now-retired attraction it’s based on, Kim Possible’s World Showcase Adventure, it’s a terrific new attraction for returning visitors, but we have mixed feelings about it for first time visitors. [Read more →]

DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 23, 2012

The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.

The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic.

(For more on December 2012, see this.)

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Kilimanjaro Safaris is the quintessential ride at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park, wonderfully combining the park’s two major themes of animals and conservation.

It has recently re-launched with some elements added and some taken away. The combined effect is a new level of clarity for what was already a great ride, further solidifying its position as a not-to-be-missed attraction at the Animal Kingdom.

REVIEW: KILIMANJARO SAFARIS [Read more →]