Had a Magical Day

01/03/2024

I'm always giving you fun, good news from Disney parks, but time for some not so good, but not surprising, news - is raising prices. The good news is the price increase is only for 2025, 2024 prices are unchanged. So you still have 10 months left to visit at the current prices. In 2025, the ticket prices are raising $5 or $10, per ticket, depending on the time of year.

27/02/2024

Good news for folks planning a trip to in 2025. If you stay at any resort hotel, you'll get free admission into either water park (Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach) on the day of check-in. That's a great way to kill half a day. Normally on check-in day, you don't want to go the park and waste a full day ticket on a partial day, so this gives you something fun to do on check-in day and it's free! And you know how rare it is that I get to type "free" and "Disney World" in the same post!

Disney Resort hotel guests arriving in 2025 can enjoy admission to a Disney water park!

13/02/2024

Disney announced today that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open this summer at and later in the year at . They also gave a preview of the animatronic figures of Tiana in the link below.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure opens at Walt Disney World in Summer 2024!

09/02/2024

If you like monorails as much as we do, then enjoy this montage of monorail videos.

https://youtu.be/c4_gFCo8kCk

If you love monorails as much as we do, we hope you enjoy this video of monorails throughout the Magic Kingdom resort.Had a Magical Day is a Disney Parks pod...

09/02/2024

Good news , the 1900 Park Fare restaurant at The Grand Floridian in , which has been closed since 2020, will reopen April 10, 2024. It will have new character dining with Aladdin, Cinderella, Mirabel and Tiana, buffet breakfast and dinner options and new heritage decor.

08/02/2024

Eiger hinted that they might build a fifth park at Walt Disney World. What do you think it will be? Given the expansion of Universal to include Mario World and Disney's recent purchase of Epic Games, will it be a land based on video games, like Epic's Fortnite? What do you think?

04/02/2024

Our latest episode is now available on SoundCloud and wherever you listen to podcast. We take a deep dive in the Disney Monorails. We try to separate fact from fiction surrounding the creation of the monorail and have lots of fun facts about the history and evolving changes of the monorails.

In this episode we do a deep dive into the Disney Monorails. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about the monorails - how they were created, the design changes and lots of fun facts.

01/02/2024

Starting today Beignets are back in the Magic Kingdom in . If you listened to episode 39 of the podcast, with our guest Annemarie, you know you could only find Beignets in at Port Orleans. But now you can buy Tiana's Famous Beignets at the Golden Oak Outpost in for $6.99 along with some strawberry dipping sauce.

22/01/2024

The Radiator Springs Racers ride at Disney California Adventure will be closing February 26, 2024. No reopen date has been announced. This is a really fun ride and i hope it reopens soon for anyone headed to Disneyland this spring.

20/01/2024

Some news for the international park fans that follow us. Fantasy Springs, the huge new expansion of Tokyo Disney Sea doesn't officially open until June 6, 2024, however February 8 marks the first day that you can begin booking reservations for the new Fantasy Springs hotel. So mark your calendars!

19/01/2024

The latest episode of the podcast is out and available wherever you listen to podcasts. All the latest park news as of today - 1/19/24. Find out when tickets for after hour events are going on sale, get the latest on Tiana's Bayou Adventure and The Country Bear Jamboree makeover, listen to many food options at Festival of the Arts and more. , ,

The latest Disney Parks News as of January 19, 2024. Get the latest on After Hour Events, upcoming ride closures and the Festival of the Arts.

09/01/2024

Today is the day of big changes at Disney World, which we told you about in episode 40 of the podcast. Starting today, anyone with date based tickets (which is most tickets) can park hop at any time, no more waiting until 2 pm! Also, if you have date based tickets, you no longer need to make a reservation, you can just go! And Disney dining plans are back starting today.

05/01/2024

We are back with our first episode of the new year. Hear about how we did all the rides at Magic Kingdom in one day and get a lot of tips on how you can maximize your ride fun at or any Disney park without running around like crazy.

Scott describes how he did all the rides in one day at Magic Kingdom and gives tips on how you can maximize your ride fun at Magic Kingdom or any Disney park without running around like a crazy person

22/12/2023

Get the latest park news and find out what is happening in 2024. Link to our latest episode with the news you can use in the bio.

22/12/2023

Get the latest Disney Parks news in episode 40 of our podcast. Find out about changes coming to and other parks in 2024.

The latest Disney Parks news as of December 21, 2023. Which rides are shutting down for renovations? The latest in changes to the reservation system and park hoppers and more.

13/12/2023

Since there are 12 days until Christmas, we thought we'd share some Christmas spirit with you. Please enjoy this video we made of Christmas Trees at Disney World. Set it on a loop and run it in the background while you do your work and enjoy a warm mug of hot cocoa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1P-WoNsOV8

In the spirit of the season, the Had a Magical Day podcast has created this video of Christmas Trees at Walt Disney World in December 2023. Photos courtesy o...

09/12/2023

We're back after a long hiatus. New episode is out discussing what it's like at right now during the holidays and the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas event.

We welcome back Annemarie Gang from Vacations with Character to tell us about Mickey's Very Merry Christmas and other holiday happenings right now (2023) at Disney World in Florida.

08/08/2023

Hi Disney friends. You ever have trouble keeping your kids engaged while they wait in long lines for the rides? Well, Andrea and I have created a Disney World joke book for kids, full of hundreds of jokes about Disney World to help pass the time in line. There are clever jokes, corny jokes, Dad jokes and all are good clean fun for the whole family. There are also spaces to collect signatures from your favorite characters and even a section to try writing your own Disney World jokes. It's available now at Amazon for $9.99.

The Unofficial Disney World Joke Book

25/06/2023

Flower and Garden show

23/06/2023

Lunch at Skipper’s Canteen

08/02/2023

This week we talk to our friend and Disney Travel Agent Annmarie! Find out what a Disney Travel Agent can do for you and how much they cost (spoiler alert - it's free!).

Our friend and Disney Travel Agent Annmarie tells what a Disney Travel agent does, how much they cost (spoiler alert - they're free!) and gives us an update on the latest park happenings.

07/02/2023

We're back with a new episode tomorrow! Finding it hard to plan a Disney trip with the reservation system and everything that goes along with that? Ever think about using a Disney Travel agent? Find out what they can do for you and how much they charge (spoiler alert - they're free!).

25/12/2022

The kids got me a magic band scanner for Christmas from Cinemaguystore. Pretty cool

24/08/2022

We're still on hiatus for the summer but we just got back from and decided to put out an episode to update you on what things are like there right now. And we have a lot of tips for planning a successful Disney trip along with reviews of events and restaurants, including Victoria & Albert's. For video and pictures of the food and events check out our Youtube page - Had a Magical Day.

https://soundcloud.com/user-377041779/episode-37-how-to-plan-your-disney-trip

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16/06/2022

The podcast is on hiatus for the summer but enjoy our most popular episode of season 3 - a deep dive into the Haunted Mansion.

https://soundcloud.com/user-377041779/episode-28-deep-dive-the-haunted-mansion

It's also now available as a video on our Youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGrjEn5rQLg

What makes the Haunted Mansion one of the most beloved rides at Disney World and Disneyland? Find out everything you wanted to know about the Haunted Mansion in this episode.

01/06/2022

Listen to this week's episode for the latest Disney Parks news and a side by side comparison of off-property hotels that qualify for magic hours.

https://soundcloud.com/user-377041779/episode-36-hotels-with-magic-hours

We do a side by side comparison of all hotels off property that qualify for Magic Hours. We also do a quick review of on property hotels and take a look at some cheap off property options with no Magi

12/05/2022

Our latest episode is a deep dive into the Carousel of Progress. Sometimes maligned as boring and outdated, this is an important ride in the history of Disney Parks and deserves greater appreciation. Find out why in this episode.

https://soundcloud.com/user-377041779/episode-35-deep-dive-carousel-of-progress

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the Carousel of Progress - how the idea evolved, how the technology works and why it is an important part of Disney history.

28/04/2022

In addition to the podcast we posted yesterday, you can watch my interview with Daveland and see all the great photos from davelandweb.com on our youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=882q6VAa6RM&t=1330s

We had a fun chat with artist and Disney historian Dave DeCaro talking about the early days of Disneyland, his favorite rides and some forgotten attractions ...

27/04/2022

We had a fun chat with Disney historian Dave DeCaro talking about the early days of Disneyland and some forgotten attractions like the Viewliner and the Aluminum Hall of Fame.

https://soundcloud.com/user-377041779/episode-34-disneyland-history-with-dave-decaro

We had a fun chat with artist and Disney historian Dave DeCaro talking about the early days of Disneyland, his favorite rides and some forgotten attractions like the Viewliner, Rocket to the Moon and

20/04/2022

This week we are talking about how to save money on a trip to Disney. Disney Vacation Club, Annual Passes, D23 membership, Disney Rewards Card - are they worth it? Find out on this week's episode.
https://soundcloud.com/user-377041779/episode-33-saving-money-on-a-disney-trip

On this episode Scott discusses ways to save money on a trip to Disney and covers several Disney specific programs - Annual Passes, Disney Vacation Club, D23 Fan Club and Disney Rewards Card.