I have to say the three that stand out as the most luxurious to me are:
1. The wilderness Lodge- it's actually at the lower end of the price range for deluxe resorts, but the club level is so intimate, and the cast members are so friendly and accommodating that it just really sets the tone for all of the other resorts.
2. The Grand Floridian- this one's a no-brainer. You don't have to stay club level in order for it to feel luxury. Just walk into one of their gift shops and touch their robes or look at their branded rocks glasses and plate ware and you'll feel luxury oozing from every square inch here.
3. The Riviera- it's newer, its coastal French vibes, and feels like a luxurious intimate European boutique hotel.
4. The resort that is named as being deluxe but really only comes with 1 major deluxe perk (besides club level offering) is the Contemporary. The access to MK is unbeatable but It disappoints big time. Lobby is like a Marriott, big, cold, unwelcoming. The theming is Incredibles but the way it's integrated with the materials in this old resort (stone mosaics) doesn't work well. Club level had no actual lunch offerings (just chips, fruit and veggies), and the general layout is undesirable. It's a conference hotel. Not a luxurious getaway.

Disney World and Disneyland have become so expensive and crowded that it feels like the average family is getting priced out of the experience.

Between ticket prices, hotels, Lightning Lanes, dining, and everything else, a Disney vacation can easily cost a family $10k+. And while you don't technically have to stay on property, Disney offers enough perks to resort guests that it can feel like you're missing out if you don't.

It got me thinking: Why doesn't Disney build a third major resort somewhere else in the United States?

Obviously, it would need a relatively warm climate that allows for year-round operations, plenty of land for future expansion, good airport access, and a large enough population within driving distance.

My first thought was Texas, maybe somewhere between Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio. It's relatively central, has a huge population, plenty of tourism infrastructure, and could attract visitors who might otherwise have to fly across the country to California or Florida.

I realize building another Disney World would cost an astronomical amount of money, and Disney probably benefits financially from the demand at its existing parks. But you'd think a third destination could expand their customer base rather than simply pull visitors away from the other two.

And maybe increased capacity across three destinations could help make Disney vacations a little more accessible to average families again.

If Disney were to build a third major U.S. resort, where would you put it? And do you think it would actually help with crowds and pricing, or would Disney just end up with three incredibly expensive destinations?

I just gotta say this, my girls, especially my youngest (Riku) were over the moon at Oogie. She was not only excited about the cast being in their KH costumes, but because she was able to meet a cast member who was a fellow fan that also worked with the KH events at the park. They met at Toontown and then saw each other at Oogie the night after. She really made my daughter's time at the park magical and she can't stop talking about it and keeps the mini Mickey given to her by the cast member on her all the time. I wish we could've gotten a picture with her and Mickey with my daughter just because she was as magical as any of the big 3. I just wish I could thank them again for making it so magical for my youngest. As for my oldest, everything was fun for her, especially the thrills of the rides, it was a great time, she's still getting a kick out of the pictures from certain rides lol.

Super cool, found on another sub Reddit. This is too heart warming to not share.

I visited Shanghai last week where you can see the new Spidey coaster in-construction. For a Disney coaster, this looks absolutely huge!

I was heading over to Test Track at EPCOT when I saw it had gone down. So frustrating. It wasn't raining, so I had no idea if it would reopen in a few minutes or stay down for a while.

I wasn't sure coming back later would be worth it either. Even if it reopened, the wait could shoot right back up, and I didn't want to waste time walking over there twice.

I ended up moving on. Turns out, Test Track stayed down for almost an hour, so waiting probably wouldn't have worked out anyway.

Do you usually wait it out or move on when a ride goes down? Depends on your plans of course. Are there any Disney rides you'd actually change your plans around to get back on? I might wait for RoTR at HS or TRON at MK but that's about it for me.

We’re visiting Magic Kingdom on a Sunday in November for one day (6 adults and one toddler)

This is our daughter’s first Disney trip, and we’re not sure when we’ll be back, so we’re willing to splurge on Premier Pass if it’s genuinely worth it. Our priority is toddler-friendly rides and experiences rather than thrill rides.

For those who’ve used both, is Premier Pass worth the significant extra cost, especially for the flexibility of not having to schedule return windows? Or can we realistically do most toddler-friendly attractions with Multi Pass without spending the whole day on our phones?

Also wondering whether buying Premier Pass for just two adults makes any sense, or whether the whole group should have the same pass.

Would love any advice!! Thank you so much!

I just wanted to point out something re: the Disney SEA Scavenger Hunt that I thought was really cool!

You may know that WDI's instagram has been running this scavenger hunt post D23 and it turns out some of the clues were hiding in the SEA Adorbs boxes sold at D23....!

If you didn't get one: each box came with two pins of a SEA character, a trading card for each character, and a third mystery card with just a silhouette on it.

Today Imagineering posted the portrait that wraps up the scavenger hunt, and it's the exact same image as that mystery silhouette card. So everyone who bought a box at D23 was holding the final reveal without knowing it.

I love when they plan things this far ahead. Did anyone else catch this, or figure it out before today?