Kevin Yee: Epcot 2.0 Rumor Explosion
Many of us who have been following Disney parks for years know all about DCA 2.0 - a reboot of the entire theme park,...
Kevin Yee: Declining by Degrees – An Update on the Magic...
About ten years ago, I wrote an article in this space with an idea called "Declining by Degrees." Since it's been a couple years...
A Very Blustery Day: Irma’s Long-Term Impact on WDW
Hurricane Irma came, saw, and conquered. An old Disney Circle-Vision movie once commented that "nothing on earth stands in the way of a glacier,"...
Kevin Yee: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
The traditional folk wisdom about brides and weddings ("something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue") applies in a weird way to the two newest offerings...
The Last Jedi: (Still) The Hero’s Journey
By the time you read this, The Last Jedi will be well on its way toward making major profit for Disney and further cementing...
Kevin Yee – The Big Disney World Upsell
Last week, Disney announced a new upcoming service: you can parkhop from Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom straight to, say, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at...
Pandora at night sparkles and amazes, but mostly in photos
Much digital ink has been spilled about Pandora and its two rides. Let me be the first to reiterate what I said last week:...
Pandora – The World of Avatar Impresses But Still Comes Up...
Disney's Animal Kingdom's newest land has already had some public previews, and photos and opinions are starting to be published everywhere. The question many...
Kevin Yee: Drinking Around the Magic Kingdom
It's finally happened! The news has slipped out that the Magic Kingdom in Orlando (though not YET Disneyland in Anaheim) is following the other...
Disney Springs Lottery – Who Will Be the First To Leave?
I'm actually a really big supporter of the Disney Springs expansion. You'll find many critics, especially online, but in general I like what they've...
It’s the Capacity, Stupid
Back in his first Presidential run, Bill Clinton caught fire with voters partly for identifying what actually mattered to the voter rather than his...
Kevin Yee: Is Disneyland’s 21 Royal Street Worth $15,000?
"Add a zero."
In my mind's eye, that's how the conversation ended between high-ranking Disney executives, when trying to decide if they have pushed the...
Kevin Yee: Universal vs. Disney – The Theme Park Deathmatch
If you can find time to pause your 12,758th replay of the song "We Know the Way" (is it just me, or is the...
Price Masking–Why Disney Feels Expensive But Continues Raising Prices
Do the Disneyland and Walt Disney World of today seem expensive to you on a "gut-check" level? If so, you're not alone. And you're...
Kevin Yee – The REAL “Disney Decade” is Happening Right Now!
In 1990, then-CEO of Disney Michael Eisner announced the start of the "Disney Decade," a marketing campaign designed to usher in new theme park...