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Kevin Yee

Kevin Yee
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Kevin Yee is an author and blogger writing about travel, tourism, and theme parks in Central Florida. He is a founding member of MiceAge and has written numerous books about Disney parks (see http://bit.ly/kevinyee).
Kevin Yee returns with a look at the upcoming Star Wars Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. There's a fun bit of speculation involved in...
I'm back! For those who remember me, I last wrote in this space more than two years ago, with a veiled "goodbye" article about gnashers...
There's a longstanding divide in the world of Disney fandom, especially in the online realms. The point of contention is a fundamental one: are...
The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train finally soft-opened to the public on Friday 5/23, which also happened to be the 24 hour day. While I...
Star Wars Weekends have begun, and the signature finale to the event is now the Symphony in the Stars fireworks show. The name is...
There's an old-time baseball tradition of discussing team strategies as either being "singles and doubles" or "home runs," with the first strategy being about...
Last week, Disney released plans for several upcoming attractions at Walt Disney World which were previously shrouded in the mists of rumor: Rivers of...
The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train has been under construction for so long, we could be forgiven for almost accepting that it's never coming. But...
I'm pleased to report that Walt Disney World started, this past weekend, testing a new atmosphere entertainment show in Dinoland U.S.A., in the form...
This past weekend, we had a chance to sample the Muppets Most Wanted promotion in WDW (specifically, the interactive game added to Epcot). The...
If you've followed my writing for a while, you know that I have written and hosted many scavenger hunts held inside Disney theme parks...
Walt Disney enjoys an almost unmatched reputation as a Great Innovator in the same vein as Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. This extends to...

On the Upswing

By and large, things are looking up at Walt Disney World. Prices may continue rising every year, but the crowds keep coming back. Disney...
I've just returned from a delightful three-day cruise aboard the Disney Magic (which received new enhancements late in 2013). For the privilege, we paid...
Like clockwork, Disney has raised the price of admission to its WDW parks: it's now $94 per park, except the Magic Kingdom, which now...
The talking trashcan, PUSH, has been discontinued at the Magic Kingdom. At least, that's true as of this writing; I wouldn't be too surprised...
In some ways, it seems like Walt Disney World is firing on all cylinders. The parks have never seemed more crowded, for one thing,...
2071 is a long ways off. We are closer to WDW's birth in 1971 than to its 100th anniversary, and yet I'm struck by...
It's been a while since we've glanced at the current state of construction, renovation, and rumors at the WDW theme parks and resorts, so...
In the early days of FP+ and MagicBands, there was a lot of speculation (and more than a little hand wringing) because we didn't...