With one of the most anticipated openings for a new Disney World attraction in history, "Frozen Ever After" finally opened to the public on June 21st.  The attraction is located within the Norway Pavilion at EPCOT, which makes sense since Disney's blockbuster "Frozen" used the Country of Norway as a major theme in the movie.

There were a lot of negative nancy's chirping all of the Internet even before this attraction opened.  Many of them were hard supporters of the attraction that was previously located in this space, "Maelstrom", although I don't seem to remember such support for it in the past.  During the first week though, they may have been smiling a bit as many visitors were shocked as they were told how long the wait was.  Below is a picture snapped by a visitor, and, yes, those are actually minutes...


That being said, the ride itself has been getting tremendously positive reviews.  It must be pretty spectacular for visitors to speak so greatly about it, especially after waiting for a full 5 hours (reports are that even FastPass'ers had to wait up to 3 hours).  Disney's FastPass won't be much use for most visitors, since Disney limits FastPass access to new rides and attractions.

If any of our readers have the good fortune of having already visited this attractions, please share your experiences with us.  For the rest of us, this point of view video will have to do for now...

It has been a wonderful start to the year here at Disney World, but many of the resort's newest attractions are being revealed just in time for the Summer season.  The summer months of June, July, and August are the most exciting and action packed months of the year, as schools across the Country are all on break.  If you're planning a trip to the Walt Disney World Resort, make sure to check out the attractions below, since it's likely they won't be found in your guidebooks, unless they are very recent.



Frozen Ever After will be located within Disney's EPCOT, at the Norway Pavilion.  The movie Frozen was a mega hit for Disney, and has created a legion of your female fans.  We've featured several great posts about what can be expected, so click here for more information.


The Star Wars theme has already been a huge part of Disney World for a long time.  The annual Star Wars Weekends has been such a great event, and has attracted fans of the franchise for years.  After Disney purchased the rights to Star Wars, plans for a Star Wars Land went right into action at Disney's Hollywood Studios.  You can read more about it here.


The Disney World dining scene continues to improve, and continues to be one of the best dining destinations in the Country.  This Summer welcomes 3 new restaurants.

• D-Luxe Burger at Disney Springs - This fun menu was just recently released, and I personally can't wait to try a Diablo burger.  Check it out here
• STK Orlando at Disney Springs - A cool and innovative steak restaurants, serving both lunch and dinner, and includes a rooftop dining area.  More here
• Tiffin's at Disney's Animal Kingdom - A cool new restaurant that was built around the concepts that themed Animal Kingdom, and features both waterfront indoor and waterfront outdoor dining.  The full menu has yet to be released, but you can find some insights here. 

Rivers of Light is opening at Animal Kingdom, taking place on Discovery Lake.  It's an entertainment performance that aims to celebrate the "special nature" and beauty of the animals in the park.  This is something we can't wait to experience, since it really is unlike any other attraction in a Disney park.  Check out what Disney themselves have to say here.


The Kilimanjaro Safaris at the Animal Kingdom have been one of the park's must-do adventures for years.  The real-life exotic animals, the fun ride through their habitats, the learning and excitement, all make the safari's so much fun.  Now, with the new Sunset Kilimanjaro Safaris, visitors can experience it all past sunset, with special lighting features, and when many of the animals are acting much differently in their nocturnal state.  Click here for the Kilimanjaro Safaris homepage.

A couple of weeks ago, OrlandoTastic presented a survey to over 500 people asking them what new attractions they were most excited about in 2016.  Although there was strong support for all the candidates, we do have some emerging winners.  To be fair, we shuffled the results before each participant received the survey.  Also, it should be noted that we limited the survey to Orlando theme park attractions, and we limited it, even more, to only include the big 3:

SeaWorld Orlando's "Mako" hypercoaster - A roller coaster that might just top them all at 200 feet in the air, speeds of over 70 MPH, and plenty of sharks.

Disney World's "Frozen Ever After" at Epcot's Noway Pavilion in the World showcase - Frozen is one of the biggest Disney films of all time, and I'm sure fans are going to come from all over the World to meet Elsa and company.

Universal Orlando's "Skull Island: Reign of Kong" - The next King Kong movie is already going to be one of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters for 2017, and having this incredible Land of Kong attraction open before its release will only add to the anticipation.

The first question was:
"What new attractions are you most excited to see and experience in 2016?"

And the results:
51.6% - Frozen Ever After
40.3% - Skull Island : Reign of Kong
8.1% - Mako

We then asked our surveyors to elaborate on why they made their selections.  Here are some of the responses: