Disney in a Minute: What is a Dark Ride?
If you’ve seen the phrase “dark ride” when reading about theme park attractions, you may have wondered what exactly it…
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Disney in a Minute
Bite-sized nuggets of information that can better help you understand a Disney term or planning topic.
Disney in a Minute: What is Backstage?
In Disney lingo, backstage means places in the theme parks where Cast Members are allowed to go, but guests are…
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Disney in a Minute: What is an Attraction?
Disney sometimes uses words that don’t mean exactly what we think they might mean. Case in point: Disney doesn’t call…
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Disney in a Minute: What is Water Painting?
If there’s one thing that Walt Disney World theme parks excel at, it’s their desire and ability to “surprise and…
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Disney in a Minute: What is the Purple Wall?
We’ll cut to the chase: turns out that the purple wall is – you guessed it – a purple wall!…
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Disney in a Minute: What is a Mickey Bar?
There are Mickey pretzels, Mickey waffles, and Mickey donuts, but arguably the most iconic of all Mickey Mouse-shaped foods at…
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Disney in a Minute: What is a Cast Member?
In Disney parlance, travel destinations like theme parks are a “show” for the guests. And who is part of a…
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Disney in a Minute: What is an ADR?
ADR is an abbreviation for “Advance Dining Reservation.” For years, Disney called restaurant reservations “Advance Dining Reservations.” Disney no longer…
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Disney in a Minute: What is a Standby Line?
The standby line is one of four different types of lines (or queues) used for attractions at Walt Disney World….
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Disney in a Minute: What is a Pre-show?
Some Disney attractions have what’s called a “pre-show.” The meaning is kind of obvious: it’s the thing before a show…
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