Preparation for the 50th anniversary celebration of Walt Disney World continues. More progress has been made on the decorations for Cinderella Castle. Two new pieces of bunting have been placed as of this morning. The painting of the castle’s turrets has also been completed. Both new buntings are visible from the front of Cinderella Castle, one each on the east and west sides. The turret painting is complete. The roof painting is nearly there, with only the angled roofs in […]

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ICYMI, a Disney World mountain is having a big anniversary this year!

That view tho

We’re of course talking about Animal Kingdom’s own Expedition Everest, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary. And because Disney knows one of the best ways to mark any occasion is with a line of merchandise, we’ve seen new Everest anniversary merch popping up in the last few weeks!

Among the new collection is a sweatshirt, several t-shirts, a backpack, and one Spirit Jersey COVERED in Yetis.

Don’t you just want to snuggle with him?

While we first discovered this snowy, all-over print jersey in Animal Kingdom, it has now made its way to shopDisney!

Yeti has got this one covered…literally

If you’re a fan of the Expedition Everest Yeti (who some fondly refer to as the Disco Yeti) this might just be the jersey for you! The yeti is featured all over the Spirit Jersey hiding behind his mountain, sledding, and even kicking back with some shades 

Tag Yourself: We’re Shades Yeti All the Way

On the back, the cartoon Yeti is featured even BIGGER! Seriously, you can’t miss him. Even if you won’t be taking the Expedition to Everest any time soon, you can still get this piece of Animal Kingdom from home for $69.99!

Grab Your Yeti Spirit Jersey Here on shopDisney!

Did you miss the other Everest anniversary merch? Check out all the photos here!

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I think Erin Foster did an excellent job trying to persuade readers to use a Touring Plan.  I’m going to take a different tack. For people who feel creating and following a touring plan is too onerous, just use a touring plan as a to-do list. It only takes a few minutes to create a Touring Plan to-do list. You can make the to-do list while taking a bus, boat, monorail, or Skyliner to the parks.

Once you are in the park click the “Optimize” button. To check attractions off your to-do list, click the “Done” button.

As you work through your to-do list, click the “Optimize” to incorporate the latest conditions in the park.

If you want to take a break; take a break. If you want to add an attraction to your to-do list; add an attraction. If you want to remove an attraction from your to-do list; delete an attraction. Just re-optimize your to-do list often.

My To-Do List from March 15, 2021

I created a to-do list with twelve attractions:

• • • Astro Orbiter
    • Big Thunder Mountain
    • Buzz Lightyear
    • Jungle Cruise
    • Mickey’s PhilharMagic
    • Peter Pan’s Flight
    • Pirates of the Caribbean
    • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
    • Space Mountain
    • Splash Mountain
    • The Haunted Mansion
    • Under the Sea

I optimized my to-do list when I arrived at the entrance of the Magic Kingdom at 7:20 a.m. The first item on my list was Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Unfortunately, I did not see any trains running, and a line was forming. I assumed the ride was not operating. I deleted the attraction and re-optimized. Now, the first step was Peter Pan’s Flight. As I approached the attraction I could see that the attraction was running and guests were riding. The next attractions were Big Thunder Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise, The Haunted Mansion, and Mickey’s PhilharMagic. I completed all 6 attractions before 10:00 a.m.

At 10:00 a.m. I took a break, a long 7-hour break. I returned to the Magic Kingdom at 5:30 p.m. to complete my to-do list. I added back Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and re-optimized. Below is the complete list of attractions and the order I did them.

Review of Daily Data

The charts below show the wait times for the twelve attractions I had on my to-do list. The software tries to organize the attractions to minimize walking and wait times. The yellow dot on each chart is the wait times I experienced. The maroon diamonds are actual wait times submitted by other users. Besides, Splash Mountain, my actual wait time was the lowest wait time or close to the lowest wait time submitted for each attraction.

Every time I try to outsmart the Touring Plans software, the software wins. I would have questioned doing Splash Mountain at 5:50, and I was not happy waiting 51 minutes. I could have done it later, but it would have saved me only 10 minutes. That time savings would have been lost on having to walk across the park for one attraction.

Have you been reluctant to use a touring plan? Will you give it a try now?

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