EasyWDW Passes Away

[jpeden]

I didn’t see this posted and maybe it’s not allowed, but Josh who ran EasyWDW apparently passed away on March 10th.

 

[asianway]

RIP-his time here on magic was cut short by his acerbic wit. May his spirit live on

 

[dreday3]

Shocking and so very sad for his family, friends and the entire Disney community.

 

[JustInTime]

I had never heard of him but judging by Twitter, he was very loved. Sorry to hear.

 

[jrhwdw]

Josh was the First one to post the Weekly Times Guides online way back in 2011! I will always be grateful for that!! Josh and TC, maybe TC's whole site was very close.

 

[TriSeb]

We had a candlelight processional dinner together with my family a few moons ago. He was such a nice guy. My condolences to the family.

 

[JenniferS]

I am gutted.

 

[deeevo]

So sad... I used his website when we first got our AP's and started taking the kids to WDW regularly. I followed him along his journey to learn photography and he got really good. He knew his stuff and helped me learn the parks. He will be missed

 

[ToTBellHop]

That’s very sad. I loved his acerbic wit. Inimitable.

 

[ChrisM]

Inimitable.

Perfectly said.

 

[wdwmagic]

Very sad to hear. I got to know Josh a little outside of the forum in recent years. He will be greatly missed by many WDW fans.

 

[cgersic]

His was the first site I ever went to after becoming a fan of WDW. Very sad indeed.

 

[The Colonel]

I loved his style and humor, and really respected his food and beverage reviews. Sad.

 

[dreday3]

Just in case

 

[nickys]

Such sad news. His writing was simply amazing, he had such a way with words. Strange to think of my upcoming trip without reading his latest blog posts.

The second last blog post on the site is classic Josh. When I go back I’ll raise a glass to him in the Italy pavilion, just seems a fitting way to say goodbye.

Edit: the blog post I was referring to was the Festival of the Holidays review of the Italy pavilion.

 

[Weather_Lady]

Easywdw has been one of my favorite online reads for years. I started browsing it back around 2011, as I began to research and plan my family's first WDW vacation, and kept coming back even when we had no trip to plan, simply because I loved Josh's sarcastic and self-deprecating wit, and the quality and honesty of his writing. Like so many others, I came to feel like I knew him, and losing him feels like losing a friend. I'm praying for comfort and peace for all who knew and loved him, both in real life, and online. His voice is irreplaceable.

 

[nickys]

This is a lovely tribute to Josh.

A SATURDAY SIX Tribute to Josh easyWDW – A look back at one of theme park’s greatest bloggers | TouringPlans.com Blog

This week’s SATURDAY SIX pays tribute to Josh Humphrey (AKA Josh easyWDW). On March 10th, the theme park community lost

touringplans.com

 

[Derek Burgan]

Thank you for taking the time to read the article. Josh was a first ballot Hall of Famer.

 

[drcasey]

Just found out about Josh’s passing this morning. I didn’t know him personally, but like a lot of us I felt like I did. I read his entire website religiously before a trip in 2014 ish and by following his advice had one of the best vacations of my life. I continued to read his posts even if I didn’t have a trip coming up because they were hilarious. I know he struggled the last couple years. Rest In Peace

 

[nickys]

An update of sorts.

Sometime this week both the EasyWDW site and forum became unavailable. This happened earlier than was expected, and Micah from MousePerks is trying to find out more.

This is a link to the page on his website where he’ll post updates. I hope it’s OK to post it.

MousePerks - easyWDW