Jacob Passy

New York

Travel Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Travel reporter for @WSJ. Formerly @MarketWatch. Alum of @TuftsUniversity & @newmarkjschool. Views are mine. He/him.

Articles

Everyone’s Celebrating a Play About Mary Todd Lincoln-Except Her Impersonators

1 day ago | wsj.com | Jacob Passy

Within the community of hobbyists who impersonate Abraham and Mary, her depiction in popular culture is a sore subject. Marys say they carry the burden of both her bulky outfits and a long history of indignities and misconceptions about her mental state. “She is easily the butt of jokes,” said Laura Keyes, a 42-year-old library director from Peoria, Ill.
Everyone’s Celebrating a Play About Mary Todd Lincoln-Except Her Impersonators

1 day ago | wsj.com | Jacob Passy

The former first lady’s biggest fans say people don’t get her, and the Broadway hit ‘Oh, Mary!’ isn’t exactly helping the causeMembers of the Association of Lincoln Presenters, including Laura Keyes in the burgundy dress, gather for a group portrait in front of an Abraham Lincoln statue in Courthouse Square in Dayton, Ohio. Mary Todd Lincoln is killing it on Broadway.
Want to Pass On All Those Frequent-Flier Miles to Heirs? It’s Tricky

2 days ago | wsj.com | Jacob Passy

Yet with some planning, there are workarounds. Sharing frequent-flier login credentials with loved ones will often let them use the points for their own travel—that is, until the airline is informed of the account holder’s death. Some airlines, including United, JetBlue and Frontier, allow a set number of people—in most cases, just family members—to pool miles to get to reward tickets faster.
Want to Pass On All Those Frequent-Flier Miles to Heirs? It’s Tricky

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Jacob Passy

Members of the Michigan House and Senate on Tuesday took up a set of mirrored proposals to establish incentives to produce more “sustainable aviation …
Newark Airfares Will Be a Steal This Summer, United CEO Says

1 week ago | wsj.com | Jacob Passy

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Le parc d'attractions à 7 milliards de dollars d'Universal met Disney au défi

2 weeks ago | lopinion.fr | Jacob Passy

ORLANDO, Floride — Ce fut une expérience tout droit sortie d’un monde légendaire : avoir la chance de rencontrer un dragon.
Universal’s $7 Billion Theme Park Sparks Arms Race With Disney

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Jacob Passy

Toothless is the first theme-park character guests can interact with and touch that is animatronic, like the realistic robotic figures often used in rides and other attractions. Another dragon flies above the park via drone. Riding a carousel feels like floating among the night sky’s constellations. Flying on a magic elevator alongside Harry Potter to escape a charging Erumpent, a magical creature that resembles a rhinoceros, is stomach churning.
ディズニー旅行、お金をかけずに楽しめるか試してみた

2 weeks ago | jp.wsj.com | Jacob Passy

WSJ記者が追加出費なしで挑戦、「最大の誤算」とは　マジックキングダムで倹約しながら過ごす1日は、どれほどマジカルな（魔法のような）体験になるのだろうか。　筆者は最近、フロリダ州オーランド近郊の「ウォルト・ディズニー・ワールド・リゾート」にあるこの看板テーマパークを訪れ、その答えを探ってみた。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル日本版今すぐ購読する Special Advertising Section アクセスランキング
中東がテーマパークの新たな集積地にディズニーも進出

3 weeks ago | jp.wsj.com | Jacob Passy |Ben Fritz

シーワールドやレゴランドなどに続き、UAEに新ディズニーランド計画　米フロリダ州オーランドも目ではない。中東がテーマパークの新たな集積地としての地位を固めようとしている。米娯楽・メディア大手ウォルト・ディズニーは先週、世界で7カ所目となるテーマパークをアラブ首長国連邦（UAE）アブダビに建設すると発表した。「アナと雪の女王」や「スターウォーズ」などの人気シリーズ作品を手がけるディズニーは、シーワールド、レゴランド、シックス・フラッグスに続き、中東に進出する最新で最大のエンターテインメント企業となる。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル日本版今すぐ購読する Special Advertising Section アクセスランキング
On REAL ID day, fliers braced for Armageddon. They got shorter lines instead

3 weeks ago | elpasoinc.com | Dawn Gilbertson |Jacob Passy

High winds, tech glitches, broken airplane toilets. Plenty of things can snarl air traffic these days. A nationwide overhaul of the IDs that travelers need to get through security isn’t one of them. The big switch to REAL IDs—those security-enhanced driver’s licenses and ID cards with a star or flag in the corner—was supposed to make May 7 the day of travel Armageddon. Instead, it turned out more like a modern-day Y2K.