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Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Hello from a cooler but lovely day at the Magic Kingdom where, with storms rolling through the area last night, temperatures were lower today than they have been recently, but it was still a lovely day to spend at the Most Magical Place On Earth and make a photo report for you
- The exterior of Peter Pan’s Flight at the Magic Kingdom has been undergoing refurbishment and the construction walls have now expanded around the attraction’s façade and additional scaffolding and scrims have been set
- We have recently been following the progress on some sort of refurbishment on the stage at Cinderella Castle and today we noticed the east side dam framing was up
- Additional Plexiglass dividers have been added to the exterior covered queue of Pirates of the Caribbean at Magic Kingdom
EPCOT
- In early January, we reported that the Garden Grill restaurant located in the Land Pavilion at Epcot had stopped rotating but today during our visit, we noticed that the table-service restaurant which offers character dining is no longer stationary
- Today we discovered that a new snack cart has found its way to the Morocco Pavilion at EPCOT, so of course we had to try a few bites
- Welcome to a colorful day at EPCOT, and we mean that literally as we walked into the park with even more colorful Leave A Legacy walls revealed, and with so many cool new things to show you, we had to bring you this most recent photo report
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Cast Members at The Mara restaurant at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge are wearing brand new costumes, including aprons that have taken a walk on the wild side with motifs from ‘The Lion King’
Other Walt Disney World News
- After revealing yesterday that the Disney Park Pass theme park reservation system will remain in place through January 2023, Disney Park Pass reservations have been replenished for visits to the Walt Disney World theme parks through March
Disneyland Resort
- We got to take a look inside the new Star Wars Trading Post now open for Legacy Passholder previews in the Downtown Disney District
- On our last visit to Disney California Adventure, we saw that many of the lights around the park have been turned on in areas currently inaccessible to guests
- The Anaheim City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to support a state assembly bill that would alter the reopening guidelines for theme parks, allowing large theme parks to reopen in the moderate tier instead of the minimal one
Disney Cruise Line
- In 2022, two epic adventures at sea return to Disney Cruise Line with limited engagements of Marvel Day at Sea (Disney Magic) and Star Wars Day at Sea (Disney Fantasy)
Hong Kong Disneyland
- After 79 days of its latest closure, Hong Kong Disneyland will reopen for the third time starting February 19th
New Merchandise
- With a trinket tray to be released to reflect each Walt Disney World theme park, we found the latest one at EPCOT featuring Spaceship Earth
- Walt Disney World has a new baseball cap featuring Magic Kingdom’s famous Mickey-shaped balloons
- As part of Funko Virtual Con Spring 2021, Funko has revealed the latest addition to its POP! Deluxe Disney Parks collection: Pirates of The Caribbean – Skeleton on Gold Pile (Glow)
- Disney has been releasing a lot of Beauty and the Beast merchandise lately, and today we found a new Chip succulent plant pot for sale
- We spotted two new limited edition WandaVision pins today at Walt Disney World featuring a TV set and the logo for S.W.O.R.D.
- If you didn’t know, the 25th anniversary of Muppet Treasure Island is upon us, and D23 is offering a limited time pin set to celebrate the occasion
Entertainment and Media
- The trailer for Disney’s next live-action film, Cruella, has debuted on YouTube this morning
- Nintendo of America has announced that a new “Star Wars” video game is coming to the Nintendo Switch this year — “Star Wars: Hunters” is being developed by Zynga and Natural Motion Games
- Fortnite has added character skins, light cycles and more based on TRON and TRON: Legacy
Disney+
- Disney+ has announced its release schedule for this March, including the finale of Marvel Studios’ WandaVision and the premiere of National Geographic Documentary Films’ Own the Room, and we have a full lost of everything coming to the streaming service for you right here
The Walt Disney Company
- Sandra Kuba, a former Walt Disney Company senior financial analyst who had previously filed complaints about the company to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is now suing the Walt Disney Company
- Pent-up demand to visit Disney theme parks has resulted in a strong rebound from the pandemic lows, according to analysts, and the vaccine rollout continues to offer hope that the entertainment giant will soon return to record profits and increased spending on new rides and attractions
WDW News Today
- This week on ParksCenter, we talk about the additional details that have come out on the Disney California Adventure hard-ticket event, implanting MagicBands into your body, and Disney’s acknowledgement that capital investments in the parks have decreased significantly, and more
New Star Wars Trading Post Opens at Disneyland Resort
Hong Kong Disneyland Reopening Safety Video featuring The Incredibles
Park Pass Reservation System Staying Into 2023, EPCOT Monorail to Remain Closed – NewsToday 2/17
ParksCenter – New DCA Event Details, WandaVision at the parks and more! – Ep. 139
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