Charly Shelton 
Universal Orlando Resort is gearing up for its Halloween Horror Nights event, and that means set dressing, house announcements, and cool new merch. In honor of the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” house coming to this year’s event, a new t-shirt gets you closer to Leatherface than you’d ever hope to be. We found this in Five … Read more
It was recently announced that beginning in October, Walt Disney World guests staying at Deluxe Resort Hotels, Deluxe Villas, and other select hotels would have access to exclusive extended hours in the evenings at EPCOT and Magic Kingdom. Now, in yet another update to the calendar, two additional dates have been added. Monday, October 25: EPCOT … Read more
The new theme song for the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World has been released. Disney Parks Blog announced this morning that platinum-selling songwriter and music producer Alana Da Fonseca was tapped to create an original anthem for the 50th Anniversary, collaborating with award-winning composer Emily Bear and singing phenom Journi on “The Magic Is Calling.” … Read more
Ryan Reynolds’ new movie, “Free Guy,” opens tomorrow at theaters nationwide, with the red carpet opening taking place tomorrow at AMC Disney Springs West Side. To promote the film, Disney has parked a “Free Guy” coffee truck just outside the entrance to the theater. We stopped by Disney Springs to take a look. The Joffrey’s … Read more
Today marks the beginning of sales for the new Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary merchandise collection. And as with any new products to come to Disney Parks, the shelves were swarmed by a hoard of resellers. But Disney is doing their part to combat this practice by imposing a lower limit on sales per guest. … Read more
This afternoon, Disney Parks Blog took to Instagram to share the latest Disney Fab 50 statue coming to the Magic Kingdom — Chip and Dale. Josh Peck, star of the new series “Turner and Hooch” on Disney+, made the announcement in an Instagram Story that the lovable chipmunks would be sculpted as a gold statue … Read more
As Walt Disney World gears up for its 50th anniversary, refurbishments are taking place all over the Magic Kingdom. From Adventureland to Fantasyland to Liberty Square to Frontierland, nearly every part of the park is having some refurbishment work done. Main Street, U.S.A. is no exception, as the Main Street Train Station has been undergoing … Read more
As Disney amps up for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary in October, merchandise and refurbishments abound across the resort. Many of these merchandise items recreate favorite souvenirs from decades past as a nod to the history of Walt Disney World. A new pin set does just that in a shiny new way, as the Countdown … Read more
Many areas around the Magic Kingdom are getting a bit of a touch-up to look their best for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary this October. The pavement in Tomorrowland has been under refurbishment as it is pulled out piece-by-piece to be replaced with a new color scheme. Fantasyland had its rockwork pavement replaced in the … Read more
It has been three weeks since scaffolding went up around the mountainside and eventually the castle at ‘Be Our Guest’ restaurant in Fantasyland. After a good pressure washing for the castle to remove dirt and old paint, it is now time to repaint it and bring back that luster just in time for Walt Disney … Read more
With the Halloween season drawing ever nearer, Universal Orlando Resort is alive with activity preparing the park for the upcoming Halloween Horror Nights event. We’ve seen some new scare zones installed, we’ve seen the merchandise start to trickle into the stores, and we’ve even had some spooky snacks to whet our appetite for the season. … Read more
It’s time to assemble at Walt Disney World to collect this new Loungefly backpack honoring the First Avenger. Captain America, the Living Legend, is the focus of this newest backpack that we found at Mouse Gear in EPCOT. Captain America Loungefly Backpack — $80 The backpack features leather pieces sewn together to recreate Captain America’s … Read more
Construction hurtles along at the site of the upcoming World Celebration neighborhood at EPCOT. In recent weeks, we’ve seen new colorful lights installed and testing at night, new exterior lights installed outside the store, and plenty of construction progress on the neighborhood. When checking in on the progress recently, we noticed some new reflections on … Read more
It’s the end of an era. Early this year, Disney announced the closing of their Annual Pass program, and despite the extension of merchandise discounts, the program has gone defunct in every other way. Now the last vestige of the program has also met its end. And just like that, it’s over. What was once … Read more
Last week, news broke that Disney would be requiring all of their salaried and non-union hourly employees in the U.S. working at any Disney site be fully vaccinated. The company cannot require union employees to be vaccinated without first consulting the unions, who can negotiate it into their contract for the members under a collective … Read more
It was recently announced that, beginning in October, Walt Disney World guests staying at Deluxe Resort Hotels, Deluxe Villas and other select hotels would have access to exclusive extended hours in the evenings at EPCOT and Magic Kingdom. The initial dates announced were Monday, October 4: EPCOT from 10:00 PM to midnight Wednesday, October 6: … Read more
