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Driving around Walt Disney World today, we noticed something unusual in the parking lot of Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park. A bunch of slide pieces were staged for what seems like a large scale refurbishment of a slide in the park, possibly related to the ProSlide project we announced yesterday. From these long distance shots, … Read more
New “sleepy” Eeyore and Winnie the Pooh Dream Friends plush have made their way into Disney Parks and they are simply adorable. The Eeyore plush is super soft and features the beloved donkey dozing away placidly. He also features a fuzzy crest of hair at the top and embroidered facial features and stitches. These plush … Read more
Disney’s Animal Kingdom has seen its park hours extended in anticipation of larger crowds at Walt Disney World for the holiday season. So far, we’ve seen changes in both December 2019 and January 2020, increasing the amount of time guests can spend exploring the park. Let’s take a look at the changes! November 2019 November … Read more
The first Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance commercial has debuted for Disneyland, showcasing looks inside the groundbreaking attraction. This commercial reuses existing footage of the attraction, so there isn’t anything particularly new, but it does show the highlights that Disney expects will wow guests the most. Take a look! As you can see from … Read more
Disney’s Hollywood Studios has seen its park hours extended in anticipation of larger crowds at Walt Disney World for the holiday season. So far, we’ve seen changes in January 2020, and we’ve already noted December park hour extensions, increasing the amount of time guests can spend exploring the park. Let’s take a look at the … Read more
Just in time for the holiday season, a new pair of Walt Disney World themed texting gloves have arrived at the parks. They feature a stylized Cinderella Castle on the back of one hand and the retro Walt Disney World logo on the other hand. Let’s take a closer look! Each pair of gloves features the … Read more
The construction walls that were erected last week by the exterior queue of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland have come down, revealing new larger emergency exits for the attraction. These exits were recently behind walls as Disney must have deemed them to not be adequate or suitable for the expected crowds. It’s hard … Read more
The route for the Red Car Trolley, the Disney California Adventure attraction that has been closed since April 2019, is in the process of being modified. Construction walls have gone up in front of Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! for work on the trolley track to commence. If you remember, refurbishment calendars indicated … Read more
Doppelmayr has unveiled the Omega V gondola cabin, the new version of the Omega IV cabin currently being utilized on the Disney Skyliner. We snagged a look at the Omega V cabin at the 2019 IAAPA expo in Orlando, and it looks quite snazzy indeed. The Doppelmayr booth is definitely one of the coolest ones … Read more
IAAPA Expo 2019 is underway in Orlando, and our intrepid reporters noticed that ProSlide, makers of Summit Plummet and Teamboat Springs, casually announced a new attraction could be coming to Disney’s Blizzard Beach. Information about the new attraction is scarce at this time, as questions about the type of attraction and opening date were deflected … Read more
Just in time for Mickey’s 91st birthday, The Topps Company Inc. today launched its newest digital collectibles app, Disney Collect! by Topps, available as a free download for iOS and Android devices. Spanning 90+ years of ageless creations and storylines from The Walt Disney Studios – from Steamboat Willie to Frozen 2 – the app … Read more
Another Disney app has been updated to reduce the number of activities that require direct contact with a Cast Member. This time, it’s the Disney Cruise Line app, which now allows guests to book a placeholder cruise via the app while onboard their ship. Previously, guests had to visit a kiosk onboard and work with … Read more
According to reports, thousands of accounts from the recently launched Disney+ have been hacked and been put up for sale on hacking forums. These hacking forums are giving away these illegally-accessed accounts for prices ranging from $0 to $11, according to ZDNet. It should be noted that this practice is common for most streaming services … Read more
Disney has launched a large update for the My Disney Experience app, bringing guests a way to opt into the “Service Your Way” program through the app itself. As part of this service, guests can decline room service in exchange for a Disney Gift Card, with amounts varying depending on length of stay. This gift … Read more
According to Disney, they have already surpassed 10 million subscribers to their Disney+ streaming platform. 10 million subscribers was a milestone Wall Street analysts saw as important for Disney+ to reach… by the end of the year. From the press release: Disney+, the highly anticipated streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, has already reached a … Read more
Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland Park looks set to undergo a major overhaul in 2020 ahead of the attraction’s 25th anniversary. According to a permit filed with the City of Anaheim, work is set to begin soon on some significant improvements to the 24-year-old attraction. The permit describes the scope of work as “Remove and … Read more