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Land is currently being cleared along the Epcot monorail path, near the Duke Energy solar fields along World Drive. This land clearing makes way for large retention ponds to support construction for the Epcot Hotel we’ve discussed recently; check out the diagram below for where exactly this large pond will lay (it’s the large green … Read more
The Incredible Summer event has kicked off in Tomorrowland at The Magic Kingdom along with several new meals and treats, including pizza, a “super foods” salad, snow cones, and a pretzel mask. Two other items have also been introduced and featured prominently in marketing – Mrs. Incredible’s Super Stretchy Burger and Edna Mode’s “No Capes, … Read more
At the moment, the Tokyo Disney Resort is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Their partner Coca-Cola did not want to miss out on the fun and will bring a special line of merchandise to the parks featuring the logo of Coca-Cola and artwork from the 35th anniversary, also known as the Happiest Celebration. The merchandise will … Read more
Over at Disney California Adventure, Pixar Pier is getting closer to its opening on June 23rd and with that, the re-envisioned Incredicoaster is doing test runs. We managed to catch the new launch spiel which replaces the old Neil Patrick Harris spiel that was added in 2010 to California Screamin’. Below you can see and hear … Read more
A few weeks ago, the first piece of the building that will house the Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster at Epcot went up. Over the past few days, crews have begun erecting some of the large walls that will enclose the roller coaster. These walls are enormous already and haven’t reached their full height … Read more
Today marks the opening of “Donald’s Dino-Bash,” a permanent addition to DinoLand U.S.A. in Animal Kingdom. “In the conceit of the storyline, Donald just found out he’s a descendant of dinosaurs. He’s thrilled,” said Mark Renfrow, show director with Disney Parks Live Entertainment. With this addition Animal Kingdom gains eight new character meeting spots, including … Read more
As part of Incredible Summer, Magic Kingdom Park will host the first ever Incredible Tomorrowland Expo starting May 25th – a fan-based convention that celebrates all things Super. Tomorrowland will be transformed with event banners, incredible experiences, character appearances and more! ENTERTAINMENT Super Party Time (2-7 p.m. daily) – You never know who may pop … Read more
If Disneyland Paris didn’t have enough Mickey Mouse-centered experiences for you in the past, you’ll be thrilled with the what’s beginning later this year to celebrate his 90th birthday. The shindig, The World’s Biggest Mouse Party, will incorporate Disney Parks around the world in different ways and today, we have more details about how guests … Read more
Well, count me interested! As we all rejoice to see Solo: A Star Wars Story in theaters this weekend, The Hollywood Reporter revealed today that James Mangold, fairly fresh off of the 2017 superhero success Logan, will be writing and directing a Boba Fett spin-off project for Lucasfilm. Originally being developed by director Josh Trank, … Read more
Donald’s Dino-Bash! is an event coming to Dinoland U.S.A. this summer at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park. The event will feature numerous meet and greets and a new DJ dance party. One of the coolest additions for this event are new costumes for Chip & Dale, the duo will get their own meeting location on … Read more
Jodi Benson is best known in the Disney realm for voicing the beloved princess Ariel. If you’re going to MegaCon Orlando, you’ll have the opportunity to meet and visit with her. She’ll be there May 25th, May 26th, and May 27th signing autographs. Benson has voiced our favorite mermaid since 1989 and continues to do … Read more
We stopped by Coronado Springs this week to see how construction and refurbishment has been going at the moderate resort. You can check out how far things have progressed since our last construction report in April. Repainting and Refurbishment Noted in our last report, the El Centro building is being repainted to match the upcoming … Read more
A few weeks ago, The Crystal Palace and The Plaza Restaurant added numerous choices for alcohol to their menu, including beers and wines. Prior to this, every other table service restaurant in the kingdom already offered alcoholic beverages, and these two were the final ones to get the cans and bottles approach. Everything seemed to be … Read more
The Diamond Horseshoe is a table service restaurant at The Magic Kingdom. In 2016, after sitting vacant for many years, the Diamond Horseshoe finally began a nearly permanent dinner service. We reviewed dinner shortly after the premiere back then and it wasn’t good. Everything was pretty meh, which was disappointing knowing they share a kitchen … Read more
It’s been a few weeks since we stopped by Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to check out the construction on Disney’s Riviera Resort. Riviera is a 12-story tower being constructed at the front of the Caribbean Beach property near Buena Vista Drive. Last time we looked at Riviera the building was at 8 stories. Here we can … Read more
Disneyland Paris just set up The Castle Hub, a platform for French start-up companies. The aim of the platform is to foster collaborations between Disneyland Paris and start-ups marketing innovative solutions. To kick off, eight start-ups were challenged to pitch their ideas in an elevator pitch. The concept of presenting an idea in the time … Read more
