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Even Downtown Disney is not immune to the construction war zone that is Disneyland Resort currently, as you’ll see in our latest photo report: Welcome The tram loading area is still under construction. For the first time in forever on a weekend, the tram loading zone did not seem crowded. Could everyone have gotten the … Read more
Join Tom Corless for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. On this week’s show, we have another edition of “Pressing Issues” covering the biggest news stories since the last podcast. All this and more Disney Parks information and fun await you this week on the WDW News Today … Read more
New to the ShopDisney is a Lion Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lion King MagicBand 2. This is part of the new Hakuna Matata collection at the Disney’s Animal Kingdom, shown in our earlier post here. Printed on the top of this bright orange MagicBand is Hakuna Matata, and along the sides are the Disney’s Animal Kingdom logo and … Read more
Tokyo Disney Resort will soon have their own official app for smartphones. The app is set to launch sometime during 2018. Oriental Land Company, who are the majority shareholder and operator of Tokyo Disney Resort, will release the app to help ease overcrowding issues in the park. The app will allow guests to: Book restaurant … Read more
Let’s take a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth in our latest photo report… Welcome In Downtown Disney, you are greeted with a map with now-closed stores and shops on it. Disney welcomes choirs from all around Southern California to ‘Celebrate Gospel’ in honor of Black History month. Disney California Adventure The new Mary … Read more
Tortuga Tavern at Magic Kingdom has changed their menu up once again. This time they’ve added some new barbecue to the menu, as a stand-alone sandwich and on top of a hot dog. We got the sandwich. Chipotle Barbecue Short Rib – $10.49 The sandwich arrived on your typical Magic Kingdom hamburger bun. Underneath was … Read more
The sky in Disneyland park is about to get a lot brighter starting April 13th during Pixar Fest; there will be a new fireworks show, “Together Forever – A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular!” To tie in the friendship theme from Pixar movies, there will be a unforgettable mixture of music and pyrotechnics, which is always a … Read more
Reedy Creek Improvement District signed an agreement with Origis Energy to build a new solar farm on the western edge of the Walt Disney World Resort property, the Orlando Sentinel reported on Tuesday. The facility will provide power to the RCID, and over time, to the resort. The 270-acre farm with 518,000 solar panel modules, … Read more
The construction of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland is usually just a mass of steel to the eyes of guests, but a few interesting pieces of the eventual land were recently installed: Han Solo’s trusty ship, the Millennium Falcon. Well, piece of it at least. A video on Youtube by user Yensid 55 captured … Read more
Hong Kong Disneyland is “back on a trajectory of growth,” via operators on Tuesday, even though losses last year doubled to $44.4 million (HK$345 million) as of September 2017, up from 22 million (HK$171 million) in the 2015-2016 year. Disney shares 47% of the Asian theme park, who opened its door last year to a … Read more
An alliance of Walt Disney World Resort unions filed a federal complaint on Monday for unfair labor practices, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The unions accused the company of withholding employees’ $1,000 bonuses, announced last month, during the most recent contract negotiations. Disney promised to give out the bonuses to their employees after the newest … Read more
If you’re looking for something to eat ‘on-the-go’ or a quick snack, make sure you visit Bengal Barbecue! Located right across the walkway from Indiana Jones, this eatery is best known for their delicious skewers. I stopped in this weekend to try their newest item, the shrimp spring roll. Menu In the past, I tried … Read more
This weekend, we found the new line of runD merchandise at the Tren-D store at Disney Springs. The clothing line consists of athletic clothing inspired-by and designed to look like Disney characters. There’s designs that resemble Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Cheshire Cat, Maleficent, and Stitch. The back of the Goofy tank top has his catch phrase. … Read more
I’ll be releasing a series of Grand Tour styled races where competition is fierce, but there can only be 1 victor. Like Grand Tour, my categories will be pretty specific, leaving only 2-5 in a category to battle! For my first article, I’m pulling a couple of my very favorite Disneyland drinks. It shall be … Read more
Last week we announced the leaked names of the artists that are going to perform this edition and one week later, these seven names are confirmed. The party will start on Friday with world-renown DJ Robin Schulz, one of the most successful German artist of the last two decades. The stage also welcomes the French … Read more
I had the good fortune to spend five nights at the Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa, located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. While the resort is a Disney Vacation Club property, you do not need to be a member to stay there (I am not). The accommodations range from a standard room to … Read more
