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Indiana University alumnus and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Bob Chapek, will speak during the IU-Bloomington undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 7, 2022. From the Indiana University press release: “Chapek assumed the role of CEO on Feb. 25, 2020, and has led the company through the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing recovery. Under his … Read more
Space Mountain closed on Thursday at Disneyland to quickly change over to Hyperspace Mountain, a “Star Wars”-themed overlay in time for May the Fourth. The ride reopened Friday as scheduled, and we got a chance to ride! Here you can see the updated attraction sign. Even the warning sign got a minor update. “Star Wars” … Read more
Yesterday we reported that a new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge-themed virtual reality experience is coming to Disney Springs! Today, Disney Parks Blog shared more details on the experience including the limited time dates! Meta Quest, ILMxLAB – Lucasfilm’s award-winning immersive entertainment studio – and Disney Parks are excited to continue their collaboration by bringing the … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, April 29, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Hey Y’all! Check out this Miss Minutes plush that made its way into the Disneyland Resort. We found this at the Avengers Super Store in Disney California Adventure. Miss Minutes Plush – $26.99 This large, round, orange plush looks just like Miss Minutes, the Time Variance Authority mascot from the Marvel Disney+ series “Loki.” The … Read more
While shopping at Disneyland today and saw this new WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure WEB Spirit Jersey! This top was at the Collectors Warehouse at Disney California Adventure. WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure Spirit Jersey – $74.99 WEB is an acronym for the Worldwide Engineering Brigade, the youth organization Tony Stark began for young engineers … Read more
One of our readers shared their story of a unique ride evacuation and rescue at the World Famous Jungle Cruise in Magic Kingdom. Adventureland got a bit more adventurous last night for the LaFever family. Dad James tells us the family decided to take one more quick ride on the World Famous Jungle Cruise before … Read more
Happy World Wish Day! Since the wish that inspired the founding of Make-A-Wish was granted on this day 42 years ago, Disney and Make-A-Wish have worked together to make more than 145,000 wishes come true, including the very first official wish, which took place at Disneyland Resort. And while these past few years have been challenging … Read more
The Disney Parks Twitter Blog shared an image with the caption “Fortune awaits. None can hide. MagicBand+ coming later this year to @WaltDisneyWorld.” This references the FCC filing Disney made using the example of the MagicBand+ in Galaxy’s Edge. “Play like a bounty hunter in a galaxy far, far away and find virtual bounties throughout … Read more
We’re still a month away from the May 27 opening of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT, but Disney shared a sneak peek! Check out the video below for a look inside the new Wonders of Xandar pavilion at EPCOT. You’ll also get a glimpse of what happens when you’re called into action alongside the … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more
Reedy Creek Firefighters Association President Jon Shirey expressed concern to the Orlando Sentinel that current and retiree firefighters could lose benefits if the Reedy Creek Improvement District dissolves. According to Shirey, lifelong health insurance and lifetime Disney passes could be at risk if the dissolution goes through. However, Shirey noted that both Florida Governor Ron … Read more
In a piece for Bloomberg Law, Orange County Local Government Attorney Jacob Schumer claims the Reedy Creek Improvement District can not be dissolved, at least not until October 2029, due to language in the contracts of previously issued bonds. Schumer explains the complicated nature of two different counties assuming over a billion dollars worth of … Read more
Disneyland posted showtimes for Fantasmic, which returns on May 28, 2022. Beginning on May 28, 2022, Fantasmic will show at 9:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. In related news, Disneyland is working on a project to improve the traffic flow of New Orleans Square before “Fantasmic” returns. Are you looking forward to the return of Fantasmic!? Let … Read more
We previously reported that the groundbreaking for the first Storyliving By Disney community, Cotino, would take place on April 26 in Rancho Mirage, California. Now, see the literal first sign of what’s soon to come at the site. Instagram user @lol4markdaniel shared this image of the future community: In addition to a residential community, the … Read more
“Love, Victor,” a queer coming of age series, was originally developed for Disney+ but was moved to Hulu amid Disney executive concerns that the subject matter wasn’t a good fit for Disney+. Now, the series will stream on Disney+ starting June 15, 2022. The series will stream on both Hulu and Disney+ starting in June. … Read more
