Jessica Figueroa

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PHOTOS: New Limited Time Star Wars Treats and Specialty Foods Coming to Walt Disney World in Celebration of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Grand Opening

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With Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge officially opening this week at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World Resort hotels are joining in on the galactic celebrations with their own special eats and treats! Each of these offerings are only available for a limited time, so be sure to swing on by before they disappear!Chewbacca Chocolate-Hazelnut Cupcake … Read more

PHOTOS: Work on Reimagined Entrance Fountain Continues, Leave A Legacy Concrete Bases Excavated To Make Way For World Celebration Gardens at Epcot

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We’re back at the entrance to Epcot… or should I say, World Celebration? With the integration of three new “neighborhood” concepts to the areas surrounding Spaceship Earth (as announced during this weekend’s D23 Expo), work around the area is starting to make more and more sense as we match up what’s happening on the ground … Read more

PHOTO: New Themed Coca-Cola Stand with Droid to Debut at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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There’s no doubt that Disney hit a home run with the neat specialty line of thermal detonator-style Coca-Cola product bottles, designed just for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Ever since they were announced at Star Wars Celebration back in April, everyone went instantly nuts over them, and now that they’re available at both lands in Disneyland … Read more

PHOTO: Disney Reveals Official Look Inside, New Details For Rise of the Resistance Attraction at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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As we’ve previously shared, the highly anticipated attraction Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open on Dec. 5, 2019 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida and Jan. 17, 2020 at Disneyland park in California. Today, Disney is hosting a media preview and offering additional insight into the attraction. We … Read more

PHOTOS: The Odyssey Receives All-Black Roof as Pavilion Redesign Continues at Epcot

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The Odyssey building has been experiencing updates since early last year, but they have all been interior updates so far. When it reopened on New Year’s Eve in 2018, we saw a clean and crisp modern look, but it had lost its touch of eighties nostalgia. A few weeks ago, we noticed some paint work … Read more

PHOTOS: Disney Parks Exclusive Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge “Landing 2019” Hondo Ohnaka Funko Pop! Figure Launching August 29th at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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It’s an exciting time at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. To top off the celebration on August 29, Disney is releasing a Hondo Ohnaka Funko Pop! Figure at Once Upon A Time at Disney’s Hollywood Studios that same day. Hondo Ohnaka is a character first introduced during the Clone … Read more

PHOTOS: New Haunted Mansion Lace Bow Minnie Ears Materialize at Memento Mori in the Magic Kingdom

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Goblins and ghoulies from last Halloween, awaken the spirits with your tambourine! Last year’s Haunted Mansion Minnie ears are back, and they’ve gotten the lace treatment. Haunted Mansion Lace Bow Minnie Ears – $27.99 In the wake of all the recent Haunted Mansion 50th anniversary celebrations, these new Minnie ear headbands have graced the Gracey manor … Read more

PHOTOS: New Limited Release Disney Parks Designer Collection Enchanted Tiki Room Ear Hat by SHAG Now Available at Disney Parks and shopDisney

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See you in the Tiki Room. Take the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room’s glee club with you wherever you go when you wear this limited release ear hat by SHAG. Accented with braided straw, a wooden tiki figure and an embroidered Mickey in the artist’s distinctive style, it’s a tropical treat! Part of the Disney Parks … Read more

Exclusive Annual Passholder, Limited Release Pins Revealed for Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2019

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Disney Pin Collectors and Traders, clutch your wallets tight. Disney has shared a look at this year’s Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2019 pin releases and it’s an incredible lineup of Chef Mickey, Chef Figment, and Chef Minnie goodness. Even some surprise characters get in on the action, with Baloo and Mowgli eating up a kabob … Read more

Virtual Queue System To Be Used for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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For guests wishing to live out Star Wars adventures and access Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge beginning August 29th, Disney’s Hollywood Studios may be utilizing a virtual queuing system, as needed, to help everyone have a great experience. This should, in practice, be the same system that was put into use at Disneyland, but rarely used after … Read more

New Food Photos, Marketplace Booth Locations, and Additional Details Revealed for 2019 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

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The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival starts Thursday, August 29, and we could not be more excited to cover it once again. We got an early look at the full Marketplace Booth menus back in June, but Disney has released even more food photos, including some for the newly-announced The Donut Box and Cool … Read more

Full List of Quick Service Locations Opening Early for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Extra, Extra Magic Hours Starting August 29th at Walt Disney World

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If you’re looking to face the crowds descending upon Black Spire Outpost with the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on August 29th, rest assured that at least you’ll be able to do so with something in your belly. Disney’s Hollywood Studios opens at 6:00 AM for all guests on that day, with Extra, Extra … Read more

PHOTOS: New Halloween Themed Resort Refillable Mugs Now Available at Walt Disney World

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Boo to you! We all lost it last year when Walt Disney World released its first holiday-specific resort refillable mug during Halloween. (I know because I spent two days running all over property looking for them.) It appears the tradition continues as a Christmas mug was also released in 2018, and now, there’s a brand-new … Read more

SHOP: To A New Day, We Go On With the New IllumiNations Pocket Tee by The Lost Bros, Now Available for Pre-Order!

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IllumiNations may come to an end this September 30th, but the memories will live on forever. It’s Monday… which also means it’s Lost Bros Monday! Get ready for this week’s epic tee drop, now available for pre-order in their online shop! Click here to check out their full lineup of creative, custom-designed tees… but don’t … Read more

SHOP: “One Day at Disney” Hardcover Book Now Available for Pre-Order on shopDisney

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Previously only available for pre-order at the D23 Expo, you can now own a part of the much-hyped “One Day at Disney” project in the form of a hardcover coffee book by author Bruce C. Steele. It’s currently available on shopDisney, with the book officially available on December 3rd, 2019. One Day at Disney Book … Read more

BREAKING: Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge to Feature “Princess and the Frog” Lakeside Restaurant

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If you’re a fan of Three Bridges Bar and Grill (located at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort), or even the neighboring Geyser Point Bar and Grill at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, you’ll be happy to know that once Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge opens, you’ll have a similar waterfront dining location to enjoy. Just announced at D23 Expo … Read more

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