Jessica Figueroa 
Disney College Program and Internship participants from Spring 2020 can now request complimentary admission tickets they earned during their participation in the program. Each ticket is valid for one day at a theme park at either Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort during regular operating hours. Tickets are not valid for admission into Disney Water … Read more
The D23 Expo 2021 has officially been moved to 2022, with dates announced. You can find the full details below: D23 Expo 2022 will take place September 9-11, 2022 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Disney promises a celebration “unlike any other” with a first look at plans for the 100th anniversary of The Walt Disney … Read more
Two intense launches. Four inversions. It’s a new species of roller coaster: the Jurassic World VelociCoaster, officially coming Summer 2021 to Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Universal’s finally blown the lid on the hard-to-miss massive coaster expansion rising at IoA, releasing concept art and even a POV video depicting just what the finished product will look … Read more
Clever girl. Universal Orlando Resort has just released the first-ever POV concept video of the upcoming Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, also confirming the Summer 2021 grand opening per the previous pulled announcement. The video shows off views guests will encounter as they twist and turn along the winding, steep track at … Read more
As we approach the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World, a number of improvements and refurbishments are underway across property to prepare the resorts and theme parks for the golden anniversary celebration. While the icon of Magic Kingdom, Cinderella Castle, has already received a makeover, soon another icon of the park will be getting an … Read more
Disney appears to be gathering information that could lead to increased capacity at EPCOT. With Florida’s recent move to a “Phase 3” reopening and Governor’s DeSantis’ support for increased theme park capacity, guests will likely see changes at all Walt Disney World Resort locations. Yesterday, we saw the reopening of Yorkshire County Fish Shop and … Read more
As announced earlier this month, Hollywood & Vine reopened today with Minnie’s Halloween Dine, a seasonal celebration featuring characters. Disney Parks Blog described the event as the following: At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, there’s some Halloween fun in store at Hollywood & Vine where Minnie’s Seasonal Dining is set to return Sept. 25. While it may look a … Read more
Guests will have a little extra time to enjoy at Walt Disney World this weekend and for the first two weekends in October now, as well. Another park hour extension has been issued for all four theme parks on the weekend of October 2-4 and again for the busy Columbus Day holiday from October 9-12. … Read more
Park hours have just been posted for the Walt Disney World theme parks through Saturday, December 12. Hours for the parks through December 12 are as follows: Magic Kingdom: 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM EPCOT: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 9:00 AM to 5:00 … Read more
After months of watching the roller coaster evolve before our very eyes at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Universal Orlando has confirmed the name and opening date of the upcoming Jurassic World VelociCoaster, which is scheduled to open in Summer 2021. The following update was listed on the Jurassic Park page for Universal’s Islands of Adventure: … Read more
Despite Governor Ron DeSantis lifting COVID-19 restrictions across the state and allowing businesses to transition to a Phase 3 reopening, guests looking to visit the theme parks are still required to wear face masks at all times. In a press conference today, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings stated that the face mask mandate is still … Read more
Fix-It Felix is here with another outage affecting numerous components of the Disney Parks experience, from shopDisney for those looking to shop at home, to Mobile Ordering in the parks as well as Disney Gift Card payments. Since earlier this morning, the shopDisney website has been down, citing that “improvements” are being made to the … Read more
Yesterday, we posted our latest update on Disney Park Pass availability, with a full run-down of what’s available for each guest type through December. (Warning: Disney’s Hollywood Studios is filling up for Annual Passholders in December already!) Thankfully for October, though, availability has been replenished early on in the month for all guest types, including … Read more
Once again, the Disney Park Pass Availability calendar is getting filled up for Annual Passholders months ahead of time. Of course, given how often things change with Park Pass availability, anything can happen. We’ve seen reservation availability previously replenished multiple times in the past few weeks, so I wouldn’t go cancelling your Turkey Day plans … Read more
With plans for even Aulani now announced, Disneyland remains “in limbo” while awaiting reopening plans from state officials. According to The Orange County Register, Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock recently voiced his frustrations with the current reopening gridlock during a meeting with the Southern California News Group editorial board: “We’ve been waiting for guidelines from … Read more
It’s time for baguettes, wine, and French Onion Soup… well, not quite yet. According to a recent update on the Walt Disney World website, it appears that the reopening of Chefs de France at the France Pavilion in EPCOT has been postponed to October. While previously, hours were showing starting this Friday, September 25, the … Read more