Jessica Figueroa 
D23 has just announced that it will be postponing Destination D: Fantastic Worlds until 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A new date will be announced later this year. For the full announcement, posted on D23’s Twitter page, can be found below: D23 Destination D: Fantastic Worlds was set to return to Walt Disney World … Read more
Disney, in conjunction with the NBPA, has just officially announced that the NBA will be coming to Walt Disney World for their resumed 2019-20 season. You can read the full announcement below: The National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Players Association announced today that they have finalized a comprehensive plan for a July 30 … Read more
Orange County officials stated earlier this week that the decision to possibly postpone the reopening is completely up to Walt Disney World, and the state government. In a recent statement to 10 Tampa Bay, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated that there are no plans to stop any approved reopenings: “We are monitoring all aspects related to COVID-19 … Read more
Reservations for the first phase of reopenings at Disney’s Hollywood Studios have been booked up through the entirety of July for Annual Passholders, just hours after the Disney Park Pass system launched today. To check for Disney Park Pass availability, you can take a look at the calendar here. As early as 11:30 AM today, … Read more
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has just announced that all on-premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide has been suspended, effectively immediately, in order to curb the spike in COVID-19 cases across the state. We’re on the ground at Disney Springs and will continue to monitor the status of bars and pop-up … Read more
Welcome home! And for those lucky enough to be calling Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort home for their grand reopening this week, there’s a special new Mickey-shaped treat at Gasparilla Island Grill. But first, let’s walk you through the new, modified ordering process to get you familiarized with the current setup. While famed as a 24-hour … Read more
Early on this morning with the launch of the Disney Park Pass system for Annual Passholders, we came across an interesting issue with the reservation process. After booking theme park reservations for our respective resort stays earlier in the week, we weren’t sure whether we’d also get our allotted 3 Annual Passholder reservations in addition … Read more
Rise and shine, Annual Passholders! The Disney Park Pass reservation system is now LIVE for Annual Passholders to complete their theme park bookings. Do note that as of publishing, July 11 and 12 have already been fully booked, and reservations are going fast. To view what’s available still, check out the Disney Park Pass Availability … Read more
If you’re among the many eager passholders looking to get back to your happy place, tomorrow will play a key role in planning your future trips to Walt Disney World. Reservations for Annual Passholders without a Resort stay will open tomorrow, June 26. Disney has stated that no exact time is established for the system … Read more
Yesterday, Disneyland Resort announced that it will not be reopening its theme parks on July 17 as it had initially proposed. The resort was slated to reopen sixty-five years to the date after the historic opening of Disneyland Park, but due to rising COVID-19 cases (and government regulations) it had to postpone the reopening to an undefined date. Now, … Read more
Shortly after the announcement of its imminent retheming, Splash Mountain fans are heading to World of Disney to collect merchandise related to the attraction ahead of its closure. Guests have already emptied the racks that previously held Br’er Rabbit Disney Park Pals figures. Pending any restocks, the Br’er Rabbit Park Pals figure is currently sold … Read more
Disney has just announced that Walt Disney Imagineering is at work to reimagine Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Walt Disney World to the fan-favorite Walt Disney Animation Studios film The Princess and the Frog. The story picks up after the final, magical kiss in the movie, and follows Tiana and Louis as they prepare for their first … Read more
Disney Parks has just announced a retheming of Splash Mountain to “Princess and the Frog” in the wake of numerous petitions to change the attraction. According to the OC Register, the popular log flume ride, previously themed to the controversial “Song of the South” film, will be transformed to feature characters and a storyline based … Read more
Last night, Disneyland Resort revealed that due to state restrictions, it would be postponing the reopening of its theme parks and resorts to an undisclosed date. Now, in a statement to the Orlando Sentinel, Walt Disney World has indicated that their reopening is still planned to go on schedule with no changes. Yesterday, county officials … Read more
Back in February, Disney Springs celebrated the grand opening of Rustic Cuff, a limited-time pop-up store dedicated to boutique jewelry. The store was announced in January, opening to a full house in February, but ultimately shut down with the rest of Walt Disney World in mid-March due to COVID-19. The store welcomed back guests once … Read more
UPDATE: A number of readers have reached out to us indicating that they too have received the confirmation email, spanning through September reservation dates, with different respective confirmation deadlines. Walt Disney World recently released a full series of new policies regarding resort housekeeping procedures, transportation, and activities for the upcoming reopening of the resorts, starting … Read more
