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The Donald Duck Annual Passholder magnet originally released for last year’s EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival is now available at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The festival was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so it seems they had plenty of magnets leftover to hand out. The magnets are available at The Boneyard in DinoLand U.S.A., … Read more
For the past couple of days, artists at Walt Disney World have been working on a 40-ton sand sculpture celebrating Raya and the Last Dragon, which is coming to theaters and Disney+ March 5. The sand sculpture, located on the Discovery Island Stage in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, is now complete. Several characters from the movie, … Read more
As we reported a couple of weeks ago, beginning today The Boathouse in Disney Springs has a new brunch experience: The Captain’s Sing-Along. We visited for the brunch’s first day to try the new menu and check out the dueling pianos. The Boathouse Brunch Menu In addition to the new brunch menu, the standard lunch … Read more
George Kalogridis, former President of Walt Disney World, has been named Global Ambassador for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary. He will act as Global Ambassador in addition to his role as President of Segment Development and Enrichment for Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Kalogridis began working at Walt Disney World since it opened in 1971, … Read more
Barges for Harmonious, EPCOT’s new nighttime spectacular, have been making their way out onto World Showcase Lagoon for the past several weeks. Today, a barge with construction equipment is parked in the lagoon. A high reach sits on the barge so Cast Members will be able to perform work on the tall barges already in … Read more
Disneyland Resort has new limited-release Star Wars pins from Her Universe featuring some of our favorite characters. “Best Friends” R2-D2 & C-3PO Pin Set – $15.99 This set of two pins is perfect for sharing with a friend. The R2-D2 pin says “Best” while the C-3PO pin says “Friends.” “This is my happy face” Darth … Read more
There are now snickerdoodle glazed beignets available at Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen Express in Downtown Disney District. You may remember our review of the Mardi Gras glazed beignets, so we were excited to try this new seasonal item. Guests can make their orders at Jazz Kitchen Express by scanning a QR code on the sign. … Read more
Disney has filed several construction permits for theaters at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Three permits have been filed for the Hollywood Hills Amphitheater, which houses Fantasmic!. The permits cover both the island and backstage areas. Permits have also been filed for Theater of the Stars (Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage) and the Indiana … Read more
In a new video, Disneyland Imagineers discuss working on refurbishing Snow White’s Scary Adventures and turning it into Snow White’s Enchanted Wish. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, working on this attraction was a particularly unique experience as designers worked from home. The video also gave us a deeper look inside the attraction since the first … Read more
While we wait for Disney California Adventure to finally reopen, we are getting glimpses of the upcoming MARVEL Avengers Campus from Buena Vista Street. There are now “open house” banners outside WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure. The red-and-white banners line the street, advertising the W.E.B. (Worldwide Engineering Brigade) open house. One of them refers to … Read more
A new mystery pin bag is available at Disneyland Resort. These “fanntasy packs” have five of sixteen possible fanny pack pin designs. Fanntasy Packs – $29.99 The front of the mystery bag has a Mickey-inspired fanny pack pictured. Each pack has five randomly selected pins. All sixteen designs are pictured on the back. Each fanny … Read more
Since we last checked in, the exterior covered queue of Pirates of the Caribbean at Magic Kingdom is now full of Plexiglass dividers. The ride was briefly down this morning, but we got a good look at the dividers that now reach the attraction’s arched entrances. With dividers in place, more guests can safely fit … Read more
Last August, we reported on a lawsuit between Validus Construction Services and Disney amidst the refurbishment of Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort. Validus sued Disney Vacation Club Management for breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation, specifically citing a 15-year-old fire code violation and misogynistic comments against owner Nicole Wickens. After Validus discovered the fire code violation, … Read more
While the Cinderella Castle stage remains covered in scrim at Magic Kingdom, the moat surrounding the castle is now being drained. We spotted dams up on both sides of the moat in the past couple of days. This dam is on the east side. Though not immediately obvious, we can tell draining has begun by … Read more
Walt Disney World has a new baseball cap featuring Magic Kingdom’s famous Mickey-shaped balloons. We found the new hat at the Geiger’s kiosk outside Merchant of Venus in Tomorrowland. Mickey Balloon Baseball Cap – $27.99 The baseball cap is white, with the balloons on the front. There are three different colored balloons embroidered on the … Read more
Additional Plexiglass dividers have been added to the exterior covered queue of Pirates of the Caribbean at Magic Kingdom. Much of the exterior queue does not have the dividers, but guests are always encouraged to distance themselves by six feet. The dividers have been installed closer to the building’s entrance. As with most queue dividers, … Read more
