Spencer Lloyd 
Super Nintendo World opens in just under one month! Hasn’t the time flown? And to promote the expansion, a new and massively interactive website has gone live to tell Guests all about Super Nintendo World! There’s details about the new attractions, restaurants, merchandise, and experiences all coming soon to the land, so let’s dive in! … Read more
We’ve already seen some of the special items coming to the Kinopio Cafe, Super Nintendo World’s counter service eatery. But how about the snacks you can feast on outside? Now we have a peek thanks to Super Nintendo World’s new interactive website! These will both be available at Yoshi’s Snack Island, adjacent to the new … Read more
We’re just under one month away from the grand opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan! And while we have seen quite a bit already thanks to Shigeru Miyamoto’s 15-minute tour of the land, now we have a sneak peek at some of the popcorn buckets thanks to the land’s new dedicated website! … Read more
One of the most exciting additions to the theme park world as we enter 2021 will most certainly be Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan! The highly-anticipated expansion is set to open on February 4th, and Universal is certainly doing its part to drive hype for the grand opening, including ongoing previews as early … Read more
Let’s be honest, no matter where you were in the world this year, 2020 was probably pretty chaotic for all of you, and the first part of 2021 seems to bring with it a glimmer of hope for the coming end of these compromises. So in the end of what has quickly become a landmark … Read more
From attractions to restaurants and even aboard Monorails, plexiglass dividers are everywhere when you visit Walt Disney World these days. And now those dividers have made their way outside the monorail to the platform itself, with new plexiglass barriers to the divide the queue and boarding platform for the Express Monorail at the Transportation and … Read more
Last week, Tokyo Disney Resort greatly expanded its Standby Pass virtual queue system to include most popular attractions at both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, but was rather vague on whether a Standby Pass was required for the whole day or only at certain times. Now, we have an answer thanks to the Tokyo Disney … Read more
Kingdom Hearts is, to this day, probably one of Disney’s strangest crossover efforts. And with the release of the latest installment in the series, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, in November, naturally a special cafe themed to the game opened in Tokyo’s fashionable Shibuya area. So we decided to venture out there and give everything … Read more
Since the Tokyo Disney Resort reopened in July, the second row of front-facing seats aboard the Disney Resort Line monorail has been closed to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19. Now, the Oriental Land Company has finally reopened the second row of seats with the addition of plexiglass dividers to prevent the spread of infection. … Read more
While Guests are already experiencing Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan through Annual Passholder lotteries and contests from park sponsors, we won’t be hearing much about the full details until the spoiler embargo lifts on opening day of February 4th. But to tide us over, Universal Studios Japan recently provided a sneak peek of … Read more
Amidst all the excitement surrounding both New Fantasyland at Tokyo Disneyland and Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan, it’s sometimes easy to forget that Tokyo DisneySea also has a massive expansion on its way! That is, until you pass by the massive construction site again. So let’s check in on the latest happenings around … Read more
While Tokyo Disneyland has been without a permanent nighttime spectacular since April 2019, the Oriental Land Company has been tight-lipped about the future of nighttime entertainment at the park, with only a seasonal show last summer filling the void left by Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland‘s departure. But according to some Guests staying at the Tokyo Disneyland … Read more
As the Oriental Land Company explores additional ways to increase revenue from Guests visiting Tokyo Disney Resort, it seems they will be piloting a new upcharge service—early entry to the Disney Parks for Hotel Guests. The program will be underway from February 20th through March 31st as a test to gauge Guest interest. The tickets … Read more
Since the Oriental Land Company abolished attraction/admission-only tickets in 2001, Tokyo Disney Resort has levied a standard, flat admission fee for all Guests visiting the two parks. But those days are no more, as Tokyo Disney Resort will be introducing a variably-priced ticketing system starting on March 20, 2021. Starting March 20th, 2021, the following … Read more
Tokyo Disney Resort has been on a roll lately releasing new additions to their Tomica die-cast ride vehicle collection, with Big Thunder Mountain and Pooh’s Hunny Hunt coming out in the past couple of weeks. Now that line is expanding even more, with new die-cast vehicles of Toy Story Mania at Tokyo DisneySea, and Monsters, … Read more
Tokyo Disney Resort still hasn’t said a peep about the upcoming Toy Story Hotel being built in the Bayside area of the resort in over a year. But as far as we know, it’s still scheduled to open sometime in 2021, and appears in a very good position to make good on that promise! We … Read more