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After his big win with the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday night, Super Bowl LVII MVP Patrick Mahomes was just on a whirlwind tour around Los Angeles, even getting his own parade at Disneyland on Monday afternoon! During his appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday night, we learned about the rest of his time at … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, February 13, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
As Tokyo Disney Resort struggles to hire and keep Cast Members on board, the resort has pushed for automation in multiple sectors since 2019. Replacing manned order stations with touch screens was piloted in 2020 at Pan Galactic Pizza Port, and rolling drink carts resort-wide have almost entirely been supplanted by highly-themed vending machines. Now … Read more
According to a new piece in The New York Times, visitors to Disney100: The Exhibition at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia will be greeted by a lifelike hologram of Walt Disney himself, despite the man being dead nearly sixty years. According to the Times, “The Walt Disney Company used archival video and artificial intelligence tools … Read more
Are you feeling lucky this Valentine’s Day? Well if you need a bit of extra luck, you can head over to shopDisney tomorrow morning to shop the Disney100 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Collection, which will release tomorrow morning online and in the coming weeks at Disneyland and Walt Disney World! shopDisney posted the release information … Read more
Cheers and confetti filled the air last night as the Kansas City Chiefs were declared the winners of Super Bowl LVII in Phoenix against the Philadelphia Eagles. And as is tradition, the team’s MVP gets to be part of a special cavalcade celebration at Disneyland along with the Disney friends on the day after the … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, February 10, 2023. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more
Disneyland Resort has confirmed that due to issues with construction related to recent winter storms, the reopening of Mickey’s Toontown has been pushed back by nearly two weeks. “Due to heavy winter storms that impacted our construction momentum we are adjusting the reopening date of Mickey’s Toontown to March 19,” Disneyland told the Orange County … Read more
With its debut just under three short weeks away, Universal Studios Japan is gearing up for its exciting new “NO LIMIT! Parade,” which features characters from franchises like Super Mario, Pokémon, “Sing,” the Minions, and many more. As part of the new daily daytime parade’s debut, new food and merchandise themed to each franchise featured … Read more
Earlier today, the new bill for the state of Florida to take over Walt Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District passed the State Affairs Committee, and has now been scheduled for its first official vote in the Florida Legislature. The new House Bill 9B, which will rename the district into the Central Florida Tourism Oversight … Read more
While Disney’s Q1 2023 growth at the parks was largely driven by Disneyland and Walt Disney World, Disneyland Paris took the lead in powering international growth according to Disney CFO Christine McCarthy. Thanks to a number of new investments at Disneyland Paris, including celebrations for its 30th Anniversary as well as Avengers Campus, the French … Read more
After the cancellation of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge as part of the Walt Disney Studios Park long-term expansion at Disneyland Paris, speculation about what could replace it has run rampant. Now given the success of “Avatar: The Way of Water” and Disney’s reinvigorated commitment to the franchise, it seems likely Pandora – The World of … Read more
During the Q&A of the Q1 2023 earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that in order to fuel growth in the Disney Parks sector, the company will be investing in new lands and attractions in order to increase capacity without overcrowding parks, a significant shift for the company after decades of neglect at some … Read more
In today’s Q1 2023 earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger opened the call with more details on his plan to restructure the leadership structure at The Walt Disney Company. Following this, he took the time to emphasize the restoration of control over distribution and marketing to the creative minds behind the films. Iger said that … Read more
During today’s Q1 2023 earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger mentioned offhand that a new Avatar experience was in the works for the Disneyland Resort. Later in the Q&A when discussing Pandora – The World of Avatar as an example, he confirmed that indeed “a version of Avatar” will come to the Disneyland Resort. Earlier … Read more
As part of the Q1 2023 earnings call today, Disney CFO Christine McCarthy announced that capacity in peak periods at the Disney Parks has been cut by 20% compared to pre-pandemic, even with attendance up at the Disney Parks. This change goes hand in hand with the Park Pass reservations system championed by McCarthy as … Read more