Toni Ferrigno 
The newly-opened Disney Vacation Club Welcome Center in Disney Springs will not be home to the much-anticipated DVC Member Lounge. According to journalist Brooke Geiger McDonald, the just-announced space on the second floor of the newly-opened Disney Vacation Club Welcome Home Center, Gateway to Discovery, will not be the same thing as the DVC Member … Read more
Disney Vacation Club members have a new Welcome Home Center to visit, located in Disney Springs. Opened March 2, 2024, Disney announced the new Disney Vacation Club Center, called Gateway to Discovery, via their social media channels, saying the following: We’re thrilled to announce the opening of Gateway to Discovery – A Disney Vacation Club … Read more
The 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival kicked off today, and we’ve got your first look inside the Festival Passport; as well as first looks at the new festival merchandise, topiaries, gardens, and more — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Walt Disney World EPCOT New Merchandise … Read more
The Haunted Mansion queue at Disneyland Park has been completely demolished, as the attraction undergoes a major grounds expansion. Additional construction walls have been installed in the area, taking up way more real estate than the original walls. Haunted Mansion Queue Demolished We spotted the beginnings of demolition in the extended queue area when the … Read more
Auli’i Cravalho, the actress who voiced Moana in the 2016 film, is officially on board for the sequel, according to Deadline. Voice of Moana Returning for Sequel Deadline confirms that the actress is, “definitely” coming back to voice Moana for the sequel film. In a surprise announcement during the Q1 2024 earnings call in February, … Read more
With the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival only days away, the United Kingdom Pavilion’s English Tea Garden and Shakespeare Garden are being installed. English Tea Garden EPCOT’s World Showcase will be home to a number of Global Gardens for the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, which runs from February 28 to May 27. … Read more
Butterfly Landing, the butterfly garden for the EPCOT International Flower & Garden is getting ready for its 2024 opening. EPCOT Butterfly Garden Signs are up, and florals are ready to be planted at Butterfly Landing, presented by AdventHealth. Located in World Nature near Imagination!, Butterfly Landing gives guests the chance to enter a butterfly garden … Read more
More pieces of the Astro Orbitor have returned to Disneyland Park after being completely removed for the attraction’s refurbishment. The central structure of the ride returned earlier this week with a refreshed paint job in the same colors the attraction was before the refurbishment. Though the very top portion of the structure and some additional … Read more
Count the Odyssey Pavilion as another area of EPCOT ready for the 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, as it has been fitted with its “The Citrus Blossom” decor. The Citrus Blossom Decor at The Odyssey Pavilion The exterior of Odyssey Pavilion has been transformed into The Citrus Blossom, a returning outdoor kitchen that … Read more
World Celebration Gardens continues to receive updates for the 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, with new kiosks that we spotted last week getting their own Festival Market signage installed. Simply called “Festival Market,” the two kiosks sit side-by-side in World Celebration Gardens in the area closest to Creations Shop. These kiosks will likely … Read more
A new floral United Kingdom Pavilion ear headband is now available in EPCOT. Floral United Kingdom Ear Headband – $34.99 The ears, found inside the UK Pavilion have a floral springtime look, just in time for the start of the 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival on February 28. There is a pink, red, … Read more
A guest looking to take a photo in front of Snow White’s Wishing Well at Disneyland Park got more than she wished for when she accidentally fell into the well. Guests Falls Into Snow White’s Wishing Well at Disneyland The guest, Lyra Tan, who uses the Instagram handle @brightyoungleerah, was visiting Disneyland Park with a … Read more
With much of the Canada Pavilion being behind construction walls since June of 2023, the pavilion is finally almost entirely open, as we spotted the walls finally taken down. Canada Pavilion Construction The area to the right of Trading Post was walled off during construction. Guests could not go to the higher tier of the … Read more
Construction is underway at Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point — Disney Cruise Line’s newest private Bahamian island location. Lookout Cay Construction Denise Preskitt of Mousesteps.com photographed the Lookout Cay construction, and it appears to be in line with much of the concept art Disney has revealed so far. Looking on from a distance, several … Read more
After a shoe was somehow dropped into the Rivers of America in Magic Kingdom, a Cast Member sprung to the rescue to remove it. Shoe Saved in Daring Rescue at Rivers of America The Cast Member, seen on the dock at the right side of the image above, used a hand-held skimmer to attempt to … Read more
The United Kingdom Pavilion restrooms at EPCOT have reopened after a refurbishment that began in June of 2023. United Kingdom Pavilion Restrooms Reopened The walls are down and the restrooms for both women and men — or ladies and gentlemen, as they’re labeled here — are finally in use once again at the UK Pavilion. … Read more
