Both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure will close early tonight, March 10, due to inclement weather. Disneyland previously closed early two evenings in February also due to extreme weather. Disney California Adventure will close at 9:00 p.m. and Disneyland Park will close at 11:00 p.m. The 10:15 performance of “World of Color – ONE” … Read more
During the Disney Parks presentation at SXSW, Chairman Josh D’Amaro brought out the tiny Tinker Bell that Walt Disney Imagineering was playtesting back in 2021, suggesting it may still debut at the parks someday. Disney describes the Tinker Bell technology as a “blue-sky concept that lets fans have a real-time conversation with pixie-sized Tinker Bell. … Read more
After Disney Parks demonstrated a new small robot at SXSW, it seems clear that the technology is meant to emulate Judy Hopps from “Zootopia,” which means it would probably first appear at the “Zootopia” land in Shanghai Disney Resort. The robot not only resembles Judy, with floppy bunny ears beneath a helmet, but the Imagineers … Read more
During their SXSW presentation, Disney Parks shared a look at a new type of dynamic robot that could be used for future meet and greets with small characters. The robot was introduced after a demonstration of the larger-than-life Hulk character created thanks to Project Exo. The robot will be able to “fall down, get back … Read more
The Hulk will begin making appearances at Avengers Campus in Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris soon. A limited-time Hulk meet-and-greet took place at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure last fall. He appeared in his quantum suit from “Avengers: Endgame.” The suit also covered his mouth so as not to reveal his face … Read more
Universal Orlando Resort is celebrating the upcoming release of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” with decorations and merchandise. The Super Mario Bros. Movie Decorations Banners for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” line the Cinemark courtyard in Universal CityWalk. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” was shifted from April 7 to April 5. The final trailer was … Read more
EngineEar Souvenirs, the gift shop at the exit of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway in Disneyland Park, has opened a week ahead of the rest of Mickey’s Toontown. While Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway has been open since January, curtains have blocked most of EngineEar Souvenirs while construction wrapped up. A modern train is pictured … Read more
D23 has announced ticket pricing and other details for the 2023 Destination D23 event at Walt Disney World. As previously announced, Destination D23 presented by Lug will be from Friday, September 8 through Sunday, September 10, 2023. It will take place at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. General admission will be $329 (+$7 processing fee) and preferred … Read more
After marking the spot with spray paint, crews have cut a giant hole into the front of Splash Mountain as it is transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom. Splash Mountain Façade The hole in the mountain is behind the scaffolding and blue scrim. Some of the steel framework and supports for the mountain … Read more
In honor of Mario Day (March 10), the final trailer for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has premiered and tickets are now on sale for the new release date. “Press Start” on the trailer below. Click here for tickets. The film’s release date was moved from Friday, April 7 to Wednesday, April 5. “The Super … Read more
Earlier this week, “Impressions de France” in the France Pavilion of EPCOT was suddenly reduced to just a half hour of showtimes in the mornings. But thankfully the show’s nighttime hours are back. Guests can now catch “Impressions de France” at Palais du Cinema between 9:00 a.m. (or 8:30 a.m. for early entry) and 9:30 … Read more
To mark her arrival at Shanghai Disneyland, Mei Lee from “Turning Red” performed a dance in her red panda form in front of the Enchanted Storybook Castle. @DisneyWorldJp shared the video of Mei and her backup dancers on Twitter. The audio is not the original music used by Disney. Mei is actually dancing to a … Read more
On a recent visit to the Magic Kingdom, we checked out how construction was coming along on the TRON Lightcycle / Run snack stand. Last month, we reported that the snack stand had been set up in the courtyard of TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland. The stand is positioned on the side … 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 Thursday, March 9, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Greetings from another lovely day here at the Universal Orlando Resort. It’s a busy Monday morning, and everyone is heading right to Islands of Adventure for the reopening of Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. The attraction closed last month for refurbishment, and today is the scheduled reopening date. Let’s head over to Hogsmeade and check … Read more
MagicBand+ users can have a little extra fun while interacting with the Disney100 décor around the Disneyland Resort. Waving your MagicBand+ in front of this Disney100 medallion will cause Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather to cast a spell of purple lights around the edge of this special 100 Years of Wonder display. The three good fairies … Read more