All ashore! Disney Cruise Line is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year, having first taken guests on a magical sailing through the Caribbean way back in 1998. And as part of their Silver Anniversary at Sea sailings to commemorate, they have revealed special new costumes for both Mickey and Minnie! The Disney Parks Twitter account … Read more
In light of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s desire to lawyer up against Disney, we looked over the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants and the Developer’s Agreement from the February 8 Reedy Creek meeting. With the Florida State Government taking control of the district imminently, a meeting was held to finalize agreements between the Reedy … Read more
In the future Illumination Avenue at Universal Studios Florida, the Villain-Con Minion Blast marquee sign has been completed, and one wall of Transformers: The Ride has been painted bright blue. Villain-Con Minion Blast Villain-Con Minion Blast is the second Minion-related ride for Universal Studios Florida, across from Despicable Me Minion Mayhem. It replaces Shrek 4-D, … Read more
Disney has released a statement following the meeting with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, where the board discussed legal action against Disney for measures taken to secure rights to the Reedy Creek property before the state takeover. Statement from Disney Earlier today, we reported about the board meeting that took place this morning regarding … Read more
Walt Disney World guests are shoving their coins into a display case in the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind queue instead of tossing them into a wishing well. Twitter user @GrantSmith2000 shared a video with us of the display case holding a model of the Milano in the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind … Read more
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District —formerly Reedy Creek Improvement District when it used to be controlled by Disney — now seems to be preparing for a huge legal battle with Walt Disney World. The new Board Members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, who were appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, met earlier … Read more
The latest executive to be cut in the first round of Disney layoffs is Marvel Entertainment Chairman Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter, according to the New York Times. “Mr. Perlmutter, 80, was told by phone on Wednesday that Marvel Entertainment, a small division centered on consumer products and run separately from Marvel Studios, was redundant and would … Read more
A new Disney100 pressed penny design available at Disney’s Animal Kingdom features characters from “Ice Age.” These three penny machines can be found outside Discovery Trading Co. The “Ice Age” design features the characters Sid and Scrat. “Ice Age” was a 2002 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios film that spawned a whole franchise. … Read more
Crews have refurbished and repainted some of the Splash Mountain track at Magic Kingdom as the attraction is transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Much of the visible work has been concentrated around this section of the ride’s flume that goes under the Frontierland bridge. Scaffolding across the trough acts as walkways for crew members. We … Read more
Disney Parks shared an image of three exciting attraction posters for Arendelle: World of Frozen. This new land is scheduled to open in Hong Kong Disneyland during the second half of 2023. Today Disney Parks on Twitter shared an image of three posters showcasing attractions within the upcoming World of Frozen land in Hong Kong … Read more
Disney Cruise Line has announced a new departure port out of Singapore for the upcoming 7th ship in the fleet. Read the official release below: “Disney Cruise Line and Singapore Tourism Board today announced magical cruise vacations to Southeast Asia for the first time, revealed by Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro and … Read more
Last year, a majority of Mediterranean Harbor was cordoned off during the new “Believe! Sea of Dreams” nighttime spectacular for Disney Premier Access upcharge seating at Tokyo DisneySea. Now the upcharge system will come across the resort to Tokyo Disneyland, with special seating available for both the daytime and evening parades starting April 15. From … 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 Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
This year, Central Florida Community Arts is presenting a season of Disney-themed programming to celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Walt Disney Company. Central Florida Community Arts “exists to serve and build community through the arts” according to their mission statement. The non-profit has the largest community choir and the largest community orchestra in the … Read more
Welcome back to another exciting day here at the Universal Orlando Resort. We’ve arrived bright and early to check in on all the latest updates happening around the park, so let’s get started at Universal Studios Florida. Villain-Con has been making a lot of progress very quickly. There have been new banners added along the … Read more
In 1998, Disneyland introduced a New Tomorrowland. Headlined by the infamous Rocket Rods, which ran on the track once intended for the beloved PeopleMover, the overhaul of the classic themed land was an unmitigated disaster. Large attraction spaces for the CircleVision Theater and Mission to Mars became queues and restaurants respectively, Space Mountain was painted … Read more