Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of Roy Disney, has co-directed a new film with Kathleen Hughes that criticizes the way The Walt Disney Company treats their theme park Cast Members. “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales” is executive produced by Abigal’s brother Tim Disney and produced by their sister Susan Disney Lord. It will premiere … Read more
The Cast Service Celebration previously scheduled to take place tomorrow, January 25, at Magic Kingdom, has been canceled due to forecasted cold and rainy weather. The celebration was for Cast Members who had reached milestones in 2020, but it was delayed due to COVID-19. It may be rescheduled once again. Magic Kingdom was scheduled to … Read more
The small gift shop at the exit of Toy Story Mania in Disney’s Hollywood Studios has closed to potentially be rethemed to Jessie’s Trading Post. There’s not much to see right now, as the doors are simply closed. The gift shop is in the hallway leading out of Toy Story Mania, and is not accessible … Read more
The medals have been revealed for the debut of runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend. This year’s theme is “Celebrates Yestermorrow.” Yeti… set… run! Get ready for a 3.1-mile nighttime run and scavenger hunt through Disney’s Animal Kingdom as part of the Expedition Everest 5K! Never get lost on your journeys with this event’s compass-inspired finisher medal, perfect … Read more
The interactive banshee hatchling toy we got a sneak peek of last year is now available for purchase in Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. You can adopt these hatchlings in Windtraders. They come in an egg, with their heads just visible. There’s a red-orange and a blue-green version. Interactive Banshee Toy … Read more
Starting Wednesday, January 26, Disney Genie+ will include select character sightings at Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Guests will be able to select a Lightning Lane return time for the following character sightings. Cinderella and a Visiting Princess at Princess Fairytale Hall at Magic Kingdom Park Princess Tiana and a Visiting Princess at Princess … Read more
Work begins today on renovating the Magic Key Terrace in Disney California Adventure, which will have a new look and backstory. The terrace will remain open during the renovation, which is expected to be completed in late spring. Some sections will be closed and capacity reduced during the refurbishment. The updated version of the terrace … Read more
The holiday season may be over, but we’ll be staying in the Christmas spirit with these two new Grinch-themed candles, now available at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Who-ville Scented Candle – $20 It smelled like coconut and peppermint to us. Mt. Crumpit Scented Candle – $20 This one smelled of artificial cinnamon, like Hot Tamales candies. We … Read more
A new hoodie has joined the Walt Disney World Vault Collection, available at Main Street Cinema in Magic Kingdom. Vault Collection Hoodie – $69.99 The hoodie is red, with yellow and white stripes at the bottom, a yellow zipper, and a yellow drawstring. The Walt Disney World logo and a small pennant are pictured on one … Read more
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park will once again be closed due to cold weather on January 25 and 26. Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon reopened on January 2 but has since been closed on several days due to weather.
We broke the news earlier this morning that installation had begun on the Xandarian Spaceship outside of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT. Now, Imagineer Zach Riddley has shared a few close-up photos on his Instagram. We snapped our photos from the Monorail, but here’s a look from the ground. The close-up photos … Read more
This morning, a new Main Street, U.S.A. window was unveiled at Disneyland. It is dedicated to the founder and first chief archivist of The Walt Disney Archives, Disney Legend Dave Smith. The Disneyland Ambassadors shared photos of the unveiling on their Instagram story. The window advertises the “New Century Historical Society,” and Dave Smith is … Read more
TRON Lightcycle / Run may not open at Magic Kingdom for another year, but there’s always something to see at the coaster’s construction site. Today, the first piece of the coaster’s canopy roof is finally being installed. In the morning, we saw that a tall crane had rolled into the site. Nothing had been installed … Read more
Prime parking has dropped from $60 back down to $50 at Universal Orlando Resort. It was raised to $60 about a month ago for the holiday season. It was initially raised from $40 to $50 in March. All Universal Orlando Resort guests park in the same parking garages, with access to all three parks and … Read more
Disneyland Paris will be revealing more details about their 30th anniversary tomorrow, January 25, at 11:00 a.m. CET (5 a.m. ET). Disneyland Paris previously teased an “exciting” announcement that turned out to be their partnership with RhinoShield. It seems tomorrow’s reveal will have more interesting information about the celebration. Read more about the 30th anniversary: … Read more
Names have been removed from the rafts that take guests across Rivers of America to Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom. Cast Members were preparing the rafts this morning, but they weren’t sure what would happen with the names. The names were previously on these planks sticking out of the center of each raft. Most … Read more