Tokyo Disneyland is well-known for its popcorn mania, with several unique flavors and dozens of amazing buckets themed to everything from ride vehicles to “it’s a small world” popping up at the Resort. And the latest additions to the popcorn mania? An incredible “Alice in Wonderland”-themed bucket, and little tongs to grab your flavored popcorn … Read more
Crew members have been hard at work outside Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT, where pavement is being laid for a courtyard. Since our last construction update, there is even more pavement outside the show building. There’s now a swath of pavement directly in front of the building. Flooring has yet to be … Read more
The return of jungle green pavement to Adventureland has taken a leap forward at the Magic Kingdom. Since our last report, the work has expanded significantly, turning one strip of green pavement to a large patch outside the entrance to Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room. The color is a throwback to how the land appeared … Read more
Dockside Diner at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is reopening this Sunday, August 22. As suspected, a new menu has debuted in advance. The hot dogs and nachos are long gone, but some offerings remain on the menu, such as alcoholic and non-alcoholic shakes. Let’s take a look! The hot dogs, nachos, and sandwiches have been replaced … Read more
Yesterday, Disney announced major changes with the new Disney Genie service, including Genie+ and Lightning Lane, paid options to replace the formerly free FastPass service. Now that the dust has settled, fans are making their feelings clear. Of the three announcement videos, the reactions (quantified by likes vs. dislikes) are over 70% negative for two … Read more
On August 23, Disney will be kicking off the first-ever World Princess Week as a continuation of the Ultimate Princess Celebration. The week promises to be full of special Princess merchandise, photo-ops, and sweet treats available at Disney Parks around the globe. Walt Disney World The Family Play Zone at EPCOT will be rethemed to … Read more
Another venue is set to reopen at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as the Walt Disney World website has updated the operating hours for Dockside Diner for this Sunday, August 22. Dockside Diner will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m daily. The quick-service restaurant used to serve food, including foot-long hotdogs, but the current menu … Read more
Tonight, don’t miss the internet’s only comedy show about Disney Parks! Join us at 9 p.m. ET for the latest news, our dream “Fab 50” Character Collection list, ticket book budgeting in 1971 and today, and more! Hosted by Tom Corless and Nick LoCicero, WDW News Tonight is a live, weekly program that combines the … Read more
A few months ago, we got our first look at “Project Kiwi,” Walt Disney Imagineering’s incredible free-roaming, talking Groot robot. Now we know more about the development of Groot and similar projects thanks to Brooks Barnes with The New York Times. Barnes spoke to senior Imagineering executive Jon Snoddy about Groot. Snoddy said, “A new … Read more
The Prime Minister of the Bahamas has signed a new order utilizing emergency powers to require all passenger cruises to provide a passenger manifest including vaccination statuses. In order to enter a port, all passengers age 12+ must be fully vaccinated. The new restriction goes into effect from September 3 through November 1st. This affects … Read more
Over in Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom, the boardwalk is being torn up and replaced to look its best for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary on October 1. We’ve been keeping an eye on this project for several weeks, and it appears some good progress has been made since last we stopped by. Let’s take … Read more
Boma – Flavors of Africa will be reopening tomorrow as Walt Disney World’s first buffet to return to regular service. The menu was recently released, and fans may notice that POG (passion fruit, orange, and guava) juice was missing. In fact, POG juice may be leaving Walt Disney World all together as the manufacturer no … Read more
This statue has got no strings! Pinocchio is joining the Disney Fab 50 Character Collection, with his gold statue coming to Magic Kingdom. Walt Disney Animation Studios director Chris Buck announced Pinocchio’s statue on the Disney Parks Blog Instagram story. Check out our full list of rumored Disney Fab 50 statues, which will be throughout … Read more
While travelling around the world today at EPCOT, we stopped off for a cool treat to beat the heat. The Refreshment Outpost in the Africa Pavilion features hot dogs, frozen slushies, special items for the EPCOT International Food & Wine festival and now, a watermelon and pineapple Dole Whip option. Watermelon-Pineapple Swirl Dole Whip — … Read more
A magical new interactive experience will be available on Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, Disney Wish. “Disney Uncharted Adventure” sends guests on a quest throughout the Disney Wish to search for missing pieces of the Wishing Star, answering the question, “If wishing upon a star makes your dreams come true, what happens when that star … Read more
While the new EPCOT entrance loop has moved in to take over some of Future World East, reports that the Innoventions area music loop is completely gone are erroneous. We checked around Future World West today and heard the Innoventions music playing as we headed toward The Land and Imagination Pavilions. The older music loop’s … Read more