Anyone who relates to Ariel will want this new hat now available at Walt Disney World. It proclaims one of Ariel’s most famous lines in The Little Mermaid: “But daddy, I love him!” A dinglehopper (or fork) floats among some bubbles to the side of the quote. The hat itself is pastel blue and pink. … Read more
The Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction collection for The Haunted Mansion is now at Disney Springs, after launching at Sir Mickey’s in Magic Kingdom last week. A table with all the collection’s items was set up in the plush section of World of Disney. You can view more pictures of each Haunted Mansion item here. … Read more
If you’ve been collecting the series of EPCOT attraction poster serigraphs that launched at last year’s D23 Expo, get ready to take another “Fantastic Adventure” through World Showcase with these United Kingdom Pavilion, Mexico Pavilion, and “Gran Fiesta Tour” posters. Since these usually come out in sets of four, if you’re wondering what happened to the fourth … Read more
With the Monorail station now closed, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort has opened up boat service direct to Magic Kingdom. This morning, boat service was not available and guests had the options to take a bus or walk to the Transportation and Ticket Center. Guests can line up on social distancing markers to the side of … Read more
Tom Sawyer Island and the Liberty Square Riverboat are closed for refurbishment through the end of February. In preparation for the refurbishment, the Rivers of America has slowly been drained, and is now almost completely empty. There are some large puddles of water remaining, which ducks are happily still floating in. The Liberty Square Riverboat … Read more
Don’t miss the chance to gain access to the Universal Orlando Resort Merchandise Garage Sale, taking place on November 13 from 9am-7pm for Passholders only. The garage sale will take place on the 1st Floor of the Team Park Garage off Turkey Lake Road and you’ll need your Annual or Seasonal Pass, confirmation email and … Read more
Throw your own dance party with this new interactive Groot and themed Bluetooth speaker, now available at Walt Disney World. The box is labeled Flora Colossus, which is Groot’s species. This Groot can sit or stand on your shoulder, but he does so much more than a standard shoulder plush. Interactive Groot recognizes and responds … Read more
Beginning today, Frozen Ever After in EPCOT’s Norway Pavilion is closed for refurbishment. The short refurbishment will last through November 6. The work being done is unspecified. Other Frozen fun is still available in the form of the cavalcade at EPCOT and “For the First Time in Forever – A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
The Michelangelo audio-animatronic on Spaceship Earth in EPCOT has not been functioning since before the park closure. After many months, “Immobilangelo”—as we so lovingly referred to him—is once again painting from his laid back position in the Sistine Chapel. As we move into The Renaissance (thanks to Arab and Jewish scholars), Michelangelo Buonarroti is seen … Read more
With all of the iconic crossbeams finally removed from the roof of the Great Ceremonial House, it seems work has begun in earnest on the extensive refurbishment of Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. Just today, the Monorail station closed ahead of additional work to be done on the resort’s facade. The queue was still set up … Read more
Construction continues backstage at EPCOT on “Harmonious”, the upcoming nighttime spectacular. While riding the Disney Skyliner recently, we noticed that one of the barges had its rotating arm raised up during construction. The arm is visible directly to the left of the red crane. Of course, the giant centerpiece barge is still visible to the … Read more
A new face mask available at Universal Orlando Resort resembles the beautiful chocolate frog packaging designed by MinaLima for the Harry Potter films. Universal previously released a face mask with a chocolate frog on it that says “Watch out for jumping frogs.” This mask features the pentagon-shaped candy box with gold accents. Design elements from … Read more
Great Scott! The latest retro face mask available at Universal Orlando Resort is inspired by Back to the Future and Universal Studios Florida’s old Back to the Future: The Ride. The mask features the retro neon Universal Studios Florida marquee against a starry night sky. Above the marquee is the DeLorean time machine flying away … Read more
Since early on in its reopening, Walt Disney World has stocked Disney face masks themed to a slew of characters and seasonal holidays. Also available at Disneyland and the Disney Store, these face masks are a popular choice for fans preparing for a visit to the parks (where masks are mandatory) or just looking to … Read more
This year, we barely saw any Halloween decorations at the Magic Kingdom due to the unprecedented times, but as we move into the holidays, it seems Disney keeps haulin’ out the holly to deck out the park in full. While yesterday brought the installation of the Christmas Tree and plenty of wreaths and garland, today, … Read more
Tokyo Disney Resort has been experimenting more lately with mystery box merchandise, including mystery box pin sets. Now, the resort is taking on a whole new collection of mystery boxes based on attraction posters—Disney Wonderbles! These attraction poster-themed items focus on five attractions from the resort: Dumbo the Flying Elephant and Country Bear Jamboree from … Read more