The Lotus Blossom Cafe has reopened in the China Pavilion at EPCOT with social distancing measures. With the opening of Lotus Blossom Cafe, the extended Frozen Ever After queue has been moved. There are temporary green tape markers running down the other side of the path and around a corner for Frozen Ever After. The … Read more
Plexiglass dividers have been added to the loading area of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This could mean Plexiglass dividers will also be added to the train cars, which could allow for higher ride capacity. It seems Disney is testing ways to add more Plexiglass to attractions to improve the burden … Read more
Animal and nature lovers alike will adore this new forest friends collection at Walt Disney World, featuring animals from The Fox and the Hound, Pocahontas, Cinderella, and more. Loungefly Mini Backpack – $75 On this bag, you might spot friends like Meeko, Tod, and Owl. The background is red with autumn leaves blowing in the … Read more
For the past two weekends in a row, Universal Orlando Resort has reached its modified capacity early on in the day, and is now contacting Universal Orlando Annual Passholders (UOAPs) to warn them that the parks will reach capacity, and encourage weekday visits if possible. You can read the full message sent out to Passholders … Read more
Only a few of the iconic crossbeams remain on the roof of the Great Ceremonial House at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. Removal of the crossbeams began earlier this month and has been moving quickly. There still remains a horizontal support and a vertical support with no crossbeams on them. Only the last group of twelve … Read more
Bonjour, and behold! Imagineer Zach Riddley has shared a first look at the Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure sign coming to the France Pavilion expansion at EPCOT! In the image, we see gold foil being applied to the gilded elements of the marquee, which will also be outfitted with 200 individual light bulbs. So far, many of … Read more
Though Disney is currently prioritizing its construction projects, it looks like work on the pathway between Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and the Magic Kingdom is full steam ahead as it gets ready to open. On the end closest to the resort, everything seems to be done. As we noted in our last report, … Read more
New Years merchandise is an annual tradition at Tokyo Disney Resort, usually themed to a Disney animal similar to the year’s zodiac animal. 2020 was the Year of the Rat, which featured a line of Mickey and Minnie-centric traditional Japanese goods earlier this year, but it seems 2021 has lead to an interesting compromise as … 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, October 22, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more
The Carousel of Products is a brand-new online store and the exclusive home of official WDW News Today logo merchandise as well as original park-inspired merchandise! And now, there’s a brand new shirt you can wear to let everyone know that you know fine dining! And, it’s only available at CarouselofProducts.com. New merchandise releases will … Read more
Greetings, World Travelers! It was an overcast day, with blustery rain showers throughout, but that didn’t keep us from taking in the sights around EPCOT, and finding all the new fun things here to show you. Let’s get started! We checked on the couple of construction projects that we’ve been tracking first thing today, and … Read more
Despite today being overcast, it was still a crowded day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with much to see. Good morning from Disney’s Hollywood Studios! The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror had a 50 minute wait stretching down Sunset Blvd. Slinky Dog Dash had a wait time of 90 minutes stretching all the way to Voyage … Read more
New Starbucks Disney Parks ceramic tumblers are starting to arrive at Walt Disney World, and with them come their adorable matching ornaments. While we recently spotted all four ceramic tumblers at Disney Springs, you can now start finding ornaments at their respective parks. Over at Creature Comforts in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, we found the newly-released … Read more
Christmas may be starting to set in around Walt Disney World, but we’re still in peak spooky season, and there’s still time to get Halloween merchandise, like this all-new Annual Passholder popcorn bucket—and best of all, it glows in the dark! The bucket features this year’s Walt Disney World logo design made out of candy … Read more
In light of recently-announced reopening guidelines for theme parks in the state of California, Disneyland Resort has reached out to Annual Passholders regarding the future of the Annual Passport program, stating they will have “more to share” soon. Dear Valued Annual Passholder, You may have seen that theme park reopening guidelines were released by the … Read more
With the majority of layoffs completed across the domestic Disney Parks sector, devastating news of layoffs has thankfully come to a halt, and now a rare bit of good news from a local union has come to light. According to Unite Here! Local 362, which represents food service, hotel, and theme park workers at Walt … Read more