Disney Launching Major Changes to Disability Access Service & More: Daily Recap (4/9/24)

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Changes coming to the Disney Disability Access Service, Disney officials confirm DAS changes are due to overuse, and new Walt Disney World hotel discounts for summer and early fall 2024 — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Daily Recap for 4/9/2024 Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom EPCOT Disney’s … Read more

Pose With Meeko, Flit, and Heimlich in Earth Month 2024 Photo Ops at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom is celebrating Earth Month (and its 26th anniversary) with various offerings, including PhotoPass Magic Shots inspired by “Pocahontas” and “A Bug’s Life.” Earth Month Photo Ops In front of the Tree of Life, guests can do a Magic Shot with a compass prop. They hold the compass in their hands and Disney … Read more

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Announces Earth Month Offerings Including ‘Pocahontas’ Magic Shots

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Disney has announced details of the 2024 Disney Earth Day Celebration at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, including special Earth Month Magic Shots, Animation Experience classes, and a Wilderness Explorer badge. Earth Month Magic Shots Disney’s Animal Kingdom is offering five new Magic Shots for Earth Month 2024. Disney PhotoPass photographers throughout the park can superimpose characters … Read more

PHOTOS: Flik’s Eye Broken in It’s Tough To Be a Bug at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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The eye of the audio-animatronic Flik is unfortunately broken in It’s Tough To Be a Bug! at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Flik’s Broken Eye During the show, Flik pops out of the ceiling. His left eye is stuck with the pupil under his eyelid, so only a blank white section is looking out over the audience. … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Atta From ‘A Bug’s Life’ Meet & Greet for Disney’s Animal Kingdom 25th Anniversary

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Princess/Queen Atta from “A Bug’s Life” has a temporary meet and greet at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for the park’s 25th anniversary. Atta Meet and Greet Atta is meeting near It’s Tough To Be A Bug! amidst the roots of the Tree of Life. Flik is also meeting in this location. It’s possible Atta and Flik … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Goofy in Throwback Camp Minnie-Mickey Costume and Flik Character Meet & Greets for Disney’s Animal Kingdom 25th Anniversary

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We saw two friends over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom today at Walt Disney World. Goofy and Flik were both available this morning for a character meet-and-greet. According to Cast Members, Princess Atta from Pixar’s “A Bug’s Life” will also be available to meet starting tomorrow. Goofy Goofy is looking ready for adventure today. Looks like … Read more

Moth From ‘A Bug’s Life’ Now Meeting Guests at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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With the return of normal character meet-and-greets to Walt Disney World, we’re actually seeing some new characters. The moth from “A Bug’s Life” is now greeting guests near “It’s Tough to be a Bug!” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. In “A Bug’s Life,” the moth is named “Gypsy” after the common name of her moth type. … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Rise of the Resistance Glitches, Fall Decorations, EPCOT Construction, Maskless Man, Mandalorian Emmys, and More

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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from September 14 to September 20, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Tour the Magic Kingdom with us … Read more

VIDEO: Maskless Man Ejected from Disney’s Hollywood Studios Today While Screaming Misquotes from Pixar’s “A Bugs Life”

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We’ve seen some stuff at the parks in the past few months, but nothing tops today’s scene at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, where a man was escorted out of the park for not wearing a mask. As security removed him from the park, he screamed misquotes from Pixar’s A Bug’s Life. You can see the video, … Read more

PHOTOS: Loungefly Releases Sneak Peek of New Pixar “A Bug’s Life” Collection; Heimlich Mini Backpack and Satchel Coming Soon

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Me, talking to myself a month and a half into quarantine: “Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly and then everything will be better.” Heimlich stands as an inspiration for all of us in these trying times, and to honor the caterpillar-turned-butterfly from the late ’90s Pixar classic, A Bug’s Life, Loungefly is releasing a small bag … Read more

Disney Parks Withdrawal Disney+ Movie Playlist: Part 4 – Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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The Disney Parks may be closed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, but that doesn’t mean the adventure has to stop. We’re bringing our cinematic safari of Disney+ offerings to our final stop at Walt Disney World, Disney’s Animal Kingdom! Naturally, each of these parks is covered in the Disney+ Original Series “The Imagineering Story.” … Read more

EDITORIAL: I Watch All 22 Pixar Films Once A Year And Here’s What I Think Of Each One – Part 1

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We all have our New Year traditions. Watching Disney fireworks, kissing loved ones, drinking champagne, watching every single Pixar movie over the course of three days… At least, that’s what my friend Nicole and I did the first year she suggested the tradition. This was 2016, going on ’17, and there were only 17 Pixar … Read more

PHOTOS: New Character-Based Games Play Cards Premiere at Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure

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The games play cards at Pixar Pier have received a touch of character. New cards have been introduced that show off the stars of the games of Pixar Pier, including Heimlich from A Bug’s Life for Heimlich’s Candy Corn Toss. Bullseye from the Toy Story films appears on another card for the Bullseye Stallion Stampede. … Read more