New Recycling Tips Added to Galactic Grill at Disneyland Park

At Galactic Grill in Disneyland Park, follow these conservation tips: Step 1 - Eat, savor your meal; Step 2 - Sort, fill the scrap scoop with leftovers; Step 3 - Scrap, dispose of scraps in the green food bin.

A new collection of recycling tips has been added to the menu screens and placemats at Galactic Grill. Galactic Grill is located in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park. This quick-service location often sells space-themed burgers, desserts, and snacks. Galactic Grill is also often home to seasonal “Star Wars” offerings during events like Season of the Force … Read more

Disney Relaunches Global ‘Protect the Pride’ Campaign in Celebration of ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Film

Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King, Protect the Pride logo featuring a lion silhouette.

Disney has relaunched their global “Protect the Pride” campaign in celebration of “Mufasa: The Lion King,” arriving in theaters on December 20. Disney’s “Protect the Pride” Campaign This conservation campaign aims to support the Wildlife Conservation Network’s (WCN) Lion Recovery Fund (LRF) and LRF’s partners working across Africa to double the number of lions in the wild … Read more

Disney Shares More Details on New Lion Pride at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Three lions rest on a rocky ledge under trees in a sunny setting.

A new lion trio began appearing on Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on Tuesday, December 3. Disney has shared more details about them, including their names, as well as new photos. New Lions at Disney’s Animal Kingdom The lion trio consists of one male and two females. Their names are Mshango, Zahara, and Neema. … Read more

Disney Donates $500,000 to Florida Conservation Organizations

Walt Disney World is donating $500,000 total to five Central Florida conservation organizations, bringing their total donations to Florida nonprofits since the start of the 50th anniversary celebration to more than $6 million. The grant recipients are Conservation Florida, Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Trout Lake Nature Center, and Wekiva Wilderness Trust. Each organization will receive $100,000. The money will … Read more

250 Alligators Have Been Removed From Disney Property in Florida Since Child’s Death in 2016

According to the Orlando Sentinel, approximately 250 alligators have been trapped and removed from Disney properties in Florida since 2016. That was the year when 2-year-old Lane Thomas Graves was killed when attacked by an alligator at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. Disney erected a lighthouse memorial at the Grand Floridian to honor the boy. His … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Shanghai Disneyland Tests Social Distancing, shopDisney Faces Big Issues With Merchandise Releases, Re-Open Florida Task Force Meetings, and A “Frozen Ever After” Lawsuit

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 April 20-26. If you’ve been following our news coverage over the past few weeks, you’re … Read more

Disney Purchases Approximately 235 Acres of Land Near Walt Disney World in $6 Million Deal

The boundaries of the Walt Disney World Resort may have gotten just a little wider. Orlando Business Journal’s Jack Witthaus and Richard Bilbao report that The Walt Disney Company’s Compass Rose Corp. purchased approximately 235 acres of land just south of Reedy Lake, on the northwest edge of the resort property. The sale, completed on Monday, … Read more

“Brighten a Barrel” Activity Station Returns to the 2019 Epcot Flower & Garden Festival

Barrels by the Bay, a non-profit organization committed to using rain barrels to educate individuals about conservation and sustainability, is teaming up with Walt Disney World Resort, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC, and Orlando City Mayor Buddy Dyer’s Green Works Initiative for its third “Brighten a Barrel” event during the 2019 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. … Read more

The Votes Are In… Animal Kingdom’s Newest Giraffe Calf Has A Name

Amira the Giraffe

Earlier this year, Disney asked for some help in picking out the name of the new Masai giraffe calf at Animal Kingdom. Today, we finally got to learn her name and see some pictures of her assimilating to life as part of the herd. We won’t keep you in suspense any longer…. her name is … Read more

Disney to Eliminate Use of Plastic Straws by Mid-2019, Other Single Use Products to Follow Suit in the Coming Years

Today, Disney announced their intentions to completely eliminate the use of single-use plastic straws and stirrers globally by mid-2019. This policy will reduce plastic straw use globally by 175 million and plastic stirrer use by 13 million. Disney also announced their intentions to eliminate or reduce other single-use plastic products in the coming years. These … Read more