While no decision has been made as of yet, Disney is leaning towards the sale of FastPasses to skip the lines at Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run in Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge. According to sources, the concept is being “heavily considered” by management. Disney was nearly silent with media … Read more
One of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’s centerpieces will be Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, and thanks to reports from D23 and Entertainment Weekly, we now have a better look than ever at the new attraction. Entertainment Weekly‘s Anthony Breznican got an first look at the attraction, and provided a detailed description of this new … Read more
The following information comes to us from D23.com: Droid Depot: The Droid Depot is located in the market, inviting patrons to pick parts and pieces off a conveyor belt, then build and customize their astromech droids (R-series or BB-series); the droids are capable of interacting with elements in the land, responding to guests’ behaviors. Additional … Read more
The following information was released on D23.com: Oga’s Cantina If you’re like C-3PO, who thinks “space travel sounds rather perilous”—or if you simply want to unwind after a daring day of wandering through Black Spire Outpost—look no further than Oga’s Cantina, where even the blaster-bolt scorches on the walls tell a story. Run by an … Read more
With the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland park edging ever closer, lots of news is brewing. Disneyland Park Cast Members recently got a unique preview of what the costumes across Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will look like. Designs for the costumes will vary throughout the Village, Smuggler’s Run, and Rise Of The Resistance areas … Read more
Work has been revving up at the upcoming new bus loops at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Finishing touches are being added, including backlit signs, new resort signage and queues, and signature teal paint along the art deco grooves of the bus loop buildings. The loop closest to the park entrance (and right next to the new … Read more
It appears that even more paper straws are making their way to Disney Parks! While paper straws are the norm at any Joffrey’s location in, say, Disney’s Animal Kingdom park, today we spotted some at the Joffrey’s kiosk outside the exit to the Tower of Terror in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. [Rod Serling voice] “You’ve entered… … Read more
This morning, guests arriving at Early Morning Magic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios were in for a surprise: Slinky Dog’s tail has returned to all of the trains on Slinky Dog Dash in Toy Story Land. You may recall that the tails were removed a few months back amid some safety concerns. We’re grateful that the … Read more
This week, Dockside Diner at Disney’s Hollywood Studios debuted an all-new seasonal milkshake! The latest shake is chocolate chip cookie-inspired and literally has chocolate chip cookie crumbles throughout the vanilla shake! Cookie Inspired Seasonal Shake – $5.49 The shake consists of a vanilla base with chocolate chip cookie crumbles and whipped cream (topped with more … Read more
Beginning March 1, the Keystone Clothiers and Legends of Hollywood stores at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be temporarily closed for refurbishment as part as improvements across Sunset Boulevard. The Planet Hollywood Super Store closed just a few weeks ago, and Disney is quick at work on expanding the Legends of Hollywood shop into this entire … Read more
We’ve been watching the Disney Skyliner gondolas like hawks. Not only because they’re a fascinating new transportation offering, but because now we can actually see some of the designs through the tarps. Last time we saw the gondolas, we saw a few of them testing at full speed, launching out and up from the main … Read more
Due to the ride reportedly ending with a “swift drop”, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will have a minimum height requirement when Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens later this year at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The information comes to us from the ride’s warning sign which will be located outside of the … Read more
Just yesterday, we witnessed Disney Skyliner gondolas zooming across the parking lot at full speed over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We also got a closer look at their designs through the existing tarps. Today, we have an up-close look at the gondolas jetting out of the main station at Hollywood Studios, as well as door opening … Read more
A few weeks ago, we spotted some Skyliner gondolas on their first voyage across Walt Disney World. The Skyliner’s been in testing ever since, sending actual passenger gondolas (not the tester bucket gondolas) across the lines installed throughout the resort. Things have been progressing fast for this secondary highway in the sky, especially as we near the … Read more
Walls are up around Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ ABC Commissary, with self-serve soda fountains coming to the counter service eatery. Work began on the transition last week. As of the writing of this article, we don’t have an expected opening date. You should expect to see the newer, slightly-less-prone-to-spillage Solo cups that Walt Disney World has … Read more
Ask any Star Tours fan and they’ll tell you that one of their favorite parts of Star Tours is the queue. Well, it appears that C-3PO is in need of some droid maintenance and is scheduled to be taken out for a quick refurbishment (tune up?) on February 17. While he won’t be in the … Read more