The family of the woman who inspired Princess Tiana will be the first to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, custom plush character ear headbands are coming to Disneyland Resort, and the Mickey Shorts Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is closing for refurbishment — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, April 18, 2024. Walt … Read more
The Mickey Shorts Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will close soon for a month-long refurbishment. Mickey Shorts Theater Refurbishment The theater, where guests can view the “Vacation Fun” original short, will be closed beginning on April 29. It’s scheduled to reopen on May 25. It’s relatively new — it opened in early 2020 — so the … Read more
We gave a first look at the new 2023 Disney Jollywood Nights for its inaugural event last week. After receiving feedback from guests, the check-in location has changed this week, as well as the event lanyard and wristband colors. Check-In Locations for 2023 Jollywood Nights After last week’s singular location for check-ins at Mickey Shorts … Read more
Welcome back to the Mickey Shorts Theater, an extension of the fun at Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway in Disney’s Hollywood Studios! We were looking for a spot to stay out of the rain and decided to pop in here to watch a few fun shorts in the meantime! The marquee brightly displays the original animated short, … Read more
Welcome to the Mickey Shorts Theater, an extension of the fun at Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway in Disney’s Hollywood Studios where you can catch a fun new animated short, relax in air conditioning, and then follow up with some fun photo-ops based off of fan-favorite shorts. We checked out the exterior of the theater … Read more
A new game has been added to the Play Disney Parks app at Walt Disney World, just in time for the grand opening of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway and the Mickey Shorts Theater. Using the Disney Play app, you can access in-park games, including this new addition “Mickey and Minnie’s Trivia Time – Mouse … Read more
We’ve seen the exterior of the theater, but now it’s time for a glance inside! Disney has released this first image of the interior of the new Mickey Shorts Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios ahead of its grand opening tomorrow, March 4th. The former location for the seasonal “Path of the Jedi” attraction has seen … Read more
It’s a big day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as construction walls are down at the Mickey Shorts Theater, revealing its bright red entrance dotted with animated posters. Take a look at the new theater below! Are you ready for some wild and zany cartoon fun at Disney’s Hollywood Studios? Well, look no further than the … Read more
The Mickey Shorts Theater, which will house the upcoming original Mickey Mouse short, “Vacation Fun,” is quickly approaching its March 4th opening. The theater now has all of its signage in place and most of the work that is happening now is cosmetic. It’s hard to miss this very famous color scheme as bright red, … Read more
We profiled the opening of the upcoming Mickey Shorts Theater yesterday and in just 24 hours, we have a new update! The Mickey Shorts Theater is taking over the space vacated by the Star Wars: Path to The Jedi and will feature a new Mickey Short titled “Vacation Fun.” This short will be unique to … Read more
With Mickey Shorts Theater opening this March alongside Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, progress on transforming the former Star Wars: Path of the Jedi theater in the park’s theater district continues, with new themed signage now installed inside. A new Art Deco-style sign in red, yellow, and black has gone up at the entrance to … Read more
Lights! Camera! Action! Hello from Disney’s Hollywood Studios, where early mornings are now a regular thing. Since the opening of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, the park has had to adjust its operating hours in order to accommodate the demand for the attraction. The park currently opens at 7 a.m., which is also the … Read more
Today, we stopped by the former home of the Path of the Jedi, site of the forthcoming Mickey Shorts Theater. The sounds of construction work once again echoed across the park, signaling that the new attraction is inching ever closer to the finish line. Outside, the big purple walls still greet park guests as they … Read more
Work to convert the old home of Path of the Jedi at Hollywood Studios into the new Mickey Shorts Theater is ongoing. Today, we stopped by to take a look at what is happening at the site. As we approached the site, the big blue construction walls greeted us once again. Guests can see what … Read more
The new Mickey Shorts Theater that was announced earlier last month is on its way to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, with an official opening month of March 2020! As you can see from the new artist concept rendering above, the interior of the theater will evoke the same wacky fun of the Disney Channel cartoon series. … Read more
In Disney’s Hollywood Studios, new signs of work have appeared at the construction site for the Mickey Shorts Theater. We reported in September that construction walls were erected around the seasonal space that once housed Star Wars: Path of the Jedi. The Mickey Shorts Theater will be the first introduction of the contemporary Mickey Mouse cartoon … Read more