Disney Parks recently honored the Volunteer Family of the Year with a dream Disney vacation, which included an exclusive ride on the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction for all of the volunteer finalists. In a recent promotion for the Walt Disney Company and Points of Light’s Family Volunteer Day, additional scenes from inside … Read more
With Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance finally opening in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios next week, Disney released a new preview of the attraction during The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration on ABC this evening. Here’s the complete preview video that aired this evening for you viewing pleasure: Here are … Read more
With Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in just a week’s time, various preparations are underway both backstage and on stage. Today, new Warning and Standby signs were added to the entrance of the attraction, and it has just been announced that the BB-8 Parking Lot, which is used by … Read more
It’s time to embrace destiny as we side with The Resistance at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. New signage has appeared outside the attraction ahead of its grand opening in just a week’s time. We first uncovered this ride synopsis back in February, when we also unveiled the attraction’s height requirement, and the fact that the … Read more
Disney is preparing for a flood of travelers to Batuu in anticipation of the grand opening of the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction and while they have extended hours at various parks, the new attraction will be excluded from the roster of offerings during Extra Magic Hours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. If you were … Read more
If you’re planning on having a late afternoon snack of a Ronto Wrap or heading over to Oga’s Cantina after work on December 4th, do keep in mind that with the upcoming opening of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, there will be some schedule changes around Batuu. On December 4th, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge … Read more
Greetings from Hollywood… Studios, that is. Today, we took a walk around the park to see what was happening on another beautiful Central Florida weekend. At first, the lines looked promising as the park opened. All the guests who are renting ECV’s and wheelchairs are now getting these Frozen 2 name tags. As we mentioned … Read more
Hello from Hollywood… Hollywood Studios, that is! We decided to spend our day exploring the Hollywood that never was and always will be. Let’s see what we can find! Chloe Canard and Evie Starlight were cruising about town this morning on their way to do some Christmas shopping. Evie was showing off the holiday turkey … Read more
Earlier this year, we got our first listen at the music from Galaxy’s Edge. The Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite, composed by the legendary John Williams, was an instant hit with Star Wars and theme park fans alike, and now it’s even nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award. The track is in the running … Read more
The first Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance commercial has debuted for Disneyland, showcasing looks inside the groundbreaking attraction. This commercial reuses existing footage of the attraction, so there isn’t anything particularly new, but it does show the highlights that Disney expects will wow guests the most. Take a look! As you can see from … Read more
Spoiler Warning: If you haven’t seen “The Mandalorian” yet, a.) You’re missing out, and b.) You’re probably wondering why #BabyYoda has been trending all over social media these past few weeks. While this post may shed some light on that, it might also contain some inadvertent spoilers. I have spoken. With the launch of Disney+, … Read more
This weekend rounded out the eighth year of Dapper Day events at Disney Parks. An unofficial event, Dapper Day has been hosted in Anaheim, Orlando, and Paris during the Spring and Fall since 2011. The event encourages guests to “step out in style,” drawing inspiration from original concept art for Disneyland and Walt Disney World … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from November 11-17! Walt Disney World A new update to the My Disney Experience app … Read more
The Force is strong today throughout Orlando International Airport with the debut of new décor that helps travelers feel as if they’ve stepped into Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the new 14-acre land inside Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. It seems the Galaxy’s Edge themed edge construction walls we spotted earlier … Read more
With the opening of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios getting ever closer, it seems like the Rise of the Resistance attraction in Disneyland is getting some construction before its opening date on January 17, 2020. While making our way through Batuu, we spotted these wooden planked … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from October 28 – November 3! Walt Disney World New Annual Passholder discounts have been … Read more
