Bob Chapek discussed the fans of Disney Parks at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference today. When moderator, and the Journal’s Editor in Chief, Matt Murray, brought up the passion and occasional criticism of the fans, Chapek noted that he ran the parks for seven years, adding that he was “quite familiar with how … Read more
Several new MagicBand+ designs are now available for resort pre-arrival featuring some beloved sights around Walt Disney World. Monorail MagicBand+ This gray MagicBand+ shows the Walt Disney World Monorail among the clouds. The center puck features a blue monorail window with a white Mickey Mouse head above a yellow stripe. Disney’s Hollywood Studios MagicBand+ Wear … Read more
A new Hollywood Tower Hotel T-shirt is available at Tower Hotel Gifts, the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror gift shop in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As we noted earlier this year, most merchandise for the attraction no longer features “Twilight Zone” or “Tower of Terror” to avoid CBS licensing fees. Hollywood Tower Hotel Shirt – $36.99 … Read more
Fans of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios won’t want to miss the new Hollywood Tower Hotel-themed apparel we found at Tower Hotel Gifts! Hollywood Tower Hotel Red Long-Sleeve Shirt – $44.99 This red long-sleeve shirt bears the Hollywood Tower Hotel logo at the center, and the hotel’s silhouette above. Flanking … Read more
Straight from the Fifth Dimension, a new Loungefly backpack inspired by The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror has dropped into Disney’s Hollywood Studios! The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Loungefly Mini Backpack – $85.00 One stormy night long ago, five characters stepped through the door of an elevator and into a nightmare. This time, it’s … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, August 8, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
We’ve been trying out MagicBand+ at the various nighttime spectaculars and Beacons of Magic around Walt Disney World, with pretty mixed results. But by far the most disappointing might have been the experience we had with the Disney’s Hollywood Studios version. Unlike the EPCOT Beacon of Magic where the band synced to the entire show, … Read more
With the iconic billboard for The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror on World Drive set to be imminently removed, prep work is already underway for the structure’s demolition. On both sides of the median along World Drive, orange cones were placed today to ensure people don’t pull over on to the grass strip. Behind, we … Read more
Enter the Fifth Dimension in style with this new glow-in-the-dark Loungefly ear headband inspired by The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. It is available in Tower Hotel Gifts at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Tower of Terror Loungefly Ear Headband – $39.99 The ears are red with black and gold stripes. They are made with a pleather … Read more
A new line of pins inspired by The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is available at Walt Disney World. These pins all say “Hollywood Tower Hotel” (in a font we have never seen related to this ride before) instead of the attraction’s full or shortened name, most likely to avoid licensing fees from CBS. There … Read more
In honor of “Halfway to Halloween,” Disney PhotoPass at Walt Disney World is launching a new The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror lens and updating The Haunted Mansion ride photo. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror lens launches today in the My Disney Experience app with the purchase of Disney Genie+. The lens is available … Read more
We’re approaching the runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend beginning March 31 and race routes have been announced. The route for The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler will go through two lands no runDisney race has gone through before: Toy Story Land and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The race will start in the EPCOT parking lot, … Read more
Disneyland Paris teased an announcement today on their Instagram story, which featured The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. The short video shows the entrance door to the ride’s famous service elevator, with fireworks going off in the background. It then says, “Something exciting is dropping on 24th Jan.” This announcement seems to be related to … Read more
The latest piece of merchandise for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary has arrived at the resort, and it’s looking super-stylish! Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Shirt by Reyn Spooner – $115 A new button-down, short-sleeved shirt by Reyn Spooner is now available, featuring the icons of all four theme parks along with artwork to mark … Read more
Since “The World’s Most Magical Celebration” began in October, Walt Disney World has been hit with waves of new merchandise for its 50th anniversary, but the latest offering is a heavy hitter! The MaDe kiosk at Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. at the Magic Kingdom now offers six new designs of commemorative bricks for the … Read more
A new variation of an earlier water bottle design is now available at Walt Disney World. Disney had previously released a white version of the water bottle. This coral red version helps the graphics to pop. Walt Disney World Resort Map Water Bottle — $27.99 The metal water bottle has a colorful Walt Disney World … Read more