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‘Frozen Ever After’ is an attraction opening in June 2016 at Epcot in Walt Disney World. Disney officially announced that Maelstrom in Norway at the World Showcase will be replaced by a Frozen attraction. Disney has set an official date for the attraction to open, and it is June 21, 2016. (Additionally, it’s rumored to
Construction for Star Wars Land is underway at Disneyland. As of Summer 2016, construction is not yet vertical, but it looks like the plot of land is almost totally cleared with some progress also occurring beyond clearing of land. The view of the construction from Mickey & Friends is almost an attraction unto itself, with
Recently, we’ve been hearing from readers trying to plan summer Walt Disney World vacations, who are concerned about the published hours for Animal Kingdom. Currently, the park has closing times as early as 6 p.m. on nights Rivers of Light will run. Judging by emails we’ve received, social media, and random comments on totally unrelated
Construction for Star Wars Land is well underway at Disneyland, with the plot now almost totally cleared as of April 2016. We were in the park last Friday and as we were leaving the Mickey & Friends parking structure, I stopped in my tracks upon noticing the construction. I hadn’t intended upon doing another construction
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say yesterday was the last day of Walt Disney World’s “Studios” theme park. If anything, it’s a stretch to say that yesterday was the end of that era. The park that was born as the Disney-MGM Studios opened with a heavy emphasis on actual filmmaking and allowing guests
Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights is far and away my favorite night parade in any worldwide Disney Park. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to readers of this blog, given that I’ve gushed about it repeatedly on the blog. It’s better than the newer Paint the Night parade and my sentimental favorite, SpectroMagic.
The dining landscape is changing at Disneyland, much as it has changed in Florida. If you read our 2016 WDW Dining Update, much of this will probably sound redundant. In California, prices have also increased (10-15% on average for counter service), while in many cases portion sizes and quality have decreased. While the price increases
Animal Kingdom’s new nighttime spectacular, Rivers of Light, officially debuts this summer (delayed from the original date of April 22). Additionally, Walt Disney World has released new information about how Disney’s Animal Kingdom will come alive with nightly magic this summer. This post provides details about Walt Disney World’s newest night show and Animal Kingdom’s
There have been some dining changes at Walt Disney World in terms of menus and pricing, and in this update, we’ll share some info on this, and our thoughts on the state of Walt Disney World dining as a whole. This is also (and mostly?) a way to alert you as to some updated restaurant
Today is the first day of seasonal pricing for 1-day tickets at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. This post covers the pros & cons of tiered pricing, the range of prices, other info about flex pricing, and what all of this means to you. Let’s start with the details of the price increases and seasonal
In early January 2016, Disneyland closed a number of attractions around Rivers of America to begin construction on Star Wars Land, and to make layout changes to the park to accommodate this huge new land. Once the project gets going, it will be larger than any construction in decades, perhaps approaching the makeover and reboot
