News & Rumors Archive
In honor of Minnie and Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary, Walt Disney World is celebrating with new costumes for the iconic duo and Move It! Shake It! MousekeDance It! Street Party in Magic Kingdom. In this post, we’ll share photos and thoughts from the debut of Surprise Celebration. Let’s start with the new costumes. In addition
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the next stop in our January 2019 Walt Disney World construction updates, and as the park with the most ongoing work, it stands to reason that this update should be the most exciting, right?! In this DHS update, we’ll cover the latest on the Star Tours mystery structure, the Bus Stop Half Marathon, Star
We’re back to “Diet Epcot” during the week leading up to Festival of the Arts, one of Walt Disney World’s newest and best special events. In this update, we’ll take a look at the kiosks going up around the park, construction, new merchandise, and other stuff. As a quick refresher, there are currently several projects
We continue our January 2019 Walt Disney World construction updates with current progress reports on every single Skyliner gondola station: Art of Animation/Pop Century, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Caribbean Beach, and Riviera Resort. We also have a look at one of the actual gondola cars in place at the station, commentary, and more. The Disney Skyliner has already
We head back to the Riviera Resort DVC development as we continue our January 2019 Walt Disney World construction updates for photos of the new Disney Vacation Club hotel being built on the shore of Barefoot Bay across from Caribbean Beach. It’s been a few months since we last posted an update on progress at Disney’s Riviera
Our first Walt Disney World construction update of the year takes us to Coronado Springs Resort. Work progresses on Gran Destino tower and over-the-water bar & grill, and is now completed on the Dig Site. In this update, we’ll cover the latest details and also take a stroll around Coronado Springs to see how things
Disney Vacation Club is implementing new restrictions on resale purchases made after January 18, 2019. From then on, DVC resale contracts purchased for the original 14 resorts at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and 3 stand-alone locations will only be able to use their points at those 14 existing resorts. Stated different, future resale buyers will
Disney California Adventure and Disneyland 2019 ticket prices increased overnight on 1-day, multi-day, and Annual Passes. The jumps range from under 10% on single day tickets to nearly 25% on APs with no blockouts during Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’s grand opening. In this post, we’ll look at the big changes and offer some commentary. First
Rides and other attractions need to close from time to time at Walt Disney World for refurbishments including routine maintenance, safety upgrades, and improvements. This post offers a schedule of closures for 2019 and 2020 at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. While no one wants attraction closures during their visit, they are
Disney has released a slew of updates about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, including opening seasons for both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the name of the village on Batuu, and some additional concept art. For vacation planning purposes, opening timeframes are most pertinent, and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will debut in Summer 2019 at Disneyland
The 15th DVC property will be Disney’s Riviera Resort, which will be added to Walt Disney World’s new Skyliner gondola line, adjacent to Caribbean Beach, a Moderate tier hotel. This new Disney Vacation Club property is currently being built, and work appears ahead of schedule. We’ve updated this post in January 2019 to share our
