News & Rumors Archive
We have an official opening date for Pandora: World of Avatar, an opening year for Star Wars Land, and a likely soft opening date for Rivers of Light. (No, for real this time!) We’ll cover all of this and some commentary in today’s post. The opening date for Pandora: World of Avatar is May 27,
Walt Disney World announced today that a character breakfast will come to Trattoria al Forno at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, starting in late Spring 2017. The breakfast will feature princesses and princes, and while the exact lineup is not yet know, it’s expected to include Rapunzel and Flynn (who alone would make this popular due to
Sometime in 2017, Disneyland will finally roll-out a digital FastPass service. It’s not what we were expecting, though, which was a modified rollout of FastPass+ (we’ve been detailing the progress of this, which has been testing for over a year now, in our Disneyland Trip Planning Guide). Instead, Disneyland is introducing MaxPass: a paid digital
In case you missed the news earlier this week, Walt Disney World announced that guests will now be allowed to enter the Main Street, U.S.A. area of the park before the park’s scheduled opening time. At Magic Kingdom park opening, a new welcome show will officially open the park for the day on the Castle
Walt Disney World just released new concept art for its Avatar-land (see below) and also indicated that the whole land would open in Summer 2017. In this post, we share some thoughts on opening, plus new details on Pandora, including a video of the next-gen Audio Animatronics that will be featured on the boat ride!
November 19, 2016 UPDATE: No. That’s the answer to the post title’s question. Disney Parks & Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek announced at D23’s Destination D event this morning that, while “Marvelous” things are coming to Walt Disney World, Tower of Terror will remain Twilight Zone-themed at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This announcement was met by an
Last week, Disney received approval from the FAA to use drones in its airspace. Today, Disney Springs posted a cryptic video (see below) of what appears to be drones forming a floating Christmas tree. Whatever they are, Walt Disney World has indicated they will appear in a holiday night show over the water for the
Christmas is here at Walt Disney World and Disneyland! Well…at least in the gift shops. In this post, we take a look at holiday merchandise that is available in the parks. While the actual holiday seasons at Walt Disney World and Disneyland don’t kick off for another week-plus, Disney certainly is not going to stop
The popular nighttime spectacular Once Upon a Time is coming to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom starting November 4, 2016. Disney announced today that Celebrate the Magic would end its run on November 3, with Once Upon a Time starting the following day. Once Upon a Time will likewise utilize projection mapping and other effects
In our Ultimate Guide to Christmas 2016 at Walt Disney World, we’ve bee questioning what Disney’s Hollywood Studios would do for Christmas as an Osborne Lights replacement for several months. Lately, the rumblings had been nothing, and that instead the park would focus on enhanced Star Wars offerings to coincide with Rogue One: A Star
Hurricane Matthew has caused a number of closures and cancellations around Walt Disney World. While we have been keeping track of Hurricane Matthew with updates in our Tips for Storm Season at Walt Disney World post (which is otherwise more aimed at making the most of your vacation time on rainy days during storm season).
