News & Rumors Archive
Walt Disney World just announced several new additions for Summer 2016, confirming rumors and setting concrete start dates for new attractions and entertainment. Among these are Frozen Ever After, Soarin’ Around the World, and Rivers of Light, among several other pieces of entertainment. For this post, I’ve gathered all of the announcements to share with
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
With construction on Star Wars Land set to begin in April, a lot is happening around Disneyland to prep. This update features photos of current progress, news & rumors on what’s to come, and various random thoughts on what to expect in the next few months at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Since our last
The holiday season at Disneyland Resort kicked off last week (running until Jan. 6, 2016) and we’ve visited the parks on a few occasions to check things out since. Christmas is our absolute favorite time of the year at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, so we thought we’d drop in with some thoughts and photos
The road to Shanghai Disneyland has been a turbulent one. Former CEO Michael Eisner began evaluating the viability of Shanghai in the 1990s, and got serious with a letter of intent in 2002 before Hong Kong Disneyland even opened. Getting a deal done with the Chinese government was no easy process, and it took his
Another D23 Expo is over. Star Wars Land & Toy Story Land were announced. Details for Pandora were released. Shanghai Disneyland was showcased. Many other Disney Parks future plans were unveiled, or at least hinted. The (largely impressive) future film slates for the live action studios of Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Disney were shown, with appearances
At the 2015 D23 Expo, Toy Story Land was announced for Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. This expansion does not have a timeframe, but will add two new Toy Story attractions, and also expand Toy Story Mania to increase its capacity. The premise of the land is to shrink guests to the size
Stars Wars Land was just announced for Walt Disney World and Disneyland at the D23 Expo! At the end of an otherwise dull Star Wars segment of the Live Action film panel, Disney CEO Bob Iger came on stage to announce the lands for Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, and Disneyland (park) in
New information about the Avatar land “Pandora” coming to Walt Disney World were released at the 2015 D23 Expo. An area dedicated to Pandora at Disney’s Animal Kingdom was showcased at the D23 Expo, with a booth that started with a pre-show video from Alpha Centauri Expeditions (the ‘tourism’ company that would take guests from
Looking for live coverage of the 2015 D23 Expo, including any news and updates for Walt Disney World and Disneyland? We will have it here! From the Parks & Resorts booth that will feature details about the World of Pandora (AVATAR Land) and Shanghai Disneyland to any surprise announcements about Star Wars Land…and anything else
Current rumors state that Disney’s Board of Directors has improved a CapEx infusion to Walt Disney World of between $3 and $4 billion with projects at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and, of course, Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We covered the substance of these rumors in Part 1 of our $3.5 Billion Walt Disney World Expansion post, and
