News & Rumors Archive
Walt Disney World’s and Disneyland’s 2013 promotional celebration was announced today, and it will feature 52 weeks of small celebrations dubbed “Limited Time Magic.” This “Limited Time Magic” campaign replaces “Let the Memories Begin,” which has been the loosely-utilized promotional campaign for the last two years that has really only featured a marketing campaign along
The Walt Disney Company announced today that it is acquiring Lucasfilm, George Lucas’ company responsible for the Star Wars franchise, Indiana Jones, and numerous other properties, for $4.05 billion. As part of the deal, Disney also acquires all of Lucasfilm’s subsidiaries and businesses, including Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound, which are widely used
Just when you least expected it, Disney Tourist Blog News is back for its second volume as the highly anticipated fall programming begins…or something like that. We figured now would be a good time to release a second volume since we just completed a multi-billion dollar (give or take) overhaul of the web design of
April 15, 2012 through December 5, 2012 Test Track in Disney World’s Epcot will go down for an extensive futuristic refurbishment that will substantially change the attraction into what the Disney Parks Blog calls the “Chevrolet Design Center at Epcot.” There, guests will become automotive designers prior to the start of the attraction by designing
Disney announced today that Gaston’s Tavern in New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom will be serving a signature drink called LeFou’s Brew, which is a no-sugar added frozen apple juice drink with a hint of toasted marshmallow, and topped with all-natural passion fruit-mango foam. This same drink is served in Cars Land at Disney California
Enchanted Tales with Belle in New Fantasyland is now offering limited previews to select guests as of August 30, 2012. No word as to just how limited these previews are in nature, but they definitely do not rise to “soft opening” status. We’ve heard from multiple individuals who were in the Magic Kingdom yesterday, most
Premiering November 2012, Disney World guests in the Magic Kingdom will be able to experience ‘Celebrate the Magic’, an all new nighttime projection show on Cinderella Castle featuring the same elements and technology utilized in The Magic, The Memories, and You!, which started showing in January 2011 as part of the “Let the Memories Begin!”
“My Disney Experience” is an iPhone, iPad, and Android App for Walt Disney World’s NextGen project released on August 2, 2012, which provides wait times, park maps, dining reservations, and many other options. The Walt Disney World NextGen project has gone by various informal names in online discussions, including xPass, MyMagic+, and FastPass+, just to
Disney’s California Adventure opened in 2001 to lukewarm reviews. Okay, maybe that’s being overly polite. It opened downright negative reviews. It was a dud. The park that sat across the esplanade from Disneyland, the most revered theme park in the world, failed to meet expectations and had attendance issues from day one. Disney tacitly acknowledged
You may have noticed that Disney Tourist Blog News didn’t come out last week. For at least the summer, we’re going to slow our publication schedule to every other week. TOP STORIES We reviewed Wednesday’s episode of Modern Family, which has caused some (ridiculous) outcry in the fan community. Read what we thought of it
At some point prior to 4 pm on May 3, 2012, Soarin’ closed indefinitely at Walt Disney World and Disneyland for what is being described as “urgent maintenance.” Guests have reported that two adults exited the attraction restraints before take off and Cast Members found them on the ‘ground’ of the attraction as the rest
