News & Rumors Archive
Mears Connect and the Sunshine Flyer announced that they’re merging the two shuttle services to offer combined ground transportation between Orlando International Airport and Walt Disney World. This post shares the press release plus commentary the potential good & bad of this change, and what it means for traveling between MCO and WDW resort hotels
Following his 2-year contract extension, Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke with CNBC’s David Faber about the future of Walt Disney World and Disneyland, streaming services, legacy media, as well as potential sales or acquisitions. This post will recap some of the highlights will interjecting our ‘between the lines’ commentary. The backdrop of Iger’s interview was
The Walt Disney Company announced it has extended CEO Bob Iger’s contract by two years, and he will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer through December 31, 2026. (Well, assuming no further extensions or abrupt resignations, neither of which are a given based on his past precedent!) This post shares the announcement followed by
Universal Studios Hollywood has finally announced the long-rumored Fast & Furious roller coaster, and confirmed that construction is officially underway. This post shares details revealed in the USH press release, along with other expectations for the new thrill ride based on past leaks, our commentary, and more. According to the press release, Universal Studios Hollywood will bring
Disney has released full menus for the dining options in the San Fransokyo Square area based on Big Hero 6 in California Adventure at Disneyland Resort. This post offers a sneak peek at the entrees, sides, snacks, and drinks coming to the restaurants in this newly reimagined land. In case you missed it, San Fransokyo
It’s been almost two months since we shared our news that we’re having a baby. In the last few weeks, more and more people have been reaching out to ask how things are going with Sarah and Megatron, so we’re back with an update on the pregnancy to answer those questions, share new maternity photos,
Walt Disney World has announced that the Muppets will be joining the 2023 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival as part of an experiment with tasty flavors at the Brew-Wing Lab. This post shares all of the details, plus our predictions about what this could actually be and what it probably isn’t. Let’s start with
Walt Disney World has released the full booth menus for the 2023 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. This preview offers a list of all new & returning Global Marketplaces, rundown of the savory snacks and decadent desserts, as well as alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Plus, our commentary about the new and returning dishes that
Disneyland has a new multi-day California resident ticket deal for Summer & Fall 2023. This post shares info & details about the discount tickets, plus commentary about this promo and pent-up demand, Annual Pass sales, historical comparisons, and notable similarities & differences between this promo and past ones. For a limited time, California residents can
Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party presales started and concluded earlier this week, while general public ticket sales for the 2023 event were paused after hours of delays. This post takes a look at what happened, compares this to past precedent with ‘recalculating’ and ‘we’re almost in orbit’ messages, and offers some wild
Walt Disney World has announced per-park pricing is coming to the Genie+ service starting this summer. This post offers details and our commentary about all of these changes, the amount of cost jumps, motivations for the new approach, and more. (Updated June 28, 2023.) Let’s start with the press release from Walt Disney World announcing
