News & Rumors Archive
The Walt Disney Studios made big announcements, revealed new details & future plans, while sharing never-before-seen footage from live action films, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. This post will share everything we learned during the 2.5 hour panel, plus our thoughts about the announcement. We don’t normally cover this type of thing, but we
A model of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure reveals the reimagined ride replacing Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. This post shares photos and video from this detailed model, along with additional new details we now know about the overhauled attraction coming to the parks in 2024. If you’re looking for all
Disney has revealed details about a new shopping and snacks spot coming to New Orleans Square at Disneyland ahead of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. This post shares details and a teaser for Tiana’s Palace Restaurant. A model of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at the D23 Expo 2022 “Wonderful World of Dreams” Disney Parks booth reveals new details
It’s a Festivus miracle! For a limited time this holiday season, Extended Evening Theme Park Hours will return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This post shares dates, details, and strategy for taking advantage of the on-site perk for Walt Disney World guests staying at a Deluxe Resorts, DVC Villas, and select other hotels. For those who are
The 2022 D23 Expo is only days away, and rumors are flying about what’ll be announced for Walt Disney World and Disneyland. This post seeks to separate the credible from the wishful thinking, with our predictions for what’ll actually be announced in terms of returning entertainment, new attractions, overhauls, and expansion. When it comes to
Disney is exploring a membership program that could offer discounts and special perks to encourage customers to spend more at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, as well as streaming services, merchandise and more, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal. The program would be somewhat akin to Amazon Prime, which offers free shipping, product
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these! There are a bunch of smaller-scale Walt Disney World news stories worth covering, and I don’t have much commentary to add to most of them. Let’s dig right into the updates, with this WDW news roundup covering the return of Cultural Representatives, 2023 College Program,
There’s a new Wall Street Journal article, Disney’s New Pricing Magic: More Profit From Fewer Park Visitors, that has garnered a lot of buzz and backlash from Walt Disney World and Disneyland fans. I’m not entirely sure why, as there’s been approximately one of these per quarter for the last year, and it can best
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have dozens of spicy entrees, decadent desserts, savory snacks, and pumpkin everything for Fall 2022! This Halloween food guide previews the full seasonal menus, followed by quick recommendations based on things we’ve enjoyed in past years. As a reminder, Halloween Time at Disneyland runs from September 2 to October 31,
Disney Cruise Line will soon be ending all testing requirements for fully vaccinated guests! This covers details on the dropping of health safety protocol, exceptions to the policy change, plus our commentary about this and another relaxed rule. In a statement, Disney Cruise Line prefaced its announcement by offering a reminder that beginning on September
Do you believe in miracles?! Walt Disney World has made another change to Genie+ and it’s an unequivocally positive one! This post runs through recent changes to the paid FastPass service, explaining how this is an improvement for Lightning Lane power users and newcomers alike. In the last several months, Walt Disney World has been
