Category: Parks
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Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Renames Menu Items
This week, Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo unveiled a new look for their menu. The menu items have been renamed to blend the lines of fantasy and reality. To guests who may have been traveling on-planet for the first time, the former menu was a bit daunting. The new menu aims to make everyone…
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Walt Disney World Resort Shares First Look at Minnie’s Christmastime Fireworks Show
This week the Walt Disney World Resort shared a first look at Minnie’s Christmastime Fireworks Show. This pyrotechnic spectacular will be shown during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom during the holiday season. This new nighttime spectacular will debut at the Walt Disney World Resort on November 8, 2019. It will celebrate…
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Fans Share Endless Joy at Duffy and Friends FanFest and Celebrate CookieAnn’s New Journey
New ‘Keep Me Warm’ Winter series and a sneak peek of collections coming in 2020 await fans HONG KONG, October 29, 2019 – Today at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (HKDL), fans of Duffy and Friends partied with Duffy, ShellieMay, Gelatoni, StellaLou and CookieAnn at the Duffy and Friends FanFest and celebrated CookieAnn’s upcoming debut at other…
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Disneyland Resort Announces 2020 Lunar New Year Along With Food and Wine Festival Dates
The Disneyland Resort has announced the return of two popular annual events in 2020, the Lunar New Year celebrations and also the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival! These two events have become foodie favorites at Disney California Adventure. This year, expect them to be bigger and better than ever! Lunar New Year The…
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Sunday Recap Report – Halloween Time Winds Down
Fall weather was definitely upon us on Sunday at the Disneyland Resort! It was the coolest Sunday it had been in quite awhile, and it was rather enjoyable. Temperatures were in the 70s, and there was a nice breeze most of the day! I got to Disneyland around noon, and Jeff saw me shortly after…
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Merry Menagerie of Winter Animals Coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom for Holiday Season
This year, Disney’s Animal Kingdom is transforming in a pretty amazing way for the holidays! Whether you adventure to Africa or to the distant world of Pandora, each corner of the park will be a winter wonderland! In an exciting addition, the park is bringing a Merry Menagerie of winter animals will delight guests all…
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New Starbucks Holiday Tumblr and Ornament Arrives in Disney Parks
There are new Starbucks holiday tumblers and ornaments for sale now at Starbucks locations in the Disney Parks. With a design that celebrates the holidays and all six of the domestic Disney Parks, these are sure to help celebrate the season. Both the tumbler and also the ornament have the same design. It features a…
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Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Creates 15,000 New Jobs
The Force is strong with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, at least when it comes to job creation. Since construction on the new land began in 2016 at both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts, Disney revealed that nearly 15,500 jobs have been created. This includes both permanent and temporary positions. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge…
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Video and Photo Gallery: Holiday Merchandise Arrives at the Disneyland Resort
Holiday Time at the Disneyland Resort officially arrives on November 8th this year. However, merchandise for the merriest time of year has already arrived at the Disneyland Resort. DAPS MAGIC team member Caitlyn stopped by the parks to catch all that the Disneyland Resort has to offer during the merriest time of the year! There…
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Disney to Charge for Swapping Portable Chargers
Throughout the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts guests have been swapping out portable chargers for free after purchasing them at kiosks for $30. This is all about to change. Starting on November 1st, there will be a $3 charge to swap out fuel rods. New signage was added to the fuel rod kiosks throughout…
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Star Tours – The Adventures Continue to Get New Experiences Based on Rise of Skywalker
If you’ve ever been on Star Tours – The Adventures Continue, you know that it is always changing and adapting! As each film in the newest trilogy has been released, we’ve seen added scenes that include characters and locations we know and love. When Disney announced Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to the public, Starspeeders starting…
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Sunday Recap Report – A Birthday Celebration
Welcome back to another Sunday Recap Report! It was yet another quite warm day at the Disneyland Resort! We are in the final week and half of Halloween Time, and there’s still plenty of time to envy those Halloween treats and decorations. Speaking of holiday decorations, snow has fallen on Sleeping Beauty Castle. Every year…
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Walls Go Up Around it’s a small world Ahead of Holiday Overlay Arrival at Disneyland
Walls have gone up at Disneyland around it’s a small world and some areas of the surrounding mall ahead of the arrival of its holiday overlay. Since 1997, it’s a small world has celebrated the holidays with festive decor from around the world. Along with that, Jingle Bells and Deck the Halls gets woven along…
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Disney Releases More Disney Christmas Packages at Walt Disney World Resort
Disney is releasing more of its incredibly popular Disney Christmas Packages for the Walt Disney World Resort. This holiday vacation allows guests to really experience the magic of the holidays at the Walt Disney World Resort. It includes a five-night stay along with four-day theme park tickets with the Park Hopper options. On top of…
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Frozen 2 Preview Coming to Disney Parks
Frozen 2 will be arriving in theaters on November 22, 2019. Until then, fans will be eagerly awaiting the arrival of this sequel to the hit from 2013. The Disney Parks Blog released a special video with Josh Gad and Kristen Bell with a bit of a tease about what is coming to the Disney…
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Cars Route 66 Coming to Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris
Pixar’s Cars franchise is about to have a much bigger presence at the Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris. In a brochure for next spring, Disneyland Paris announces that the new attraction Cars Route 66 will be arriving in Summer 2020. Cars Route 66 has the following description from Disneyland Paris: “Buckle up and…
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Sunday Recap Report – An Entertaining Day at the Parks
It was another fun Sunday at the Disneyland Resort! It was a bit warm, but there was a nice breeze, and it ended up being a very nice day! I got to Disneyland around 11:30am, and took some photos of things happening in the Park. It was quite busy so after awhile, I sat on…
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Newsweek Ranks Disney Cruise Line as No. 1 Brand for Customer Service
CELEBRATION, Fla. (Oct. 14, 2019) – Today, Newsweek announced that Disney Cruise Line topped its list of brands that exemplify America’s best customer service for the second year in a row. Customers ranked Disney Cruise Line as the no. 1 company overall, across a variety of industries, as well as in the cruise line operator category. “Great…
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New Plant-Based Options Coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Resort
Starting this week, guests at the Disneyland Resort can find even more tasty eats inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Whether you have a plant-based diet or simply want something to snack on inside Oga’s Cantina, the menu that launches on October 16 is sure to please all audiences! Oga’s Cantina Inside Oga’s Cantina, you can…
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Disney Skyliner Reopens at Walt Disney World Resort
The Disney Skyliner returned to service on Monday, October 14th above the skies of the Walt Disney World Resort. The Disney Parks Blog made the announcement this morning. The blog also shared that, “following a complete review with the manufacturer, we’ve made adjustments to our processes and training, and we are improving how we communicate…
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Take a Look at the Enchanted Rose Lounge at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
The new Enchanted Rose lounge is now open at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Themed around the live-action Beauty and the Beast, it gives guests a magical and beautiful place to relax. The bar itself is under a beautiful chandelier inspired by Belle’s beautiful ball gown. The rest of the lounge includes nods to…
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CookieAnn Gets a New Name and an Exclusive “Bespoke” Merchandise Collection Available October 29 at Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (HKDL) announced a new “Bespoke” merchandise collection to celebrate Cookie’s new name, “CookieAnn,” available on October 29, 2019. CookieAnn is a puppy who enjoys sharing her delightful recipes as she cooks up different culinary combinations. The food-lover charms fans with her optimism, and her penchant for inventing delicious new treats for…
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Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea Closes Due to Typhoon Hagibis
Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea are closed today and will be opening later than normal tomorrow. This comes with the arrival of Typhoon Hagibis (Typhoon #19) in Japan. This typhoon is forecast to. be the worst to hit Japan in six decades. The Oriental Land Company released a statement on the Tokyo Disney Resort website…
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Shanghai Disney Resort Announces the Return of the Disney Imaginations Shanghai Design Competition
SHANGHAI (October 11, 2019) – Shanghai Disney Resort today announced the long-awaited return of Disney Imaginations Shanghai, following the huge success of last year’s inaugural competition. This year’s contest brings a new project challenge, an expanded set of participating universities, and more opportunities for full-time students to let their creativity flow and design innovative concepts…