Tag: Walt Disney World Resort
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No Parade This Year But Walt Disney World Super Bowl Commercial Tradition to Continue
The Super Bowl is this Sunday. With the big day comes a lot of exciting traditions. Some of these are certain snacks, others celebrate a certain, and for still others it is all about the commercials! One of the commercials that is a tradition for years now is Disney’s “I’m Going to Disney World!” While…
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The Liberty Belle Takes Repositioning Cruise Through Seven Seas Lagoon to Return to Rivers of America
The Liberty Belle has not been available the last few months for guests to sail around the Rivers of America. In October, the Rivers of America were drained and the Liberty Belle was sent to a dry dock behind the Magic Kingdom. Guests visiting Magic Kingdom recently noticed that the Rivers of America were again…
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As the Groundhog Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter, Walt Disney World Sends a Happy Message to Punxsutawney Phil
This morning Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter, just as he did in the movie Groundhog’s Day. While it may continue to be cold and dreary predictions because of this, Walt Disney World Resort brightened things up by sending a little happiness to Punxsutawney Phil with a #HappyPlace message. It…
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The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure Opens at EPCOT Today!
The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure opens officially at The America Pavilion at EPCOT today. According to the Disney Parks Blog, this new exhibit “celebrates the distinctly American musical art form, originated by African Americans and fusing the influences of many different cultures.” This exhibit features Joe Gardner, who appears in Disney-Pixar’s Soul. Gardner shares the…
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Your Guide to Valentine’s Day Treats at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts
Can you believe that we are only two weeks away from Valentine’s Day? With this romantic holiday just around the corner, Disney Parks are ready to celebrate! What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with chocolate-covered strawberries and red velvet cakes! Here is your complete guide to enjoying the holiday with food at Disney…
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A New Legacy? – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! Each week we highlight the top five stories of the week from Disney and geek news! This week, there is a lot happening in the parks and also some entertainment stories. First off at the Disneyland Resort, with the lifting of California’s stay-at-home order, the Downtown Disney District and Buena…
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The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure to Debut February 1st
The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure will soon be open for guests to explore at The American Adventure at EPCOT. This will exhibit will take a look at some famous jazz musicians. It arrives a little over a month after Disney-Pixar’s Soul arrived on Disney+. In Soul, Joe Gardner aspires to be a professional…
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DVC Members Can Celebrate 30 Years of Disney Vacation Club with Special Moments
2021 marks 30 years of Disney offering magic to family vacations through the Disney Vacation Club. Starting today, Disney is offering special moments to DVC Members to celebrate this anniversary. The party will start today and keep going through all of 2021! Members can join the streaming musical event titled “We Go On” (a reference…
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New Streetwear Collection Based on the Child Coming to shopDisney
A new streetwear collection based on the Child from The Mandalorian is coming to shopDisney February 1st. The collection will also arrive that day at Disney stores and also Walt Disney World Resort. It will arrive at the Disneyland Resort at a later date. After the events of season two of The Mandalorian, the Child…
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Adventures in Cruising – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1117 (#540)
Welcome to this week’s episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, there is a lot to talk about and a lot of change happening. The geeks tackle these topics head on and discuss a lot of these changes coming. The main changes that are coming are for Disneyland and Walt Disney World. At both Disneyland and…
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Disney Gives a Look at What’s Coming for Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival
The Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival is one of the most beautiful festivals to be experienced at Walt Disney World Resort. With magical topiaries, beautiful gardens, delectable dishes, and so much more to enjoy, it is a fantastic festival to experience (and a favorite of the DAPS MAGIC team). Today, Disney released…
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Tickets Are Now Available For Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park
Tickets are now available for guests wishing to visit Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park when it reopens on March 7, 2021. Tickets start with the One-Day Water Park Ticket that is $69 (plus tax) for an adult and $63 (plus tax) for children ages 3-9. For those who had water park tickets when the parks…
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Magic Kingdom Says Goodbye to Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
Over the weekend the Magic Kingdom shuttered its interactive experience Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom. Guests visiting the Magic Kingdom on Monday noted that the place where the game would begin, the Main Street Firehouse, was shuttered. The doors were closed and no cards were being distributed to be used interactively throughout the park. The closure…
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Jungle Cruise Updates Coming for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts
The World Famous Jungle Cruise at both Disneyland and Walt DisneyWorld Resorts will be getting new adventures. Today, a new video was released by Disney that has former Jungle Cruise Skipper and current Walt Disney Imagineer giving a glimpse as to what will be coming to this classic attraction. The main story update will be…
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Blue Corn Pupusa – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
A popular dish at this year’s Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts this year is the Blue Corn Pupusa. This delicious dish can be found at the Vibrante & Vívido Food Studio. It is a Salvadoran dish with grilled blue masa corn cakes that is stuffed with white cheddar and then topped with…
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Walt Disney World: A Portrait of the First Half Century Debuts Ahead of Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary
Walt Disney World: A Portrait of the First Half Century is a book celebrating 50 years of Walt Disney World Resort and it will be arriving just days before the 50th anniversary of the resort. This hardcover book is written by Kevin M. Kern, Tim O’Day and Steven Vagnini. The book is published by Disney…
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An Entertaining Week – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! Each week we highlight the top five headlines from Disney and geek news. This week the news spans the globe and beyond. In parks news, we start off at Walt Disney World Resort. Festival of the Lion King is returning to Disney’s Animal Kingdom this summer. Over at Magic Kingdom,…
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Festival of the Lion King Returns to Walt Disney World Resort This Summer!
One of the things that have been missing since Walt Disney World reopened last July is the traditional entertainment offerings Disney is so well known for. There has been the return of Disney characters, cavalcades, and other re-imagined ways to experience Disney characters. The Main Street Philharmonic has also made a return. Stage shows have…
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Disney Confirms President Biden to Be Added to Magic Kingdom’s Hall of Presidents
Disney has confirmed that the likeness of President Biden will be added as an audio-animatronic in the Magic Kingdom’s Hall of Presidents. This comes after Walt Disney World Resort’s website and app both showed the attraction as closed for refurbishment after Magic Kingdom closed on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. This coincided with the end of…
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Disneyland Annual Passes Say Goodbye – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1116 (#539)
Welcome to this week’s episode of GEEKS CORNER! Each week the geeks enjoy geeking out about all that is going on in the Disney geek world and beyond. After all, it’s good to be a geek, especially a Disney geek. Right!? This week, there is a lot of ground to cover. The show began with…
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Magic Kingdom’s Hall of Presidents Closes for Refurbishment
Tonight the Magic Kingdom’s Hall of Presidents closed for refurbishment after the park ended its operating hours. A notice was placed on the Walt Disney World Resort website and app stating that “The Hall of Presidents is currently closed for refurbishment.”* Mr. DAPs shared the news on this week’s GEEKS CORNER and then he and…
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Disney Reveals New Screen Print Posters & Lithographs Celebrating EPCOT!
EPCOT continues to be transformed at Walt Disney World Resort. Today a new year-long collection of posters and lithographs were announced that celebrate attractions of the past and future within the four neighborhoods in development at EPCOT. The first poster celebrates the future Journey of Water, Inspired by “Moana” and is available starting today on shopDisney.com.…
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Goodbye Annual Passes – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter! Each week Mr. DAPs shares the top five stories of the week from Disney and geek news. This week, a bulk of the stories come from Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts. At Disneyland, it was announced this week that the Disneyland Annual Passport program is ending.…
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Walt Disney World Resort President Jeff Vahle Gives Sneak Peek at Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Cabins
Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle gave a sneak peek of a cabin in the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. In a post on Instagram, Vahle revealed that he and Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, recently toured the Starcruiser. Vahle shared that they visited The Atrium and also visited The Bridge while…