It’s been 5 months since Shanghai Disneyland opened and two recent news articles check in on the status of Disney’s newest park and its older Chinese sibling – Hong Kong Disneyland. Are the two parks both doing well, or is the new park siphoning off… Read More »How is Hong Kong Disneyland doing now that Shanghai Disneyland is open?
Hong Kong Disneyland was the Walt Disney company’s first move in a larger plan for an pivot to Asia. The move started before current Disney CEO Bob Iger came to power, but he’s continued the emphasis for sure. Many believe Hong Kong Disneyland wasn’t built… Read More »Hong Kong Disneyland begins multi-year expansion including larger castle
Since Disney purchased Lucasfilm, Disney CEO has been eager to get the multi-billion brand into the parks in a much larger way. Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios are the first two parks to get the new expansion. At the D23 Destination D event yesterday we… Read More »Star Tours Update and new Star Wars-themed land concept art
A second guest has been arrested this week for trying to bring handgun into a Disney theme park — this time Disney’s Animal Kingdom. A woman visiting from Mobile, Alabama was arrested after they found in gun in her backpack at the bag check security… Read More »Not DejaVu: Guest arrested trying to bring gun into Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Update: Second guest arrested this week for trying to bring a gun into a Disney theme park in Orlando. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Monday morning a 61-year-old man from Louisiana was arrested after trying to bring a concealed firearm into EPCOT. The suspect had… Read More »Man arrested trying to bring pistol into EPCOT
Update: Orlando International Airport and Stanford Airport are both open with departing and arriving flights. Call your airline for your flight details. Every central Florida attraction, with the exception of Kennedy Space Center, is expected to re-open today. The Disney parks, SeaWorld, LEGOLAND, and Universal… Read More »Walt Disney World, Orlando theme parks open for business after Hurricane Matthew
Update: 7AM Wednesday – Here’s the latest update on Hurricane Matthew and its expected impact on Walt Disney World. Update: as of 5pm Tuesday, storm is scheduled to pass by just east of Central Florida overnight on Thursday. Depending on how far west the eye… Read More »Hurricane Matthew cone shifts, advice for those traveling to Orlando
Forty-Five years ago Walt Disney’s vision for a central Florida resort that would transform the hospitality industry forever was realized. It was just the Magic Kingdom, three resorts, and some golf courses, but it was a start. Since that time it has become the number… Read More »Magic Kingdom marks its 45th Anniversary in special ceremony