There is a new rumor spreading about Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort coming to some agreement about who gets to use Marvel Characters in themeparks. Universal is reportedly preparing to change the theme of the Hulk Coaster at Islands of Adventure and possibly… Read More »Re: that Universal Orlando & Disney World deal for Marvel rights rumor
There are already Starbucks locations at three of the four Disney World theme parks; Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Plus there are the two at Downtown Disney. We’re now just a few weeks away from the fourth location coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom.… Read More »Starbucks at Disney Animal Kingdom Construction Update
Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is a worthy successor to the first Avengers movie. In fact, the film wastes no time with pleasantries and plops you right into the middle of the action as if it were a direct continuation of the previous film in… Read More »Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron – My Review
Big real estate news in the Anaheim Resort District today. Disneyland has made a strategic move to buy the Carousel Inn, a hotel that sits directly across Harbor Blvd from the theme park. The purchase price was $32 million. “The Walt Disney Co. saw this… Read More »Disneyland buys A Harbor Blvd Hotel
Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming was at the Magic Kingdom earlier this month to celebrate his birthday. Of course, what better way to celebrate than to share a cake with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in front of Cinderella Castle. Cumming, turned 50 years old… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: Alan Cumming at Magic Kingdom
A long deep dive into the business behind Disney’s multi-billion dollar MyMagic+ project by Austin Carr has been published by Fast Company. It’s a well written piece with a lot of sources and some “in the room” insights about the project that I’ve never heard… Read More »The business behind Disney’s MyMagic+ MagicBands
Three performers who were fired from their roles in Festival of The Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom after refusing to perform in soiled costumes won their federal arbitration session. This means the cast members will get their jobs back, plus back pay, said a… Read More »Fired Disney performers who refused to perform in soiled costumes win back jobs
As we reported last month, the Magic Kingdom is adding another restaurant by returning an old space from Character Meet & Greets to its original food service purpose. Originally known as the Adventureland Verandah, it will return with a new theme, a larger kitchen (shared… Read More »Construction update on new Adventureland Restaurant