Michelle Snow is a huge fan of Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars in films and TV, as well as the Disney parks. She's also an award-winning writer who has written several guidebooks on Orlando. Follow her on Twitter @zengrrl. Her blog, CitySurfing Orlando has covered Orlando and the theme parks since 2010. Her favorite rides at the Disney parks are Star Tours, Big Thunder Mountain, and Indiana Jones Adventure, and she may have cried tears of joy when she first saw the Millenium Falcon at Galaxy's Edge. She collects anything to do with Star Wars original trilogy (she saw 1977's "A New Hope" on opening weekend), Snow White, Grumpy, Tinkerbell, and Stitch.
Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) has announced it will be opening a new facility north of the border in Vancouver, BC, Canada sometime in 2022. Animation veteran Amir Nasrabadi will serve as head of Walt Disney Animation Studios in Vancouver. His resume includes overseeing Pixar… Read More »Walt Disney Animation Studios to Open Vancouver Location with ‘Moana’ Series as First Project
Every year, Visit Orlando, the tourism entity for Orlando, hosts its Magical Dining promotion where participating restaurants offer a special menu for a set price, and this year eight restaurants on Disney property are included. Magical Dining kicks off on August 27, and runs until… Read More »Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining 2021 Features Eight Walt Disney World Restaurants
Disney Parks has revealed new art and story details for the Splash Mountain ride rehab that will center around the characters from Princess and the Frog movie. According to Disney, the story will take place after the final kiss of the film, as Naveen and… Read More »Disney Parks Reveals New Details on Princess and the Frog Splash Mountain Revamp
If you wondered where the story was going to go after the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Marvel has confirmed that actor Anthony Mackie has signed on to reprise his role of Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, in an upcoming movie.… Read More »Anthony Mackie Signs to Star in Captain America 4 Movie
As part of Disney’s year-long Ultimate Princess Celebration, the first-ever World Princess Week will be held by the company, starting on August 23, 2021. To kick off the festivities, fans can experience the debut of an all-new YouTube series, the “Courage and Kindness Club,” on… Read More »Disney To Kick Off First Ever World Princess Week on August 23
Via its social media, Walt Disney World has announced a new restaurant will be coming to Disney’s Contemporary Resort called Steakhouse 71. Disney Parks describes it a “casual-themed dining concept” and posted this photo of a luscious piece of layered chocolate cake (odd since this… Read More »Walt Disney World Announces Steakhouse 71 Coming to Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Disney+ has released information on a new Star Wars anthology series called “Star Wars: Visions,” which will tell its stories via Japanese anime. The series will launch on the streamer on September 22, 2021, and what’s really cool is the episodes can all be viewed… Read More »‘Star Wars: Visions’ Anime Anthology to Debut on Disney+ in Sept 2021
Big news was just dropped by Disney Parks that will change the way you visit Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort, and it’s a new digital service called Disney Genie. The parks plan to debut Disney Genie this fall and it will be a free… Read More »Disney Parks to Introduce Disney Genie Service at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort This Fall