Disney parks executive Meg Crofton has announced a date for her retirement from the Walt Disney Company. In a statement she wrote: “I am deeply proud of every moment I have spent here and I am so excited and confident about the future of our… Read More »Meg Crofton to retire
The honor of the final t-shirt in the retro attraction poster tee series goes to Snow White’s Adventures. The screen art replicates the classic Fantasyland Snow White Adventures attraction poster. The original artwork for the poster was done by Letecia Lelevier for the 1983 relaunch… Read More »Snow White’s Adventures Attraction is Final Poster Tee in Series – Limited Availability
We have a really big update from Downtown Disney for you today. There’s a whole raft of updates to report as the popular shopping, dining, and entertainment district prepares to become Disney Springs.
In a previous update we explored the newly open Exposition Park Food Truck lot and we had our first peek inside the new parking structure.
The entrance to Downtown Disney is forever changed as a giant parking structure now occupies the former main parking lot for the westside. There’s still plenty of working going on, even on the parking garage itself. Eventually two walk-ways will connect the garage with Disney Springs. For now, there’s some extra construction walls to help corral pedestrian traffic into the West Side.
The biggest change is the re-opening of the walk-way through the former Pleasure Island area. This area will soon be known as “The Landing.” But for now, it’s still a mess of walls and storefronts that aren’t quite ready to open. You’ll note that they added some fake trolley tracks to the ground at the top of the hill and some concept art to show what that area will look like when finished.
There’s also been quite a lot of work on The Hanger and The Boathouse, two of the first dining experiences expected to open in The Landing.
Behind the Landing is “The Springs” and work is going on there too, with what looks like some of the first vertical structures being erected already.
More photos below the jump:
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Sometimes the merchandise Disney creates is a home run and it flies off the shelf as fast as Disney can stock it and sometimes it just fails to move. Take a look at this recently released collection of Magic Kingdom souvenirs and tell me which category you think it belongs in.
Head below the jump for my thoughts and a closer look at some of the souvenirs.
Ding-Dong the hat is dead. A Disney spokesperson has confirmed that Mickey’s Sorcerer Hat will be removed from the center of Disney’s Hollywood Studios as they embark on a change that will re-imagine the central hub of the park. Disney spokesperson Bryan Malenius stated, “Work… Read More »It’s Official: Sorcerer’s Hat Coming Down at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Disney has released new concept art showing a park like setting for the new Food Truck Park coming to the West Side section of Disney Springs. In the background you can make out the “highline” area, that will look like a former elevated train track,… Read More »New Disney Springs Food Truck Park Concept Art
Even though Walt Disney World has four themeparks, two water parks, and ESPN Wide World of Sports, if you want to celebrate Halloween, you’ll have to visit the Magic Kingdom during Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party to do so. Disneyland, on the other hand, has spread the season out over both its theme parks. Of course, Disneyland has its own ticketed event (on 14 nights this year), but there is plenty to do during regular park hours too
I love this commercial released by Disneyland to entice guests to visit during the season. It features animated classic villains enjoying the parks in their own special way:
The Halloween season at Disneyland runs through October 31st. And includes special transformations of the Haunted Mansion and Space Mountain, dance with the Mad T Party band, and a chance meet Mickey Mouse and his friends in Halloween costumes. New this year are special experiences at the Halloween Carnival at Big Thunder Ranch and more mysterious fun joining the Astounding Cauldron of Magic.
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Walt Disney World has just officially announced that a new “Frozen” attraction will be coming to the Norway pavilion at EPCOT. The ride will take guests to Arendelle and take them through their favorite moments and music from the hit film. The new attraction will… Read More »“Frozen” Attraction officially coming to EPCOT’s Norway Pavilion