Did you know that when Disney's MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Stuios) first opened it boasted the worlds largest Hidden Mickey!?
If you are a fan of The Muppets you have a new reason to get excited about your next Walt Disney World Vacation! A new LIVE stage show is being planned in Liberty Square. As Sam the Eagle would put it, "A Salute to All the Nations of the World, but Mostly America". Joining Sam the Eagle will be all of your favorite character including Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo and James Jefferson (the Town Crier of Liberty Square). This all new show will debut in the fall of 2016! More Muppet news coming out of the parks recently is the announcement of Pizza Rizzo at Disney's Hollywood Studios! Pizza Rizzo will be opening in the former Pizza Planet location in and near the "Muppets Courtyard" next to Muppet Vision 3D. The menu is described as casual Italian-American and will feature indoor and outdoor seating options with nods to Rizzo's family and friends who have visited the restaurant over the years. No word yet if Pizza Planet will be relocated inside the new Toy Story Land but we can assume they wouldn't have 2 pizza places in the same park... Right? June 17th, 2016 is going to be a historic day for the Walt Disney World Resort! Guests will be able to experience many new attractions and it all kicks off with a brand new stage show in front of Cinderella's Castle called Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire! Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire replaces the long running stage show Dream Along with Mickey. This brand new show will invite new characters to the main stage including Tiana, Neveen, Rapunzel, Flynn and some friends from the Snuggly Duckling. Olaf, Anna and Elsa even join in on the fun! Check your attractions guide for performance times and plan accordingly. Also on June 17th the highly controversial attraction Frozen Ever After opens in EPCOT's Norway Pavilion. This attraction replaces the beloved boat ride Maelstrom. Many Disney fans are left scratching their heads wondering why Disney is including an imaginary land based on an actual country in EPCOT's World Showcase? Don't get me wrong, I love the inclusion of Disney characters in the lands they are inspired from... Such as Aladdin in Morocco, Belle in France, but this one even has me wondering how Disney is going to pull it off and make it feel natural instead of forced into the space. Taking flight June 17th is the brand new hang gliding experience Soarin' Around the World! The newly refurbished attraction features high definition digital screens, a third theater, carpeted entrance ways.... Oh yeah, and brand new (knock the flip flops off of the guy above you) video featuring breathtaking man made and natural landmarks. I just rode Fly Over America at Minnesota's Mall of America. The high definition screens really make a difference. The old projection screens would leave me motion sick sometimes, but with the upgraded viewing experience I didn't feel motion sick once! I can only assume that the Florida version of this attraction will have a similar look and feel. Over at Disney's Hollywood Studios a new fireworks experience will debut on June 17th! Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular will hyper jump your midichlorians as this new show surrounds you! This brand new combination of State-of-the-art projection effects, dynamic lighting, lasers and pyrotechnics will light up the skies above Disney's Hollywood Studios like never before! Check your My Disney Experience app or the parks guide for show times and best viewing locations. Last but not least it is worth mentioning that over Memorial Day weekend the long awaited 3rd track was opened at Toy Story Midway Mania! This will hopefully reduce the stand buy time and allow more FastPass+ reservations. Construction continues at Hollywood Studios on Toys Story Land and Star Wars Land with and estimated opening date stretching out to 2018. Don't let the construction stop you from going to Hollywood Studios though... there's still plenty to see and do!
In honor of Disney Channel's 100th made for TV movie Disney Channel is rolling out the red carpet Memorial Day weekend to welcome back Disney Channel movies of the past. The full lineup for the big Memorial Day kickoff marathon is below: FRIDAY, May 27: 10:00 a.m. – Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama 11:20 a.m. – Read It and Weep 12:55 p.m. – Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior 2:40 p.m. – Jump In! 4:15 p.m. – Lemonade Mouth 6:15 p.m. – Zapped 8:00 p.m. – High School Musical 2 9:55 p.m. – The Cheetah Girls 2 11:45 p.m. – Zenon the Zequel 1:25 a.m. – Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge 2:55 a.m. – Twitches Too 4:25 a.m. – Alley Cats Strike! SATURDAY, MAY 28: 6:25 a.m. – You Wish! 8:05 a.m. – The Proud Family Movie 9:50 a.m. – Quints 11:25 a.m. – Horse Sense 1:10 p.m. – Cow Belles 2:50 p.m. – Twitches 4:30 p.m. – The Even Stevens Movie 6:15 p.m. – Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie 8:00 p.m. – Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam 9:50 p.m. – Princess Protection Program 11:30 p.m. – The Cheetah Girls: One World 1:05 a.m. – Zenon: Z3 2:40 a.m. – Halloweentown High 4:20 a.m. – The Thirteenth Year SUNDAY, MAY 29: 6:00 a.m. – Right on Track 7:45 a.m. – Full-Court Miracle 9:35 a.m. – Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off 11:20 a.m. – Brink! 1:10 p.m. – Double Teamed 2:55 p.m. – Rip Girls 4:35 p.m. – Motocrossed 6:20 p.m. – Cloud 9 8:00 p.m. – Teen Beach 2 9:55 p.m. – Bad Hair Day 11:40 p.m. – How to Build a Better Boy 1:20 a.m. – Pixel Perfect 2:55 a.m. – The Other Me 4:30 a.m. – Genius MONDAY, MAY 30: 10:00 a.m. – Stuck in the Suburbs 11:30 a.m. – Halloweentown 1:05 p.m. – Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century 2:55 p.m. – Smart House 4:25 p.m. – High School Musical 6:15 p.m. – Camp Rock 8:00 p.m. – Descendants 10:05 p.m. – Teen Beach Movie 11:55 p.m. – Cadet Kelly 1:50 a.m. – The Cheetah Girls 3:35 a.m. – Johnny Tsunami It's a sad day for Disney Infinity fans as it was announced yesterday that Disney will be discontinuing any further development of its toys-to-life platform. The discontinuation of this also comes with the announcement that Disney will be closing the company responsible for the development of its video games, Avalanche. This comes at a loss of 300 jobs... There will still be a release of a couple characters from Alice Through The Looking Glass, and a play set themed to Finding Dory to be released later next month. However, for those super fans looking forward to further expansion as new Star Wars movies come out, or new and exciting play sets based on upcoming movies we are sadly at a loss. Disney Infinity SVP John Blackburn is quoted below: "By now you may have heard the news that we have made the difficult decision to discontinue production of Disney Infinity. From the beginning, Disney Infinity was built for you--our fans--and I wanted to take a moment to thank you not just for your support over the years, but for creating a community that made Disney Infinity more than just a game. Disney Parks has finally announced the grand opening of Soarin' Around the World at Disney's EPCOT theme park. This attraction is located on the lower level in the Land pavilion of Future World. In addition to upgrading the existing screens to HD a third theater was added to assist with the long wait times this attraction can attain. Get ready to take off on June 17th, 2016! FasPass+ selections open up TODAY! In the meantime here is a preview: Did you know that Disney's Pop Century Resort was the first phase of a 2 part resort. Pop Century originally opened in December of 2003 under the name 'Pop Century - The Classic Years'. (shown in the picture above to the right) However, if you look to the left of the picture you will notice 3 buildings. These 3 buildings were the foundation for what was to become 'Pop Century - The Legendary Years'. What happened? Read More to find out: You know you have done it... you visit the LEGO store and try your best to make your own LEGO figure look like your favorite Disney character. Trying every combination in the bin until you have something that kind of resembles Captain Hook, or Peter Pan... maybe if I squint juuuust right. Nope... still no luck. I give up. Well, my fellow LEGO enthusiast; squint no more! LEGO will be releasing a wave of Disney characters in May of 2016 so everything is awesome! Since the first D23 expo in 2009 Disney fans have anticipated this bi-annual expo every 2 years. Today I'm happy to post that the 2017 dates for the 5th D23 expo have just been announced! Next year the D23 expo will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center (located directly behind Disney's California Adventure) on July 14th-16th, 2017. Tickets for the event will go on sale starting July 14th, 2016 and can be purchased here: D23EXPO.com |
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