First Look at Minion Café Façade at Universal Studios Florida

Some scrim and scaffolding have been removed from the side of Minion Café at Universal Studios Florida, giving us our first look at the restaurant’s façade. Minion Café Façade The side of the building facing the main thoroughfare of Universal Studios Florida is still blocked from view. But the side facing Villain-Con Minion Blast is … Read more

First Look at Disney Cruise Line Silver Anniversary at Sea Food, Beverages, and Souvenirs

Disney Cruise Line has released a first look at the special Silver Anniversary at Sea food items and souvenirs that will be available this summer. Silver Anniversary at Sea Food & Beverages The Silver Anniversary at Sea celebrates the 25th anniversary of Disney Cruise Line. These items will be available on sailings from May through … Read more

The Boneyard at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Closing for Refurbishment in May

The Boneyard in DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be closed for refurbishment beginning May 1. It’s scheduled to reopen in mid-June. The Boneyard Though DinoLand U.S.A. is expected to someday be demolished and replaced with a “Moana” and “Zootopia” land, this is only a temporary closure for The Boneyard. The Walt Disney World … Read more

Walt Disney World Cast Members Getting New Nametag Design Soon

Walt Disney World Cast Members will be getting new nametags with a new design soon. Disney shared a video on Facebook of the nametag creation process at the Walt Disney World Engraving Department to announce the new nametags. The post reads, “For cast members, Disney is a calling to be part of something extraordinary, something magical, and … Read more

Walt Disney World Dining and Activity Reservations to be Unavailable for Website & App Maintenance

Walt Disney World dining and activity reservations will be unavailable starting at midnight tonight due to scheduled maintenance of digital experiences. Digital Experiences Downtime Disney shared the following announcement: Some of our digital experiences will be undergoing maintenance. Dine and activity reservations will be unavailable starting Tuesday, April 25, at 12:00AM EST. We apologize for … Read more

First Look at runDisney Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend 2024 Themes

RunDisney has shared a first look at the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend 2024 race themes with artwork for each race. 5K – Pluto Pluto is the featured character for the 5K. The artwork all has retro 1950s imagery. 10K – Donald & Daisy Donald and Daisy are in their running gear on the artwork for … Read more

Peter Pan’s Flight, Mr. Toad’s, Alice in Wonderland, and Ariel’s Undersea Adventure at Disneyland Resort All Closing for Refurbishment

Peter Pan’s Flight, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, Alice in Wonderland, and The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure at Disneyland Resort will all close for refurbishment in June. All three Fantasyland attractions and the Disney California Adventure ride are scheduled to be closed beginning June 5. The Disneyland Resort calendar doesn’t extend beyond this date, … Read more

Six Disneyland Cast Members Treated for Smoke Inhalation After Maleficent Dragon Fire

Six Disneyland Cast Members were treated for smoke inhalation following the Maleficent dragon fire during “Fantasmic!” on Saturday night. Anaheim Fire and Rescue told The Washington Post that they treated at least six employees for smoke inhalation but that nobody was seriously harmed. Disney stated on Sunday that they are investigating the cause of the … Read more

Florida Transportation Amendment Filed to Require State Inspections of Walt Disney World Monorails

Republican Senator Nick DiCeglie has filed an amendment to require state inspections for the Walt Disney World Monorails. The amendment was added to SB 1250 regarding the Florida Department of Transportation. It states the “department shall adopt by rule minimum safety standards for governmentally owned fixed-guideway transportation systems, privately owned or operated fixed-guideway transportation systems … Read more

Extra Day Added for Annual Passholder Discount on Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser

Disney has added an extra day in July for the limited-time 30% Annual Passholder discount on Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Annual Passholder Discount In addition to the previously announced April, May, and June dates, Disney has extended the offer to July 2. It’s possible they will add more dates later. Here is the full list … Read more

Disney Cruise Line 101: Comparing Every Aspect of the Magic, Wonder, Dream, Fantasy, and Wish Ships

Disney Cruise Line is currently celebrating 25 years of sailing, having been founded in 1995 but setting out on its first voyage in 1998. The cruise line currently has five ships: Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, and Disney Wish. The Disney Treasure and another unnamed ship are on the way, as well … Read more

New Mandalorian MaDe Phone and AirPod Cases at Walt Disney World

New “The Mandalorian” MaDe designs are available in kiosks at Walt Disney World Resort. We first found them at the MaDe kiosks in Big Top Souvenirs at Magic Kingdom. Most MaDe products can be personalized and they are printed on demand. MagicBands are $24.99, phone cases start at $29.99, magnets are $14.99, ornaments are $19.99, … Read more

PHOTOS: Façade Chipped as Work Continues on Morocco Pavilion Roof Refurbishment at EPCOT

The Morocco Pavilion refurbishment continues in EPCOT on both Tangierine Café and Nejjarine fountain replica. Tangierine Café Roof Refurbishment Beige tarps cover some sections of the Tangierine Café roof and Gallery of Arts & History roof. The tarps were placed a week ago, and we haven’t noticed construction since then. However, there are white spots … Read more

New ‘Lion King,’ ‘Mandalorian’ N-1, and Marvel Comics MagicBand+ Designs at Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World has new “The Lion King,” “The Mandalorian,” and Marvel Comics MagicBand+ designs. We found “The Lion King” and “The Mandalorian” bands in Creations Shop and the Marvel Comics MagicBand+ at Pin Traders in EPCOT. The Lion King MagicBand+ – $54.99 This band is light blue, with stripes on one end resembling African … Read more

BREAKING: NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Steps Down After ‘Inappropriate Relationship’

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is departing Comcast after an investigation into “inappropriate conduct” led by outside counsel. Jeff Shell Leaves Comcast Shell was named CEO of NBCUniversal in January 2020. Previously, he served as Chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment, Chairman of NBCUniversal International, and President of Comcast Programming Group. Comcast did not announce a … Read more

Red Shingles Restored as Refurbishment of Sago Cay Building Continues at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort

The refurbishment of the Sago Cay building at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa continues with stairwell reconstruction and roof work. Sago Cay Building Construction Scaffolding surrounds much of the building. It’s even around the chimney on top of the building. Sago Cay is just the latest Grand Floridian building to be refurbished. As we’ve … Read more