Category Archives: Disney World

New Ratatouille ride coming to the France Pavilion?

An aerial image of the World Showcase included with the permit shows a boundary area between the France and Morocco pavilions and directly behind France. The permit states the 5.70 acre project would add “impervious” surface to the area which could include concrete paths and buildings. One diagram also indicates that construction in part of…

Typhoon Lagoon annual refurbishment dates for 2018

Typhoon Lagoon will close for its annual refurbishment on January 7 2018. The refurbishment is planned to continue through to March 17, reopening to guests on March 18 2018. Blizzard Beach will be closed October 30 2017 through to January 6 2018.

UPDATE: Disney Confirms Donald Trump Will Speak, Sets New Opening Date for Hall of Presidents

They went on to clarify that Donald Trump and his audio-animatronic figure will speak in the show, just as the last 3 presidents added have. Disney also stated that the attraction will re-open in late 2017, citing “technical problems” as the reason for the delay.

Evening Extra Magic Hours Extended At Disney’s Animal Kingdom Through Rest Of Summer

From the opening of Pandora on May 27 through July 4, Disney offered Extra Magic Hours of 11 p.m. until 1 a.m. at Disney Animal Kingdom. From July 5, the park hours will be 9 am to 10 pm, with evening EMH operating from 10 pm to midnight daily. An additional Rivers of Light showing…

Aerial views of Star Wars Land construction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Star Wars Themed Land, Opening 2019 At 14 acres, this richly detailed land promise to immerse you in the Star Wars galaxy as never before, allowing you to create your own adventure.

Can I make it through Epcot’s World Showcase having one drink at each stop?

Drinking Around the World is the the grown-up version of a Disney vacation: Spend a day at Epcot and challenge yourself to drink one alcoholic drink, beer, or glass of wine at each of the 11 countries featured in the World Showcase.

Disney parks attendance on the low for 2016

But Disney’s theme parks mostly saw their attendance slip in 2016, as rival Universal continued to see gains at most of its parks. The top 25 most-attended theme parks worldwide in 2016: Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom, 20,395,000, -0.5% Disneyland, 17,943,000, -1.8% Tokyo Disneyland, 16,540,000, -0.4% Universal Studios Japan, 14,500,000, 4.3% Tokyo DisneySea, 13,460,000, -1.0%…

Top 7 Disney World Pools That You Need To See to Believe

Though each of the pools at Disney is amazing in their own way, there are a handful that stand out to us as being truly something special.  If swimming is high up on your Disney vacation priority list, you may want to book a stay at one of the resorts hosting our 7 favorite Walt…