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Jess Colopy is a Disney College Program alum and kid-at-heart. When she’s not furiously typing in a coffee shop, you can find her on the hunt for the newest Stitch pin.

Exciting Developments: Disney World Plans Overhaul of Hollywood Studios for Villains Spectacle

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In an exciting development for Walt Disney World Resort fans, major changes are set to take place within Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Recent filings indicate that Walt Disney Imagineers are ready to build the new Disney Villains show coming to the Sunset Blvd. area of the Disney park. New Disney Villains Show Announcement Theme and Concept of the Show As previously ...

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Disney World Replacing Multiple Characters, Here’s How

Walt Disney World's characters at Magic Kingdom

A Disney influencer recently shared her experience at an audition to play some of Walt Disney World Resort’s characters. If you’re looking to step into Mickey Mouse’s yellow shoes or Cinderella’s glass slipper, there’s a lot you’ll need to know about the process! Typically, Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort hold open-call group auditions. Entertainment leaders might want to ...

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Disney Character Signals Emergency, Calls for Backup After Guest Attack

In an incident that was captured on video, Winnie the Pooh collapsed after being attacked by an adult man at Shanghai Disneyland. Character attendants swiped the Disney Park guest’s hand away, and he laughed as the Disney character performer fell to the ground. Related: Magic Kingdom Park Ceases Most Operations, Ejects Guests in Crisis Character performers are specially trained cast ...

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Disney World To Offer More Alcohol to Guests This Year

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Walt Disney World Resort has released its official 2024 Foodie Guide for Disney Jollywood Nights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The festive after-hours event, now in its second year, features new and returning treats, including ample alcoholic offerings for grown-up guests! Disney Jollywood Nights stands out as a premier holiday celebration at Walt Disney World Resort, blending the magic of Christmas ...

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Disturbed Disney Characters Disrupt EPCOT Ride

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Repeated malfunctions on Frozen Ever After are disturbing countless EPCOT guests. The Walt Disney World Resort ride has long faced criticism for its facial projection animatronics. Frozen Ever After replaced Maelstrom in EPCOT’s Norway World Showcase Pavilion. Walt Disney Imagineers kept the same boat ride track but added scenery and animatronics of Queen Elsa, Princess Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, Sven, Marshmallow ...

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Disney World to Deconstruct Animal Kingdom Theme Park, Gives Demolition Timeline

Tree of Life

Walt Disney World Resort just filed a construction project that will change Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park as we know it. The filing comes weeks after D23 Fan Expo 2024, where Chairman of Disney Experiences Josh D’Amaro detailed updates coming to Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park saw some of ...

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Disney Indefinitely Ceases Nighttime Theme Park Operations

Fireworks at Disneyland

As of Monday, September 9, 2024, World of Color – One is no longer performing at Disneyland Resort. Inside the Magic first reported that the iconic Disney California Adventure Park nighttime spectacular would undergo refurbishment last month. World of Color is in its 14th year on Pixar Pier (formerly Paradise Pier) at Disney California Adventure Park. The limited-time “One” version ...

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Disney World Warns Guests To Avoid EPCOT Location This Fall, Closure Incoming

Epcot Figment Topiary

A disappointed Walt Disney World Resort guest reports that a popular EPCOT tour, DiveQuest, isn’t available starting mid-October. The Disney Park guest sought advice on social media, hoping that the beloved add-on wasn’t permanently ceasing operations. Related: The Walt Disney Company and DeSantis Announce Last Minute Plans To Flee Florida EPCOT Seas Adventures – DiveQuest is unlike any other experience ...

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Thousands of Guests Disperse Amid Violent Flood at Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom with Cinderella Castle and puddles

Walt Disney World Resort is no stranger to inclement weather, especially as climate change pushes tropical storm and hurricane damage further inland toward Central Florida. However, even the most prepared travelers couldn’t predict the recent flooding at Magic Kingdom Park, which displaced thousands of Disney Park guests. Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, and ...

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Disney World to Debut New, Less Offensive Version of Magic Kingdom

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Since Chairman of Disney Experiences Josh D’Amaro announced that two Cars (2006) attractions would come to Magic Kingdom Park’s Frontierland, Disney Parks fans have argued over the promised expansion. Some fans hoped that the Cars area would live “Beyond Big Thunder Mountain” as part of an expansion that D’Amaro proposed at D23 Expo 2022. However, D’Amaro squashed that dream when he announced that Walt Disney ...

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