This week, Disney fans held their breath as the company made another announcement regarding a beloved attraction at Walt Disney World. However, Disney fans were relieved this time as the company announced that DINOSAUR would remain open through 2025 and into early 2026. DINOSAUR is on the chopping block to be replaced by an Indiana Jones ride to go along ...
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Disney Legend Wants To Give Figment the Ride ‘He Deserves’
When each Walt Disney World park opened, an iconic attraction defined the park. At Magic Kingdom, it was Cinderella Castle; at EPCOT, it was Spaceship Earth; at Hollywood Studios, it was the Earful Water Tower; and at Animal Kingdom, it was the Tree of Life. While three of four have maintained their defining attraction, Hollywood Studios decided to remove the ...
Read More »Disney’s Message to Guests: ‘Don’t Come to Disney World in 2025’
Earlier this month, during The Walt Disney Company’s earnings call, the company admitted that it wasn’t worried about Universal Orlando Resort’s opening of Epic Universe in 2025. Disney believed more guests coming to Central Florida would benefit both theme parks. Despite its statements, everything Disney has done since that earnings call points to one point: the company fully expects fewer ...
Read More »Disney Keeps Stripping Away Fan-Favorite Rides With Little in Return
This week, the worst fears of Disney fans were confirmed when the company announced that a new Monsters, Inc. Land would replace Muppet Vision 3D. There was a small consolation that the Muppets would be staying at Hollywood Studios, replacing Aerosmith at the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. While the Muppets remaining in Hollywood Studios was meant to soften the blow, ...
Read More »Iconic Disney Ride About To Undergo a Major Change
The Sherman Brothers’ first connection with Walt Disney Studios came in the 1950s when the duo wrote “Tall Paul” for Mouseketter Judy Harriet. The Sherman Brothers’ relationship with Disney continued until Robert died in 2012 and Richard died in May. Their influence on Disney Parks can still be felt today at Journey Into Imagination with Figment, Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki ...
Read More »The World’s Last Splash Mountain Avoids the Chopping Block In 2025
There has been very little good news for Splash Mountain fans lately. Their beloved ride was replaced by Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World, and earlier this month, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opened at Disneyland. There was hope among the Splash Mountain fanbase that The Walt Disney Company would somehow come to its senses and bring back the Briar Patch. ...
Read More »The Reviews for Jollywood Nights Are In, and They’re…
The first version of Disney’s Hollywood Studio’s Jollywood Nights was released last year, and the reviews were disastrous, to say the least. Guests complained about massive wait times for everything, including snacks, and there just wasn’t enough to do. Disney made some adjustments after the first-night train wreck, but things only got slightly better during Jollywood Night’s 11-day run. Guests ...
Read More »Disney Gives Major Update on Magic Kingdom’s New Cars and Villains Lands
For Disney fans who haven’t followed, a second D23 Expo is happening this weekend. The ultimate Disney fan event kicked off on November 8 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and much like its American counterpart, Disney has offered fans some significant updates on projects announced earlier this year. At Disney’s American D23 Event, the company announced that a new Villains Land ...
Read More »It’s Official! Christmas Has Arrived at Walt Disney World
Somewhere, very far away, the clock struck midnight on Halloween, and just like that, Mariah Carey emerged to proclaim the unofficial start of the Christmas season. And when Mariah declares it, the entire world seems to oblige. Fall was officially wiped away at 12:01 on November 1, and all of America welcomed the holiday season. It was like the pumpkin ...
Read More »Disney’s Future CEO: Why the Successor Might Come from Outside the Company
The race has officially started. Everyone in a management position at The Walt Disney Company has started running to succeed Disney CEO Bob Iger. The Walt Disney Company has four leading internal candidates for the job: Disney Entertainment Co-Chairs Dana Walden and Alan Bergman, ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitara, and Head of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products Josh D’Amaro. Each internal ...
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