Splash Mountain, the classic log flume-style attraction located in Disneyland Park, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland, is set to be rethemed to The Princess and the Frog (2009). While some fans are thrilled to see more of Princess Tiana and iconic locales from her story featured in Disney Parks, others are mixed, and some are ...
Read More »Walt Disney’s 1960s Grumman Gulfstream Plane to Be Restored to Its Original Design
The Palm Springs Air Museum and Phoenix Air have plans to restore the personal plane of Walt Disney to its original, historic form. As part of the “100 Years of Wonder” event, the Palm Springs Air Museum opened a new exhibit featuring “The Mouse,” Walt’s Grumman Gulfstream I to celebrate Walt Disney’s 121st birthday. Additionally, the Palm Springs Air Museum ...
Read More »Mother Hurt During Fireworks Incident at Disney World
A Guest visiting the Walt Disney World Resort has reported an incident where her mother suffered an injury during the nighttime fireworks show. Fireworks spectacles are symbolic of Disney Parks all over the world. Firstly, their dazzling colors and brilliant lights illuminate the night sky all over the world during nightly performances of unique arrangements, effects, and original songs. Moreover, ...
Read More »Will Tinker Bell Be Replaced in Disney’s Next Fireworks Show?
Have you ever noticed the wires crossing overhead above Sleeping Beauty Castle in Southern California? They aren’t there to power all the attractions at Disneyland Park, nor do they connect the cell service for Mickey Mouse. They’re support rigs, designed to achieve the timeless effect where Tinker Bell flies over the Castle during Disneyland’s nighttime fireworks performances! (Sorry to ruin ...
Read More »Here’s How the Disney Research Studios ‘Re-Aging’ AI Works
A new study on “re-aging” technology published by Disney Research Studios proposes an AI program that could render on-screen actors younger or older in a matter of moments. Disney is no stranger to aging their characters either up or down: they utilized a “younger” Samuel L. Jackson in Captain Marvel (2019), set a decade before the first events within the ...
Read More »3 Magical Improvements at Disney World’s Magnolia Golf Course
Disney has released new details about some magical changes coming to tee time at the Magnolia Golf Course within the new year! Designed by Joe Lee, the Magnolia at the Walt Disney World Resort opened 50 years ago as a compliment to the adjacent Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. The luxury green offers “tee boxes ranging from 5,127 to 7,516 ...
Read More »Is This The Highest Contender For the Next CEO of the Walt Disney Company?
When Bob Iger abruptly returned to replace Bob Chapek as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, many Disney fans immediately wondered what would happen next. RELATED: Bob Iger Shares Message on Walt Disney’s 121st Birthday As Iger began regaining his bearings and answering the public’s questions, it quickly became public knowledge that Bob Iger would serve as the Walt Disney ...
Read More »Guest Calls Disney World ‘Robbery in Broad Daylight’ After Spending Nearly $4,000 in One Day
The Walt Disney World Resort is certainly an expensive vacation destination; There is no denying that. Even cutting out airfare (if that is a possibility for where you are traveling from) and staying at budget-friendly, likely off-property accommodations, there are some costs associated with a Disney trip (like Park tickets) that you simply cannot avoid. The sticker shock is always ...
Read More »The History Behind Walt Disney’s First Park (And No, It Wasn’t Disneyland!)
Disneyland wasn’t Walt Disney‘s first Park. Sure, it was the first Park he built that Guests could actually walk around in, and it’s widely regarded as the first theme park, ever, but before Disneyland even reached the planning stages Walt was focused on an entirely different park. A much, much smaller one. RELATED: 5 Ways to Celebrate Walt Disney at ...
Read More »What’s An E Ticket Ride, And Are They Coming Back to Disney Parks?
The phrase “E Ticket ride” has become ubiquitous amongst fans of the Disney Parks, and indeed of theme parks in general. When we call something an “E Ticket,” people know we’re talking about the newest, biggest, most exciting, most thrilling, and most popular attractions. These are the rides that people run to at rope drop, and for which they’ll stand ...
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