Rainforest Cafe is not a Disney restaurant, and it never has been. But try telling that to anyone who grew up going to Disney parks. The chain has been part of the Disney experience for decades through sheer proximity and persistence. There is one at Disney Springs, still doing steady business. There is one outside of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, where ...
Read More »Banana Bowl Lands on Disney+ as Disney Partnership Expands
Disney has quietly built one of the stranger content pipelines in its portfolio, and almost nobody has noticed it happening. Right now, a Savannah Bananas second baseman is competing on Dancing with the Stars, which airs on ABC and streams on Disney+. Banana Ball games have been showcased at Disneyland and at Walt Disney World. Disney Parks Blog has covered ...
Read More »Disney World Guests To Face a Number of Vacation-Changing Risks This Weekend
The Walt Disney World Resort may be The Most Magical Place on Earth, but that doesn’t make it immune to closures and guest disruption. Credit: Disney Guests heading to Walt Disney World this weekend should prepare for more than just long lines and hot weather. A shifting weather pattern is expected to bring widespread storms across Central Florida, potentially disrupting ...
Read More »Disney World Guests Paying Up to $199 Can Now Reserve Exclusive Holiday Add-On
The holiday season at Walt Disney World is still several weeks away, but guests planning to attend Disney Jollywood Nights can now lock in one of the event’s more limited experiences. Reservations officially opened September 17 for Jazzy Holidays at The Hollywood Brown Derby. The experience returns to Disney’s Hollywood Studios beginning November 7 and continues through January 5, 2027. ...
Read More »Woman Believes She Spotted a Time Traveler in Old Disneyland Photos
Disneyland has been photographed more than almost any place on earth, and that creates a specific kind of opportunity. Every day since 1955, thousands of people have pointed cameras at the same castle, the same storefronts, the same stretches of Main Street, U.S.A. Millions of those photos sit in shoeboxes, slide carousels, and undeveloped film canisters in garages across America. ...
Read More »After D23’s Biggest Bombshells, Disney Fans Are Facing a Painful Waiting Game
When Chairman of Disney Experiences Thomas Mazloum delivered a wave of crowd-pleasing announcements at D23, theme park fans were genuinely stunned. In response to nearly two decades of online petitions and community feedback, Disney officially greenlit four dream projects: restoring Animal Kingdom’s infamous Yeti animatronic, reimagining EPCOT’s Spaceship Earth, modernizing Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, and reuniting Dreamfinder with Figment. Credit: Disney However, ...
Read More »After 8 Years, Disney World Announces Replacement for Toy Story Land Ride
Walt Disney World Resort is making some big changes in Toy Story Land. While Toy Story Land is a firm fixture at Disney’s Hollywood Studios today, it’s still less than 10 years old. The area was first announced at the D23 Expo in 2015, marking a major shift in the park’s transformation away from its original working studio concept. The ...
Read More »Disney Finally Gets It Right: New Look at Teagan Croft’s ‘Tangled’ Breaks the Live-Action Remake Curse
Disney has spent years trying to convince audiences that its animated classics can work just as well in live action. Sometimes, that gamble has paid off. Other times, fans have wondered why Disney bothered touching a movie that already worked. That history gives Tangled (2028) a difficult job. It isn’t enough to recreate Rapunzel’s tower, give her extremely long blonde ...
Read More »Disney World Monorail Trouble Escalates After Backup Option Also Goes Down
Getting around Walt Disney World can already require a little patience, especially when guests are moving between Magic Kingdom, nearby resorts, and the Transportation and Ticket Center. On September 16, that trip became considerably more complicated. Credit: Disney Walt Disney World experienced problems with two of its major Monorail routes, leaving guests without the usual transportation option between Magic Kingdom ...
Read More »Official: Disney & Hulu Confirm End for ‘Chad Powers’ TV Series
For a show built around a fake identity, Chad Powers has managed to create one very real question heading into its future: How much longer can this story actually continue? Season 2 certainly didn’t provide an ending. Instead, Hulu’s football comedy pushed Glen Powell’s character into an even more complicated situation, left several major storylines unresolved, and set the stage ...
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