by Tim Foster | Jul 1, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Food, Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney Shopping
Celebrate Independence Day at Walt Disney World With the Fourth of July right around the corner, we though we’d share some of the patriotic celebrations that Walt Disney World has in store for the Independence Day celebrations ahead! We’re going to grab a...
by Tim Foster | Jun 23, 2024 | Disney History, Disney Parks and Resorts
10 Things You May Not Know About Dreamfinder 1. Before There Was Dreamfinder… Before he came up with the idea for the Dreamfinder, Tony Baxter (who oversaw the design of the Imagination Pavilion) had previously proposed the creation of two characters, the...
by Tim Foster | Jun 17, 2024 | Disney Food, Disney News, Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney Shopping
CommuniCore Hall Opens in EPCOT On June 10, the last construction wall finally came down at EPCOT, completing the park’s years-long extensive reimagining. At long last, you can now stroll through the fully transformed EPCOT, including the new CommuniCore Hall and...
by Tim Foster | Jun 9, 2024 | Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
The Secret Behind the Leaping Fountains at the Imagination Pavilion When Disney’s Imagineers began designing the park that would become EPCOT, they approached it with a different sort of vision that had previously been used in Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom....
by Tim Foster | Jun 3, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About Mushu 1. In early drafts of Mulan, Mulan’s companions were going to be two reptilian creatures, not dragons. As the story continued to be developed, it was clear that two sidekicks were too many. The character was then morphed...
by Tim Foster | May 27, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts
Disney Dreams That Soar Debuts at Disney Springs The tradition of nighttime fireworks displays goes back to the earliest days of Walt Disney World (and Disneyland too!). There’s just something extra magical about ending that perfect day in the parks with a...
by Tim Foster | May 19, 2024 | Disney Parks and Resorts
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Dates Announced! The news is finally here! Disney announced this week that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be opening in Walt Disney World on June 28 (an opening date for California Adventure Park is still to come). Tiana will welcome Guests...
by Tim Foster | May 12, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
By the Numbers: Captain EO 100 Length of the sentence (in years) that the Supreme Leader passes on Captain EO. Calling them infidels (“You infect my world with your presence!”) and sentences Captain EO is sent to her deepest dungeon for a century of torture. (The rest...
by Tim Foster | May 5, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Disney History, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About The Princess and the Frog 1. A Return to Traditional Animation Released in 2009, The Princess and the Frog was a pivotal film in several respects. Following in the footsteps of Bolt and Meet the Robinsons, it marked a brief but welcome...
by Tim Foster | Apr 28, 2024 | Disney Food, Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney Shopping
Dates Announced for the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival Big news for all you foodies out there, Disney has just announced that the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE will begin on August 29 and run through...
