The latest Limited Time Magic promotion has been announced and it’s one many fans have been looking forward to. From Jan. 21 through 27, fans will get to meet some Disney characters they don’t often see – It’s Long Lost Friends week. The characters announced so far are Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, Robin Hood, Friar [...]

Disney has announced a new interactive adventure game entitled Wilderness Explorers, coming this spring to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The game is based around the Disney•Pixar film Up and will have guests complete missions to earn badges just like Russell did in the film. When this new game opens, guests will be able to become Wilderness [...]

IBM has changed up one of their exhibits in Inoventions West at Epcot. The former IBM Smarter Planet and Runtime is gone and in its place is a theater and large touchscreen displays telling about IBM’s past 100 years. The goal of the exhibit is to help guests think about how they can improve the [...]

Starting Jan. 14 2013, and running through the 20th, the Canada Pavillion at Epcot will be hosting a Winter Wonderland as part of Walt Disney World’s second Limited Time Magic celebration. At a location within the pavilion, guests will be able to play in the falling “snow”, and meet and get photos with Disney characters, [...]

The 20th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will be taking place from March 6 through May 19, 2013. Throughout the 75-day garden party, guests will encounter new topiaries, garden displays, a butterfly house, seminars by HGTV celebrity designers, performances from rockers from the ’60s and ’70s and much more. The festival starts at [...]

Disneyland Resort President George Kalogridis is going to Disney World. Effective Feb. 1, 2013, George will leave his role as Disneyland’s president and assume that same role at the Walt Disney World Resort. Current Disney World President Meg Crofton will drop that title and keep the one she’s had since July 2011 as Walt Disney [...]

D23: The Official Disney Fan Club has a great line-up of events for its members including the second annual Disney Fanniversary Celebration, movie screenings and the third bi-annual D23 Expo. Starting in March, D23 will be taking it to the road once again with their second annual Disney Fanniversary Celebration. The event, which played to [...]

Disney has officially released information on the next generation of their FastPass system and other enhancements they’re calling MyMagic+. The new system is said to give guests a more personalized vacation through the use of a new wristband called MagicBands. Parts of MyMagic+ have already been introduced. We’ve previously told you about Disney resort guests [...]

Epcot was ablaze in color, music and fun with four different parties on New Year’s Eve. We have a synopsis video here. The night includes two performances of Illuminations: Reflections of Earth. The night starts with fireworks, and then rings in the new year with a thunderous grand finale. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB8hET4NnEU Group dance was lead by [...]

By Kevin Yee Although they’ve been around since early November, we haven’t had a chance to visit the revised castle projection show until recently. The new show, Celebrate the Magic, continues many themes from the previous show but no longer features guests snapped by PhotoPass. There is a holiday tag at the end with themed [...]

Walt Disney World is starting their Limited Time Magic promotion with a week of New Year’s parties in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. Starting Dec. 30, 2012, kids of all ages can celebrate 2013 as they “Bling in the New Year”. The Limited Time Magic promotion will offer 52 weeks of special experiences, big and [...]

There’s a lot going on for New Year’s Eve, but not all of the theme parks will be having special events or fireworks at midnight. Here’s a list of the New Year’s Eve events. But be warned , it’s the busiest day of the year and many of the parks may close when they reach [...]

When the 29th annual Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade airs on ABC on Dec. 25, 2012, hosts Nick Cannon and Mario Lopez will lead a two-hour telecast featuring top musical acts. Grammy Award-winning trio Lady Antebellum will headline the seasonal celebration. Joining the trio during the coast-to-coast party will be international superstars Backstreet Boys, soulful [...]

Splitsville Luxury Lanes are now open. The new complex, in the former Virgin Megastore location, combines billiards, bowling, live entertainment, bars and dining. The upscale, retro-style bowling venue is the largest in the bowling brand’s fleet and joins other fun, family-friendly entertainment options in Downtown Disney West Side. “Splitsville is a perfect fit for Downtown [...]

By Banks Lee “Children, evergreens and sleigh rides too. Carols, shining lights and joy brand new. This is a magic time when dreams do come true, you have a sparkling Disney Christmas party. Castles, characters and lot of cheer. Wishing you and yours a brand new year. Jolly old Santa Claus, eight dancing reindeer. Cause [...]

Walt Disney World is moving ahead with their plans to make it easier for guests to enter their parks and make purchases with the roll out of RFID readers all across their property. The readers have appeared at various retail locations and will be used at all four Disney World theme parks starting this week. [...]

The largest expansion in Magic Kingdom’s history, New Fantasyland, is officially open. After five years of development and construction, the expansion adds a new dark ride, restaurant, tavern and unique meet and greet experiences. Early this morning was a two-part opening celebration. It started off with Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs, who was [...]

Magic Kingdom guests can now journey ‘Under the Sea’ with the Little Mermaid herself, complete with characters and songs from the Academy Award-winning Disney animated motion picture “The Little Mermaid” in “Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid” in New Fantasyland. Set in and around Ariel’s underwater world and located inside New Fantasyland, [...]

Guests can now dine one of three magical rooms inside the Be Our Guest Restaurant in New Fantasyland that bring the “Beauty and the Beast” story to life at the Magic Kingdom. From trying the delicious “grey stuff” to dining in the mysterious “West Wing”, guests will feel as if they just entered the Beast’s [...]

Guests can now meet and greet with Belle from “Beauty and the Beast” in a state-of-the-art meet and greet featuring a retelling of the famous “tale as old as time” with Belle herself. Enchanted Tales with Belle is an all-new attraction at New Fantasyland at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. Here, Magic Kingdom guests are immersed into [...]