A classic car show with a modern twist and turn, Car Masters Weekend is back for its second year at Downtown Disney, June 2-3, 2012. The free, two-day event is devoted to everything Cars and features a car show presented by Hess Express, meet and greets with Lightning McQueen, Mater and Finn McMissile. In a race for ‘Best [...]

One of the most anticipated events at Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ Star Wars Weekends is Hyperspace Hoopla, with its Dance-Off with the Star Wars Stars. After seeing the opening night performance, many are calling it the best one yet. See for yourself in our front-row video below. The Hyperspace Hoopla portion of the show usually features [...]

Star Wars Weekends has returned once again to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Here is the entire motorcade including Star Wars celebrities Dee Bradley Baker (voice of clone troopers on Clone Wars), Ray Park (Darth Maul), Ashley Eckstein (voice of Ahsoka Tano on Clone Wars), James Arnold Taylor (voice of Obi-Wan and Plo Koon on Clone Wars), [...]

This weekend, Star Wars Weekends 2012 will kick off at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As they do each year, Disney released some promotional images that combine both Walt Disney World and Star Wars elements, plus some very funny videos taking a look “behind the scenes”. Above and below are this year’s promotional images. The images were [...]

Debuting at this years Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, guests will have the opportunity to relive the famous carbon freezing scene from The Empire Strikes Back with “Carbon-Freeze Me”. This new retail experience was created especially for Disney Parks. Using imaging technology, this experience casts your likeness as a three-dimensional, eight-inch figurine inside [...]

Merida, the heroine of Disney-Pixar’s upcoming movie Brave has been spotted at Epcot, meeting a few guests before she moves to her new area in the Magic Kingdom. Here’s a look: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTefwS039U Although you may spot Merida at Epcot for now, in a couple of weeks she’ll start appearing in the Fairytale Garden in Fantasyland, [...]

The Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar officially opened in the Italy pavilion at Epcot today. The new wine bar is a space that was “discovered” as Tutto Italia restaurant was being remodeled (Tutto Italia also reopened today). The new location features many wines and small plates of food. Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar offers a variety of [...]

With the announcement of a July opening for the rest of Storybook Circus and a “in time for the holiday season” opening of the remaining expansion (besides the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coaster in 2014), construction is in full swing. Above is a view of the second spinner for Dumbo The Flying Elephant which recently [...]

According to the online version of Disney’s passholder newsletter, Mickey Monitor, a new Pirates of the Caribbean experience called ‘The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow’ will debut this summer at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The article says the new walk-through attraction will have guests “enveloped by the world of the Pirates of the Caribbean as seen in [...]

It’s that time again, time for another time lapse video. This month’s video is of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and features clips from various spots around the park. Rides featured include Expedition Everest, Dinosaur and Kilmanjaro Safaris. This video also features the iconic Tree of Life and the popular Festival of the Lion King show. Take [...]

Both Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando will be testing the next version of their Express and Fastpass systems during May 2012. The two theme park companies will be trying two very different concepts. Disney’s current Fastpass system offers free tickets to guests in the parks with a time printed for them to return to [...]

Get ready to rock and roll as seven of the most popular tribute bands are set to perform this summer at Epcot. The annual Sounds Like Summer concert series will be held from June 10 to July 28. Seven tribute bands will recreate classic hits from musical icons under the stars. Concerts, which are included [...]

This July and “Holidays 2012″ are the next two milestones for openings in the multi-year expansion of the New Fantasyland, Disney announced today. At the “What’s New, What’s Next” presentation earlier today, Disney released details on the next two phases of openings for the attractions and restaurants planned for New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park. [...]

As part of this morning’s “What’s New, What’s Next” presentation at Walt Disney World, Imagineers revealed a closer look at the new design that is coming to the updated version of Test Track. The new design will be presented by Chevrolett. The new experiences in Test Track will begin in an interactive queue, filled with [...]

On May 25, the summer version of the Magic Kingdom’s nighttime show “The Magic, the Memories, and You!” will debut at the Magic Kingdom. Disney Channel stars Phineas and Ferb will kick off a rockin’ summer celebration that visits the beach, the jungle and under the sea with favorite Disney characters and cherished Disney music. [...]

A new home tour has opened in Innoventions East at Epcot. The Vision House, presented by Green Builder Media, highlights the “green” home, and shows off many now available products that will help save energy and protect the enviroment. The purpose of the Vision House, which opened on Earth Day 2012, is to present green [...]

Early this morning, Disney and Starbucks announced that all six of their United States theme parks will soon be getting Starbucks locations. The first opening will be in June at Disney California Adventure’s Fiddler, Fifer and Practical Café on Buena Vista Street. Each Starbucks location inside a Disney park will reflect the theme of its [...]

Epcot’s Test Track attraction is now closed for refurbishment until this fall 2012. To help fill the void of the popular attraction, Disney has added an A cappella group that is performing multiple times daily outside the construction walls. Here’s a sampler of the some of the songs the “Test Track All Stars” perform: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY5AjWmw8Z8 [...]

This morning at Downtown Disney West Side, the world premiere for Disneynature’s Chimpanzee took place at the AMC 24 Theaters. The red carpet event was attended by Dr. Jane Goodall, directors and producers Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield, Executive Producer Don Hahn, Disney CEO Bob Iger and some Disney Channel stars. The world premiere was [...]

If your father is a racing fan, and you have the money, you may be able to win the award for best kid this year by giving him an early Father’s Day present – a VIP Day with Christian Fittipaldi at the Exotic Driving Experience at Walt Disney World. The Exotic Driving Experience, which opened [...]