June 1, 2024

News and Features / Theme Park / Trailers / Videos

Experience Disney’s Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Before Opening Day

Disney Parks has released a Point-Of-View (POV) video offering fans a virtual glimpse into the highly anticipated Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, set to open at Walt Disney World on June 28, 2024. This immersive attraction, replacing Splash Mountain, will later make its way to Disneyland as well. The video showcases the iconic 50-foot drop that made Splash Mountain famous but reimagined within Tiana’s universe. Viewers can explore the ride’s lifelike Audio

May 13, 2024

News and Features / Theme Park

Experience Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disney World June 2024!

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, a new ride based on “The Princess and the Frog,” is set to debut at Walt Disney World on June 28, 2024. The ride will feature original characters and voice actors from the movie, as well as introduce new characters and music. Guests can expect an immersive experience with Audio-Animatronics figures and New Orleans-inspired artwork and music. The iconic 50-foot drop from the previous Splash Mountain will also be retained. Some select groups may even

May 1, 2024

News and Features / Theme Park

Experience the New Seatos Adventure at Star Tours

– Guests aboard Star Tours – The Adventures Continue experience a new destination called Seatos where they encounter a pod of purrgil inspired by...

January 16, 2012

News and Features / Theme Park

New Princess Rooms At Walt Disney World This March!

Disney’s Port Orleans (my favorite “moderate” resort at Walt Disney World) is about to get even more magical. There are two sections to the...

October 21, 2011

News and Features / Theme Park

Walt Disney World Resorts *Finally* Have Free WiFi!

For years the non-magical resorts that surround the 45 square miles of WDW property have had one tiny thing over their magical Disney counterparts...

October 1, 2011

News and Features / Theme Park

Histories of Disney’s Contemporary & Polynesian Resorts

The Disney Parks Blog has posted a fascinating account of the history of my tied-for-number-1-and-2-Disney-World-resrots-to-stay-at!… Filled with awesome, never-before-seen pictures of their construction, (incredibly,...

October 1, 2011

Film & TV clips / News and Features / Theme Park / Videos

Walt Disney World Celebrates 40 Years of Magic Today

October 1996 It seems like just yesterday when WDW celebrated it’s 25th in grand style. While the 40th isn’t bringing as many festivities, there...

September 20, 2011

Movies / News and Features / Theme Park

Disney World Is Getting Avatarded

So, by now you know this: James and his producing partner Jon Landau and their team at Lightstorm Entertainment will serve as creative consultants...

May 24, 2011

News and Features / Theme Park

Walt Disney World Flashback: Original Contemporary Resort Decor

Disney’s Contemporary Resort was the first Disney resort I ever slept at (back in 1984) and has always been my favorite alongside Disney’s Polynesian...

May 16, 2011

News and Features / Theme Park

The DREAMFINDER Returns

Well, don’t get TOO excited. He’s not back in EPCOT… but… For one night only, the beloved Dreamfinder character returned to Walt Disney World...

April 8, 2011

News and Features / Theme Park / Videos

A Disney Day In 3 Minutes

Here’s an exclusive video first featured on The Disney Parks Blog, created from a series of photos snapped inside the Magic Kingdom Park. Pretty...

April 2, 2011

News and Features / Theme Park

Universal Orlando Offers Free Shuttle From Walt Disney World

Many of you will be headed to Orlando next month for the big opening celebration of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. As exciting as...

February 2, 2011

News and Features / Theme Park

EPCOT Center’s Lost Forest

Progress City USA has a look at a lost concept for EPCOT’s Canada Pavilion – giant trees which were actually in production and half...

September 17, 2010

Games / News and Features / Trailers / Videos

New EPIC MICKEY Trailer

And now, finally, we have an official release date of Nov. 30th! Check out this new trailer with glimpses of magic from the parks...

September 13, 2010

News and Features / Theme Park

Star Tours LAST Last Tour 9/7/10 Footage

Star Tours as we know it closed forever on Sept. 7, 2010 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. D23 held a final flight event so members...

August 16, 2010

News and Features / Theme Park

The Last (but not quite, but almost last enough to take your $75) Tour To Endor

Watch along with Threepio as this historic attraction is blown up by Boba Fett during Celebration V’s Last Tour to Endor. Which would have...

August 7, 2010

News and Features / Theme Park

Haunted Mansion Themed Rooms Coming To Walt Disney World?!!??

Through the entire WDW hotel boom of the nineties – which was labeled “The Disney Decade” by Eisner – there were many $200, $300...

May 16, 2010

Celebrity / Movies / Music / News and Features

Make Way For Tomorrow Today!

Here it is! Richard Sherman’s homage to himself and the former magic heard around The Magic Kingdom and EPCOT. D23’s interview with Sherman revealed...

April 20, 2010

News and Features / Theme Park

Disney Theme Park Update

With summer upon us, lets check in to the parks on both coasts for what we can expect in the near future… None of...

August 19, 2009

News and Features / Theme Park

Star Tours 2…Soon?

Awesome & scary at the same time… From Screamscape — Could Star Tours 2 be announced at the Anaheim D23 Expo? A hint posted...