REVIEW: Cool Wash Returns to the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

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The Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival has been running since the park reopened in mid-July. Unfortunately, not all the marketplaces planned for the festival opened on time. We previously noticed Cool Wash was preparing to reopen and now it has finally returned. Cool Wash debuted their speciality slushies at last year’s EPCOT … Read more

REVIEW: The Donut Box Returns to the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival with NEW Donut Holes

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The Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival has been running since the park reopened in mid-July. Unfortunately, not all the marketplaces planned for the festival opened on time. We previously noticed The Donut Box was preparing to reopen and now it has finally returned. This one-stop-shop for donuts made its debut at last … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: New Lovepop Greeting Card Retail Store Opens at Disney Springs

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After a summer of construction, Lovepop finally has its own retail store at Disney Springs. Lovepop previously lived in Marketplace Co-Op. before moving to a kiosk outside Paddlefish. The new retail store is next to Ron Jon Surf Shop in Disney Springs’ Town Center. Guests who visit Lovepop during the Halloween season will find special … Read more

D23 Reveals Exclusive Limited-Edition Mouseketeer Mickey Mouse Plush for October

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The latest Mickey Mouse plush from D23 has the mouse himself dressed as a Mouseketeer. This plush will be released exclusively through Amazon for D23 members on October 5 at 9 AM PST. Here’s what D23 has to say about the plush. Mouseketeer Mickey MouseCommemorate the Year of the Mouse with this Limited-Edition Disney Mouseketeer … Read more

PHOTOS: New Maleficent, Sorcerer Mickey, Chip & Dale, and Kylo Ren All-Over-Print T-Shirts Brighten Up Walt Disney World

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This summer, Disney introduced a new line of all-over-print shirts featuring different classic characters. They have now added three more shirts to the collection featuring Maleficent as a dragon, Sorcerer Mickey’s hat and ears, Chip and Dale as Rescue Rangers, and Kylo Ren. Maleficent Dragon AOP T-Shirt Sorcerer Mickey AOP T-Shirt Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue … Read more

Universal Donating 20-Acre Site for Affordable Housing Community in Orange County, Florida

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Universal is donating a 20-acre site to build an affordable housing community in Orange County, Florida. Ashley Carter from Spectrum News 13 tweeted the news. According to Carter, the community will be off International Drive and will feature 1,000 high-quality apartments. Universal is currently seeking a developer for the project, with the goal to break … Read more

PHOTOS: Guests Can Trick-or-Treat Virtually at The Haunted Mansion with TREAT TOWN App, Additional Framework Added to M&M’s Store in Disney Springs

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Work continues on the M&M Store at Disney Springs. Since we last checked on the store, additional framework has been added to the facade, plus the store is advertising a new virtual trick-or-treating app! The M&M’S Store website still says the store is coming 2020, though this remains to be seen given delays due to … Read more

PHOTOS: More Gold Accents Appear As Magic Kingdom Toll Plaza Refurbishment Continues

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The Magic Kingdom toll plaza is receiving a fresh coat of paint to celebrate the park’s 50th anniversary next year. The refurbishment will take eight weeks, with three lanes of the plaza closed at a time. We’ve already seen the plaza’s new royal blue coloring and some fresh gold lettering, now even more gold is … Read more

Walt Disney Imagineer Posts About Inclusion of Figaro, Johnny Fedora, and Alice Bluebonnet in Minnie’s Style Studio at Tokyo Disneyland

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Walt Disney Imagineer Ethan Reed posted on Instagram about some of the special details he included in Minnie’s Style Studio at Tokyo Disneyland as the Creative Director on the project. Reed shared his excitement about including not only Figaro, but Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet in the attraction. Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet appeared in … Read more

PHOTOS: The Donut Box Debuts New Festival Menu for Reopening Tomorrow Along with Cool Wash at EPCOT

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We’ve been watching Cool Wash and The Donut Box prepare for a delayed fall opening at this year’s Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. We saw more preparations at the kiosks today and Cast Members confirmed that they are hoping to reopen tomorrow, October 2. Cool Wash has Plexiglass barriers in front of … Read more

PHOTOS: Work Continues on Massive Illuminated Canopy, Additional Supports Erected at TRON Lightcycle Run in the Magic Kingdom

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Big things have been happening in the construction of TRON Lightcycle / Run at the Magic Kingdom, with the illuminated canopy being built and lowered in to place. Since we last checked, the canopy piece on the ground has been moved closer to the track. Work was also happening on a structure near the track … Read more

All Cast Members From The NBA Experience Laid Off at Disney Springs

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The latest in Disney’s massive layoffs of 28,000 Cast Members is the termination of all Cast Members from the NBA Experience at Disney Springs. The NBA Experience first opened in August 2019 and closed with the rest of Walt Disney World Resort in mid-March. Though it was never a very popular destination, it was clear … Read more

Josh D’Amaro Seen Apologizing to Cast Members After Thousands are Laid Off at Disneyland Resort

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Multiple witnesses have said that Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, was in Downtown Disney District yesterday speaking to Cast Members. This is a few days after D’Amaro announced that Disney would be laying off 28,000 Cast Members. Nate Pester tweeted about his experience seeing D’Amaro at Downtown Disney. According to Nate, D’Amaro looked “defeated” … Read more

PHOTOS: New Darth Vader Spirit Jersey Arrives at Walt Disney World

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Dress up as a cozy Darth Vader this Halloween with a new Spirit Jersey now available at Walt Disney World. We found this jersey while looking for new Star Wars merchandise in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The front of the Spirit Jersey resembles Darth Vader’s chest plate. The back of the jersey is plain black with … Read more

SHOP: Limited Edition “Harmonious” EPCOT Serigraph Poster Returns to shopDisney for D23 Gold Members Only

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shopDisney released the “Harmonious” EPCOT serigraph poster a month ago but, like many of these EPCOT posters, sold out quickly. It’s now back in stock but is only available to D23 Gold members. If non-D23 Gold members attempt to purchase the poster, they will receive this message when they go to checkout. D23 Gold members … Read more

PHOTOS: “it’s a small world” Sign Temporarily Replaced with Plastic Banners and Covered with Scrim Amid Refurbishment at the Magic Kingdom

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Barely more than a week after Walt Disney Imagineering filed a permit for a new graphics installation at “it’s a small world” in Magic Kingdom, the entire facade of the attraction has been covered. It started with some construction walls at the exit, which were then extended across the front of the attraction. A scrim … Read more