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Gear up for the Holidays!
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While summer just officially started last week, Disney has been looking ahead to the holiday season, releasing details on the 2024 edition of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, Jollywood Nights at Hollywood Studios, and other holiday events. Now, we’ve also gotten our first look at the medals for runDisney’s 12Ks of Christmas Virtual Races.
Things are CHANGING fast with Lightning Lanes.
Magic Kingdom
Disney shocked the theme park world on June 25th by announcing a massive overhaul to their Genie+ skip-the-line system, which will go into effect on July 24th. Not only will the program’s name change — with terminology changing from Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lane to Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass respectively — but the entire structure of how and when attractions are booked is different.
Always be sure to check Amazon…
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In the modern era of Walt Disney World vacations, there are few things more important than having a charged smartphone. Not only are the devices essential to staying in contact with your party and taking photos to your heart’s content, they’re also integral to a Disney vacation as – – for better or worse – – Disney has made apps an indispensable part of a trip to Walt Disney World.
Getting Oogie Boogie Bash tickets was an adventure.
Oogie Boogie
Disneyland Resort’s Oogie Boogie Bash — the resort’s premier Halloween event — begins on August 25th this year and transforms Disneyland into a spooky party. Tickets went on sale for some Magic Key holders today (June 25th), but getting them was not a smooth process! Several dates SOLD OUT incredibly quickly.
There are a BUNCH of new updates at Disney’s Boardwalk!
Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
There are changes happening constantly around Disney World. Some are large, like a newly re-themed ride that’s opening later this week. However others can be small — things around the resort’s parks and hotels that some visitors might not even notice, and even the most seasoned Disney experts may only clock them after a few moments. Recently, we noticed several updates while strolling Disney’s BoardWalk Resort.
From a Galaxy Far, Far Away to The Happiest Place on Earth…
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland
Celebrities visiting Disney parks is nothing new. From Disneyland’s earliest days right to the present, actors, politicians, musicians, and sports stars will often visit the parks. However, there’s only a small subset of them that can do so and literally see a hologram of themselves AND a Cast Member portraying them. However, one Star Wars star was recently able to do just that.
Disney history may change forever in a few weeks.
D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
The 2024 edition of the D23 Ultimate Fan Event — Disney has dropped the word “Expo” from the title — is scheduled for August 9 through the 11th. The event will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center for shopping, exhibits, and smaller panels and presentations during the day, and move over to the Honda Center (the arena home of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks) for larger, marquee presentations at night.
After two weeks of falling wait times, Disney World saw times JUMP up this week as summer is starting getting into full-swing.
Slinky Dog Dash
Average wait times at the resort jumped up across the board, with rides like Avatar: Flight of Passage, Slinky Dog Dash, and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure seeing big double digit increases in average wait time.
Not all Disney rumors are created equal.
Magic Kingdom
Rumors and Disney theme parks go hand-in-hand. Pretty much since the moment Disneyland opened in 1955, there have been rumors about what attractions and rides may be coming next, and the “truth” behind urban legends about the park. As long as these rumors have existed, there have been some that are realistic, and some that are completely off the rails. These are some of the newest, wildest, and most easily disprovable modern Disney World rumors.
Universal just took Epic Universe to the DARK side.
Dark Universe portal photo op
Over the last several months, Universal has released details about each of the lands of the upcoming new theme park: Celestial Park, Super Nintendo World, and How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk. Now, things are getting dark, as in Dark Universe.
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