Just over 10 months ago, Disney Imagineer Bob Weis announced that he would be stepping down as President of Walt Disney Imagineering. Barbara Bouza replaced Weis as President of WDI and Weis stepped into the role of Global Imagineering Ambassador. However, we are now learning that Weis has announced that he is officially retiring as a Disney Imagineer. News of ...
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Popular Universal Attraction Set to Be Demolished Next Year
Universal Studios Hollywood is one of the smaller theme parks, but is packed with loads of fun for the entire family. Guests can ride on flying benches on Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, or they can become a minion on Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem. For thrill-seekers, Guests can head to the lower lot and fight Megatron on Transformers: The Ride ...
Read More »Disney Releases Extended Sneak Peak of Upcoming Animated Movie!
Disney has a pretty big slate of movies set to be released in the next year — from live-action remakes like The Little Mermaid and Snow White to original films like The Haunted Mansion. There are also a number of Marvel films on the slate — like Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — to the highly anticipated Avatar: Way of ...
Read More »Club Cool Enacts MAJOR Change Guests May Not Like
When it comes to a Walt Disney World Resort vacation, there are literally hundreds of places to eat — and one of the best theme parks for Disney World foodies to visit is EPCOT. With eleven pavilions around the World Showcase Lagoon and other locations like the new Connections Café, there are so many delicious dining possibilities. However, there is ...
Read More »Orlando Tourism Is Giving Away 12 Free Disney World Vacations!
Disney has been in the news a lot lately, but not for the best of reasons. Last week, Disney announced some pretty big price increases across the board, from theme park tickets to Disney Genie+, and even bottles of water. Guests were not overly happy, as a Disney vacation seems to be getting further and further out of reach for ...
Read More »Resellers Seen Walking Out of Disney Theme Park With WAGONS Full of Merchandise
Ahhh, another day, another group of resellers ruining a merchandise release for everyone else. Resellers have truly become the bane of Guests’ existence as they descend on the Disney Parks when new merchandise is released, buy as much of it as they can, and then resell it on sites like eBay for double or triple the price — sometimes more. ...
Read More »Ryan Reynolds to Star In Disney Movie Based On Popular Attraction
As many Disney fans are acutely aware — and may or may not be happy about — Disney is big on live-action remakes. From hits like Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin to not-as-successful movies like Dumbo and Pinocchio, Disney is all-in on the remakes and is showing no signs of slowing down. However, there is another area that Disney is also bringing ...
Read More »Universal Responds to Shocking Death of Harry Potter Star
In 1997, writer J. K. Rowling introduced us to a new magical world and a young wizard named Harry Potter with her novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Philosopher would be changed to Sorcerer for the American audience, but that did not stop the books from taking off and creating one of the world’s most famous franchises. Just four ...
Read More »‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Star Reveals He Was Almost Paralyzed By Near-Fatal Fall
Disney has created a number of memorable live-action films — Mary Poppins, The Parent Trap, Hocus Pocus, Cruella, and more. However, one of the most successful live-action franchises was actually based on one of Disney’s most popular attractions, Pirates of the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was released in 2003 and starred Johnny Depp as Captain Jack ...
Read More »Netflix Will Soon Cost Less Than Disney+
As many Disney+ subscribers and Disney fans know, on December 8, Disney will launch an ad-supported tier of Disney+. The new ad-supported tier will cost subscribers $7.99 per month and the ad-free tier — currently, the only tier available — will see the price go from $7.99 per month all the way up to $10.99 per month. While that is ...
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