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Author Archives: Becky Burkett

Disney’s ‘Minnie’ vans spotted at Disney World this week, signaling a possible return

Over the last few days, Disney’s “Minnie” vans have been spotted here and there around the Walt Disney World Resort, but only a few times, which has us wondering: is Disney’s Minnie Mouse-themed rideshare service gearing up for a triumphant return? The service first became available to Guests at Disney World in 2017 at select Disney World Resort Hotel locations. ...

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Sports fans will say good-bye to ESPN Classic beginning January 1

Calling all sports fans: Disney has announced that beginning January 1, 2022, ESPN Classic will “go dark,” according to a report from The Sports Business Journal. According to the report, the cable channel, which went live in 1995 as the Classic Sports Network and was later acquired by ESPN, Inc., has been largely de-emphasized by the company (ESPN) over the ...

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GORILLA VS. SNAKE: Guest’s video that captures moment gorillas at Disney’s Animal Kingdom catch an unwelcomed visitor in their enclosure continues to go viral

Most of us have some kind of welcome mat on our front porches, telling visitors that we welcome them into our homes, and we are happy that they’ve come to visit. But some visitors that come to our homes make us wish we had pulled up that welcome mat beforehand so they’d get the hint and not even ring the ...

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Disney kicks off 2021 Ultimate Toy Drive with a huge surprise!

This morning, on Good Morning America, The House of Mouse launched its 2021 Disney Ultimate Toy Drive benefiting the United States Marines Toys for Tots Program.   During the broadcast, ABC News Correspondent Will Reeve and co-anchor Michael Strahan announced that The Walt Disney Company will donate $500,000 to the Toys for Tots Program this year. Disney’s Ultimate Toy Drive ...

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The Magic of blended families: Mickey & Minnie leap off storybook pages in Disney’s newest short, ‘The Stepdad’

Disney has the Midas touch on just about everything they do, and their ads are no exception. But their latest “Happy Holidays” ad created by UK Disney gives us all the feels. We’re not ugly crying, but we’ve definitely got a few tears. According to LovetoKnow.com, 11 to 15% of families in the United Kingdom are blended, and myriads more ...

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‘We were literally trapped’: Guests board ill-fated boats at Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, become stranded for almost an hour

It may be true that dead men tell no tales, but something happened at Disneyland on Halloween night that has a lot of people talking. When you visit any one of the Disney Parks, one of the first things you want to do is head to your favorite attraction, right? And whether you like the thrilling, fast rides with hairpin ...

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