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Becky's from the Lone Star State and has been writing since she was 10 and encountered her first Disney Park when she was 11. It was love at first Main Street Electrical Parade. Joy is blank lined journals, 0.7 mm pens, and all things Walt, Woody and Buzz, PIXAR, Imagineering, Sleeping Beauty (make it blue!), Disney Parks history and EPCOT. At Disney World, you'll find her croonin' with the birdies at the Enchanted Tiki Room or hangin' with Woody and the gang at Toy Story Land. If you can dream, you really can do it!

The late Ed Asner to make an appearance in ‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’

The world lost veteran actor Ed Asner last month, but he’s set to make an appearance in the Muppets all-new Halloween special on October 8. Ed Asner, perhaps best known for his role of newsroom boss Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, will appear in Muppets Haunted Mansion, which debuts on the Disney+ streaming platform next month. The Muppets’ special ...

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Permit filed for ‘interior renovation’ for new ice cream shop at Disney Springs

A permit filed in Orange County, Florida, on September 9 gets Guests one step closer to enjoying Portland’s best ice cream–without heading to Oregon. The permit, filed by Salt & Straw and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, is for “interior renovation of Tenant Space #1322” at Disney Springs. Salt & Straw, a Portland, Oregon-based ice cream company that prides itself ...

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Menu for EPCOT’s Space 220 Restaurant just released!

EPCOT’s new Space 220 Restaurant opens next week, and Disney Parks has just released menus from the all-new outer-space-themed venue in the expanded Mission: SPACE pavilion. The new restaurant boasts both daytime and nighttime “views” of earth from 220 miles above the surface, offering Guests an experience unlike any they’ve had at EPCOT before! Items on the newly-revealed menu use ...

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Disney World 1-day ticket prices to rise to $250+, according to new study

If the price increase of Walt Disney World Annual Passes, has you fuming, hold on to your seats! Projections have prices for one-day tickets to the Most Magical Place on Earth topping the $250 mark in just 10 years. That’s according to a new study conducted by a company in Brooklyn, New York, named Koala. Their business matches people who ...

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Man uses Cast Member iPad, bypasses lines, gives tours in park, per Orange County Sheriff

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A man was questioned at Walt Disney World for having a Cast Member’s iPad in his possession and accessing an app to skip the lines for attractions. The event happened on June 4, but the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) report has recently surfaced. According to the OCSO report, a call was placed from Disney’s Hollywood Studios on June 4 ...

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‘Celebration at the Top’ party returns to Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Disney’s Contemporary Resort is proud to announce the return of the “Celebration at the Top” event at California Grill, beginning October 2. It’s back, but with a twist, and it’s better than ever! Do you enjoy sophisticated evenings, high-energy cocktail parties, great food, great friends and a wide selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks? Do you enjoy those things served ...

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Finding Nemo: the Musical to get an all-new revamp for 2022

This may be the best news all day! But have we been duped? Yesterday, we learned from Cast Member performers of Finding Nemo: The Musical that it would not be returning, against Guests’ hopes. Here’s the second part of that story: Finding Nemo: The Musical will not be returning to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, but a completely revamped version of the popular Broadway-style ...

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Cast Members Say Goodbye to ‘Finding Nemo: The Musical’ at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Finding Nemo

UPDATE! Finding Nemo: the Musical to get an all-new revamp for 2022. Click here for details! During a performance today at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Cast Members shared the news that Finding Nemo: The Musical will not be returning to the Theater in the Wild venue at the park. How can we just keep swimming with news like this? Performers from ...

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Steakhouse 71 restaurant to open at Disney World on October 1

Disney Parks has just announced the opening of Steakhouse 71 on the first floor of Disney’s Contemporary Resort. The modern steakhouse will open to Guests on October 1. The Disney Parks website says that Steakhouse 71 will have subtle hints and a few nods toward Disney’s history, offering twists on some of Walt’s favorite foods. Even the name has a ...

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EPCOT’s Space 220 Restaurant elevator to the cosmos revealed today

We’re only days away from the opening of EPCOT’s Space 220 Restaurant in the Mission: SPACE attraction pavilion, and the reveals keep getting better and better! In addition to learning that passengers can begin boarding on September 20, we have now gotten a sneak peek at the concept design artwork for the elevator that will take Guests from ground level ...

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