While the theme parks are the main draw at Walt Disney World, its resort hotels offer plenty of recreational opportunities, as well. For example, active guests of Disney’s Wilderness Lodge looking for a place to work out or cool down after a long day can find a variety of fitness equipment and select spa treatments at “Sturdy Branches Health Club.” The facility also features a distinctly Disney detail: a reference to one of Walt Disney’s classic “Silly Symphony” cartoons.
Disney FastPass+ selection window will now begin at 7 a.m. ET, instead of the previous time of 12 a.m ET. Please note guests will be able to start selecting FastPass+ within their applicable window starting at 7 a.m. ET effective immediately:
This allowsguests to make their selections at a more convenient time of day, instead of in the middle of the night.
s we shared a few months ago, the 2016 Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival returns Sept.14-Nov.14, 2016 – expanding to a record 62 days! And now, we’re happy to share a few more details about this popular event.
During fiscal 2Q16, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) announced a charge of $147 million in connection with the company’s decision to discontinue its Disney Infinity console games business. The company said in its fiscal 2Q16 earnings call that going forward, it expects that its “console games strategy will focus solely on licensing our great portfolio of content.”
Disney Infinity fans are still coming to grips with last week’s unexpected cancellation of the toy-based video game series. A victim of extreme expectations, Disney Infinity is being shut down because the second and third toy lines, which consisted heavily of Marvel Comics and Star Wars content, failed to hit overly optimistic sales projections.
As Disney Vacation Club nears the midpoint of this 25th anniversary year, Members have discovered an historic array of new offerings, with even more on the horizon.
During the past five months alone, Members have enjoyed complimentary “25 and Beyond Bash” parties at Magic Kingdom Park, a special ticket offer that added a free Theme Park day to multi-day ticket purchases, new Member merchandise items (including limited-edition MagicBands), complimentary anniversary buttons and commemorative photos, and new Membership Cards that unlock an ever-evolving world of Membership Magic…and that’s just scratching the surface.
Up next is the highly anticipated Member Lounge at Epcot, scheduled to open on June 6 and welcome Members and their guests home daily throughout this anniversary year!
Hidden on the second floor of the Imagination pavilion at Epcot (with a Member entrance through the pavilion’s merchandise shop), this centrally located lounge surrounds its casual seating areas with complimentary beverages (including Coca-Cola Freestyle machines), device-charging stations, Wi-Fi, computer stations with printers and mounted tablets pre-set to easily access select Disney websites, including MyDisneyExperience.com.
Anticipation is rife for the grand opening of Shanghai Disney, just weeks away in June – but a select lucky few have already had a sneak peek inside the spectacular park itself.
Never-before-seen pictures show hoards of eager fans exploring the gigantic 963-acre amusement park, which cost $5.5billion (£3.8billion) to build, as part of its six-week-long trial period, which started on May 7.
Dealing content out to third-party platforms such as Netflix Inc. and Hulu has been good business for the Walt Disney Co. and other media companies, but Disney may be considering a future where it keeps a tighter hold on its content.
Hello… can you hear this guy? Brian Hull, who shot to viral fame singing “Let It Go” while switching between the voices of 21 Disney characters, has done it again.
It starts with the blare of an early-morning alarm and a pair of sneakers that can withstand a day of walking. The agenda then might proceed as follows: a quick whip around Space Mountain to get your sea legs, a hair-raising tour of the Haunted Mansion, an aerial view of London from Peter Pan’s perspective and a Mickey Mouse-shaped ice cream pop before the parade.
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