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FastPass+ Coming to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Walt Disney World Resort
Attention Star Wars fans!Guests can now reserve access to fly the “fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy” at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
FastPass+ reservations for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run are available in the My Disney Experience app for those planning visits on or after Feb. 19.
Similar to other theme park offerings, when making FastPass+ plans for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, guests can select between either Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run or Slinky Dog Dash (pending availability). Then, they can add additional experiences to plans, including Toy Story Mania, Alien Swirling Saucers, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Fantasmic! and more.
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run combines immersive storytelling with interactive gameplay and makes guests the protagonist of their own Star Wars adventure! When it’s time for the mission to begin, guests will be assigned one of three critical roles: Pilots, Gunners and Flight Engineers. The goal is to smuggle goods while avoiding any unnecessary entanglements.
Also, please note that during this grand opening period of our popular new attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, we will continue to operate a virtual queue. We may transition to FastPass+ in the future so be sure to keep checking back for updates.
Watch The Epic ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Disney Plus Trailer Right Here
The trailer for the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is here and it’s awesome.
The show, created by Dave Filoni (director and producer of The Mandalorian) returns after a six year hiatus on February 21st.
Disney: Every Live-Action Movie Releasing in 2020
Here is every currently scheduled live-action Disney film set to premiere in 2020. This includes theatrical releases and films streaming on Disney+.
Sneak Peek of the Awe-Inspiring ‘Magic Happens’ Parade, Debuting Feb. 28 at Disneyland Park
The excitment is building for the debut of “Magic Happens,” the all-new daytime parade coming to Disneyland Park.® You will be able to enjoy this parade beginning on Feb. 28.
“Magic Happens” celebrates moments of magic from Disney and Pixar stories, which will be brought to life on a grand scale with stunning floats, artistic costumes and imaginative music co-composed by singer-songwriter Todrick Hall. The parade features distinct stories with a mix of characters, making it feel contemporary and classic, fun and regal, and surprising and familiar – all at the same time.
The image above shows the magical moment when Cinderella’s grand pumpkin is magically transformed around her into a glistening carriage, whisking her off to the ball.
From “The Sword in the Stone,” Merlin wisely leads the way for young Arthur, who finds the magic within himself as he pulls the sword from the stone, claiming his place upon the throne.
Tiana and Naveen from “The Princess and the Frog” are seen amidst a swirl of golden flowers where they share a kiss, completing their transformation back into human forms.
Check out the video below for a special look:
Stay tuned for more exciting details as the February 28th debut gets closer!
Space Mountain-Inspired Collection from Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction Available Now at Disney Parks, Disney Store and Online at shopDisney.com
All systems clear to launch! The first collection in the new monthly collectible series, Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction is available now for you to purchase at Walt Disney World Resort®, Disneyland Resort®, the Disney store nationwide and online at shopDisney.com.
This first collection is themed to Space Mountain, which just happens to be celebrating its 45th anniversary this month at Walt Disney World Resort. The collection features a variety of interstellar items that you are sure to love, including:
– Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction Ear Headband for Adults
– Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction Mini Backpack by Loungefly
– Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction Plush
– Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction Pin Set
– Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction Mug
– Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction Walt Disney World Resort MagicBand
Are you looking to add a little galactic flair to your Disney Style? Each of the items from the collection will be available at the following locations as well as in the Disney store nationwide or online at shopDisney.com:
Walt Disney World Resort
– Emporium (Magic Kingdom Park®)
– Uptown Jewelers (Magic Kingdom Park)
– World of Disney (Disney Springs®)
Disneyland Resort
– Emporium (Disneyland Park®)
– World of Disney (Downtown Disney District®)
Getting Ready for ‘Harmonious’ at Epcot
Epcot® is in the midst of an historic, multi-year transformation that is bringing a wide variety of exciting new attractions and experiences for you to enjoy. Among these is “Harmonious,” set to debut later this year, which will be one of the largest nighttime spectaculars ever created for a Disney Park. The Walt Disney Imagineering and Disney Parks Live Entertainment teams recently passed a major milestone in the development of the show, with the delivery of several floating platforms that will provide a base for the technology used to create “Harmonious.”
“Harmonious” will bring to World Showcase Lagoon an innovative toolkit of massive floating set pieces that house a variety of show effects, including custom-built LED panels, choreographed moving fountains, colorful lights, lasers, pyrotechnics and more.
The show is a beautifully crafted nighttime dreamscape of Disney music and images, reimagined by diverse cultural musicians and artists from around the world. It’s a transformative experience, where guests can discover how Disney music has the power to inspire and unite everyone. You can catch an early glimpse of concepts for the show now by visiting Walt Disney Imagineering Presents the Epcot Experience, located in the Odyssey Events Pavilion.
Over the coming months, with development and infrastructure work for “Harmonious” ramping up both behind the scenes and in the center of the lagoon, you can catch the limited-time spectacular “Epcot Forever.”
“Epcot Forever” has been described as a “love letter” to the park. The show tells the story of Epcot, beginning with the first spark of inspiration and the opening day anthem, “We’ve Just Begun to Dream,” and continuing through chapters dedicated to the thematic pillars of innovation, exploration, imagination and celebration. It concludes with an all-new verse of the classic song, “One Little Spark,” leading into a spectacular grand finale promising “A Whole New World” of magical possibilities to come.
“Epcot Forever” is now showing nightly in World Showcase, and more will be shared on “Harmonious” in the months ahead.
The Coolest New Attractions Coming to Disney Parks in 2020
There’s a lot going on in 2020. It’s a leap year. Most major holidays fall on a weekend. The Olympics are coming to Tokyo, and there’s some sort of election your friends and relatives keep talking about in very calm tones. But for Disney fans, it’s looking like a banger of a year, which is saying a lot after 2019 brought the arrival of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and the chance to finally watch The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes on Disney+, along with the release of Aladdin, Frozen 2, and The Lion King (there was also a new Star Wars movie… whether that was a good or bad thing is a matter of taste).
The Fourth Epcot International Festival of the Arts Opens
It’s time for you to get their art on during the fourth Epcot® International Festival of the Arts! They can step inside the new life-sized frames of Van Gogh’s famous Café Terrace at Night or Sunflowers paintings to star in an Artful Photo Op; taste culinary wonders at the 12 festival Food Studios, presenting artfully crafted dishes and libations; watch uber-talented artists at work, then take home their favorite pieces; and they can grab a seat for an unforgettable complimentary performance of the Disney on Broadway Concert Series.
It’s all happening now through Feb. 24 at this fourth annual Epcot festival celebrating the visual, culinary and performing arts. You can even exercise your own artistic talent at multiple interactive exhibits and workshops. Guests can bring their families for fun-filled activities like Figment’s Brush with the Masters scavenger hunt, Animation Academy at America Gardens Theatre and the Expression Section: Paint-by-Number wall muralin Future World. They can interact with the Epcot Living Statues (laughs guaranteed!) in Future World East, and marvel at acrobatic performances of the Art Defying Gravity troupe at the World Showcase Plaza stage.
For a primo photo session at some of the festival’s most popular stops, you can step into life-sized versions of famous paintings like those of Van Gogh, Edvard Munch and Leonardo da Vinci. There’s an homage to artist Frida Kahlo at the Mexico pavilion, and they’ll want to jump into the Peter Pan Storybook photo-op before posing with Washington Crossing the Delaware. They can silly with the kids at the Green Landing Family Play Zone. And they can also go Broadway each evening for a show-stopping performance at the America Gardens Theatre — here’s the talent lineup for the Disney on Broadway Concert Series:
- Jan. 17, 20, 21 and 24 – Kissy Simmons and Alton Fitzgerald White (“The Lion King”)
- Jan. 18, 19, 22 and 23 – Heidi Blickenstaff (“The Little Mermaid”) and Gavin Lee (“Mary Poppins”)
- Jan. 25 – Special performance featuring Simmons, White, Blickenstaff and Lee
- Jan. 26, 28, 29; Feb. 1, 2, 5 and 6 – Kara Lindsay (“Newsies”) and Kevin Massey (“Tarzan”)
- Jan. 27, 30, 31, Feb. 3, 4, 7 and 8 – Liana Hunt (“Newsies”) and Adam Jacobs (“Aladdin”)
- Feb. 9 – Special performance featuring Lindsay, Massey, Hunt and Jacobs
- Feb. 10, 12, 13, 18, 19, 22 and 23 – Ashley Brown (“Mary Poppins”) and Josh Strickland (“Tarzan”)
- Feb. 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20 and 21 – Syndee Winters (“The Lion King”) and Michael James Scott (“Aladdin”)
- Feb. 24 – Special performance featuring Brown, Strickland, Winters and Scott
Margaritaville Hotel Orlando Now Part of the Walt Disney World Good Neighbor Hotel Program
Margaritaville Hotel Orlando, located near Walt Disney World® Resort, is now part of the Walt Disney World Good Neighbor Hotel program. Guests staying in one of Margaritaville Hotel Orlando’s 184 guestrooms have access to everything at Margaritaville Resort Orlando including the onsite Sunset Walk retail center, the fitness center, multiple pools and much more. Please note that this does not include the Island H2O Live! water park. Guests can also take Margaritaville Resort Orlando transportation to the Walt Disney World Ticket and Transportation Center, where they can access Walt Disney World transportation to theme parks and more.
You can take advantage of the Margaritaville Resort Introductory Offer that includes a discounted package price for arrival dates from Jan. 19 through Dec. 31, 2020. Please note that blockout dates may apply and the booking window ends Feb. 26, 2020.
