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As many of you know, Disney has BIG plans for the multi-year transformation of Epcot®, with new experiences that will “wow” you, while keeping true to the original vision of the park. Today, we’re excited to share even more of what’s to come.

The ongoing evolution of Epcot includes plans for a play pavilion that’ll be unlike anything ever seen at the park. This new space will be devoted to playful fun and feature an innovative city that’ll come to life under the dome of the un-named pavilion previously known as Wonders of Life. The pavilion’s city will be bursting with interactive experiences, favorite Disney characters, hands-on activities and engaging entertainment when it opens just in time for the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World® Resort!

There will also be exciting changes to the way you come and go at Epcot. As you can see in the image above, changes are coming to the Epcot main entrance, where the plaza will welcome Guests with new pathways, sweeping green spaces and a newly reimagined fountain. This new design will pay homage to the original park entrance with fresh takes on classic elements.

Anyone who ever aspired to drink with intergalactic droids will soon be in luck: Disney Parks is set to debut a new bar, Oga’s Cantina, a “hotly anticipated” Star Wars attraction, in Florida’s Disney World and California’s Disneyland later this year.

Oga’s Cantina marks the first Disneyland bar serving alcohol to the general public (provided they are over 21, of course). Disney World, on the other hand, actually has a number of places to have a pint, cocktail, or glass of vino.

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“Environmental stewardship and conservation were engrained in The Walt Disney Company from the beginning,” Angie Renner recently told me. Angie is an Environmental Integration Director at Walt Disney World Resort, and today she says the company is investing in new technologies and renewable energy projects that have thus far cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half. 

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You can savor life and all its magic at the Disney Family of Wines Weekend. Gather with friends to enjoy an intimate and adventurous getaway. Crafted for those whose passion for wine is as genuine as their love for Disney.  More info>>

They will explore flavors and interact with a collection of curated wines produced by winemakers and wineries that have a special connection to Disney.  

Embark on a culinary adventure and indulge in the finer things in life. 

This package includes 3-days/2-nights: 

• 2-night stay at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Main Tower – Lake View on the nights of May 17 and May 18, 2019  
• 4 interactive workshops hosted by winery representatives and culinary experts  

• May 17: Opening reception 
• May 18: Two workshops, luncheon and gala dinner 
• May 19: Two workshops, luncheon, and closing reception 
• $2,950 per person, based on adult double occupancy. Space is limited! 

The number of packages available for this offer is limited. Package is available to guests age 21 and older with valid proof of age. Theme park admission is not required to attend events and is not included in this package. Cannot be combined with any other discount of promotion. Package and package components are nontransferable. 

This package is non-refundable for cancellations made 29 days or less prior to arrival or for no-shows. 

If you are participating in the 2019 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend presented by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, we have exciting news! 

For a limited time, Feb. 21 – March 3, 2019, you can book your Disney Resort Hotel Package with individual event registrations for the following runDisney events. 

NEW! 2020 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend presented by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals 
o Booking Window:  Feb. 21-March 3, 2019 
o Travel Window: Feb. 13-March 1, 2020 
o Event Dates:  Feb. 21-23, 2020 
  
2020 Walt Disney World® Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna 
o Booking Window:  Feb. 21-March 3, 2019 
o Travel Window: Jan. 1-19, 2020 
o Event Dates:  Jan. 1-8, 2020 

2019 Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon 
o Booking Window: Feb. 21-March 3, 2019 
o Travel Window: Oct. 26-Nov. 8, 2019 
o Event Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2019 

2019 Star Wars^TM Half Marathon – The Dark Side presented by OtterBox 
o Booking Window: Open Now 
o Travel Window: March 30-April 12, 2019 
o Event Dates: April 4-7, 2019 

Are you heading to Disneyland® Park for the first time? Here are a few things to experience at Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom:

1. Celebrate Mickey and Minnie in a BIG way – During Get Your Ears On – A Mickey and Minnie Celebration, you can enjoy the festive décor, foods, merchandise and family-fun entertainment, including the new high-energy projection show, “Mickey’s Mix Magic.” The fan-favorite “Mickey’s Soundsational Parade” is also back with a rockin’ new opening to kick off the party

2. Adventure along a swashbuckling cruise – You can join the swashbucklers of Pirates of the Caribbean. This classic attraction is a thrilling, immersive adventure, featuring a cast of characters, including Captain Jack Sparrow himself!

3. Visit the estate of happy haunts – When you materialize in New Orleans Square, make sure they drop into Haunted Mansion for a spooky tour… 999 restless spirits await!

4. Encounter a hero of the Resistance – At Star Wars Launch Bay, you can step into the light side and meet the courageous hero Rey. And while they’re there, they can check out film props, costumes and other memorabilia from a galaxy far, far away.

5. Step into a realm of fantasy – No trip to Disneyland would be complete without a visit to Fantasyland. Kids (and kids at heart) will love spinning around Mad Tea Party, as well as soaring through the sky on Dumbo the Flying Elephant.  

Don’t forget the incredible ticket offers currently available, helping you save while spending more time at the Happiest Place on Earth! Check out the Featured Offers section for more information!

What are your must-do’s at Disneyland Park?

Walt Disney World’s futuristic Epcot theme park began less as an entertainment location and more as a utopian society. The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, as originally dreamt up by Walt Disney himself, transformed into a World’s Fair-inspired park with an emphasis on science, technology, and the arts by the time it opened in 1982. 

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CENTER STAGE: The skies above Walt Disney World come alive at night with darting lasers, dancing spotlights and spectacular fireworks in live entertainment spectacles that leave guests breathless. With amazing projections on Cinderella Castle and fireworks exploding in the skies above it, Happily Ever After is a dazzler showcasing current and classic Disney stories. It’s accompanied by “Once Upon a Time,” a nighttime show using projection-mapping technology to dramatically fill every nook and cranny of Cinderella Castle with Disney magic.

Epcot guests stand in wonderment as IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth unfolds before them, bursting forth above World Showcase Lagoon in homage to the nations of the world, with a memorable soundtrack and brilliant effects. Now, more than ever, is the time to say farewell to IllumiNations, as it is scheduled to complete its nearly 20-year run in the second half of 2019.

Spellbound guests of Disney’s Hollywood Studios see the forces of good and evil battle it out in Fantasmic!, an amazing spectacle of pyrotechnics, laser lights, characters, music, decorative floats and dancing water taking audiences through the imagination of Mickey Mouse.

ALSO STARRING:

• Guests relive memorable Star Wars moments projected onto the Chinese Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular, featuring the music, magic and characters of the film series accompanied by sensational fireworks, lasers, fog effects and more.
• Tree of Life Awakenings at Disney’s Animal Kingdom leave guests gazing in wonderment as animal images emerge nightly from within the mystical tree – anything from flickering fireflies to a leaping doe to love blossoming among hummingbirds.

There are few people in the world who don’t enjoy a good theme park. Whether you like the rides, parades, fireworks or just eating loads of food that is terrible for you, but tastes amazing, there’s something there for everybody. I say this as somebody who first visited Disneyland when he was 10, but didn’t truly fall in love with the place until I went back when I was an adult.

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