The adrenaline is building up for the opening of Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy. The new show experience, which will take your Clients inside the world of Disney•Pixar’s Cars films, speeds into Disney’s Hollywood Studios® on March 31, 2019, and we can’t wait!
Let’s take a look at what Jay Ward, Creative Director, Pixar Cars Franchise, has to say about Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy.
Remember, the opening of Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy is on March 31, 2019!
Stay tuned for updates on this experience, as well as the overall transformation of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which will immerse you into worlds where they can have amazing adventures!
Disney recently topped a list of global brands with which we millennials have the most ‘intimate’ relationship. And beyond that, in a world where our real lives can be quite hard work, it just makes us happy. We love Disney and its characters that we grew up with – but our love of Disney is not just about nostalgia. There are many reasons why we millennials love Disney – here are 10 reasons why to visit Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
A male Masai giraffe calf was born Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, on the Kilimanjaro Safaris savanna at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The calf is currently bonding with his mother backstage at the park under the supervision of the Disney’s Animal Kingdom animal care team. The calf and his mother will return to the savanna in one or two months and will be named at a later date. (David Roark, photographer)
A male Masai giraffe calf was born Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, on the Kilimanjaro Safaris savanna at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The calf is currently bonding with his mother backstage at the park under the supervision of the Disney’s Animal Kingdom animal care team. The calf and his mother will return to the savanna in one or two months and will be named at a later date. (David Roark, photographer)
Get Your Ears On – A Mickey and Minnie Celebration has kicked off a party at the Disneyland® Resort! You are encouraged to “Get Your Ears On” and celebrate 90 years of magic with a new nighttime projection show, the return of “Mickey’s Soundsational Parade,” limited-time décor, specialty foods, merchandise and more!
“Mickey’s Mix Magic” is full of vibrant sights and upbeat sounds. This new, high-energy projection show creates a family-fun dance party throughout Disneyland Park, with “DJ” Mickey spinning the new celebration song, “It’s a Good Time” along with remixes of favorite Disney songs. Plus, “It’s a Good Time” song is available on streaming services to download and enjoy.
Check out a preview of this electrifying experience below:
In addition, the fan-favorite “Mickey’s Soundsational Parade” returns to Disneyland Park starting Jan. 25, 2019, with new, larger-than-life elements to kick things off.
No celebration would be complete with food! For a limited-time during Get Your Ears On, specialty food, beverage and novelty items are available to commemorate the beloved duo in fun, unexpected ways.
Disney’s Riviera Resort is now accepting room-only and package reservations for stays beginning in December 2019. This all-new accommodation coming to Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida, and slated to be the 15th Disney Vacation Club resort, will immerse you in the grandeur and enchantment of the European Riviera.
The deluxe resort is slated to offer approximately 300 family-friendly vacation homes, including deluxe studios, one- and two-bedroom villas, and grand villas that sleep up to 12 guests each. Adding to these unique accommodations will be an all-new room category — Tower studios, which sleep two guests each. Each charming, bright tower studio will include a private balcony with scenic views and seating for two, offering a more intimate, modern setting. The deluxe studios, which sleep five, will also feature kitchenettes. One-bedroom, two-bedroom and grand villas will feature large, fully equipped kitchens with dining space open to a living area. Villas will also feature an en-suite luxury bathroom, including a freestanding soaking tub and walk-in shower, a private porch or balcony and a laundry area with a washer and dryer.
Throughout the resort and inside the studios and villas, a unique art collection will celebrate beloved Disney characters and icons with one-of-a-kind pieces influenced by the works of master artists who also found inspiration along the European Riviera.
Topolino is the Italian name for Mickey Mouse, and the new, signature table-service restaurant perched on the rooftop of Disney’s Riviera Resort will be aptly called Topolino’s Terrace – Flavors of the Riviera. The restaurant, featuring authentic dishes infused with French and Italian flavors, will offer picturesque vistas of the nighttime spectaculars of nearby Epcot® or Disney’s Hollywood Studios®. Plus, families looking to start their morning off with a breakfast experience can visit Topolino’s Terrace for exclusive Disney character dining inspired by the Riviera.
Other dining options at the resort include Le Petit Café, an inviting lobby locale with fresh-brewed coffee aromas by day and a bustling wine bar by night. The new quick-service location, Primo Piatto, reminiscent of chic dining venues found along Riviera promenades, will be conveniently located near the feature pool, and Bar Riva, an open-air pool bar with a seaside vibe featuring crisp white tiles and cool blue accents, will offer your Clients a place to relax as they enjoy a cold beverage and poolside views.
Your Clients staying at Disney’s Riviera Resort will also have a new way to travel to Epcot or on to Disney’s Hollywood Studios via Disney Skyliner, a state-of-the-art gondola system that will begin operating this fall. In addition to a dedicated Disney Skyliner station at Disney’s Riviera Resort, the system will conveniently connect Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot to Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, Disney’s Pop Century Resort and Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort.
The official, grand opening date of the resort will be announced at a later date. Stay tuned for more details.
As we’ve previously shared, Jaleo by José Andrés is expected to debut this winter at Disney Springs®.
Today, we’re excited to share that José Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup will also be opening one of the first-ever brick-and-mortar location of Pepe by José Andrés, inspired by the popular Washington DC food truck of the same name.
Pepe by José Andrés, located right next to Jaleo at Disney Springs, will feature an extensive menu of hot and cold Spanish-style sandwiches including bocatas and bikinis, showcasing the best of José’s native country Spain.
Some of the delicious highlights include:
Pollo Frito, made with breaded chicken breast, alioli, bravas sauce, piparra peppers, gem lettuce, and sherry dressing
Serrano y Manchego, served on crispy Pan de Cristal with tomato fresco
Bocata de Vegetales, made with roasted peppers, onion, green asparagus, spinach, and manchego cheese on Pan de Cristal
In addition to the sandwiches, Pepe will serve salads, soups and sides along with Spanish sangria.
The walls of Pepe are decorated with an elaborate mural by Marc Jesús, a famous Menorcan painter, featuring his ever-happy, blue-skinned female characters. The space, as well as Jaleo, was designed by celebrated Spanish designer Juli Capella.
Opening first in Disneyland this June, and then “late fall” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will be the largest, most detailed, and most expensive single themed lands Disney has ever built.
It is now conceivable that the porcelain princesses Cinderella, Snow White and the “Frozen” leading ladies could be dethroned — “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is in talks with Disney about co-writing an animated musical featuring a young Latina heroine.
With excitement building over a new “Star Wars” land opening later this year at Walt Disney World, as well as at its California cousin, it’s easy to forget a slew of new entertainment shows also are debuting in the biggest year for the Florida theme park resort in two decades.
If the famous Disney Imagineers provide the “wow” factor with their fantastical feats of engineering on rides and attractions, it’s the entertainment division that provides Disney World’s heart.
Disney might bill itself as the happiest place on Earth, but pretty soon the frozen section of your local grocery store will be a pretty joyous place to visit too. To celebrate Mickey‘s ninetieth birthday, the Mouse House is making one of its most popular treats available outside of its parks for the first time ever. Soon you’ll be able to enjoy a Mickey Mouse ice cream bar in your own castle.
