Walt Disney World has scaled back one of its newest events, Epcot Food and Wine Late Nights Live.
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B-Roll: Epcot – Norway
B-Roll of Norway pavilion in World Showcase at Epcot, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
Disney World splurges that are worth it
Walt Disney World is expensive. No two ways about it. Thirty years ago, when I was a kid, you could get into the Magic Kingdom for just $18. Now, tickets cost $99 and up. But if you want to take the plunge, you might find that a few splurges are worth it.
Retail MagicBands and Accessories Now Available at Walt Disney World Resort
Guests can show their Disney Side with retail MagicBands and accessories.
Retail MagicBands are now available for purchase – a great option for guests who may not be staying at a Walt Disney World® Resort owned-and-operated hotel during their visit. Guests who book a Walt Disney World Resort vacation already receive a MagicBand in their choice of select colors.
Guests can show their Disney Side with seven different colored MagicBands, special graphic MagicBands at special events, and fun accessories. They can personalize their MagicBands before or during their visit with “Magic Bandits” – small characters or icons that attach to the side of a MagicBand – or “Magic Sliders” and “CoverBands” – decorative elements that slide over a MagicBand.
The seven solid-color retail MagicBands are $12.95 each plus tax. Retail costs for other MagicBand accessories vary.
At the time of purchase, Guests must present one of the following for retail MagicBands to be linked: valid theme park admission, Memory Maker card or an active MagicBand. If the item linked to is already connected with the Guests My Disney Experience account, all existing plans – such as tickets, dining reservations, Disney PhotoPass Service, and FastPass+ selections – will seamlessly link and automatically be accessible via the new MagicBand. Guests who don’t have an established My Disney Experience account prior to purchasing a retail MagicBand can create one by visiting StartYourDisneyExperience.com. It is important to note that the touch to pay option will only work for Guests staying at Walt Disney World Resort owned-and-operated hotels who have established charging privileges on their resort accounts.
Retail MagicBands and accessories are available in several merchandise locations throughout Walt Disney World Resort. The Disney Parks online store also carries select MagicBand accessories.
Coming soon, we will be providing details of opportunities to develop MagicBand accessories using a Disney approved vendor. Please look out for more information coming later this year.
Disney World on board with Apple Pay
The company’s new Apple Pay — a system that allows purchases via the new upsized iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus — will work at Walt Disney World right off the bat when it launches in October.
Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Sept. 19-Nov. 10 Celebrates Puerto Rico and Patagonia during Hispanic Heritage Month
Walt Disney World Resort guests can celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and enjoy the vibrant cultures, flavors and fun of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Argentina and Chile during the 19th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival presented by Chase Sept. 19-Nov. 10.
The popular 53-day culinary extravaganza will welcome guests to a global tasting event that includes a Puerto Rico experience featuring popular island sips and bites, the new Patagonia marketplace with flavors from Argentina and Chile and the popular Mexico marketplace. The festival, which also will present Hispanic and Latin culinary stars hosting dining events and demonstrations, launches soon after National Hispanic Heritage Month begins Sept. 15.
Celebrating Hispanic and Latino Americans’ contributions to the United States since 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month is steeped in the centuries-old traditions that reflect the ethnic and cultural customs of their communities.
Grandparents & Grandchildren at Walt Disney World – Commercial
A Grand Adventure between grandparents and grandchildren at Disney Parks is like no other outing. Whether it’s flying on elephants, meeting characters or just exploring the parks, it can be an experience of a lifetime. Take a look!
JOYFUL! A Gospel Celebration of the Season Coming to Epcot
JOYFUL! A Gospel Celebration of the Season blends the soulful expressiveness of Gospel and inspirational music with the sounds of jazz, R&B and urban music daily from November 28 – December 29 at the Future World Fountain Stage.
B-Roll: Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
Halloween’s happiest haunts will reappear for 26 “spook-tacular” nights of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom.
From Sept. 1 through Oct. 31, the after-hours special ticket event will immerse guests in the Halloween spirit. The bewitching “Happy HalloWishes” fireworks spectacular will illuminate the sky in bursts of orange and green fireworks. In “Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade” a gang of ghostly characters parade down Main Street, U.S.A. for a haunted, but happy, Halloween season.
Each night of ever so slightly frightful fun begins at 7 p.m. and runs until midnight, with guests encouraged to don their favorite Halloween costumes and partake in trick-or-treating around Magic Kingdom.
Party dates in 2014 are:
Sept. 1, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26 & 28
Oct. 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30 & 31
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How Disney Upgrades The Haunted Mansion to Scare New Generations of Fans
The manifesting and disappearing ghosts in the grand ballroom of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion aren’t holograms or digital projections. They’re based on Pepper’s Ghost, a nineteenth century technique that, until the Haunted Mansion was constructed, had never been used on such a grand scale.
