Disney Parks Blog’s, Steven Miller, takes a look at some of the merchandise and food and beverage offerings that will be featured at the Villains Unleashed Event this year.
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Preview of Merchandise and Food & Beverage Coming to Villains Unleashed Event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
MyMagic+: Video Captures Your Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Drop
Guests with both a MagicBand and a linked Memory Maker entitlement who ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will now find a video memento of their 13-story drop automatically associated to their My Disney Experience account.
Discover Two New Premium Events at Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
Epcot Food & Wine Nights LIVE!
Located between the United Kingdom Pavilion and World Showcase Plaza, Epcot Food & Wine Nights LIVE! includes six complimentary menu items from several Festival marketplaces, live music, entertainment and a DJ. This after-hours party brings music and food together for a delicious end to the day.
Epcot Food & Wine Nights LIVE! takes places from 9:45 p.m-1 a.m Tuesday and Thursday nights Sept. 19-Nov. 10, 2014. The cost is $79 per person, plus tax.
Admission to Epcot is not required after 9 p.m. for Guests who have purchased credentials to the event. However, if your Client wants to visit Epcot prior to 9 p.m., valid theme park admission is required. Alcohol will only be served to Guests 21 and older.
Event is subject to capacity and advance reservations are recommended. Please call 407-939-3378 to book.
Epcot Food & Wine Premium Package
Exclusive to Disney Resort hotel Guests, the Epcot Food & Wine Premium Package offers an exciting bundle of experiences created just for the epicurean adventurer. This brand-new event takes place from noon-8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays during a select period of the Festival, Sept. 22-Nov. 6, 2014.
Upon arrival, guests will receive an in-room gift bag featuring a select bottle of wine, a Festival wine glass, delicious truffles and a Premium Package Area credential. They’ll also receive an Epcot Food & Wine Festival-themed MagicBand, as well as a $50 gift card to start their culinary discovery.
Plus, the credential gives guests access to 10 VIP Premium Package Areas located around World Showcase Promenade where they can order items from select Marketplaces and have them delivered right to them. They can also bring back favorite marketplace treats into the Premium Package Areas and just relax. This package also includes access to Epcot Food & Wine Late Nights LIVE!, which guests can attend on Tuesday or Thursday nights.
Epcot Food & Wine Premium Package costs $199 per person, plus tax, plus Epcot admission. Please call 407-939-1889 to book.
Disney’s world includes proposal for $10 starting hourly pay
Walt Disney World is among big companies moving toward paying workers at least $10 per hour — a change that experts say will improve the standard of living for the lowest-paid employees and could pressure other employers to raise pay.
Happy Haunts Delight During Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party At Walt Disney World Resort Beginning Sept. 1
Not-so-spooky ghosts and goblins return this fall – while dastardly villains unleash some mischief — during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, delighting fun-seekers of all ages in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort.
On 26 select nights from September 1 through Halloween night October 31, the Magic Kingdom will host this spooktacular after-hours party from 7 p.m. – midnight.
Disney villains take center stage in 2014 with “Villains Mix & Mingle – Live on Stage” castle show; and Club Villain, an all-new nightly character dance party experience takes over the Diamond Horseshoe Saloon in Frontierland. Mischievous villains will be available for guests to meet all night long in locations throughout the park
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party features Disney characters donning their favorite Halloween costumes, while partygoers navigate treat trails and candy galore throughout the Magic Kingdom themed out for happy haunts. Partygoers can show their Disney Side and dress up in favorite costumes and explore classic Magic Kingdom attractions as well as the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
Eerie entertainment features the twice-nightly “Mickey’s Boo-To-You Halloween Parade” led by the infamous Headless Horseman, at 8:15 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. and “HalloWishes,” a green and orange fireworks spectacle complete with Disney villains, caps the evening festivities at 9:30 p.m.
Party dates for 2014 are: September 1, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26 & 28 and October 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30 & 31. Advance purchase (prior to event day) savings are available for select dates. Visit Disneyworld.com/Halloween for party dates and prices, or call 407-W-DISNEY.
The Magic Heats Up When the Sun Goes Down at Walt Disney World Resort
Who says the fun has to end when the sun goes down? At Walt Disney World Resort, guests can sip, sample and play with summer-only and new premium events, plus special packages that pair with year-round favorites.
Here’s what Walt Disney World fun looks like after dark:
Disney’s Hollywood Studios:
Frozen Summer Fun Live! – Fans of the beloved Disney film “Frozen” can journey to Arendelle all summer long with Frozen Summer Fun Live! activities taking place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. After welcoming Anna and Elsa every morning, then ice skating at Wandering Oaken’s Trading Post, and dancing with Olaf at the Coolest Summer Ever Dance Party all afternoon, guests can end their day with a grand fireworks show that soars above the Sorcerer Mickey Hat on Hollywood Blvd.
Frozen Summer Fun Live! takes place daily now through September 1 beginning at 11 a.m. Frozen-themed fireworks, set to popular tunes from the film, light up the sky at 9:45 p.m. each evening, weather permitting.
“The Frozen Summer Fun Premium Package,” which offers special viewing for three of the new experiences, includes an exclusive dessert party in a reserved area while viewing the Frozen fireworks. Packages cost $59 for adults and $34 for children (including tax and gratuity). For more information, guests may call 407-939-1939.
Fantasmic! – Mickey Mouse’s imagination comes to life during this nighttime show featuring favorite Disney heroes and villains at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Fantasmic! immerses spectators in Sorcerer Mickey’s dreams by using stunning pyrotechnics, laser lights and dramatic effects. This show plays nightly, weather permitting.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom:
Harambe Nights – To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Disney’s Academy Award-winning film, “The Lion King,” the streets of Harambe Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom are bursting with excitement and after-hours fun with the all-new summer series, Harambe Nights.
The 55-minute theatrical extravaganza, “The Lion King Concert in the Wild,” features celebrity narrators, a live orchestra, choir and special effects to retell the story of “The Lion King” in a way that’s never been done before.
After the show, guests are invited to a lively street party right outside Harambe Theater, which features Afro-pop rhythms, performers, and a buffet of African culinary creations that are sure to delight.
This is the theme park’s first-ever after-hours ticketed event. Tickets for the event, which runs every Saturday now to August 9, are priced at $119 ages 10 and up; $79 ages 9 and under. Premium floor seating tickets are $134 ages 10 and up; $94 ages 9 and under. Harambe Nights runs from 7-10:30 p.m. Parking is complimentary.
Guests may visit Disneyworld.com/harambenights or call 407-939-1319 for more information.
Photos – Festival of the Lion King Theater Area of Harabe Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Take a look at the “new” Festival of the Lion King Theater Area of Harambe Village inside the Africa section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Haunted Mansion Themed Store Coming to Magic Kingdom
Liberty Square’s Yankee Candle store will be getting a new theme come this fall at Magic Kingdom. The unnamed store will feature merchandise geared around the Haunted Mansion Attraction.
Photos – Downtown Disney Marketplace Co-Op ‘Centerpiece’ Section
Take a look at the Centerpiece Section of the newly opened Marketplace Co-Op. Centerpiece features home product for guests that want a splash of Disney in their room furnishings, textiles and everyday ware.
Click on the photos for a larger view.
More Details for “Villains Unleashed” Event
Here are some more details for the August 23 event:
- Hades Hangout – The party kicks off at 8 p.m. at the main event stage, where hosts Hades, Megara, Pain and Panic are killing ‘em with comedy. They’re joined throughout the night by the Underworld Dancers, DJ Igg Nite, live music from Bernie Briquette and Brimstone, and a rogues gallery of roaming rottens, from the Queen of Hearts and Sheriff of Nottingham to the Big Bad Wolf and Captain Hook.
- Villains Dominion – For this one special night, the Streets of America area of the park will be swarming with baddies. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to meet favorites like Cruella De Vil, Jafar, Dr. Facilier and Gaston, along with more rarely seen baddies such as Shan Yu from “Mulan,” Bowler Hat Guy from “Meet the Robinsons,” or Captain Gantu and Dr. Hämsterviel from “Lilo & Stitch: The Series.” In addition to these dedicated villain encounters, you may spot even more wandering evildoers in the area. Look for Judge Claude Frollo, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia, Drizella, and more!
- The Dark Side – During “Villains Unleashed,” the area around Star Tours – The Adventures Continue becomes a wretched hive of scum and villainy, the place to find nefarious bounty hunter Boba Fett, Sith apprentice Darth Maul, and the ultimate villain – Darth Vader! And that’s not all! Wandering the area, you’ll stumble upon more malcontents from that galaxy far, far away: Zam Wessel, Aurra Sing, Asajj Ventress, Jango Fett, Greedo, Jawas, and others.
- Villainous Encounters – Visit Stage 4 (where The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow attraction is seen during the day), and you can “Parlay” with the one and only Hector Barbossa. And just around the corner in the Animation Courtyard is where you’ll discover a bit of the Moors, where you can have an audience with the mistress of all evil, Maleficent!
- Oogie Boogie’s Freaky Funhouse Show – Over on Sunset Boulevard, Theater of the Stars presents a production of extreme performances, hosted by the original master of scare-monies, Oogie Boogie. It’s an all-new show that’s sure to thrill!
- Fantasmic! – Strolling up Sunset Boulevard, a gang of villainous henchmen, known as the Night Crawlers, tempt you to join them for a special pre-show to the evening’s performance of Fantasmic!, itself a celebration of the power and intrigue of some of the greatest Disney villains.
- “Villainy in the Sky” Fireworks – Ultimately, Hades summons Maleficent to the main event stage to close things out with a devilishly dazzling display of pyrotechnics!
