Author: Rikki Niblett

  As a reminder, the Fountain View ice cream shop in Epcot will start it’s change over to Starbucks starting today. Billy Dee Williams, who played Lando Calrissian, will be appearing at this year’s Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  He will be there for Weekend IV.  (June 7 – 9) Disney has announced…

  Wow…a QUIET week this week.  It’s been a very long time since it’s been so quiet. Have you been to Disney California Adventure yet to try their new Cone-wiches found in Radiator Springs?  Well, if not, you are in luck!  (And if you have, I have really great news for you!)  At Marketplace Snacks,…

  Disney has upped the ante on the 2014 Marathon Weekend.  Next year’s Marathon Weekend will include a brand new 10k with a new medal for finishers–Minnie.  In addition, thanks to this added race, the Dopey Challenge will now be official.  It will include the 5k, the 10k, the Half, and the Full.  Guests who…

  Disney will be changing the minimum age for it’s admission policy for park guests.  The new policy is that kids under the age of 14 must now be accompanied by a guest age 14 or older.  The previous policy was that guests under that age of 8 had to be accompanied by a guest…

A few refurbishments have been announced for the Magic Kingdom.  The Carousel of Progress will be down for a short refurbishment from May 13 – May 15.  In addition, Prince Charming’s Royal Carousel will have a refurbishment from May 28th – June 10th. The Kinsey Exhibit has now opened in the American Adventure Pavilion.  The…

  Walt Disney World has released new park maps, resort wide with a completely different, updated design.  Features of the new maps include information about Complimentary WiFi being available in the parks, extremely detailed maps with clearer images of the park layout that also lines up with the new My Disney Experience app, descriptions of…

  There are some character changes happening at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.  First, back in August, the shop Beastly Bazaar closed and it was mentioned that a the location was going to be turned into a new meet and greet location.  This new area is scheduled now to open this Spring and called Adventurers Outpost.  Here,…

Disney has been retooling it’s Segway Tours in Epcot over the past year, announcing a redo of it’s tour and changing it’s name to Keep Moving Forward: See the World, Share the Dream Segway Tour.  It now appears that guests who are booked for this tour are being called cancelling their reservation and refunded their…

  It appears that Disney is attempting to get rid of all the bad coffee that plagued the resort, with the announcement last year of Starbucks coming to some places around the resort, with the Main Street Bakery and the Fountain View Cafe getting refurbishment already.  This week, it was announced that Joffrey’s Coffee will…

  Disney is introducing Radio Frequency tickets that can be purchased at Vacation Planning or Guest Relations locations.  These new tickets can be used at both regular turnstiles, as well as at the new touch point entryways that are popping up at the main entrances to the parks.  These new RFID tickets will be good…

  A brand new, interactive game is being added to Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom.  This experience, called A Pirate’s Adventure – Treasures of the Seven Seas, will allow guests the opportunity to use a map and a magical talisman to complete five different pirate raids to locate the different treasures of the Seven Seas, as…

Two new exhibits have opened up in Innoventions at Epcot!  First off, the IBM THINK exhibit has opened and features  a 40 ft video wall known as the Gesture Wall which allows guests to move to create unique visualizations of shapes and colors, a 12 minute video explaining how progress was made possible by both…