{"id":32218,"date":"2014-01-27T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=32218"},"modified":"2022-02-05T22:01:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T03:01:48","slug":"rikkis-mouse-bites-walt-disney-world-news-12714","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/rikkis-mouse-bites-walt-disney-world-news-12714\/","title":{"rendered":"Rikki&#8217;s Mouse Bites &#8211; Walt Disney World News 1\/27\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/RikkisNews4resized3-300x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29385\" alt=\"RikkisNews4resized3-300x300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/RikkisNews4resized3-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/RikkisNews4resized3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/RikkisNews4resized3-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Monsters University<\/em> meet and greet will see a quick refurbishment, from January 29 &#8211; February 8.\u00a0 It&#8217;s rumored that the characters will be going back to greeting guests as the older versions of themselves, as featured in <em>Monsters Inc<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32219\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Maleficent-Festival-of-Fantasy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32219\" alt=\"\u00a9Disney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Maleficent-Festival-of-Fantasy-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Maleficent-Festival-of-Fantasy-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Maleficent-Festival-of-Fantasy.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The new Festival of Fantasy Parade has officially been confirmed to begin in March.\u00a0 No specific word on the exact date.\u00a0 Disney has released an image of one of the floats.\u00a0 It&#8217;s of Maleficent and she stands at 26 feet tall and 35 feet in length.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_31595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31595\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Marketplace-Co-Op.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31595\" alt=\"\u00a9Disney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Marketplace-Co-Op-300x204.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Marketplace-Co-Op-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Marketplace-Co-Op.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Team Disney at Downtown Disney Marketplace is now closed.\u00a0 It will make way for the Marketplace Co Op, which will be comprised of 6 different smaller boutique stores, each selling different and unique merchandise. As a reminder, the shops will be:\n<ul>\n<li>Beautifully Disney \u2013 will feature make-up, fragrance and beauty accessories.<\/li>\n<li><strong><\/strong>Centerpiece &#8211; Home product with a splash of Disney including room furnishings, textiles and everyday use<\/li>\n<li>Cherry Tree Lane &#8211; Accessories for woman, such as scarves, shoes, bags and jewelry.<\/li>\n<li>D-Tech on Demand \u2013 A place to personalize and customize electronic accessories.<\/li>\n<li>The Trophy Room- Vintage inspired sports apparel and collectibles.<\/li>\n<li>Zoey and Pickles &#8211; A girls\u2019 destination featuring the latest trends and glamor items<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32176\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/The-Smokehouse-at-House-of-Blues.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32176\" alt=\"\u00a9Disney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/The-Smokehouse-at-House-of-Blues-300x251.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/The-Smokehouse-at-House-of-Blues-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/The-Smokehouse-at-House-of-Blues.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Speaking about Downtown Disney, a new counter service restaurant is open.\u00a0 Attached to House of Blues on the WestSide is The Smokehouse.\u00a0 This BBQ inspired restaurant serves up delicious dishes such as pulled pork sandwiches, pulled chicken sandwiches, half-racks of ribs, a turkey leg, a brisket sandwich,\u00a0 and hot dogs.\u00a0 Sides include cole slaw, potato chips, and baked beans.\u00a0 There is no indoor seating here, but there is a seating area off to the side that also is next to a stage for live music seven nights a week.\u00a0 The Smokehouse opens at 11:30 a.m. daily, and closes at 10 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>The shop, Creature Comforts, which is found at Disney&#8217;s Animal Kingdom in the Discovery Island section of the park is going to be closing, but not any time soon.\u00a0 It is slated to close in January 2015.\u00a0 It will be turned into a counter service dining location and is expected to reopen in the Summer of 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32220\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Flower-Power-Concert-Series.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32220\" alt=\"\u00a9Disney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Flower-Power-Concert-Series-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Flower-Power-Concert-Series-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Flower-Power-Concert-Series.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The artists for the Flower Power Concert Series at Epcot&#8217;s Flower and Garden Festival have been announced.\u00a0 The artists, who were popular in the 60s and 70s include:\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>March 7-9<\/strong> The Guess Who \u201cAmerican Woman\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 14-16<\/strong> Gary Lewis and The Playboys \u201cThis Diamond Ring\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 21-23<\/strong> The Orchestra starring former members of ELO \u201cEvil Woman\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 28-30<\/strong> The Lovin\u2019 Spoonful \u201cSummer in the City\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 4-6<\/strong> Paul Revere &amp; The Raiders \u201cGood Thing\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 11-13<\/strong> Village People \u201cY.M.C.A\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 18-20<\/strong> The Grass Roots \u201cMidnight Confessions\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 25-27<\/strong> Herman\u2019s Hermits starring Peter Noone \u201cI\u2019m Henry the VII, I Am\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2-4<\/strong> Starship starring Mickey Thomas \u201cWe Built This City\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 9-11<\/strong> Chubby Checker &amp; The Wildcats \u201cThe Twist\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 16-18<\/strong> Alan Parsons Live Project \u201cEye in the Sky\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The concerts take place at 5:30, 6:45 and 8:00 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Festival and the lineup is subject to change without notice. The concerts are included with your park admission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Monsters University meet and greet will see a quick refurbishment, from January 29 &#8211; February 8.\u00a0 It&#8217;s rumored that the characters will be going back to greeting guests as the older versions of themselves, as featured in Monsters Inc. The new Festival of Fantasy Parade has officially been confirmed to begin in March.\u00a0 No&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":29385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6619],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mouse-bites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32218"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82489,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32218\/revisions\/82489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}