{"id":44108,"date":"2016-02-08T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=44108"},"modified":"2022-02-05T09:15:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T14:15:09","slug":"rikkis-mouse-bites-walt-disney-world-news-2816","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/rikkis-mouse-bites-walt-disney-world-news-2816\/","title":{"rendered":"Rikki&#8217;s Mouse Bites &#8211; Walt Disney World News 2\/8\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/RikkisNews4resized3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"RikkisNews4resized3-300x300\" 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\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Twirl Mania athletes will participate in performances at Epcot in Showcase Plaza on February 14. Performances include:\n<p><strong><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_528352514\"><span class=\"aQJ\">1:30 p.m. \u2013 2:30 p.m. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_528352514\"><span class=\"aQJ\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span> \u201cCollegiate Classic Finals&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>3:00 p.m. \u2013 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_528352516\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:00 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/strong> &#8211; \u201cGold Showcase\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Garden-Rocks-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Garden Rocks\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Garden-Rocks-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Garden-Rocks.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The full list of artists have been announced for the Garden Rocks Concert Series for the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival. The list is as follows:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>March 4-6<\/strong> \u2013 The Orchestra starring former members of ELO \u201cEvil Woman\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 11-13<\/strong> \u2013 Starship starring Mickey Thomas \u201cWe Built This City\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 18-20<\/strong> \u2013 Little River Band \u201cReminiscing\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 25-27<\/strong> \u2013 Village People \u201cY.M.C.A.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 1-3<\/strong> \u2013 Herman\u2019s Hermits starring Peter Noone \u201cI\u2019m Henry the VIII, I Am\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 8-10<\/strong> \u2013 The Guess Who \u201cAmerican Woman\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 15-17<\/strong> \u2013 NEW! Blood, Sweat &amp; Tears featuring Bo Bice \u201cSpinning Wheel\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 22-24<\/strong> \u2013 NEW! BRIAN HOWE, former lead singer of Bad Company \u201cCan\u2019t Get Enough\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 29-May 1<\/strong> \u2013 NEW! Georgia Satellites \u201cKeep Your Hands to Yourself\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 6-8<\/strong> \u2013 Gin Blossoms \u201cHey Jealousy\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 13-15<\/strong> \u2013 NEW! Darlene Love \u201cWait \u2018Til My Bobby Gets Home\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 20-22<\/strong> \u2013 Night Ranger \u201cSister Christian\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 27-30<\/strong> (Monday) \u2013 The Spinners \u201cWorking My Way Back to You\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/planning\/events\/garden-rocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garden Rocks<\/a> Concert Series, click here.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Guests may take place in special <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/planning\/events\/celebrating-black-history-month-at-walt-disney-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black History Month<\/a> activities at Epcot&#8217;s American Adventure Pavilion, including book signings, new exhibits, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Club-Disney--400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Club Disney\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Club-Disney--400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Club-Disney-.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Guests will only be able to visit Club Disney at Disney&#8217;s Hollywood Studios on a seasonal basis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/planning\/events\/club-villain-at-disneys-hollywood-studios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Club Villain<\/a> will continue to operate on select dates as planned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Star-Wars-Launch-Bay-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars Launch Bay\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Star-Wars-Launch-Bay-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Star-Wars-Launch-Bay-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Star-Wars-Launch-Bay.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Guests visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/planning\/events\/season-of-the-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Star Wars Launch Bay<\/a> at Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios are now able to interact with Kylo Ren, the villain from <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>on the bridge of his First Order Star Destroyer. Ren has replaced Darth Vader in this area. In addition to Kylo Ren, you may also come across Stormtroopers or Chewbacca, holed up in a secret Resistance base.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Guests who visit Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom will be able to become an honorary member of the Lion Guard with The Lion Guard Adventure, a self-guided experience that encourages Guests to protect the environment and care for animals. Guests can do this by finding small statues of some of the characters from the TV show. Guests may pick up a Lion Guard Adventure map at one of the following locations:\n<ul>\n<li>Oasis: The Outpost<\/li>\n<li>Discovery Island: Island Mercantile<\/li>\n<li>Africa: Zuri\u2019s Sweets Shop, Mombasa Marketplace, and the Festival of the Lion King merchandise cart<\/li>\n<li>Asia: Maharajah merchandise cart<\/li>\n<li>Rafiki\u2019s Planet Watch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Guests will be able to find the following statues throughout the park: Kion (lion), Fuli (cheetah), Beshte (hippo), Ono (egret), Bunga (honey badger). Once you have found all the statues, you will need to return your map to Rafiki\u2019s Planet Watch where you will take a special pledge to become an honorary member of <em>The Lion Guard<\/em> and receive a special button. Guests will have the opportunity to do this activity through early April.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Due to the ongoing refurbishment work taking place at Disney\u2019s Wilderness Lodge, boat rentals are no longer available at the resort. Guests looking to enjoy boat rentals should head to:\n<ul>\n<li>Fort Wilderness Marina at Disney\u2019s Fort Wilderness Resort &amp; Campground<\/li>\n<li>Bike Barn at Disney\u2019s Fort Wilderness Resort &amp; Campground<\/li>\n<li>The Boat Nook at Disney\u2019s Contemporary Resort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Valentine\u2019s Day menus are available on <span data-term=\"goog_528352518\">February 14<\/span> at the following locations at Disney Springs:\n<ul>\n<li>Wolfgang Puck Caf\u00e9 and Dining Room<\/li>\n<li>Portobello Country Italian Trattoria<\/li>\n<li>Fulton\u2019s Crab House<\/li>\n<li>Bongos Cuban Cafe<\/li>\n<li>Paradiso 37<\/li>\n<li>Morimoto Asia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about Valentine&#8217;s Day events at Walt Disney World, please make sure to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/planning\/events\/valentines-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our page all about the special day<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twirl Mania athletes will participate in performances at Epcot in Showcase Plaza on February 14. Performances include: 1:30 p.m. \u2013 2:30 p.m. &#8211; \u201cCollegiate Classic Finals&#8221; 3:00 p.m. \u2013 4:00 p.m. &#8211; \u201cGold Showcase\u201d The full list of artists have been announced for the Garden Rocks Concert Series for the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival&#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-44108","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\/44108","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=44108"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82419,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44108\/revisions\/82419"}],"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=44108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}