{"id":52966,"date":"2017-04-17T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=52966"},"modified":"2022-02-04T21:42:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:42:03","slug":"walt-disney-world-news-41717","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/walt-disney-world-news-41717\/","title":{"rendered":"Rikki&#8217;s Mouse Bites &#8211; Walt Disney World News 4\/17\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<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=\"Walt Disney World News\" 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Walt Disney World News<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c3SjFILTgDM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/parks\/magic-kingdom\/\">Magic Kingdom<\/a>&#8216;s park hours have been extended on Saturday, April 22, until 11:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Beginning <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1874446888\"><span class=\"aQJ\">April 21<\/span><\/span>, Guests will be able to enjoy a sneak preview from the upcoming film <em>Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/parks\/disneys-hollywood-studios\/\">Disney&#8217;s Hollywood Studios<\/a>. Guests will have the opportunity to see this advance look of the film as part of the end movie at the One Man&#8217;s Dream attraction. <em>Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales<\/em> will be released in theaters on May 26.<\/li>\n<li>The BB8 meet and greet opportunity is now available for Guests at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/parks\/star-wars-walt-disney-world\/\">Star Wars Launch Bay<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The tiger exhibit in the Maharajah Jungle Trek at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/parks\/animal-kingdom-park\/\">Disney&#8217;s Animal Kingdom<\/a> will be seeing habitat enhancements<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_187239754\"><span class=\"aQJ\"> through May 5<\/span><\/span>. During this time, the tigers will be kept backstage and will be inaccessible\u00a0to Guests.<\/li>\n<li>The awakenings at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/parks\/animal-kingdom-park\/avatarguide\/#latest\">Tree of Life<\/a> will soon be able to be seen on both sides of the tree. Beginning in late May, Guests walking the pathway between Africa and Asia will be able to have a great view as the Tree of Life magically come to life each evening. Then throughout the summer, the nighttime offering will be added to the back side of the tree.<\/li>\n<li>Due to dry conditions, there are currently fire restrictions throughout Central Florida. As a result, campfires at the Walt Disney World Resort hotels will not take place as scheduled. There is no date set for when campfire activities will resume. Other recreation activities will continue to be held. Campfires have been canceled around Walt Disney World at the following resorts:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/animal-kingdom-lodge\/\">Disney&#8217;s Animal Kingdom Lodge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/contemporary\/\">Disney&#8217;s Contemporary Resort<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/beach-club-resort\/\">Disney&#8217;s Beach Club Resort<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/boardwalk-inn-guide\/\">Disney&#8217;s BoardWalk Inn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/cbr\/\">Disney&#8217;s Caribbean Beach Resort<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/coronado-springs\/\">Disney&#8217;s Coronado Springs Resort<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/grand-floridian\/\">Disney&#8217;s Grand Floridian Resort &amp; Spa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/old-key-west\/\">Disney&#8217;s Old Key West Resort<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/polynesian\/\">Disney&#8217;s Polynesian Village Resort<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/port-orleans-french-quarter\/\">Disney&#8217;s Port Orleans French Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/port-orleans-riverside\/\">Disney&#8217;s Port Orleans Riverside<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/saratoga-springs\/\">Disney&#8217;s Saratoga Springs Resort <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/yacht-club\/\">Disney&#8217;s Yacht Club Resort<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/fort-wilderness\/\">Disney&#8217;s Fort Wilderness Resort<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/wilderness-lodge\/\">Disney&#8217;s Wilderness Lodge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Fittings &amp; Fairings Clothes &amp; Notions shop at Disney&#8217;s Yacht and Beach Club is closed for refurbishment. During this time, Guests may purchase merchandise items in the lobby near Ale &amp; Compass Lounge from 6:00 a.m. &#8211; midnight.<\/li>\n<li>Performers have been announced for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/planning\/events\/night-of-joy\/\">Night of Joy<\/a> hard ticket event. The night of Christian fellowship will take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports on September 8 and 9. Tickets will go on sale in early June. The performer line-up is:\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, September 8 \u2013 MercyMe, TobyMac, Natalie Grant, Danny Gokey, Matt Maher, Colton Dixon, Rend Collective, Zach Williams.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, September 9 \u2013 Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Kirk Franklin, Jordan Feliz, Crowder, Jeremy Camp, Tye Tribbett.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Walt Disney World News &nbsp; The Magic Kingdom&#8216;s park hours have been extended on Saturday, April 22, until 11:00 p.m. Beginning April 21, Guests will be able to enjoy a sneak preview from the upcoming film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales at Disney&#8217;s Hollywood Studios. Guests will have the&#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-52966","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\/52966","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=52966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52969,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52966\/revisions\/52969"}],"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=52966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}