Yahoo Finance has officially named The Disney Company as the 2013 company of the year after 12 months that included the best box office results in history, the app of the year, a re-imagined crusie ship, and so much more. The full report from Yahoo Finance: Disney (DIS) is a 90-year-old company that’s also the […]
Disney’s Monorail service to be severely limited in early 2014
December 20, 2013 by 2 Comments
The Walt Disney World Monorail system is going to be severely limited in the early part of the new year, and guests are going to have to adjust. Beginning on Jan. 21, 2014, the Resort Monorail and Express Monorail will be down for maintenance during non-peak times on weekdays. During weekdays, the two monorail beams […]
Dates released for Star Wars Weekends 2014
December 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The dates for Star Wars Weekends 2014 have officially been announced, and now you know exactly when the Force will be present at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Weekend I: May 16 – 18, 2014 Weekend II: May 23 – 25, 2014 Weekend III: May 30 – June 1, 2014 Weekend IV: June 6 – 8, 2014 […]
Tortuga Tavern in Magic Kingdom will serve Island Dinner Buffet for limited time
December 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In a very unexpected, and quiet, move, Tortuga Tavern at the Magic Kingdom is changing things up. Usually the quick service restaurant is open from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., and that isn’t even always the case. On Sunday, Dec. 21, 2013, Tortuga Tavern will serve quick service from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and […]
Holiday shirt featuring Figment and Dreamfinder coming to Disney Parks Online Store tomorrow
December 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
With rumors of a possibly major, and maybe even retro, refurbishment of Journey Into Imagination coming in early 2014…Disney is making sure to drop hints or maybe just deliver some awesome holiday cheer to everyone. The Disney Parks Online Store will have a special holiday shirt featuring Dreamfinder and Figment on sale beginning tomorrow, Dec. […]
Buy your limited time Horizons 30th Anniversary t-shirts starting today
November 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Today is the day that longtime fans of Walt Disney World, and especially Epcot, will be pleased to know they can own a little part of the long lost attraction known as Horizons. Below are the three shirts, and yes, they may all look the same on the front, but they’re different on the back. […]
Disney World Brings Back 20 percent off Merchandise Coupons Located on Food Receipts until January 6, 2014
November 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Earlier this year, Walt Disney World was putting coupons on the bottom of their food receipts that guests could use at various merchandise locations spread throughout property. The coupons gave guests 20 percent off their total merchandise purchase which isn’t too shabby at all. It appears to have been a successful little operation as it has now […]
Festival of the Lion King will be closed for around six months for big move
November 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The confirmation of the move of Festival of the Lion King to Africa at Disney’s Animal Kingdom was confirmed back in the summer, but it wasn’t quite known when the current attraction would be closing. Well, until now. On Jan. 5, 2014, the Festival of the Lion King will officially close its doors for approximately […]
Tomorrowland Transit Authority closing for two-month refurbishment in 2014
November 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Time to add to the list of Magic Kingdom refurbishments as another attraction will be out of commission for a while in 2014. Beginning on Feb. 10, 2014, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority will be closed for refurbishment through March 27, 2014. It is tentatively scheduled to reopen on March 28, 2014. Check out the full […]
The Barnstormer, Liberty Square Riverboat closing for refurbishments in early 2014
November 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Two restaurants have been announced as being down for refurbishments in early 2014, and now there are two more refurbishments coming up, but they will be for attractions at the Magic Kingdom. The Barnstormer over in Storybook Circus will be closing on Feb. 3, 2014, and staying closed through Feb. 5, 2014. It’s only a […]