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  • Disney World Bus Crash Sends 15 Park Guests to Hospital

    Disney World Bus Crash Sends 15 Park Guests to Hospital

    Two buses transporting guests collided at Walt Disney World on Tuesday morning, sending 15 guests to the hospital.

    According to the Florida Highway Patrol, one Disney bus rear-ended another Disney bus at a tollbooth on Epcot Center Drive around 10:00 a.m. 51 people on board at the time of the accident.

    There were many witnesses and quite a few took to social media to post pictures of the accident.  One shot shows a cracked windshield as you can see below.

    The fifteen injured guests were transported to a local hospital where they are being treated for minor injuries, according to troopers.

    “Nothing is more important than the safety of our guests and cast members, and we a currently focused on the well being of those involved in the situation,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement.

    Another video captured it from a different angle.

    The incident reportedly happened during the special holiday finale of the nightly fireworks show.

    It’s unclear what caused the firework to end up near the crowd and there were no reports of injury.

    IllumiNations is set to end its nearly 20-year run next summer. A replacement show is currently in the works.

  • Disney Reveals Guardians of the Galaxy ‘Storytelling’ Roller Coaster Ride Vehicle

    Disney Reveals Guardians of the Galaxy ‘Storytelling’ Roller Coaster Ride Vehicle

    The “Guardians of the Galaxy”-inspired attraction at Epcot is going to be an out of this galaxy experience like no other.  Earlier this week, Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products Chairman Bob Chapek shared the first details on the innovative new ride system planned to bring the adventurous attraction to life.

    According to Bob, building an adventure this big will require a ride system and ride vehicles unlike anything our guests have experienced before. What guests will encounter on the Guardians of the Galaxy Attraction can best be described as a one-of-a-kind storytelling coaster that connects the adventure of a storyline with the thrills of a coaster.

    “On most coasters, the vehicles point straight ahead throughout the ride,” Bob explained. “But on this attraction, each individual cab will be programmed to direct your eye to the story happening around you.

    That means instead of whizzing by the action, you’ll be fully immersed in the story from the minute you launch.”

    The attraction will be one of the world’s longest enclosed roller coasters when it opens in Future World at Epcot. Earlier this year, 960 trucks’ worth of concrete poured the foundation of this mammoth attraction, which will be housed inside a building so large that the volume of four Spaceship Earth attractions could fit inside it!

    The attraction will open in time for the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort in 2021.

  • Woman Arrested After Dragging a Child By Harness in Disney World

    Woman Arrested After Dragging a Child By Harness in Disney World

    A woman was arrested at Epcot in Walt Disney World after witnesses saw her dragging a child by a harness in an Epcot bathroom, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

    A 911 call was received Tuesday night about a woman who was yelling and dragging a child by a harness he or she was wearing, according to deputies. The woman was later identified as 34-year-old Sara Villar.

    As a result of being dragged, the child hit his or her head on the bathroom floor, according to authorities.

    When deputies confronted Villar, she refused to give her name. She became angry and turned a stroller “in an aggressive manner”, which caused a child to fall out of the stroller, the report states.

    Deputies tried to get Villar to calm down and identify herself, but she refused.  She was then escorted to a patrol vehicle where she began to hit her head on the hood and dent it, according to authorities.

  • New Epcot Minnie Ears Coming to Disney World are Too Cute

    New Epcot Minnie Ears Coming to Disney World are Too Cute

    Disney Parks has had no shortage of stylish Ears as of late and now they are releasing the cutest Epcot Inspired Minnie Ears that you’ll totally want in your ‘Future World’.

    In Epcot you can do everything from riding classic attractions like Spaceship Earth to exploring the countries of the World Showcase. One moment you are flying around the world on Soarin’ and the next you’re eating fish and chips in the United Kingdom.

    If you’re a fan of all things Epcot, you’re going to love the newest Minnie ears that are coming soon. Take a look at these cuties below:

    First up are four new ears inspired by different pavilions of the World Showcase! There’s one each for the United Kingdom, France, Mexico and Germany, all featuring a flag bow along with Spaceship Earth-inspired ears.

    Disney is never one to let a good trend pass by, so there is also a pair of bubblegum wall ears! Who doesn’t love a good wall pic? And these Minnie Ears will make that Instagram selfie complete. The bow is a perfect match for everyones favorite wall in Future World, and celebrates that classic Epcot design style you know and love.

    Epcot Minnie Ears Bubblegum wall

    All five new ear styles are coming soon to Epcot! Let us know which ones are your favorite in the comments.

  • OFFICIAL: New Nighttime Fireworks Spectacular to Replace IllumiNations At Epcot

    OFFICIAL: New Nighttime Fireworks Spectacular to Replace IllumiNations At Epcot

    Rumors of a big change coming to Epcot’s nighttime spectacular have been going around for quite some time and now after nearly 20 years of delighting Epcot guests through music, fireworks, fire torches and more, Disney has announced that “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth” will be ending next year.

    The Disney Parks Live Entertainment team is already busy creating new thrills to debut immediately following the conclusion of “IllumiNations,” continuing the tradition of nightly entertainment on the World Showcase Lagoon.

    “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth,” which is currently planned to run to the end of summer 2019, has entertained millions of guests gathered around World Showcase Lagoon sharing the light and a story since it debuted in October 1999 as part of the Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration. During the coming year, Epcot will be celebrating this classic show, so there is plenty of time to experience it again and again, as excitement builds for what’s next.

    There are big plans for Epcot’s multi-year transformation of Epcot, with new experiences that will “Wow!” guests while keeping true to the original vision of the park. And the all-new nighttime fireworks spectacular coming to Epcot’s World Showcase Lagoon will be part of the park’s exciting evolution.

    The new show joins several previously announced experiences coming to Epcot, including the highly-anticipated “Guardians of the Galaxy” roller coaster attraction, a “Ratatouille”-inspired attraction in World Showcase, a new table-service restaurant adjacent to Mission: SPACE and much more!

    Stay tuned to Disney Dorks for updates on the new nighttime spectacular and everything else coming to Epcot!

  • BREAKING: Spaceship Earth Shutdown Due To Leak at Epcot

    BREAKING: Spaceship Earth Shutdown Due To Leak at Epcot

    At Epcot today, a “minor water leak” forced Spaceship Earth to shutdown, according to Walt Disney World.

    The leak occurred in the morning — inside the theme park’s icon — and the ride was temporarily shut down but is expected to reopen by Monday, said a Disney spokesperson.

    Visitors posted video footage on social media of water dripping down from underneath the ride into large puddles surrounded by yellow cones.

    The leak is slightly ironic since the geodesic sphere was designed to funnel rain where they want it to go. The cladding was designed so that when it rains, no water pours off the sides onto the ground. All water is collected through one-inch gaps in the facets into a gutter system, and finally channeled into the World Showcase Lagoon.