Oooooohhhh!!! The claw has dropped some festive new Mickey Ear headbands at Hollywood Studios and they are going to light up your night!
The new ears have buzz and woody Christmas ornaments on both ears as well as a cut Green Alien themed ornament. These ears also light up! With a quick flip of the switch on top you can light up the night with holiday cheer!
You can find the ears in Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios and they will cost you just under $20.
Get yer lasso’s ready, cowpokes, because here is some rootin’ tootin’ news for ya! There’s a brand-new table-service restaurant coming to Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Upon entering Andy’s back yard, guests are magically transformed to the size of a toy, surrounded by toys and playsets scattered throughout the area. And soon, guests will discover that a new play area has been set up – and it’s called Roundup Rodeo BBQ Restaurant. But of course, being Andy, it certainly isn’t your usual rodeo…
Using three cardboard boxes cut and taped together, Andy has created a new rodeo arena using some of his favorite toys, games, and play sets. And while some pieces are definitely western-themed, what makes this rodeo special is the broad assortment of toys that have been brought together to create a fun, colorful mashup-atmosphere that only a child could create.
Once inside, you’ll be surrounded by all of the rodeo festivities in-action as well as western town and train station play sets. And you just might spot some of your favorite Disney•Pixar characters scattered throughout the restaurant in the form of toys and game pieces including a toy version of Jessie riding on the back of a Trixie pull-toy and unique toy versions of Bo Peep and her sheep, all who appear to be performing in the rodeo together.
This immersive restaurant will surround guests with a kaleidoscope of toys, games, and playsets, providing yet another unique, fun, family-friendly dining experience that could only be had in Toy Story Land. In the meantime, be sure to check out Woody’s Lunch Box for delicious sandwiches, Lunch Box Tarts, and more!
Toy Story Land will be joining in the Holiday fun this year with decorations, holiday music, and special outfits for your favorite characters!
Starting November 8th, 2018 guests will greeted with new holiday decor, including oversized cranberry-and-popcorn garland, the chance to take a holiday card “selfie” of “Toy Story” pals, an oversized Hamm sugar cookie, Green Alien ornaments and more. There will also be holiday music to really spruce up this new land! Guests will hear sleigh bells ringing on Slinky Dog Dash, while Alien Swirling Saucers will offer two holiday tracks, and holiday themed lighting.
Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear don’t want to be left out of the fun, so they’ll be joining in the festivities with new holiday accessories. Woody’s trading in his cow print vest for a red holiday version, featuring a Christmas tree, and a present. He’s also adding an oversized candy cane to his holster, which looks like a perfect photo prop to me! Jessie will be wearing a green vest with peppermints adorning it, and Buzz is celebrating with a sparkly Santa hat.
Make sure you don’t miss any of the Holiday fun this year at Hollywood Studios Toy Story Land. Contact Kimberly at Enchanted Kingdom Vacations with Kimberly to start planning your Magical Vacation now!
Are you ready to Play Big at the new Toy Story Land in Disney’s Hollywood Studios? Now you can take advantage of Disney Early Morning Magic, which allows you entry into Andy’s backyard before the park opens!
I got to experience this magical time first hand and we were able to ride Slinky Dog 3 times with no wait, and met Woody, Jessie, and Buzz Lightyear. This limited entry experience guarantees little to no wait times, character meets, and breakfast. This is the perfect opportunity to zoom around Andy’s Backyard on Slinky Dog Dash, escape into space on Alien Swirling Saucers, and rack up some points on Toy Story Mania.
I’m all about the pictures, so if you want amazing PhotoPass pictures, then this is the event for you. Below are a few of the photos we took last week and as you can see it looks like we’re the only ones in the Park!
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The experience also includes a continental buffet featuring yogurt, fruit, pastries, and assorted cereal as well as your choice of a tasty main dish like avocado toast or fried chicken and donuts with maple glaze. The breakfast setup will be available at the ABC Commissary, a quick service dining location outside of Toy Story Land.
After you’re done eating and riding I recommend taking some time to soak in the ambiance on Hollywood Boulevard. There are a lot of little hidden details in this part of the park. Don’t forget to look up at the windows! When the park opens at Rope Drop most guests will be heading to Toy Story Land, so this is the perfect opportunity to get more great pictures around the park with no people in them.
Disney Early Morning Magic will take place on select dates, beginning Sept. 17, 2018, and is a separate offering than the Extra Magic Hours enjoyed by guests staying at Disney resorts. Select Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Breakfast will be available until 10 a.m.
The Disney Early Morning Magic experience costs $79 plus tax for adults (ages 10+) and $69 plus tax for children ages 3-9. Tickets are limited. A separate ticket for admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios is required and is not included in the experience price.
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If you love playing in Andy’s back yard at the new Toy Story Land in Hollywood Studios and collecting novelty popcorn buckets then this the perfect news for you! New this week is a Toy Story Land Refillable Popcorn Bucket and you’re going to love it to “infinity and beyond.”
The popcorn bucket features Jessie and Bullseye on one side and Stinky Pete and Woody on the other. The popcorn bucket features a picture of the whole gang is hanging out in front of a fence on an old west ranch with Woody’s Round Up sign printed on it .
I love the design so much, but the pop corn is my favorite part and if anyone tries to take any… I’ve set my laser from stun, to kill. They will only cost $10 and of course they are refillable! You can take a closer look at both sides in the photos below.
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Stop by select popcorn cart locations throughout Hollywood Studios to purchase the newest refillable popcorn bucket. Then, simply take your bucket to any participating popcorn cart location in either park for $1 refills.
Early Morning Magic launched at Magic Kingdom Park in 2016 giving guests early access to select attractions and it has been a big success. Disney announced Wednesday, they are expanding this offering to Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios beginning Sept. 17.
Toy Story Land, which allows guests to experience all the “Toy Story” fun in Andy’s backyard, has been a smash hit with guests since the land opened earlier this summer. And now there is a fun way to experience everything the land has to offer, with less wait.
Available on select mornings before the park opens, Disney Early Morning Magic offers exclusive, limited-time access to Toy Story Land, including Slinky Dog Dash, Alien Swirling Saucers, Toy Story Mania!, plus character greetings with Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear. The experience also includes a continental buffet, featuring yogurt, fruit, pastries, and assorted cereal as well as your choice of a tasty main dish like avocado toast or fried chicken and cronut with maple glaze.
Disney Early Morning Magic will take place on select Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Breakfast will be available until 10 a.m. The experience costs $79 plus tax for adult (age 10+) and $69 plus tax for children ages 3-9, and valid theme park admission is required.
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If you want to experience the fun and adventure of the all-new Toy Story Land, which just opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on June 30, 2018, you may want to consider staying at one of the seven Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels. That way you can enjoy the Extra Magic Hours benefit and up to 60-day FastPass+ benefit at the Walt Disney World Theme Parks, which guests staying at these seven Official Walt Disney World Hotels receive throughout 2018.
Notably, in July and August guests at these hotels, with valid theme park admission, can access Extra Magic Hours daily to experience favorite attractions at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, including the attractions in the 11-acre Toy Story Land, such as the new family coaster Slinky Dog Dash and Alien Swirling Saucers. This is in addition to enjoying Extra Magic Hours access to the popular attractions at the other three Walt Disney World Theme Parks, such as Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
In addition, guests staying at the seven hotels are also able to link their hotel reservation with the My Disney Experience app, and with a linked, valid theme park ticket, you have the ability to make FastPass+ selections up to 60 days prior to arrival, which is another very helpful benefit.
Featuring an ideal location in the Walt Disney World Resort, the seven Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels are within an easy walk to Disney Springs, which now features more than 130 establishments, with a diverse mix of shops, an unprecedented collection of menus inspired by award-winning chefs, and exceptional live entertainment. In addition, the hotels also provide shuttle transportation every 30 minutes to all four Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks, two Disney Water Parks, and at night to the Disney Springs area.
As a bonus, guests at these hotels also receive the “2018 Disney Springs Passport” booklet that features discounts and specials from Disney Springs merchants on entertainment, shopping and dining. Among the coupons featured in the booklet are discounts and special offers at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, T-REX Café, Rainforest Café at Disney Springs Marketplace, The Polite Pig and STK Orlando.
As a tie-in with the Incredible Summer at Walt Disney World, where there are new experiences throughout all four Theme Parks, the seven Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels are offering special “Summer is Incredible” room rates for stays through Sept. 3, 2018:
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Support for the military is a longstanding tradition that dates back to Disney’s earliest days. And that legacy continued when Walt Disney World Resort surprised some special military families with the chance to be among the first guests at Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
During the visit, Sarge and his Green Army Patrol joined Disney Parks leaders to welcome the group and share the day’s “top mission” – to have a magical time at Toy Story Land!
“Our military keeps us safe, keeps up our ideals and we in turn have a responsibility to them and their families, who often times are separated, to make sure they can have a magical time whenever they come through our gates,” Bob Chapek, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products said.
Many of the U.S. military service men and women who were among the first to “play big” at Toy Story Land had been separated from their families for months and spent the day reuniting in Andy’s backyard.
Oooooohhhh!!! With the opening of Toy Story Land you’re going to want to ride all the rides, but you’re also going to want to buy all the new awesome Toy Story Land Merchandise.
Here’s a look at some of the fun merchandise that will be available exclusively at Toy Story Land when the area debuts at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on June 30.
First up, guests can make a fashion statement with these playful headbands inspired by characters featured in Toy Story Land, with styles inspired by aliens and Slinky Dog.
Guests can find this Light-Up Slinky Dog, which doubles as a toy and fashion accessory, with playful light-up rings.
Also available will be “I Played There” commemorative T-shirts for kids that will let the world know they were among the first guests to experience Toy Story Land.
Of course, shopping for these adorable items is just one way guests can enjoy themselves when Toy Story Land opens on June 30. Guests will also be able to ride Slinky Dog Dash, a roller coaster Andy has assembled from his Mega Coaster Play Kit, take a spin on Alien Swirling Saucers, a galactic play set that Andy won at Pizza Planet, or walk through a new carnival game box to experience Toy Story Mania!, which has been a guest-favorite attraction at the park since it opened in 2008. Now expanded with a third track, the popular attraction will allow even more guests to take aim at 3D objects – using everything from baseballs to cream pies – in a variety of whimsical, fast-paced games. Families can also head to Woody’s Lunch Box in Toy Story Land for tasty meals and old-fashioned soda floats.
Which item above is your favorite? Tell us in the “Comments” section below. And be sure to stay tuned to the Disney Parks Blog over the next few weeks for more coverage on this exciting expansion.
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Three-eyed Toy Story Aliens take guests on a whirling flying saucer ride in toy rocket ships as part of Alien Swirling Saucers, one of the new attractions inside Toy Story Land, opening June 30 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
As guests become “honorary toys” in the new land, they encounter Alien Swirling Saucers, a playset that toy-owner Andy of Pixar Animation Studios’ Toy Story films won at the Pizza Planet restaurant. The new attraction whirls and blinks with colorful lighting, electronic space music and nonstop fun.
Alien saucer pilots are straight out of the Toy Story movies, with their pointy ears, three eyes, short antennae and facial expressions designed to convey surprise or delight. Each extraterrestrial has hitched its flying saucer to one of 22 rocket ships; together, flying saucers and rockets spin through the Pizza Planet galaxy.
With “The Claw” dangling overhead, guests climb aboard their rocket ships and hover in Pizza Planet’s version of “deep-dish space” for an out-of-this-world saucer whirl to the beat of new versions of Toy Story songs and musical themes. During the adventure, the Aliens spin guests around toy icons like Planet Pepperonia and a pizza-inspired space station.
Before boarding Alien Swirling Saucers, guests can pose for a photo with a Buzz Lightyear action figure standing more than 14 feet tall on top of toy building blocks near the entrance to his Star Command Space Station Playset. Toy robot guards flank the Pizza Planet-inspired marquee.
Inside Star Command, there are buttons to push, dials to turn and a switch to toggle for audio and visual effects. His creativity never flagging, Andy built a toy gantry with his Construx toy pieces that guests use to traverse from Buzz’s command center to the Swirling Saucers game.
Guests who are spin-averse can swirl vicariously by watching from the viewing area in between and around the playset.
“This is a world created by a boy’s imagination,” said Dave Fisher, Walt Disney Imagineering Senior Story Editor. “Andy has brought out all his space toys – it’s a really fun and high-energy attraction.”
Before or after a spin on Alien Swirling Saucers, guests can pose for an out-of-this-world selfie with a stationary, photo-ready green Alien in its colorful saucer just outside the attraction. Toys of all makes and sizes – from a 10-foot-diameter “rubber” ball to colorful Cooties – have been carefully placed by Andy among the landscape of overgrown grasses, toy shrubs and playset trees throughout Toy Story Land.
Alien Swirling Saucers: At a Glance
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