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  • Electrical Water Pageant Returning Soon to Walt Disney World Resort

    Electrical Water Pageant Returning Soon to Walt Disney World Resort

    Disney has announced, The Electrical Water Pageant will soon make its return to the waterways of Walt Disney World Resort, just outside of the Magic Kingdom.

    Guests at Disney Resort hotels along Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake will once again have a chance to see this twinkling nighttime musical processional that’s enchanted onlookers since 1971.

    The announcement was made in a post to the Walt Disney World Cast and Community Facebook page on Wednesday as you can see in the video below:

    According to the Disney World website, the floating nighttime parade will resume on December 20. 

    The Electrical Water Pageant, a procession which includes a medley of patriotic songs, can be viewed from Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney’s Wilderness Lodge and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground, and Disney’s Contemporary Resort.

  • New Breakfast Offerings Coming to Magic Kingdom for the Holidays

    New Breakfast Offerings Coming to Magic Kingdom for the Holidays

    Want to start your holiday adventure off at Magic Kingdom Park with a quick and delicious breakfast? The new breakfast lineup is delicious and will give enough energy to make it to you first Churro or Mickey Ice Cream Bar!

    From Egg & Bacon Croissant Breakfast Sandwich to Tots & Sausage Gravy, Magic Kingdom has what you need. And on the sweet side, the Cheshire Cat Tails are a delicious chocolate pastry twists decorated with pink and purple striped icing that are perfect anytime of day.

    Beginning Dec. 20 through Jan. 2, the breakfast items below will be available from park opening through 11 a.m., except for the Cheshire Cat Tails, which will be sold all day:

    • Donut Holes; Egg & Bacon Croissant Breakfast Sandwich (Westward Ho) 
    • Donut Holes; Egg & Bacon Croissant Breakfast Sandwich; Tots & Sausage Gravy (The Friar’s Nook)  
    • Cheshire Cat Tails; Egg & Bacon Croissant Breakfast Sandwich (The Lunching Pad)  

    Magic Kingdom Park is decked out in full festive regalia, and their chefs have been busy cooking (and baking!) up delicious treats just for the holidays! Let us know in the comments what your looking forward to most!

  • Nigerian Dwarf Goats Added to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Safari

    Nigerian Dwarf Goats Added to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Safari

    Disney World announced today, that they have introduce a new species of Nigerian dwarf goats to Animal Kingdom park.

    As guests wrap up their journey on the Harambe Wildlife Reserve they’ll see a warden’s outpost where these miniature West African goats chase, climb and play like kids. But don’t let their size fool you, they are fully grown adults.

    Originally from Nigeria, the goats are considered to be of high value because of the high protein milk they provide, which is also very sweet. Take a closer look at them below:

    By being able to help support the village with the goat milk products, there is less of a need for people to rely on wildlife, which in turn helps keep wildlife and their habitats protected. With the Warden’s outpost being on the edge of the reserve, this shared land is managed in a way that helps protect local wildlife so both the animals and humans can live near each other in harmony.

    Since the opening of the park in 1998, Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park has continued to grow and evolve, bringing new encounters to the savanna and with this addition they aren’t kidding around.

  • Disney Makes New Changes to Virtual Queue for New Star Wars Ride

    Disney Makes New Changes to Virtual Queue for New Star Wars Ride

    Disney World is making a slight adjustment to the virtual queue process for one of the most popular experiences at Walt Disney World Resort, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.

    Beginning Sunday, Dec. 20, distribution times for virtual queue enrollment will be 7 a.m. and 1 p.m.

    Currently the virtual queue reopens daily at 2 p.m. for anyone who wasn’t already able to join a boarding group earlier in the day.

    Keep in mind, to access the 1 p.m. virtual queue opportunity Guests must have a valid ticket or pass, a Disney Park Pass Reservation for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and be inside the park. Access to a boarding group is subject to availability and not guaranteed.

    As a reminder, only Guests with a Disney Park Pass reservation for Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be able to experience Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.

    When Park Hopper hours become available on Jan. 1, 2021, Guests visiting from another theme park will not be able to request to join the virtual queue. We encourage these Guests to explore other areas of the park, including in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge where they may experience Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run among other offerings.

  • New Walt Disney Statue Being Added to Epcot Transformation

    New Walt Disney Statue Being Added to Epcot Transformation

    As we previously reported, a multi-year transformation of EPCOT is underway that will reimagine the park while keeping true to the original vision and Disney has confirmed that the park is getting it’s own Walt Disney statue.

    The new Walt statue will be part of the new World Celebration neighborhood at EPCOT called Dreamer’s Point.

    Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley shared this update about EPCOT on his Instagram as you can see below:

    “Walt said, ‘EPCOT will always be in a state of becoming…’ and it’s that spirit of potential and possibility that inspires all we are bringing to life in the transformation of EPCOT, said Riddley.

    There is indeed a massive transformation taking place at Epcot for the park’s 50th anniversary however, which includes a newly redesigned park entrance, a new Guardians of the Galaxy Roller Coaster, a Space-Themed Restaurant, the new Play Pavilion and much more.

  • Alcohol-Infused Hot Cocoa is all the Buzz at Disney World

    Alcohol-Infused Hot Cocoa is all the Buzz at Disney World

    If you’re looking for that classic cup of hot cocoa to go with those cookies, then you’re in luck! Guests over the age of 21 can now warm up with a special array of alchohol infused hot chocolate beverages at Hollywood Studios in Disney World.

    They feature three hot cocoas, each one mixed with either Stoli Vanil Vodka, Red Stag by Jim Beam, or Baileys Irish Cream.

    They’re served in clear mini mugs with a matching tray and they’re all topped with whipped cream as you can see below:

    You can order one of these dreamy flights at ABC Commissary, Backlot Express, and Hollywood Scoops for $13 plus tax.

  • Disney World Begins Digitally Inserting Masks on Ride Photos

    Disney World Begins Digitally Inserting Masks on Ride Photos

    Walt Disney World is reportedly digitally inserting masks on park guests who take their masks off on rides.

    Prior to this, the park would not provide parkgoers access to ride photos in which masks were not in place properly, meaning anyone else on the same ride would be affected by the actions of anyone not wearing their masks properly.

    The practice can be seen in a photo from the Dinosaur ride at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, according to a guest who posted the photo to the Facebook group Disney World Junkies. Take a look below:

    Photo: Tony Townsend

    In the photo a passenger can be seen in the back row of the ride vehicle with an oversized black mask over the face that seems digitally placed.

    On Disney’s FAQ page on masks, it states, “If anyone in your ride vehicle’s mask is removed during an on-ride photo, you will not see or receive that photo.”

  • ‘Pretty Ricky’ Rapper Arrested for Punching Disney World Employee After COVID-19 Joke

    ‘Pretty Ricky’ Rapper Arrested for Punching Disney World Employee After COVID-19 Joke

    A member of Pretty Ricky, Spectacular Blue Smith, was arrested on Monday after allegedly assaulting an employee at Walt Disney World.

    35 year- old Spectacular Blue Smith — a rapper who is also on “Love & Hip Hop” — was at the resort’s Animal Kingdom theme park on Monday night when he walked past a Disney World employee, pretended to sneeze, and said “coronavirus,” according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit.

    The employee allegedly told Smith that his joke was not funny, but the musician and CEO responded, “I thought it was.”

    According to the affidavit, the employee then told Smith, “Then you’ll think it’s hilarious, if I asked you to step out of the line.”

    The cast member asked Smith to leave the line repeatedly, but Smith declined and punched the worker twice when he moved to block Smith’s path, according to the report.

    Records show Smith was arrested by a deputy from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office on a misdemeanor battery charge.

  • VIDEO: Disney Parks Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Look at New Ratatouille Ride

    VIDEO: Disney Parks Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Look at New Ratatouille Ride

    During he fifth anniversary edition of “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration,” Disney Parks revealed a behind-the-scenes look at the Ratatouille Adventure ride coming to EPCOT.

    The attraction will expand the pavilion and shrink guests to Remy’s size and scurry to safety in a dazzling chase across a kitchen with the sights, sounds and smells of Gusteau’s legendary Parisian restaurant.

    Take a look at the behind the scenes video Disney Parks posted to Twitter below:

    The loading area is made to look like to rooftops of Paris, with oversized chimneys and rain gutters. This is the area where riders will board trackless ride vehicles, which are made to look like rats.

    Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure opens in 2021. In addition to the Ratatouille ride, the expansion of the France Pavilion will include new shopping, dining, and more.

  • Woman Smacks Boyfriend After Disney World Proposal Thinking He Was Joking

    Woman Smacks Boyfriend After Disney World Proposal Thinking He Was Joking

    A Disney World proposal is usually a dream come true, but for one woman it was too good to be true and she smacked her boyfriend after he got down on one knee in the most magical place on earth.

    The young woman from Utah had suffered through her boyfriend’s fake proposals too many times so when he finally popped the question for real at Disney World, she playfully smacked him upside the head.

    The funny moment took place back in December 2018, but went viral this week, when Graice posted it on TikTok where it had racked up more than six million views. Take a look below to see the romantic\comedic moment for yourself:

    @hgoneill

    in my defense I thought he was trolling me ##fyp ##foryoupage

    ♬ original sound – Gracie

    Much to, 21-year-old, Gracie O’Neill’s suprise, this time, her boyfriend Cade was really proposing.

    The video shows Gracie and Cade posing for a photo in front of Cinderella’s castle, smiling with their arms wrapped around one another.

    When Gracie thinks the photo has been snapped and the moment is over, she moves to pull away — and Cade drops down on one knee in front of her.

    Without missing a beat, Gracie ‘karate chops’ him, playful but annoyed that he seems to be pretending to propose as a joke yet again.

    ‘This time I’m not kidding,’ Cade tells her with a smile, pulling a ring box out of his pocket and popping it open. The ensuing squeals tell the rest of the story.