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With the holiday season essentially here, many seasonal elements are returning to Walt Disney World, including an Animal Kingdom show that makes me LIGHT UP anytime I see it!
Christmas at Animal Kingdom
Tree of Life: Awakenings is set to return to the park’s central icon on November 1st, with shows approximately every 10 minutes after dusk on select nights.
This is NOT a drill! A fifth installment in one of our all-time favorite Disney Channel film series is officially in the works after 20 years!
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That’s right, Disney has confirmed that a fifth Halloweentown film is in development, and if greenlit, it will air on the Disney Channel and stream on Disney+, according to Variety.
We’ve had a lot of big news coming out of Disney World recently, including new characters coming to Jollywood Nights, new behind-the-scenes looks at park expansions, churro mobile orders, and more. That means you may have missed some of the other news that dropped this week.
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Just in case you missed the smaller news stories, though, we’ve got you covered. We’re going to tell you about the quiet announcements Disney World made this week and get you up to speed.
The Disney rumor mill is pretty much always swirling.
Tower of Terror under construction
Folks want to know what’s going on behind construction walls, what the “tea” is with all their favorite actors and upcoming films, and of course, if there are any big upcoming changes or announcements to prepare for. We often see rumors pop up online before official announcements are made, and today we’re breaking down some of the common rumors we’ve seen this week!
Oh, Disney Cruise Line, you thought you could pull a fast one on us? Well, we are watching! Always watching…
Disney Cruise Line
We recently sailed on the Disney Wish, where we learned tons of new information about the Disney Believe, Disney’s newest cruise ship launching in December 2027. We love grabbing a Mickey Ice Cream Bar while we book our next trip on the seas, but today we noticed something has changed online, and we think it might really throw some people off!
Being a Disney+ subscriber is more than just having access to Disney’s library of movies and shows. It also means getting exclusive perks and offers!
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Speaking of, Disney+ just released an new sweepstakes for all subscribers, and football fans are going to want to take advantage of it. We’re talking FREE tickets to a college football game, so let’s take a look!
We’ll have to admit that Galactic Starcruiser was a pretty interesting experiment on Disney’s part to create an immersive Star Wars environment where guests could roleplay out their Star Wars dreams. However, the hotel was pricey, and at the end of the day, Disney admitted that “it didn’t perform” and subsequently closed it just a little over a year after it opened.
Galactic Starcruiser
However, Disney didn’t want the building go to waste, so it decided to use what had already been built to create new office space for Walt Disney Imagineering. We’ve previously seen signs of construction at the closed hotel’s site, and we’ve seen permits filed for work in the area. Well, now Disney has filed a new permit for the location.
We like to keep things fresh here at DFB. As an editor here, I’m always on the lookout for exciting new concepts and articles we can write that will bring value to our readers — but I’ll be honest, it isn’t always easy.
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And that’s where Title Brainstorms come into the picture! A Title Brainstorm is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: members of the Editorial Team get together and try to come up with interesting titles or constructs that we haven’t necessarily written before, just to keep things interesting and to keep the wheels turning in our brains. During a recent Title Brainstorm, I had the (genius, if I do say so myself) idea to do Mad Libs — and let’s just say the results weren’t exactly what I had planned.
You know how we love to play detective around here. Whenever Disney files a patent, we put on our Imagineer hats and try to figure out what it could mean for the parks. And this time? Disney has filed TWO brand-new patents, and they could be total game-changers.
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Now, before we all start planning our trips around experiences that don’t exist yet, a quick reminder: a patent does NOT mean Disney has confirmed anything is coming to the parks. Some of these ideas make it to a ride; some stay on the drawing board forever. But it’s still a fun peek at what the Imagineers might be dreaming up! Let’s get into the latest filings.
It might as well be snowing in Florida because the holidays are happening VERY soon, and we are ready. One of our favorite things to do is go to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party in Magic Kingdom…where we actually DO get snow (well, snope, but that counts, too).
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
If you’re a Disney Vacation Club (DVC) Member, you probably already know that you can get a discount on Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party tickets, but did you know you can also get a FREE souvenir to take home with you at the party? If not, we’ve got all the details!
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