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Aug- 2022 -5 August
Disney Releases New Genie Service Tutorial Videos
The Walt Disney World Resort is determined to get its Guests properly acquainted with its AI Park day planner, Disney Genie, Genie+, and Individual Lightning Lane, and it recently added a list of tutorial videos to the MyDisneyExperience app in an effort to help Guests learn how to navigate them. Covering both the complementary and extra-cost side of this optimization tool, the visual aides cover
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4 August
All Signs for Covid-19 Finally Removed from Disney World
It appears that the pandemic restrictions are finally over at The Walt Disney World Resort. After a slow and steady reopening process, the last of the signs set to signal any sort of covid-justified restrictions on the Disney World Guest experience have reportedly been removed. This marks the near end of a two-year process that included the elimination of enforced social distancing, the relieving
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4 August
Disgraced Pixar Founder Seeks New ‘Luck’ with Apple TV+
Pixar co-founder and former CCO of Walt Disney Animation Studios, John Lassetter, is back with a new animated feature-length film that promises to be fun for the whole family. But he is doing so completely outside of the Disney corporate bubble. Instead, he was asked to helm Skydance Animation’s first feature-length film, Luck, and it is finally set to be released on Apple TV+ on August 5. Related
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4 August
EPCOT Pavilion Experiences Serious Water Damage
With Walt Disney World Resort in the heart of Central Florida, storms are expected… especially in the summer months. With a recent storm producing excessive rain, EPCOT's The Land Pavilion couldn't seem to keep the water out. Credit: Matthew Cooper Photography RELATED: Video – Lightning Strikes Spaceship Earth We previously shared videos capturing a massive storm causing Guests to scre
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4 August
Target Is Selling a 5-Foot Inflatable Stitch, and We Want One!
The “spooky” season is arriving soon! As you're preparing for your visit to Walt Disney World Resort's Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party or Disneyland Resort's Oogie Boogie Bash, don't forget the add a touch of Disney to your front yard. We previously shared the must-have 6-foot Ursula inflatable inspired by The Little Mermaid (1989), as well as the fantastic Hitchhiking Ghosts inf
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4 August
Disney Sues Visa, Mastercard Over Transaction Fees
If you have visited any of the Disney Theme Parks and Resorts or the Disney Store and ShopDisney, you more than likely used a Visa or Mastercard to pay for any magical experiences or products. But with those innumerable transactions come transition fees, and the Mouse House is once again taking the stance of many other companies that believe that the two companies have such a strong hold on the ma
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4 August
Night of a Million Lights Cancelled: Is Disney Bringing Back Dancing Lights?
Kissimmee’s Give Kids The World is an incredible charity in Central Florida that offers free weeklong vacations to critically ill children and their families. The village hosted “Night of a Million Lights,” a holiday highlight for Florida. Unfortunately, it is now being discontinued. Could Walt Disney World be making plans to use their borrowed lights once again? Credit: GKTW RELATED:
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4 August
Real-Life ‘Evil Stepmother’? Woman Refuses to Bring Stepchild on Disney Trip
With Disney vacations often comes family drama, and in one recent instance, that family drama featured a classic Disney theme: Stepmothers. According to Mumsnet.com, a woman mentioned that she received backlash after she decided to take her toddler to Disneyland Paris and leave her stepchild behind. She took to the forum for validation after her husband got upset with the idea, saying: “[I] was wi
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4 August
Disney Lawsuit Update on Viral Lightning McQueen Car
We previously shared that Disney filed a lawsuit against a popular Instagram and TikTok user that created his very own Lightning McQueen-themed car after Disney Pixar's animated film franchise series, Cars (2006). Now, the TikToker provides a lawsuit update! Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy at Disney's Hollywood Studios (Credit: Disney) @ninefivegarage quickly became famous on social media for h
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3 August
Compensating for Rapunzel? Woody, Jessie Supposedly Make Up for ‘Racist’ Meet and Greet
A video has gone viral showing Toy Story characters Woody and Jessie giving two lucky little Guests some extra attention as they walked around the Park. Any other day, this video would have just been left in the digital pile of every other video of parents watching their kids have an extra magical interaction with their favorite character. But today is different. Just a few days ago, a video went
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