Walt Disney World

Some Disney Cast Members Are Planning to Protest the Company’s Vaccine Mandate

The Walt Disney Company and Cast Member unions put a vaccine mandate in place requiring Cast Members to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by next month, and some Cast Members are planning to protest the requirement. This protest is planned for Walt Disney World, and sources in the company say another is planned on the west coast for Anaheim Cast Members. The Cast Members planning to protest ar

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Guest Climbs a Cinderella Castle Balcony for a Photo Opp!

Are more Disney Guests ending up where they are not supposed to be, or is social just getting better at catching this stuff on video? In any case, TikTok user @pincessshannon just caught a quick video of a Guest atop of one of the balconies on CINDERELLA CASTLE in the Magic Kingdom! https://www.tiktok.com/@pincessshannon/video/7008259471117946117?sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=699683110038361

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Disney World Continues to Prepare for Its 50th Anniversary

One of the biggest events in Walt Disney World's history is coming up, and Disney Fanatics worldwide are getting ready for it! As with any Disney celebration, there's a huge variety of special events and products to look forward to during the 50th anniversary celebration, so let's run through a review of everything that's being offered so far! Some of the biggest ways that Disney World is choosing

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The Disney College Program is Now Accepting Applications for October Arrivals

Is the magic calling you? The Disney College Program just opened applications back up to accept more college students to live, earn, and learn at the Walt Disney World Resort with arrival dates as early as October 25. The Disney College Program got off to a slow start earlier this year while the company worked through the safety aspect of bringing College Program participants (CPs) back to Walt Di

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Take a Behind the Scenes Look at Music Coming to EPCOT from Harmonious

Walt Disney World is kicking off “The World's Most Magical Celebration” with new nighttime fireworks spectaculars at both EPCOT and the Magic Kingdom and today, the Disney Parks Blog shared a sneak peek at what's to come with Harmonious in EPCOT! The new nightly fireworks show will debut on October 1, the same day as the Magic Kingdom's Disney Enchantment. The 50th anniversary celebrat

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NEW D23 50th Anniversary Pin Set Celebrates Characters from Disney Parks

Calling all pin collectors! If you are not a D23 member, this pin set may be the perfect motivation to sign up… D23 just announced the release of a “Vacation Kingdom of the World” pin set in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort. The pins are designed artists Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily and they are giving us a serious dose of Walt Disney World nosta

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President Biden Meets with Disney CEO Bob Chapek During a Push for Vaccine Mandates

President Joe Biden met earlier today with business executives and CEOs from major organizations across the country, including CEO of the Walt Disney Company Bob Chapek to discuss the importance of vaccinations for U.S. workers. The meeting followed the news of last week's vaccine mandates for nearly all federal employees and contractors under the Biden administration as well as by a number of lar

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Fab 50 Character Statues Arrive in EPCOT Ahead of Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary

We can't believe The Most Magical Celebration on Earth is almost here! Earlier this year, Disney announced that a set of “Fab 50” character statues would debut across Walt Disney World in honor of the park's 50th anniversary. We've already seen some of the statues that have arrived at the Magic Kingdom, and today we got a first look at the ones over in EPCOT! Disney Imagineer Zach Ridd

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Creations Shop Replaces Mouse Gear as EPCOT’s Flagship Shop

The new flagship merchandise location for EPCOT is now open! The reimagining of Mouse Gear into the brand new Creations Shop plus the opening of Club Cool on the same day, brings us one step closer to Disney's dramatic redesign of EPCOT. Fans of Mouse Gear (and the site's former shop, the Centorium) will be pleased to learn that Disney Imagineers were careful to honor the legacy and nostalgia of E

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Club Cool is Now Open at EPCOT!

Missing the Beverly? (Or at you just missing tricking your friends into trying it?) Either way, the Beverly and the rest of Club Cool's sodas from around the world are now back at EPCOT! Club Cool opened in 2005 (replacing the similar albeit cooler in the nostalgic sense Ice Station Cool) and until 2019 the Future World attraction had become a rite of passage for Disney fans visiting EPCOT. The at

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