This week's theme park news:

• the Disney company turned 100 this week, and to celebrate Hong Kong Disneyland unveiled a brand new Walt Disney statue. It featured Walt and Mickey sitting on a park bench looking at the park’s Carousel.

• Epcot celebrated the birthday as well with the official opening of Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana.

• At WDW it was announced that Blizzard Beach water park will reopen for guests on November 6. As they only open one water park at a time at the moment this means that Typhoon Lagoon will close November 5.

• More Christmas events have breen announced this week 2023 Holidays at Universal Orlando Resort events will start November 17 and continue through December 31. The usuals return including Mannheim Steamroller.

• Universal have announced the name for their new Las Vegas standalone horror attraction, it will be called Universal Horror Unleashed.

• Italy's Gardaland is teasing its new attraction for 2024, which will be based on legends of indigenous Americans.