WDW News - Week of April 26th

Back in January it was announced that Disney's Animal Kingdom would be bringing back Festival of the Lion King sometime this summer in a modified format to be mindful of health and safety best practices. And now Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle has announced on Instagram that the adjusted  “A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King” will debut in mid-May at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Top 5 Disney Plus Movie Series Recommendations

Join us as we recommend our Top 5 Movie Series currently found on Disney plus.  From Frozen to Pirates of the Caribbean, we cover it all.  

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Ranking the WDW Theme Parks for your Next Visit

In Orlando, visitors both young and young at heart can immerse themselves in open-air adventures at the world’s top theme parks! Whether it’s the magic of Walt Disney World® Resort, endless excitement at Universal Orlando Resort, an aquatic wonderland at SeaWorld® Orlando, or building family fun at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort, Orlando has theme parks that are perfect for you. Our parks also have enhanced safety and sanitization measures to help protect you and your family, including face-mask and social-distancing guidelines, contactless payment options, and more.

No destination on Earth has more — or more iconic — theme parks than Orlando. At Walt Disney World Resort alone, you’ll find Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot®, Disney’s Hollywood Studios® and Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, plus Disney’s Blizzard Beach and Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water parks. With so many imaginative options to choose from, as well as dining, shopping and fun at Disney Springs®, you’ll never run out of unforgettable, memory-making adventures at Walt Disney World. (Reservations are required at all Walt Disney World Resort parks.)

What's Happening in WDW News?  Week of 04192021

Disney announced that the popular Disneyland Shanghai attraction, TRON Lightcycle Run would be coming to Walt Disney World back in 2017. The ride was originally planned to open this year for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebrations, but construction was reportedly delayed due to the ongoing health crisis.

Here you can get a good look at the large outdoor canopy that will eventually light up with color as the ride vehicles make their way through the world of Tron and, it is massive. Just compare it to the already existing home of Space Mountain next door!

9 Real-Life Places that Inspired Disney Attractions

Whether you’re a kid or a kid-at-heart, visiting a Disney theme park feels like a fairytale come to life. Part of the magic is thanks to the fact that many of Disney’s attractions are based on actual places around the globe. Disney Imagineers found creative inspiration in some of the world’s most majestic locales and went out of their way to replicate them in incredible detail within the parks. From soaring mountains to fantastical castles, here are nine real-life places that inspired these attractions at the Disney parks.

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The Disney Characters are characters created, developed, and/or adapted by Walt Disney and others at The Walt Disney Company. Disney characters are the most popular and recognizable set of characters in the world, with Mickey Mouse standing as the most famous and as Disney's mascot. Some of the other most well-known Disney characters range from films such as The Little Mermaid, The Jungle Book, Cinderella, Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh and more.

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