“Hey, Alexa, transfer my life savings to my Walt Disney World account. We’re eating at Victoria & Albert’s.” WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Amazon and Disney have a history of working together, most notably having Amazon Prime deliveries by drone while you wait in an attraction queue. And now they have announced a new partnership,…
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The shutdown earlier this year may not have been because of Tron. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — When the Tomorrowland Speedway was closed at the beginning of this year, Disney gave construction of the new Tron roller coaster as the reason. And just like that coaster’s delays were not construction issues but a ransomware attack,…
The concept art is a LIE. ORLANDO, FL — As fans of the Fantastic Beasts movies and their seven prequels excitedly await the June arrival of the new attraction at Universal Orlando Resort and Spa, some bad news. The very namesake of “Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure” will not be able to enjoy his own…
Oops. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — As part of “Epcot 2.0,” the granite Leave a Legacy markers in the Epcot entrance plaza are being removed to a location outside the gates. However, as the photo above shows, the contractor charged with the job thought he was taking out Spaceship Earth as well. An embarrassed Walt…
Disney to rename WDW to “Wald Disney World”; Disneyland will have “Walk in Wald’s Footsteps” tour. CELEBRATION, FL — If you haven’t seen the image above already, a new fountain in the town of Celebration, Florida, includes a pointer to “Wald Disney World.” Embarrassed officials at the Disney Company now admit that they’ve been misspelling…