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The new, boring appearance of Disney Skyliner cars. Images © 2019 Disney Parks via YouTube.

Skyliner cars to remain completely covered

Disney caters to guests with fear of heights. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- When park officials announce the construction of the Disney Skyliner gondola system, they released concept art showing colorful, whimsical gondola cars featuring Disney characters. However, apparently the actual cars are much more bland. Video footage released by Disney parks last week show the cars completely wrapped in a bland brown material. We reached out to Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation) for an explanation. The thrill is gone "Isn't it ...
February 4, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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John Adams joins Spaceship Earth. Photo by Cory Doctorow [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr; Adams animatronic by Gallery of Historic Figures.

Presidential expansion coming to Walt Disney World

The Hall of Presidents is so popular, Disney is putting U.S. Presidents all through the parks! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Walt Disney World officials announced today that there would soon be "more Presidential Presence" in Disney's Florida theme parks. Several new Presidents are expected to make their appearance soon throughout the parks. Sharing stories around the fire podium In a press conference held today in the convention center at Disney's Contemporary Resort and Richard Nixon-Is-Not-a-Crook Spa, Disney (the company) announced the new additions. ...
January 26, 2019 by X in Florida
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Take the plunge on La Grande Sortie, new for 2019! Photo CC0 via PxHere.

New coaster will deposit guests outside of the park

Montréal's Six Flags park tries a daring new ride strategy. MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC -- La Ronde, Six Flags' one Canadian theme park, will open a new ride this season with a unique feature. It will deposit its riders outside of the park, forcing them to either pay to come back in or go home for the day. La Grande Sortie (in English, "The Big Sortie") is a simple ride. Riders seated four across, in a car with seven rows, exit the loading area directly onto ...
January 25, 2019 by Marty in World
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Disney finally starts using both sides of the track. Photo by KaiBorgeest [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

Monorails added to underside of track, doubling rider capacity

Walt Disney World continues to experiment in guest transportation methods. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- As guest attendance numbers continue to climb at The Happiest Most Magical Place on Earth, Walt Disney World Resort officials struggle to manage the crowds. One solution, of course, is to raise prices and make the place way too expensive for the riff raff. While that program is underway and shows some success, there's still the issue of what to do with the people who still show up. Disney ...
January 24, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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Epcot's Germany Pavilion (annexed territory not shown). Photo by Sam Howzit [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.

World Showcase chaos: Germany Pavilion invades France Pavilion

 “Die Remy-Attraktion war schon immer ein Teil von Deutschland!”  WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Details are still scarce, but apparently Cast Members from Epcot's Germany Pavilion invaded the France Pavilion today in a daring pre-dawn raid. Authorities suggest the raid was timed to coincide with the U.S. government's partial shutdown, which enabled the Cast Members to get past the American Adventure Pavilion. No casualties have been reported, as French Cast Members quickly surrendered. Onlookers report shouts of "Deutschland-Pavillon über alles" and "Die Remy-Attraktion ...
January 22, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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