Disneyland’s Critter Country will be renamed for the 1946 film. DISNEYLAND, CA — Shoe manufacturer Nike, perhaps seeking to rehab the publicity hit it took after besmirching Betsy Ross, has announced a partnership with Disney to build a new area at Disneyland themed to the 1946 hit movie Song of the South. “It’s a great…
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There will be no Moana / Tiki Room overlay. It’s Groot and Star Lord instead! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Fans of (the Magic Kingdom copy of) Walt Disney’s original Tiki Room had their hackles raised earlier this week, as rumors swirled of a Moana overlay coming to the attraction. Thankfully, park officials quickly quashed that story,…
It was a spectacle unrivaled in theme park history. Wonder what happened next? WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — For one Florida man, an ordinary day spent drinking at Epcot ended in an extraordinary way — racing for his life out of the park. Jesse Sanfford, 23, of Haines City, visited the park with several buddies…
“True Tales: from the files of Stupid Guest Tricks” is an ongoing series, where we share believable stories of park guests’ unbelievable stupidity. FROM STUPID GUEST TRICKS — StupidGuestTricks.com is a website founded to provide Disney Cast Members and other theme park employees a place to vent about some of the idiots they’ve dealt with….
Pictured: Artist’s concept of Star Wars: Rand der Galaxie at Disneyland Bavaria. FUSSEN, GERMANY — Europe’s second Disney park has only been open a few years, but is apparently already getting a new land. According to an article in today’s early edition of The Daily Churro, Disneyland Bavaria is the next park to get its own…