Pictured: a passenger gantry is added to the Falcon Heavy launch tower in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. HAWTHORNE, CA — Exciting news from SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas chairman Bob Chapek. They announced today that visitors to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge can to actually travel to outer space! Musk…
Pictured: a variety of new international entrees, appetizers and desserts coming to Epcot. EPCOT, FL — According to a recent survey, Walt Disney World Resort & Spa guests have grown tired of seeing the same foods year after year at Epcot. Fortunately, there’s a demand for new and delicious regional foods, and some exciting changes…
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It turns out they’re just normal Disney Parks commercials. UNCLE WALT’S H.Q., SVALBARD — Rumors have swirled for years about children being influenced by videos in which an image of Mickey Mouse appears and entices the children to beg their parents for a trip to a Disney park. The videos reportedly show images of people…
It’s the next step in a natural progression. GLENDALE, CA — Thanks to leaks from within Disney Imagineering headquarters, we now know what the next Soarin’ destination will be: the Solar System! The original Soarin’ Over California ride experience was enhanced slightly with computer graphics. Artificial elements included clouds, fireworks, Tinker Bell, and making Michael…
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Oh, to relive the days when we truly believed there was a backside of water. ANAHEIM, CA — The Jungle Cruise has been a crowd favorite since it opened at Disneyland in 1932, and at the Magic Kingdom six years later. It has all the hallmarks of an entertaining attraction: moisture, dad jokes about wildlife…