This week's Theme Park News: - Halloween Horror nights in both Hollywood and Orlando kicked off this week, with a highlight being the Mini Puft S'more which is a S'more shaped like the Stay Puft Marshmallow man for Ghostbusters. - Disney announced today that it will debut a new Disney Villains-themed show at Disney's Hollywood Studios next summer, …

This week's Theme Park News: - Australia’s first and last tourist monorail has now been closed at SeaWorld on the Gold Coast. The monorail has been standing but not operating 2019. It opened in 1986, and closes after 330, 000 laps of the park. - Disney Parks confirmed that the new Cars attractions announced at D23, will be located in Magic Kingdom …

This week's Theme Park News: - The D23 Parks Panel, named Horizons, has just been completed. Here are there "Non-blue sky" announcements: - Avatar experience based on the sequel films to DCA. - Coco ride coming to Disney California Adventure. - Disney Starlight nighttime Spectacular for Magic Kingdom in 2025 - Frozen land to open in Paris 2026 - Li…

- Universal Hollywood have announced they will open a new Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe and Sanrio Smile Shop at Universal CityWalk. - Hollywood also announced another house for this year's Halloween Horror Nights, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Legacy of Leatherface, and one more scare zone called Luchadores Monstruosos. - Universal Orlando this …

This week's Theme Park News: - Halloween Horror Nights at both Universal Studios Florida and Hollywood will feature an all-female house called Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines this year. It will feature The Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula's Daughter - Countess Marya, She-Wolf of London, and the mummified Egyptian princess Anck-Su-Namun, as wel…

- 99% of Disneyland union members this week have authorized strike action if necessary as negotiations between Disney and the 4 Unions involved commence this week - Disneyland have announced that the Hungry Bear restaurant will be returning as Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree, the first barbeque restaurant in the park since the construction of Galaxy'…

This week's Theme Park News: - Disney has announced the program line-up for its D23 event in Anaheim. Formerly known as D23 Expo and now called D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, the three-day gathering will feature presentations and show floor exhibits from across The Walt Disney Company, including a strong presence from Disney Experiences and th…

This week's Theme Park News: - Universal Orlando previewed its new Universal Mega Movie Parade at Universal Studios Florida. The 20-minute show currently offers nine units featuring popular Universal movie franchises: Back to the Future Sing Despicable Me/Minions Kung Fu Panda Trolls Ghostbusters E.T. Jaws (Amity Fourth of July Celebration) Jurassi…

This week's News: - Disney World is rebranding and changing it's Genie+ service, moving to Lightning Lane Multi Pass from July 24th. Individual Lightning Lane will also become Lightning Lane Single Pass with this change. The change will also allow the prebooking of these lightning lane passes up to a week before visiting for the entirety of the sta…

This Week's Theme Park News: - Universal Orlando has revealed official details this week of the Universal monsters themed land at their upcoming Epic Universe theme park, called Dark Universe. They've also given us names for the lands two rides. Monsters Unchained - The Frankenstein Experiment will be Kuka-arm dark ride in Frankenstein Manor, where…

This week's Theme Park News: - Universal Studios Florida officially opened it's new DreamWorks land this week, which took over the space of the former Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone. The land features play areas and meet and greets themed to Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Trolls. The former Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster has become Trolls Trollercoaster…

- Tokyo Disney opened Fantasy Springs this week. the largest park expansion in the resorts history, which features minilands based on the movies Peter Pan, Frozen and Tangled. As part of the opening Tokyo Disney Resort presented a video tour of its Fantasy Springs expansion, "The Fantasy Begins," including views of the "port" at night with characte…

This week's Theme Park News: - Walt Disney World have shared a POV from Tiana's Bayou Adventure this week, which shows Tiana and Naveen planning a party, but needing to find a band. Luckily we come across Lewis and his friends. - Disneyland debuted a new pre-show for its World of Color - One nighttime spectacular at Disney California Adventure, cal…

- Fantasmic! nighttime spectacular returns at Disneyland in California, which sees the return of Maleficent, but this time she will stay as the evil queen rather than transforming into a dragon. - Legoland California has debuted their Lego World Parade. - Disney Dreams That Soar drone show debuted this week at Walt Disney World's Disney Springs. - …

- At Tokyo Disneyland Resort we’ve seen the first media previews of Fantasy Springs at DisneySea. Check out coverage from many people but especially TDRExplorer to see glimpses of the new land and new attractions: Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey, Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival, Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure, and Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies. - I…

This week's Theme Park News: - Universal Orlando's new DreamWorks Land will open June 14. June 14 will see the debut of a premiere its new nighttime lagoon show, CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular, and a new castle projection show with Hogwarts Always. - Universal Orlando also revealed details about the third land at its upcoming Epic Universe t…

- Oriental Land Co. - which owns and operates the Tokyo Disney Resort - announced this week that it will close its Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters ride in October to make way for a new ride based on Wreck it Ralph to open in 2026. - The Tokyo Disney Resort announced that "Vacation Jamboree" will run at the Country Bear Playhouse from May 17 through…

- Disney Experiences announced that Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris will be renamed Disney Adventure World when its World of Frozen land opens. The new World of Frozen, whose opening date has not been announced, will sit next to Adventure Bay, a 56.75-acre-foot body of water that will be equipped as a future home for entertainment spec…

This Week's Theme Park News: - This week saw the start of the Season of the Force event at Disneyland resort, which also meant the debut of new Star Tours scenes featuring Din Djarin, Grogu, Andor and Ahsoka. The event also introduce Sabine Wren as a walk around character, and also the return of the adorable BD-X droids in Galaxy's edge. - Bob Iger…

This week's Theme Park News: - Universal Orlando Resort has revealed the details for the next land at its upcoming Universal Epic Universe theme park - How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk. They have confirmed they are bringing the "Untrainable" show that premiered at Universal Studios Beijing, which will be called The Untrainable Dragon. Other …

- Walt Disney World has announced the that the final pieces of the Epcot's transformation - CommuniCore Hall and the CommuniCore Plaza stage - will open June 10. CommuniCore Hall will house the Mickey & Friends character greeting as well as being used as flex space for EPCOT's various festivals and celebrations. The CommuniCore Plaza stage will fir…

- The DisneylandForward proposal has cleared it's first major hurdle this week, with The Anaheim Planning Commission voting 5-1 to recommend the proposal to the Anaheim City Council. The Council is expected to vote on this later this spring. - Universal confirmed this week that Florean Fortescue soft-serve ice cream shop, originally found in The Wi…

This week's Theme Park News: - Disneyland Resort has it's clearest yet communication on the construction of an Avatar based experience, with Bob Iger saying "We have one Avatar-based land, Pandora, in Florida. We're going to put a second one in California." - Disneyland also had another attempt this week at opening up sales for their Magic Key annu…

- Universal Studios Florida will open its new DreamWorks Land this summer, and this week they also confirmed details of their attractions including that the former Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster is being transformed into Trolls Trollercoaster. - Still at Universal Orlando, Islands of Adventure has removed the 3D projection on Skull Island: Rei…

- In Germany, The owners of Europa-Park have taken their first test ride on the park's new Voltron Nevera roller coaster - In WDW, Soarin' Over California will end its limited-time run at Walt Disney World's EPCOT on February 27, with its replacement, Soarin' Around the World, returning the next day. - At Disney Springs, a new permit for general co…

- Universal Destinations & Experiences has announced that Everbloom Games has created a Universal Studios Experience DLC for Minecraft. - Tiana's Bayou Adventure will open this summer at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. Disney Parks also shared a sneak peak at one of the new Tiana animatronics that will be featured on the ride. - Movie world here…

This week's Theme Park News: - Tokyo Disneyland has announced a "Donald's Quacky Duck City" festival, to run at April 9 through June 30 at the park. - Legoland Florida has set March 8 as the official opening date for its newest attraction - Lego Ferrari Build & Race. - Jurassic World VelociCoaster had a couple of periods of Unexpected downtime this…

This week's Theme Park News: - Massive announcements for Universal Orlando's upcoming theme park Epic Universe this week. We had confirmation of the lands, with Celestial Park, Dark Universe, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - The Ministry of Magic, and How to Train Your Dragon - Isle of Berk joining the already announced Super Nintendo World. -…

This week's Theme Park News: - Disneyland Paris reopens its Disneyland Hotel following a three-year refurbishment. The hotel features a new lobby (with it's centerpiece is a new Bohemian crystal chandelier, representing the park's Sleeping Beauty Castle) and refurbished rooms and new suites. - Snow has blanketed continental Europe this week which r…

- World of Frozen is opening to the public on Monday at Hong Kong Disneyland, after soft openings last week. - Universal Studios Florida have installed a new sign for their upcoming DreamWorks land, that will debut sometime in 2024. - High winds in Southern California appear to have contributed to an incident where a light post collapsed in Town Sq…

This week's Theme Park News: - Hong Kong Disneyland hosted a media preview for its world of Frozen land. It also open the land for soft opening on Friday - Iaapa expo kicked off in Orlando this week an as rumoured Intamin and Six Flags Qiddiya unveiled the new themed coaster train for the record breaking Falcons Flight roller coaster. - Also Zamper…

This week's Theme Park News: • Universal Orlando's hotel partner - Loews Hotels - accidentally posted the website for the one of resort's new South Campus hotels. The Stella Nova and Terra Luna Resorts will stand alongside the entrance to Universal Orlando's new Epic Universe theme park. Universal Stella Nova Resort, opening January 21, 2025. • Sea…

This Week's Theme Park News: • Two of America's biggest amusement park companies are coming together, Cedar Fair and Six Flags announced this week. The combined company, worth more than $3.5 billion, will boast 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Cedar Fair CEO Richard Zimmerman will be pre…

This week's Theme Park News: • Tokyo Disney resort announced that Fantasy Springs at Tokyo DisneySea will open June 6, 2024. Peter Pan, tangled and frozen. • Disneyland Resort has announced the newly themed “Adventureland Treehouse inspired by Walt Disney's Swiss Family Robinson" will reopen officially on November 10. The treehouse had been Tarzan …

This week's theme park news: • the Disney company turned 100 this week, and to celebrate Hong Kong Disneyland unveiled a brand new Walt Disney statue. It featured Walt and Mickey sitting on a park bench looking at the park’s Carousel. • Epcot celebrated the birthday as well with the official opening of Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana. • At WDW …

This week's Theme Park News: • Disney imagineers have this week play test 3 walk around BD-1 droids at Disneyland’s version of Galaxies edge. And they are beautiful. • Disneyland resort released details of their upcoming enhancement of Downtown Disney, including a new park and stage. They also Ann 3 new restaurants : GG's Chicken Shop, Seoul Sister…

This week's Theme Park News: • Legoland California is closing yet another opening attraction with Safari trek’s neighbour Fairy Tale Brook to close at the end of October to make way for “future awesomeness!” • Disney revealed the full roster of celebrity narrators for the Candlelight Processional at this year's EPCOT International Festival of the H…

This week's Theme Park News: • SeaWorld Orlando announced a new ride for 2024 - Penguin Trek. It will be the park's eighth roller coaster, a "snowmobile styled ride car” built by Bolliger & Mabillard. • Sea World San Diego is getting a new jellyfish exhibit Jewels of the Sea: The Jellyfish Experience which will feature three galleries in which visi…

This week's Theme Park News! • The Walt Disney Company announced that it would nearly double its capital expenditures in its Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment over the next 10 years compared with the previous 10. This would be 60 billion dollars based on their current 30 billion spend. • Disney parks president Josh D’Amaro theorised th…

This week's Theme Park News: • At Destination D23: EPCOT's new nighttime spectacular will be called "Luminous: The Symphony of Us" and will debut December 5. • Journey of Water Inspired by Moana got an official opening date of October 16 • the Hatbox Ghost got an ETA of late November at the Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion. • Star Tours will add Ahs…

• At Disneyland resort Tiana's Palace is now open for business in New Orleans Square. • They have also kicked off their Halloween event Oogie Boogie Bash this week. Their Halloween celebrations includes several rude overlays including Haunted Mansion Holiday. • Tokyo Disney Resort has this week announced it’s Christmas celebrations for this year, w…

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• The Walt Disney World Resort's 50th anniversary will kick off October 1 as "The World’s Most Magical Celebration." The celebration will feature a physical overlay on the castle, and new projection shows on each of the park icons, and will run for 18 months. • The rivers of America are back at magic kingdom after being drained last October. The Li…

Disney - Walt Disney Imagineering announced this month that it will be rewriting the Jungle Cruise attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom. The changes will see the addition of an animatronic Jungle skipper to the popular Adventureland attractions but will not include the stars of the upcoming "Jungle Cruise" feature film. Dis…

This month's news: • In American theme parks it’s really been a story of two coasts. California has accepted the worsening Covid situation over the last month while Florida has continued to ignore the fact that anything is happening. • In southern California, a new Regional Stay Home came into effect, as ICU capacity in the 11-county region has dro…

• Early in the month, theme parks in the UK joined their European neighbours in closing down as another wave of Coronavirus hit. Some have simply closed early for their winter off season, while others hope to reopen for modified Christmas events. In Europe, Disneyland Paris resort has officially closed until after Christmas. • In California, 8 mayo…

• Walt Disney World is making it easier to get into the virtual queue. From Next week the virtual queue will open at 7am, and you won’t have to be in the park for this initial release. However you’ll still need to physically inside the park for the second release at 2pm. They also increased the rides capacity by adding a plexiglass divider On the r…