food IS a theme park
It’s about to get WICKED in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
This summer, a brand new VILLAINS show called Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After is coming to Hollywood Studios and it’s going to bring some of our favorite Disney baddies to the stage. Disney hasn’t revealed a LOT about the show yet, but we now have proof it’s one step closer to opening: Disney just filed the first permit for the show for general construction.
As California is ravaged by wildfires, much of the rest of the United States is under a state of emergency due to intense winter storms sweeping across the country.
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A blanket of snow and ice fell on the East Coast on Monday, January 6th, which has caused disruptions from the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast, according to the New York Times. But that isn’t the only winter storm impacting the U.S. right now as another arctic blast is expected to hit from Texas to Tennessee, the Associated Press has reported.
Disney’s collection of streaming services — including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ – – have combined to reach over 157 million ad-supported users globally.
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Rita Ferro, the company’s President of Global Advertising, shared the numbers at the 5th annual Tech and Data Showcase at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). According to Ferro, over the past 6 months, the company’s streamers have reached 157 million ad-supported monthly active users globally, including 112 million domestically in the United States.
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In 2024, Disney announced many upcoming changes for Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.
Magic Kingdom
It was revealed that Tom Sawyer Island and the Rivers of America will close to make way for two new Cars-themed attractions. We finally found out what will lie “Beyond Big Thunder” as the highly anticipated Disney Villains Land was confirmed. While we know that there are big things on the horizon for the Magic Kingdom, we have a feeling that another big announcement is in the works!
California is under a state of emergency as major fires rip through the Los Angeles area. Evacuation orders are in place in several areas. The fires have decimated homes, businesses, and schools, and officials believe the fires will continue to burn and cause more destruction on Thursday, January 9th.
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According to the New York Times, Traci Park, a Los Angeles city councilwoman, said, “This is going to be devastating, a devastating loss, for all of Los Angeles.” Now, Disney CEO Bob Iger is speaking out about the fires as well.
Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk in California will remain closed today, January 9th, 2025.
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk were also closed yesterday and will remain closed today due to extreme winds and fire conditions.
Okay, we know that price increases happen ALL the time in Disney World, especially on food. We go through menu updates every week, after all.
Ghirardelli
However, the biggest price increases usually happen in the fall when we see price increases across the board at almost every Disney World restaurant location. Well, we didn’t see price hikes then for Ghirardelli in Disney Springs, but we are seeing some pretty significant price increases now. Some of the most popular ice cream sundaes at Ghirardelli now cost $2+ more. Ouch.
Okay, serious question: can you ever really have TOO many Disney mugs?
Mugs
Trick question! The answer is “no!” Disney mugs are something that we pretty much all collect, after all. These are probably among the most useful (and more affordable) of Disney souvenirs, whether we use them for drinking our morning coffee, settling in with that cup of hot chocolate on a cold wintry day, or convert those mugs into pen holders (guilty!). So we’re always on the lookout for more mugs. We guess that’s why a good thing Disney just dropped some brand new mugs online.
A fan-favorite scavenger hunt is returning to this year’s EPCOT International Festival of the Arts!
2024 Festival of the Arts
The 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts will be held from January 17th to February 24th, 2025 and we FINALLY got a look at the new menus! Additionally, Disney announced the return of the popular Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine, an event-exclusive food crawl at EPCOT. Let’s take a closer look at this year’s Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine and some of its finer details!
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