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NEWS: ‘Frozen’ Land Teased for Disneyland Resort

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Ever since 2013, Disney fans can’t stop singing songs like “Let It Go” or “For the First Time in Forever”. That’s because Frozen was a MAJOR hit in movie theaters!

Anna and Kristoff

Over the past 10 years, Disney has been adding bits of Frozen into the parks and we see long lines for things like Frozen Ever After and the Anna and Elsa meet and greet in EPCOT. Even Disney’s Hollywood Studios has a Frozen Sing-Along (yes, we visit it often)! But now Frozen expanding to two of the other Disney theme parks…and it may be coming to one more.

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The ONE Magic Kingdom Announcement Everyone Wanted Disney To Make… But They Didn’t

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Disney just dropped TONS of huge news, but they left out a couple of super important details!

Hey there, Cinderella Castle!

We didn’t hear anything about the Starcruiser hotel and what might fill in that space after it closes, and Disney was also quiet about the specific opening date for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Disney World and Disneyland. However, there was one HUGE announcement that everyone REALLY wanted Disney to make…but they didn’t. 😢 [Read more…]

Disney Executives Share NEW Details About the Upcoming ‘Frozen’ Land!

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We’re not even going to lie. We feel a little bit left out!

Elsa and Anna

Hong Kong Disneyland is getting World of Frozen, and now Disneyland Paris is getting a Frozen-themed area of their own. We found out that this themed area would soon arrive to the Paris-based park in April of 2023, and we’ve been green with envy since! However, a recent video has made that envy even worse. We want a Frozen-land at Disney World!

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A CLUE About the Future of Disney’s Canceled $1 Billion Orlando Project

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In May 2023, Disney announced that a $1 billion project the company planned for the Lake Nona area of Orlando was canceled.

Lake Nona Town Center ©Lake Nona

Disney purchased land in the Lake Nona area of Orlando in 2021 to build a campus that would relocate thousands of Disney employees to Central Florida. They later announced that this plan was delayed as of June 2022 and the move was again delayed for over 3 years — before the official announcement was made pulling the plug on the project.

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Disney Canceled Two Massive Projects Last Week. So What’s Next?

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If your head is still spinning from all the recent Disney announcements — you’re not alone.

Cinderella Castle!

The Dining Plan is returning to Disney World, Park Pass Reservations are going away (mostly), and hotel perks are continuing through 2024. Not only that, but Disney dropped even more huge news — the Star Wars Hotel is closing, and the $1 billion employee relocation project to Orlando has officially been scrapped. This leaves the door wide open for Disney in multiple ways, so what’s coming next?

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Disney Executive Shares “We Have Plenty of Opportunity” to Expand the Domestic Parks

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Does anyone else have a running mental list of everything you WISH Disney Imagineers would create? Come on, Disney! All we want is a new nighttime parade in the Magic Kingdom. (Plus a few other dream projects we’ve been cooking up in our minds…) While we may not have a say in Disney’s future plans, we can get the Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Josh D’Amaro’s take on the subject.

What’s your go-to ride in the Magic Kingdom?

Josh D’Amaro attended the JP Morgan Global Technology, Media & Communications Conference to participate in a question-and-answer session. We learned a LOT about the future of The Walt Disney Company, so let’s talk about it!

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“It Didn’t Perform” — Disney Exec. Announces How the Star Wars Hotel Went WRONG

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Disney fans received some pretty startling news recently about the CLOSURE of the Star Wars hotel in Disney World. The immersive hotel experience opened just a little over a year ago, in March 2022, so the news that it was closing so soon came as a surprise to many.

Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser

However, there were certainly warning signs about the Galactic Starcruiser‘s profitability. After a few sold-out months around the time of the hotel’s opening, we started to see voyages sell out less and less often, and Disney even reduced the number of voyages offered each week in response to the decrease in demand.

The Starcruiser’s last voyage will be from September 28th through the 30th (this final trip is now sold out). Disney executive Josh D’Amaro just shared more details about WHY the Starcruiser failed and how this will affect The Walt Disney Company. [Read more…]

NEW Ship and Destinations Announced for Disney Cruise Line!

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Summer is quickly approaching, and you might be thinking about the perfect getaway.

Disney Wish

Should you head to Disney World? Disneyland? Maybe you want to visit Disney’s Aulani Resort in Hawaii — or even head to more than one destination with Disney Cruise Line! You’ll soon have more options when it comes to cruising with Disney, too — and we’ve got all the details!

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Will Disney Need Two CEOs To Replace Bob Iger?

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When Disney brought Bob Iger back as CEO, the company did so with a few goals in mind — one of which was being involved in choosing his successor. It’s a job Iger had once before, which didn’t end on a positive note, and speculation has been running wild about who might have what it takes to replace him.

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Iger is widely regarded as being a successful leader the first time around, with fans welcoming him back with open arms the second time. It’ll take some pretty big feet to fill those shoes — or maybe two pairs of feet instead.

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Former TikTok CEO Could REPLACE Bob Iger at Disney

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Bob Iger returned to The Walt Disney Company with a very important task at hand: find the next CEO.

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This time around, we’re hoping it sticks. Iger hand-picked Bob Chapek when he originally retired from the company, and now, speculation has started to swirl around just who might be his next choice. We’ve seen a handful of names pop up as potential contenders, but it looks like one candidate has shared he hopes he’ll get the job.

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