For those of you who can’t make it down to Disney World anytime soon to experience the magical feeling, here is a way to bring a little piece of Disney magic to your own home. The Disney florist door hanger is available for download from Disney Parks Blog. Make your little princess feel special by printing one and hanging it on her door before she gets home from school!
It seems that Rapunzel will not be taking over the veranda in Adventureland. Her new location is going to be Town Square Courtyard near City Hall on Main Street USA. Flynn Rider was expected to join her in her veranda location, but will no longer be part of the meet and greet. This takes place on April 15.
Cast members have heard that the long awaited refurbishment of Test track will be happening from April 16 till some time in the fall of 2012. Permits have recently been filed by Disney to do the work and we already know that an overhaul of the “story” leading up to the ride in the vehicle is planned.
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin is scheduled to close for a brief refurbishment from June 27 to June 28 2012, reopening on June 29 2012.
A few new menu offerings are headed to Animal Kingdom. A delicious looking pulled pork pita tops our list. Along with this change come some exciting new drinks that are sure to help out on those hot and humid days. Check it all out here: http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/yummy-new-tastes-at-disneys-animal-kingdom-at-walt-disney-world-resort/
The star of the upcoming Disney movie BRAVE is coming to Magic Kingdom this summer, and along with her meet and greet come some unusual surprises. Guests will have a chance to practice their archery skills while waiting to meet her. The current Fairytale Garden area will be rethemed to resemble a scene from her Scottish Highlands home. This should be very popular and will surely require waiting at least half an hour on most days. Looks like they plan on putting a coloring table right in the middle to keep many of the children occupied.
Rapunzel will be moving next to It’s a Small World down the road. For now she will move next to the Adventureland bridge under the covered veranda.
Click on the link below to read all about it. Essentially, you get to create and maintain your own wildlife preserve centered around the Tree of Life.
The Plaza Ice Cream shop was supposed to open on Tuesday. Things were a little ahead of schedule and it opened on Monday. No major changes except for the addition of gourmet hot cocoa which will be served in a souvenir mug. Looks like some fresh paint and a few small details added, but not a major redo.
On March 23, Walt Disney Studios announced the new straight-to-DVD film “Secret of the Wings,” starring Tinker Bell.
This film follows Tink’s adventure into the forbidden Winter Woods. While the DVD won’t be released until Oct. 23, fans can get a sneak peek at one of the new characters from the movie at this year’s Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. This new character is the sparkling winter fairy, Periwinkle. A topiary of her can be found in the fairies display near the Test Track walkway.
Flik from A Bug’s Life will be disappearing from AK starting today, and Dug and Russell from Up will be replacing his meet and greet. As far as we know, there are now no characters from A Bug’s Life that do meet and greets anywhere in any of the parks on a regular basis after today.