This new international trailer confirms that we will be seeing Elizabeth Turner (Keira Knightly) return to the franchise. Probably not a big role, but nice that she makes an appearance.
Source: KinoCheck International
D23 has finally announced details for their event celebrating Epcot’s 35th anniversary, which will take place on October 1st, 2017…
OVERVIEW
D23’s Fanniversary kicks off a month-long celebration with a one-of-a-kind event on the 35th anniversary of the fan-favorite theme park. The event will include a series of presentations celebrating the magic of Epcot over the past 35 years.
DETAILS
Check-in location and timing details to come. Lunch will be provided to all attendees during the event.
Available to Gold and Gold Family Members. You will be required to show a photo ID. Members will be required to show their D23 Membership Card.
Join The Official Disney Fan Club as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of Epcot during D23’s annual Fanniversary celebration throughout the month of October! Inspired by Walt Disney’s vision for an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, EPCOT Center opened on October 1, 1982, as the second theme park at Walt Disney World Resort.
Gold and Gold Family Members have the chance to kick off Fanniversary with a visit to Epcot on October 1 for a D23-exclusive celebration event!
The event will take place at the World Showplace Events Pavilion and includes three presentations that celebrate the magic of this fan-favorite theme park over the past 35 years. The presentations will include rare content and stories from Disney luminaries who played an influential role in the development of Epcot!
All attendees will also have the chance to enjoy a lunchtime look back at Epcot over the years while snacking on a boxed lunch at your table. No event would be complete without a one-of-a-kind gift created exclusively for this celebration.
Learn more about our D23 progressive dinner, celebrating 35 years—which takes place later that evening—here! This separate ticketed event has very limited seating.
NOTE
PLEASE BE ADVISED: Filming, photography, and other recording will take place at Walt Disney World Resort during the event you will be attending. By entering the premises, you irrevocably consent to and authorize The Walt Disney Company, its affiliates, successors, and assigns (collectively “Producer”), to photograph you, make sound recordings of you, and use such photographs and recordings throughout the world, for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity, including, but not limited to, television broadcasts and home entertainment products, including, but not limited to, home video and DVD. All such photographs and sound recordings will be the sole property of Producer.
Tickets will cost $135 per person, plus a $5 per person processing fee. Tickets on sale Tuesday, May 2 at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) at D23.com.
Earlier this month, Gazillion announced that Marvel Heroes Omega would be coming to PS4 this Spring. We now have confirmation that a closed beta will begin this Friday, April 21.
The Xbox One version will also have a beta in the near future, though a date has not been announced just yet.
To participate in the beta, players need to purchase one of the Founder’s Packs that are available on the PlayStation Store. At the game’s launch over 38 characters will be available to play as. Basically, if there’s a Marvel hero you can think of, you can play as them.
For those unfamiliar, Marvel Heroes Omega is an online action RPG. Developed by Gazilliion, the game was originally released in 2013 for PC under the name Marvel Heroes. April 21, 2017 marks the first time that console gamers will be able to get in on the action.
For a better look at the game, here’s the trailer:
Today, Disney has given us a look at some of the specialty drinks you will be able to purchase at Pongu Pongu and Satuli Canteen in Pandora: The World of Avatar.
One of the drinks you can find, which is featured above, is the Pandoran Sunrise. It is a non-alcoholic drink mix of tropical juices blended with Powerade Melon – and you can get in the souvenir Satu’li Canteen Flute Flask. Banshee Chardonnay and Banshee Pinot Noir are on the menu by the glass, as well as a refreshing Dreamwalker Sangria with a splash of Blue Curaçao. These drinks listed above are only at the Satuli Canteen.
These 2 specialty ales from Pongu Pongu on the menu and are the Hawkes’ Grog Ale that has a fruity hop character (a taste of apricot and peach, a hint of wheat on the finish), and Mo’ara High Country Ale, which is a malty amber ale with the aroma of herbal spice hops and tastes of caramel, toffee, and nuts.
If you go to the walk-up counter at Pongu Pongu, you can also find the Night Blossom, which is a frozen drink, a non-alcoholic mixture of limeade with apple and desert pear flavors topped with passion fruit boba balls. You can purchase it in a souvenir Pongu Pongu mug with a glow cube as well. The walk up window will have the 2 Pandoran ales on tap, as well as the Mo’ara Frozen Margarita, which is another frozen drink with Sauza Conmemorativo Añejo Tequila with strawberry and blood orange flavor topped with strawberry boba balls. That drink can also be purchased in a souvenir cup.
Pandora: The World of Avatar opens May 27th, at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
This month two new pirate books hit the shelves at Disney World. The first, Disney Pirates, delves behind-the-scenes across ninety years of Disney film, television, and park history.
The second is an illustrated (beautifully, might I add) version of Pirates of the Caribbean that includes a soundtrack.
Not only can these two books be found at the Disney theme parks (as seen above), you can now also pick up a copy off of Amazon for a fraction of the price. Below is a little bit more about the two books:
From the Publisher
Pirates have captured people’s imaginations for centuries, and Walt Disney believed in pirates as a source of great popular entertainment. Walt’s very first all live-action feature film was based upon Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, and even before that, he selected J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, in which pirates figure so prominently, as a key feature-length animated film for his studio. Years later, Pirates of the Caribbean opened in Disneyland just months after Walt had passed away, making it one of the last Disney theme park attractions in which he was personally involved. That attraction ultimately spawned similar versions at Disney parks around the world, one of the most successful series in motion picture history with the five Pirates of the Caribbean films, and a vast themed land at Shanghai Disneyland called Treasure Cove–celebrating the entirety of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
In this book, Mike Wall’ s original illustrations accompany the lyrics of the beloved song. Bring the magic of navigating through the fire lit waters of the pirate-infested Caribbean home. The included CD featuring “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)” allows you to relive the adventurous attraction time and time again or experience the magic for the very first time as they read.
If you don’t plan on being in the parks anytime soon you can pick up a copy off of Amazon.
Tonight on WDW News Tonight, we talk about new Star Wars Land details, the possible Star Wars-themed resort experience, we play WDWNT: The Pyramid, and we open a box of roses…
If you are in the Orlando area, you can tune in to 105.5 FM or AM 1520 WBZW at showtime. For those outside of the Orlando area, the show can be watched via video stream at listen.WDWNT.com on your computer or mobile device. You can also use WDWNT: The App to watch and chat along. The show also utilizes a live chat and the ability to call-in to interact with the show. WDW News Tonight is hosted by Tom Corless and Nick LoCicero, but also features appearances by a number of other WDWNT correspondents and announcer Michelle Wargo.
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Documents released to media today by the Reedy Creek Improvement District confirm that the long-rumored gondola transportation system is coming to Walt Disney World. While this comes as no surprise based on the permits and such filled over the last few months, it is nice to have it finally admitted to by a Disney agency.
Proposed route for the gondola system at Walt Disney World.
The system will connect Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, and Disney’s Pop Century Resort when completed.
The Blue Bayou is the most legendary and renowned restaurant at Disneyland (not counting the private Club 33), but why is that? It’s undoubtedly for the ambiance, with seating overlooking the bayou as boats from Pirates of the Caribbean slow fully list by. I’ve been here on four occasions over the years, and only one of those meals did I think was worth the price.
I will warn you that these won’t be the best pictures we have posted, as we did not want to use a flash inside of the dark restaurant. Regardless, we will do our best to guide you through the menu via text.
We visited Blue Bayou on March 17, the evening before the 50th Anniversary. The special menu and entrees were available for several days around the anniversary date, but we don’t know exactly when they reverted to the regular menu.
Honestly, this was probably the highlight of the meal. It was warm and fresh, and if that’s a highlight of the meal, well then, we are probably in trouble moving forward in this review.
The house salad was fine if you like blue cheese, but nothing special.
The gumbo is very good, as it always is. But there’s no reason to come to Blue Bayou for the gumbo when the same thing is served at the Royal Street Verandah. If you do have to chose between this and the salad, I would choose gumbo.
Served with Blue Bayou Au Gratin Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables, and Béarnaise Sauce. Choice of Blue Bayou House Salad or Cup of our signature New Orleans Gumbo
The filet was the best entree out of those we ordered. If everyone in your party wants a filet, then you probably won’t be as disappointed in Blue Bayou as we were.
A robust combination of Shrimp, Sustainable Fish, Tasso Ham, Andouille Sausage, and Chicken with Louisiana Popcorn Rice. Choice of Blue Bayou House Salad or Cup of our signature New Orleans Gumbo
The jambalaya was good, but not great. It’s a decent budget option, but your money would be better spent elsewhere.
Pan Seared Red Snapper, Sautéed Shrimp, Scallop, and Hush Puppy, served on a bed of Spinach with Spicy Shrimp Sauce and Remoulade
This limited time dish (which may or may not still be available) was solid, but not fantastic. While nothing on the plate was bad, none of it tasted any better than anything you would order at a Red Lobster. Don’t get me wrong, I like Red Lobster, but I don’t want a $42.00 Red Lobster entree at Disneyland. The hush puppy was very good, too bad they only gave you one.
Blue Bayou House-made Rub, Seasonal Vegetables, and White Cheddar-Smoked gouda Mac and Cheese. Choice of Blue Bayou House Salad or Cup of our signature New Orleans Gumbo
This was not a great steak. It was a little tough and the flavor was almost nonexistent. If you want steak at Disneyland Resort, I’d highly recommend getting the filet instead or going to Steakhouse 55.
The Blue Bayou is a legendary restaurant and very difficult to get into compared to most other restaurants around the Disneyland Resort. However, the selling point here is not the food. Similar to Cinderella’s Royal Table at WDW’s Magic Kingdom, the draw here is the location and the ambiance. Much better meals can be had at Carthay Circle, Napa Rose, and even Steakhouse 55. If you’ve never been to Blue Bayou, it may be worth going once just for the experience, but the food is certainly no reason to come back for a repeat visit.
Build-A-Bear has announced a new line of bears, costumes and accessories that will help you bring your favorite Guardians Of The Galaxy characters home. This includes A Make Your Own Rocket set, a Talking Groot set and 5 Mega Minis. If you would like to check them all out as well as see pricing you can head over here!
Source: Build-A-Bear
Lucasfilm has released a video showing some of our favorite moments during this year’s “Star Wars Celebration”:
Source: Star Wars
