Another commercial for Pandora” The World of AVATAR just dropped, and this one is for the “Navi River Journey” attraction:
The commercial shows a few, brief seconds of new ride footage, with a sinister-looking cat-like creature stalking guests through the forest.
On February 1st, 2017, Oriental Land Co. released more information on the many events and entertainment coming to the Tokyo Disney Resort in the year of 2017. Many of the events announced are regular seasonal events. “Disney’s Easter”, “Tanabata Days”, “Disney Natsu Matsuri”, “Disney’s Halloween” being a few.
Some exciting new additions have been made to the many things that go on in Tokyo Disney Resort. These include “Disney Pirates Summer” and a Pixar themed event, a new show, and additions to the Electrical Parade will premiere this year.
Here is some additional information on the brand new fun coming to Tokyo Disney Resort in 2017!
Disney Pirates Summer
Promotional image for “Disney Pirates Summer” at Tokyo Disney Resort
During summer of 2017, this exciting new Pirates of the Caribean event will be making its debut at Tokyo DisneySea. Captain Jack Sparrow himself, along with many other pirates, will be in their very own show on Mediterranean Harbour. Following a recent trend in the Tokyo Disney Parks, and will have tons of water spraying and splashing, letting the guests get wet and cool off during the hot Japanese summer. There will also be a crew of pirates providing atmospheric entertainment. Along with this summertime event comes new merchandise, food, and decor that will revamp Tokyo DisneySea into the world of Pirates of the Caribean. This event will also be making their way into Tokyo Disneyland as well, where there will be extra decor and atmospheric performances close by the Pirates of the Caribean attraction. With the next movie, Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, premiering on July 1st, 2017, this event is perfectly timed.
Pixar Event
There hasn’t been much information released about this event yet, but we do know that it’ll be a brand new Pixar-themed event at Tokyo DisneySea starring oodles of the most popular Pixar characters we know and love. This event will consist of shows, meet and greets, along with lots of special merchandise and food!
Additions to “Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: Dreamlights”
A renewed version of the “Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: Dreamlights” will be hitting the hub on July 11th, 2017. This renewed version is set to include 5 new floats. The first being Anna and Elsa’s Ice Castle, which will presumably be very similar, if not the same as the one in Paint the Night. Cinderella will also be getting a little more love with two new floats which will be Cinderella’s Pumpkin Coach as well as the grand ballroom with Prince Charming by her side. The much missed Beauty and the Beast float will be making a comeback after it’s departure after the 2011 renovation of the parade. The existing floats will be getting upgraded LED lights, so the whole parade will be getting a little bit of added oomph.
New and returning floats in the Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade for 2017
New Show
There will be a brand new show debuting on July 11th, 2017 starring the one and only Mickey Mouse and all his pals. The show will be taking place at the Dockside Stage in American Waterfront and will be replacing “A Table is Waiting” which is scheduled to take its final bow on March 17th, 2017.
The Dockside Stage where this new show will be performed
If you are like me and love Pin Trading around the Walt Disney World Resort (or like to just collect), you will be excited to see what Disney has up their sleeves for 2017.
Steven Miller, the Disney Parks Merchandise Communications Manager, gives us another ‘Unboxed’ look at some new merchandise; in this case some new pins.
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There will be a limited edition 1500 “Piece of Disney History” pin series that will be resort specific to WDW.
Two series will be shared between Disneyland and Walt Disney World, which are the “Essence of Evil” and the “Doorways to Disney” series.
The Disneyland exclusive series will be the “Pin Trading Tales” and the “Charming Characters” series.
In spring, there will be a series released called the “Digital Disney Mystery Collection” which features 8 pins which have classic Disney characters inspired by retro and classic video games. Each box will contain 2 pins.
From the fun and adorable Emoji Blitz game series, there are unique open edition pins coming soon.
Coolest to all of readers tom this site will be the Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean 50th anniversary collection, being released in mid-March…
And a 45th anniversary collection for the Jungle Cruise at Walt Disney World, coming out in May.
New pins are typically released on Thursdays at Disney Parks.
The second in the 45th Anniversary series of MagicBand 2 bands featuring opening day attractions was released recently. This one features The Haunted Mansion and Madame Leota.
The band retails for $32.99 and is a limited edition of 2500. It is available at select locations inside the Magic Kingdom, including Memento Mori and The Emporium.
The band is also available for order online through DisneyStore.com HERE.
Bonjour, bonjour…..well, you know the rest. Watch as Emma Watson recreates the “Belle” scene from the Disney animated classic “Beauty And The Beast” and brings it to life as Belle walks around the village and says good morning to some familiar town folk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT1VQkTTT7M&feature=youtu.be
Source: Disney Movie Trailers
Starting today and running until February 26th, 2017, guest visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be able to ‘act like a super star’ in a one of a kind photo-op.
This photo op features a backdrop complete with the iconic statuette from the Oscars, and will be located inside Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream.
Guests are encouraged to share their Disney’s Hollywood Studios “My Oscar Moment” using #Oscars @WaltDisneyWorld on twitter.
Jimmy Kimmel hosts The Oscars LIVE Oscar Sunday, February 26 at 7e|4p on ABC.
Disney has partnered with Funko to release another new subscription mystery box service called Disney Treasures.
Disney Treasures will come with entirely exclusive collectables and accessories, all themed to moments that are Disney movies and parks related. The first box will be pirates themed. Already announced, the box will include a Mr. Smee Funko Pop! figure. While other items in the box have yet to be announced, we wouldn’t be surprised to see some Captain Jack Sparrow in there.
The first box is being called Pirates Cove, and while Funko isn’t taking orders quite yet, you can sign up at DisneyTreasures.Funko.com to be notified right before orders begin. Funko will also be awarding random daily prizes to newsletter subscribers to win a “special Disney surprise.” The winners will periodically be announced on Funko’s Twitter and Facebook pages.
No word yet on whether this subscription will be monthly, bimonthly, or something entirely different, though these subscription services usually tend to be a monthly offering.
Trends International has released new wall posters of characters from “Pirates Of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’. Along with a Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), we get a better look at Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario) and Henry (Brenton Thwaites).
“Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” opens May 26th.
Source: Trends International
Last year, the creators behind “Zootopia” released some very amusing Oscar spoof posters, and this year they are at it again. This year’s posters pay tribute to “La La Land”, “Florence Foster Jenkins”, “Hell Or High Water”, “Nocturnal Animals”, “Hacksaw Ridge” and “Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them”.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
The Smiling Crocodile food kiosk on Discovery Island at Disney’s Animal Kingdom recently introduced a new menu.
The former home of the wonderful smoky cheddar grits and the chicken drumstick is now serving up three varieties of “BLT Sandwiches”. Why did I put that in quotes? Because I’m still not sure that is how I would describe these dishes…
On the bright side, they are all snack credits on the Disney Dining Plan and sizable for such an offering.
Pictures of the three new dishes hang on the walls inside of the kiosk, just to assure that they turn out looking as they should.
With the proximity to the Flame Tree Barbecue seating area, there is always a nearby place to bring the food & drink from these stands and be able to sit in peace and quiet enjoying them.
If you don’t like birds, then you may want to go eat elsewhere. While we were taking these photos, several winged-creatures tried to eat the “sandwiches”. We probably should have let them in hindsight…
First off, I wouldn’t call them sandwiches, even if using the term “open-faced”. They are what you might refer to as tostadas: a crispy toast with a blend of cold toppings. With that out of the way, let’s try them.
Open faced sandwich with hand-crafted pimento cheese, thick-cut, smoked, house-roasted bacon on ciabatta bread, topped with chives.
I wish I had some more positives other than these being sizable for snack credits, but there isn’t much else to say of a good nature. The bacon is too thick to bite and delivers almost none of the flavor you might expect for getting such a lengthy description on the menu. These aren’t terrible, but they aren’t something I would ever recommend to someone looking for a quick bite at Animal Kingdom.
Open faced smoked salmon sandwich made with thick-cut, smoked, house-roasted bacon on ciabatta bread.
The salmon quality isn’t bad, but the bread and other toppings do nothing to enhance that flavor. These are really hard to eat as the toppings simply do not stay on, often with most of the snack falling apart during your first bite. While these are meant to be a grab-and-go option, you will need to sit and eat these, otherwise the floor will be getting more of the food than you are.
Open faced turkey sandwich made with thick-cut, smoked, house-roasted bacon on ciabatta bread.
This was my favorite of the three, but that isn’t saying much. Again, the turkey is good, but the rest is nothing special. Despite not being advertised, the chives somehow ended up on this one as well.
I lament the loss of the really enjoyable cheddar grits here, especially with these offerings that simply pale in comparison. Hopefully these will be removed fairly quickly and replaced with something more enjoyable… or Disney can just bring back the cheese grits and we’ll pretend this whole thing never even happened…
