Starbucks is certainly on a mission to take our money and fill our cabinets, and now it seems there’s a new ceramic tumbler at every park. Disney California Adventure has released theirs as of today:
These tumblers retail for $21.99 each. The cup features icons of the park, including:
We have certainly told you on numerous occasions that Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission Breakout would likely be coming to Walt Disney Studios Paris in the near future. Well, it now seems that Disney has settled on a timeframe for the closure of Tower of Terror and the opening of this new attraction.
If the rumors are to be believed, the facade of the Tower of Terror will begin its conversion in March 2018, with the ride closing forever in September 2018. Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission Breakout would open in March 2019, starting a new MARVEL land for Walt Disney Studios Paris. This would also give Paris a halloween attraction overlay, with Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark operating each Fall.
Again, this is just a rumor at this time, but it seems highly likely.
As part of the ongoing renovations of Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, a number of dining modifications will be in place over the next month. As part of this project, from October 2nd to November 1st, the Yachtsman Steakhouse will offer casual dining for breakfast and lunch. During this time, a larger selection of hot menu items will be available for dinner at The Market at Ale & Compass as well.
Captain’s Grille at Ariel’s closed forever on September 29th, with the new Ale and Compass Restaurant set to open very soon in the original home of the Captain’s Grille. Don’t worry though, many menu favorites from the Grille are coming back at the new location.
D-Living (one of the themed stores located in the Town Center neighborhood of Disney Springs) will temporarily close at the end of business day on Sunday, October 8 in order to install a new theme.
The location is not expected to reopen until November and will then feature apparel and accessories of an unspecified theme.
The store most recently sold Minnie Mouse Ear Headbands, Spirit Jersey items, and some other random apparel.
Now on sale at both the Disneyland Resort and the Walt Disney World Resort, guests can find mini-tea sets themed to their favorite attractions, characters, and films for $55.00 each.
The sets come in seven (yeah, seven) styles:
My personal favorite is the Pirates of the Caribbean collection.
The Haunted Mansion set is pretty cool though…
Can I just buy the turtle from the Snow White set?
Unlike many other Disney collectibles of a fragile nature, these mini-tea sets come in boxes with plastic windows so you can see what is inside.
I’m not sure why anyone would need a miniature tea set, but these are pretty neat. Will you be purchasing any?
Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream on Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure has some wonderful HalloweenTime specials available right now through October 31st, 2017, so let’s check them out before they fly away!
“White chocolate, raspberry swirl ice cream with raspberry splatter, blood red sprinkles, whipped cream, and bat wing cookie”
This is just about the best sundae I’ve ever had at a Disney theme park, in both taste and value. This thing is huge and two of us had a really hard time finishing it, but it was so good that we felt compelled to do so.
First off, the dark chocolate bat cookie is even better than the ubiquitous “vanilla” Mickey Bat Cookie sold around the Disneyland Resort at this time of year, and it complimented the raspberry flavors in the sundae very well. The white chocolate raspberry swirl ice cream should be offered all year long, because it is absolutely fantastic. Any item in this would be good on its own, but I applaud the culinary team for choosing the pieces they put together here, not only making the sundae look great for the season, but also offering a unique flavor that you can’t get at any other time.
You can get this sundae with any flavors that you choose, but I’m not sure why you wouldn’t just get it as intended, as seen above.
“Black macaron with charcoal-tart cherry spun ice cream topped with popping candy and drops of raspberry sauce.”
While it may not have been the most appetizing thing to look at, this one gets a lot of points for originality. Charcoal-Tart Cherry is another ice cream type that you can’t get at any other time of year, and I would most equate it to a muted cherry flavor. The popping candy is a fun addition and the raspberry sauce is a nice touch, but if you have to choose one item, go for the Bat Wing Sundae above.
Disney has filed a patent for a new ride technology that suggests a swinging Spider-Man attraction may be in the works.
The patent is called “Track-based Swing Ride with Long Arm Pendulum” and the description makes it easy to believe that Disney has plans to create a Spider-Man attraction using this new ride system:
One goal in designing the ride system was to deliver an experience similar to what it would feel like to be with Tarzan or a similar character swinging between trees of a jungle on a vine or with Spider-Man or a similar character swinging on webs between buildings as you move down streets of a city. [The ride is] intended to have swinging sensation provided while also having forward travel along a ride path in a direction of travel and for the swinging sensation to feel thrilling and fun.
Another interesting aspect of the patent is that it seems the ride would be able to control the motion and speed of the swing, making it more realistic. Hypothetically, the swing could slow at the top of a roll to simulate the pause before swinging.
The ride system has a four-person bench with shoulder harnesses.
The ride would include a variety of small and large swings as it moves along the track, as you can see below.
Not only does this ride system seem ideal for a Spider-Man attraction, but Disney mentions it in the above patent. It also mentions a Tarzan swinging attraction, although it would be hard to imagine Disney is working on a Tarzan attraction at the moment.
If Disney is planning on using this patent to create a Spider-Man ride, it would be safe to assume it’s going in Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Walt Disney Studios Paris, where we know Disney is planing on expanded the presence of Marvel-based attractions. Disney confirmed that a Spider-Man attractions of some kind will be built in DCA.
Source: Orlando Business Journal
Beginning October 10th, Disney will once again try to implement a new stage setup for Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As a result, the show will not be performed from October 10th through October 22nd, 2017.
During that time, Star Wars characters will be available as surprise and delight moments for Guests visiting the park.
Hollywood Studios tried to replace the stage earlier this year with a rollaway stage and were unsuccessful. It is unclear what the modifications
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A Disneyland tradition for us, we just had to make a reservation to dine at Cafe Orleans in New Orleans Square while we’re in Anaheim covering all of the HalloweenTime festivities. While we expected one new seasonal item for the celebration, we were instead greeted by drastically different menu…
For those unfamiliar, here is the previous menu:
Luckily, the beloved gumbo is still the seasonal soup, but our server said it will be changing. Also, the Monte Cristo has remained, which is important since Blue Bayou no longer serves it.
The Bourbon Street Chicken was an excellent boneless chicken breast, seasoned brilliantly, with well prepared rice and the most amazing brussel sprouts. This was one of the best entrees I’ve ever had anywhere at the Disneyland Resort.
The steak and potatoes were pretty good as well, accompanied by fantastic mashed potatoes, and once again, those amazing brussel sprouts. It wasn’t the best steak, but it was one of the better under $25 steaks I’ve had in a theme park.
Overall, I think a lot of guests will be upset with the changes here, but both of the new items we had were fantastic. Besides that, my usual favorites (the pommes frites and the Monte Cristo) are still here so I have zero problem with the major alterations. If anything, I now have a much tougher entree choice than I had before.
