RUMOR: RunDisney Cancels All Future Race Events, Half Marathons at the Disneyland Resort

WDWNT on October 25, 2017

According to sources, Disney is set to a announce the cancellation of all future RunDisney events at the Disneyland Resort this week due to upcoming construction projects.

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The Star Wars Half Marathon – The Light Side was set to happen at the Disneyland Resort in January and has had its registration delayed indefinitely, leading many to believe the event may be cancelled altogether now. Typically, registration for this event opens several months in advance.

The Disneyland Resort typically hosts the Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend in May, the Disneyland Half Marathon in August/September, the Super Heroes Half Marathon in November, and Star Wars Half Marathon in January annually. No events beyond The Light Side are even listed on the RunDisney website currently.

Rumors indicate that the events will be cancelled for at least the next two-to-three years while work continues on several large projects for the resort, including a new resort hotel, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, a MARVEL land in California Adventure, and the Eastern Gateway project.

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CONFIRMED: All RunDisney Races for 2018 and Beyond Cancelled for the Disneyland Resort

WDWNT on October 25, 2017

As we speculated over the weekend, Disney has now officially stated that all RunDisney race events in 2018 and beyond at the Disneyland Resort have been cancelled.

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A Disney spokesperson cited the multitude of construction projects we presented on Sunday as the reason, despite much speculation from outsiders as to the contrary.

“While construction for the next several years will impact our ability to deliver the runDisney experience our guests love, we are excited about our future as the Disneyland Resort continues one of its largest multi-year expansions. For fans who love to be part of runDisney events, we will continue to offer races at our other properties around the world in 2018.” – George Savvas, Disneyland spokesman.

While we stated it would be more than 2-3 years before a race returns to Anaheim, Disney is unwilling to mark a possible return date for any of these events at this time.

The Disneyland Resort will host its last runDisney event November 9th through 12th, 2017 (the Super Heroes Half Marathon weekend).

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Dates Announced for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Scene Coming to Star Tours at Disney Parks

WDWNT on October 25, 2017

Earlier this year, we told you about a new scene coming to Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Disneyland park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios that will place guests in the middle of an epic battle. The action takes place on the planet of Crait, which we got our first glimpse of in the teaser trailer of Star Wars: The Last Jedi earlier this year.

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Today Disney announced that this exciting new sequence, inspired by the latest film in the Star Wars saga, will debut at Disneyland park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on November 17th, at Disneyland Paris November 22nd, and, as previously announced, at Tokyo Disneyland December 15th.

No further details have been announced, but it is likely that this scene will be locked into every Star Tours ride profile for a while following its debut, just as was done for the Jakku sequence when The Force Awakens premiered.

PHOTOS: Haunted Mansion “Stretching Room Parasol Tightrope Girl” Dress Coming Soon to Disney Parks

WDWNT on October 25, 2017

The Dress Shop in the Marketplace Co-Op at Disney Springs is currently previewing a new dress from Her Universe inspired by The Haunted Mansion…

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The dress is inspired by the “Parasol Tightrope Girl” who appears in one of the stretching room portraits in the classic Disney Parks attraction. She famously walks a tightrope above a vicious crocodile in one of the four portraits in the ride. This dress, as well as another Mansion design and the Mad Tea Party tea cup dress, were announced previously at Star Wars Celebration 2017 in April of this year.

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The dress itself will retail for somewhere in the $190-200 range, while the cape will be sold separately at a yet to be disclosed price.

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The dress is set to be released sometime in November 2017.

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BREAKING: Disneyland Adding FastPass, MaxPass to “it’s a small world” Holiday in 2017

WDWNT on October 25, 2017

When “it’s a small world” Holiday returns to the Disneyland Resort on November 10th, 2017, it will offer both FastPass and MaxPass to allow guests to more quickly experience this very popular attraction.

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“it’s a small world” Holiday often proves quite popular, so it has been surprising to see FastPass not in use over all these years, despite that it was one of the first Disneyland attractions to ever use the service back in 1999. This year, it will offer MaxPass as well, allowing guests to book the ride reservations digitally on their phones via the Disneyland app.

Disney has stated that this will be a test of the service at the attraction, and should it prove popular, FastPass and MaxPass will become regular offerings at “it’s a small world” throughout the year.

PHOTOS REPORT: Disneyland Resort 10/23/17 (Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Mountain Range Appears, Splitsville, New Dress Shop, ETC.)

WDWNT on October 25, 2017

WDWNT reporter Conner Purzycki brings us back to the Disneyland Resort for a long-overdue photo report from The Happiest Place on Earth.

Rockin’ Galaxy’s Edge

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The first pieces of sculpted metal rock-work on top of the show buildings in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge have appeared.

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From the Mickey and Friends parking structure, the two attraction buildings fill most of the skyline.

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Walls have sealed in most of the “Battle Escape” attraction at this point.

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Despite the height, the highest points will only be visible in the park from the back of Frontierland and Toontown, both of which surprisingly blend nicely with the mountain’s tallest peaks.

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This is probably our last look inside “Battle Escape” at the Disneyland Resort before the whole building is enclosed.

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Looking past “Battle Escape” towards the Millennium Falcon attraction.

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You Can Always Go… Downtown

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Tarps are on on Tortilla Joe’s facing the Disneyland Monorail station.

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Work continues on Splitsville, set to open before the end of 2017.

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Between Sprinkles and D-Street, the VR experience “Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire” will open on January 5th, 2018.

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I guess January 5th is technically still a day before the traditional holiday season ends…

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Not to be outdone by Orlando, Downtown Disney Anaheim now has the Disney Dress Shop, selling all of the very popular Disney Parks dresses released this year.

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Ridemakerz is operating with adjusted hours right now, for some reason.

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One of the former Disney information booths just outside of the esplanade is now a Haagen-Dazs location, because money.

Welcome to Disneyland

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A construction crane looms behind the Sailing Ship Columbia and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

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River Belle Terrace is being converted into a full-fledged table service restaurant, removing all of the leftover setup from when it was a quick service eatery.

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Livin’ on the Edge

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We now journey to the back of Frontierland and Critter Country to check out Galaxy’s Edge from the other side.

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Some of the rock-work will peek over, but none of it will look out of place, which is nice.

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The real question is where will Disneyland set up the queue to enter the land? Will it be here, or towards the center entrance behind Big Thunder Mountain Railroad? They have less than two years to figure it out.

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A peek through the walls gives us a great look at that newly installed mountain range.

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2019 can’t get here soon enough…

Experience Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark All Day on Halloween at Disney California Adventure

WDWNT on October 25, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! has been transforming nightly into Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort, but never during the day. Well, until now…

Disney is now giving guests the chance to experience this limited-time transformation all day long, at least for one day. On Halloween, October 31st, Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark will take over The Collector’s Fortress throughout the entire Disney California Adventure park operating day.

PHOTOS: Disney Parks Releases NEW The Little Mermaid “Fairy Tales and Sea Shells” Home Collection

WDWNT on October 13, 2017

New at the U.S. Disney Parks is the “Fairy Tales and Sea Shells” collection, a series of home goods themed to The Little Mermaid.

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Plate, $16.99

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Mug, $22.99

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Sculpted mug, $27.99

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Votive, $16.99

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Bowl, $14.99

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Cup and saucer set, $32.99

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Glass, $24.99

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Jewelry box, $29.99

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Most of the items have the “Fairy Tales and Sea Shells” logo underneath.

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Ariel Resin Figurine, $55.00

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Damask Throw, $59.99

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Throw Pillow, $34.99

The entire collection is currently available at the Disneyland Resort, but a few pieces have already been spotted at Walt Disney World, with the entire line expected in Florida very soon.

What do you think of this collection? Will you be picking any of these pieces up?

Paint the Night Electrical Parade Return Set For “Summer 2018”, PIXAR Fest

WDWNT on October 13, 2017

At the D23 Expo 2017, Disney announced that Paint the Night would return in 2018 at the Disneyland Resort. As of today, the parade is not slated to debut at California Adventure until Summer 2018.

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Next Summer, Disneyland Resort will celebrate PIXAR Fest with the new PIXAR Pier area at California Adventure, the move of the PIXAR Play Parade to Disneyland Park, and a PIXAR fireworks spectacular over Sleeping Beauty Castle. Paint the Night will add a PIXAR-themed float (rumored to be Inside Out) when it returns, now performing during the evenings at Disney California Adventure.

Parks and Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek announced a return for Paint the Night at the D23 Expo in July. The parade has not performed since January 2017.

The long period of darkness for the parade is by design, being used to build up excitement for the 2018 Summer season, a last push to bring in visitors that might have held out on a trip before Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens in 2019. Rumors also persist that World of Color will go dark next Summer for a massive refurbishment and overhaul while Paint the Night fills-in at DCA.