Anaheim Produce on Sunset Boulevard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has some seasonal offerings on the menu right now as well for the Flurry of Fun, including an alcoholic option…
Let It Glow ($12.25)
Frozen Blue Raspberry with Svedka Vodka and a Light-Up Glow Cube
Yet again, we have another item that looks absolutely nothing like the picture on the sign. If you stir it a bit, it can be good, but at the end of the day, it is still just Vodka and frozen blue raspberry thrown on top of it. That being said, at least with this one, you can taste that you are drinking alcohol, unlike the poisonous Winterberry Cooler.
This wouldn’t be the first (second, or third) drink I would order at Hollywood Studios, but it isn’t terrible.
A preview, but quite a very small sneak peek. The latest episode of The Star Wars Show focuses mostly on Battlefront II’s voice actor T.J. Ramani, but there is a nice little preview of “Star Wars: Galactic Nights” that will be coming to Hollywood Studios for just one night on December 16th. The clip starts just before 1 minute mark on the video below.
The Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM nighttime spectacular returned to Disney’s Hollywood Studios tonight for the start of its second season at the park. The show was slightly enhanced this year with additional fireworks compared to last, so it’s worth another view even if you had seen it last year.
Star Wars fans heading to Hollywood Studios for Star Wars: Galactic Nights on Dec. 16 will find some stellar new and returning food offerings intended to appeal to both foodies and Star Wars fans alike. The chefs at Hollywood Studios have crafted gourmet treats inspired by characters, locations and scenes from the beloved franchise.
There are three new dishes debuting at the event. The Shrimp and Chorizo Skewer, generously loaded with Chorizo sausage, potato hash and shrimp, is intended as a tribute to the hearty appetite of the Wookiees (and the apparent prevalence of shellfish on Kashyyyk).
Also new this year, Tatooine Bisque is a blend of rutabaga, turnips, carrots, and parsnips inspired by the sandstorms and moisture farms of Tatooine.
And if you found the garbage chute scene in Episode IV: A New Hope appetizing, you’ll want to check out the Sweet and Crunchy Popcorn, loaded with cookies, caramel, chocolate and pecans.
Returning favorites include the popular Lightsaber Churros. Blue and red sugar coat the Light Side and Dark Side options, both offered with a Lightsaber Hilt.
Or try both in the Lightsaber Churro Sundae, with pieces of both red and blue churro served on a base of vanilla ice cream and topped with chocolate sauce.
Quench your galactic thirst with the classic Jettison Juice (non-alcoholic watermelon lemonade) served with a Death Star Glow Cube. Adults can try the Skywalker Wine Flight, featuring four wine selections – Sommità, Chardonnay, Pinor Noir Rosé, and Sommità Pinot Noir – from Skywalker Vineyards in Marin County, California.
A full list of all of the food and beverage items to be offered at the event is available on the Star Wars: Galactic Nights website. And if you just can’t decide which galactic goodies you want to try, you can choose the Galactic Tasting Sampler for $30. Select five items from up to 25 food and beverage options (including alcohol). You can also use the sampler for any Disney Dining Plan Snack-eligible items through Hollywood Studios.
Our latest photo report brings us to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to see the latest happenings at the park.
Construction
Walking over to Hollywood Studios from the Boardwalk, we see 5 cranes dominating the skyline.
Parking lot enhancements and preparations for the Disney Skyliner continue outside of the park.
Guests walk through a maze of work fences to get to the park.
The Skyliner station for the park is under construction, with land near the bus loop currently being prepared.
And We Are Rolling…
Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away has returned with the new mobile, rollaway staging.
The stage actually looks a little nicer than the one they had used before, even though that one didn’t get removed nightly.
Following the last show of the day, the process of packing up the stages begins.
The stage features two “green rooms” where the characters can emerge from during the show, hiding until it is their turn on stage.
Below, we have video of the stages rolling away at 7PM. Disney has made a little show of it, which reminds me of the Backlot Studio Tour quite a bit. An announcer says it is time for a scene change, followed by Gus the crew chief making the order for the stages to roll…
It is nice to see this process turned into a small show that fits the (current? past?) theme of the park. We’ll see if this sticks around once Toy Story Land and Galaxy’s Edge open.
This and That
Work continues on Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. There is now this set of expanded construction walls near the old Great Movie Ride exit.
There are now more work walls up by Grand Avenue, now crossing the path towards Red Carpet Dreams.
The path from Star Tours to MuppetVision 3-D no longer exists, guests now having to walk down Grand Avenue to get there.
A planter and a wall will fill in this former path.
Work continues on Echo Lake.
Scaffolding has come down on Min and Bill’s, marking that the painting is finished.
Gertie looks shiny.
The Holiday 2017 Droid Factory figure has been released.
As part of Sunset Seasons Greetings at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, debuting November 9th, guests will see the Hollywood Tower Hotel transform via projection mapping into the Hollywood Toy Hotel, according to some new concept art released by Disney.
The art shows the Tower of Terror as if it was built out of toys, just one of many scene changes the structure will make during the new holiday offering. This particular projection will tie-in to a Toy Story scene in the show.
Halloween may have been last night, but Christmas arrived today at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Echo Lake is still refilling this morning, but guests have gotten their first look at the new decorations for 2017, including the new home of the park Christmas tree in the center of the lake.
These giant ornaments will float on the lake once it has filled.
My personal favorite is Santa Gertie the Dinosaur, wearing a festive hat and holding a large ornament.
A number of 1930’s style decorations surround Echo Lake.
Some large, vintage-style reindeer statues sit near 50’s Prime Time Cafe.
Even the umbrellas have gotten in the spirit.
For a better look at all of the new decorations, check out our video overview:
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.
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.
With the holiday season beginning November 9th at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, work has been completed on the new planter in Echo Lake which will be home to a brand new Christmas tree this year.
