Universal seem to be going through a bit of an attraction culling phase at the moment (yet E.T Adventure remains?). First we had Dragon Challenge closing earlier this week at Islands of Adventure and now the announcement that Terminator 2: 3D will be closing in order to make way for an all-new live action experience based […]
Continue readingWe will be sure to keep the post updated with all the latest updates to how Hurricane Irma is impacting the operation of Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando. 11th September 2017 update: Though Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and other surrounding parks have suffered from some damage caused by Irma, to our knowledge all […]
Continue readingDespite all of the work currently underway for Star Wars and Toy Story Land, Disney is pushing forward with refurbishment on Echo Lake. The work begins tomorrow and will include a slight rework to the landscaping as well as a drainage of the lake. Repainting will also occur and will apply to Dinosaur Gertie’s Ice […]
Continue readingThat’s right everyone, Universal are closing Dragon Challenge at Islands of Adventure at the end of today. Opening originally in 1999 as Dueling Dragons before the Harry Potter overlay changed the name in 2010, the attraction has been in operation for almost 20 years! Though most guests (including us here at Theme Park Trader) loved […]
Continue readingWe reported back in August that Disney was looking to expand Mobile Order further at Walt Disney World. It seems we finally have dates on when some of these expansions are occurring. The Lunching Pad in Tomorrowland will join Mobile Order on September 5th with Aloha Isle in Adventureland joining on September 6th. Both of […]
Continue readingThe replacement to One Man’s Dream has been confirmed to open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on September 8th. This updated attraction will now include models of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Toy Story Land. Concept art for upcoming attraction, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway will also be on display. Character meet and greets with the […]
Continue readingWe now finally have a complete look as to how Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando is shaping up this year. Universal just announced four new original houses (houses not based on IPs) and they all sound incredible. Lets take a look at them: Scarecrow: The Reaping In this house, guests will step into a […]
Continue readingThe Halloween season is well underway at Walt Disney World so I thought it would be good to share the costume rules in place to avoid disappointment for anyone attending Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party this year. MNSSHP 2017 Costume Guidelines for Kids (13 and under) Costumes and masks are permitted but the mask isn’t allowed […]
Continue readingHarambe Market at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is the latest location to join the Mobile Order service at Walt Disney World. A reminder on how the service works: Here are the current locations taking advantage of the service: D-Luxe Burger at Disney Springs Tomorrowland Terrace at Magic Kingdom Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe at Magic Kingdom Columbia […]
Continue readingIf you thought Insidious coming to HHN in Hollywood was exciting, Orlando may have just blown this announcement out of the water! Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando just announced that three Blumhouse properties are going to be combined into one maze at Universal Orlando. Sinister, Insidious and The Purge are all going to be featured […]
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