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R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Passes Away Aged 83

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Ryan
R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Passes Away Aged 83

Actor Kenny Baker who was best known for playing R2-D2 in Star Wars has passed away at the age of 83. He was also present in other beloved movies including Willow, Flash Gordon and Jim Henson’s Labyrinth. Kenny Baker has had such an impact on my life, who I am, why I do what I […]

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Sum of all Thrills and Storm Struck Closing at Epcot

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Ryan
Sum of all Thrills and Storm Struck Closing at Epcot

The future of Epcot’s Innoventions East is looking very uncertain as Disney has just announced that both The Sum of All Thrills and Storm Struck are going to be closing on September 14th 2016. This means that just a single attraction will remain, Colortopia. There has been no announcement as of yet as to what Disney […]

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Princess Elena of Avalor Arrives at Magic Kingdom

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Ryan
Princess Elena of Avalor Arrives at Magic Kingdom

Yesterday Magic Kingdom welcomed a brand new princess to the parks in a typical Disney way, a Royal Induction! Princess Elena of Avalor arrived at the park with singers, performers and was welcomed by Cinderella herself. You can check out the awesome video: Elena marks the very first  Disney Princess inspired by Latin cultures and […]

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Main Street Electrical Parade Leaving Walt Disney World in October

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Ryan
Main Street Electrical Parade Leaving Walt Disney World in October

UPDATE: Paint the Night is remaining at Disneyland and will be showing select nights during the holidays. This leaves Walt Disney World with no nighttime parade from October 9th though I am sure we will see an announcement from Disney soon! No word on whether Paint the Night will leave for WDW after the holidays… Disney […]

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Disney Confirms Drop in Summer US Park Attendance

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Ryan
Disney Confirms Drop in Summer US Park Attendance

Disney has confirmed in a recent earnings report what we all expected, a drop in attendance to its US theme parks over the last three months. The three month period ended on July 2 so we don’t quite get a full picture on Summer attendance but attendance is down 4% compared to last year. Disney […]

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4 New Restaurants Added to Tables in Wonderland at Walt Disney World

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Ryan
4 New Restaurants Added to Tables in Wonderland at Walt Disney World

Tables in Wonderland  card holders are going to be very happy to hear that Disney has just added four new restaurants to the service. The membership which costs $150 for Passholders or $175 for Florida residents and allows  a 20% discount off all food and beverage for up to 10 people at most table-service Walt Disney […]

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Episode 26 – Guest Karyn Locke Joins Us for This Weeks News, Favourite WDW Events + Much more!

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Ryan
Episode 26 – Guest Karyn Locke Joins Us for This Weeks News, Favourite WDW Events + Much more!

Join us for our 26th episode of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we are joined by Karyn Locke from Sandandorsnow.com. Her and her family love visiting Walt Disney World and she joins us not just to discuss this weeks news but also to discuss favourite events at Walt Disney World. We also question Karyn […]

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Big Thunder Mountain Closing for Refurbishment at WDW

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Ryan
Big Thunder Mountain Closing for Refurbishment at WDW

Much to my disappointment (as I will be there for 2 weeks in October) from tomorrow Big Thunder Mountain will be closed at the Magic Kingdom from tomorrow (August 8th) until November 18th 2016. While the attraction will of course be getting all the normal maintenance required during a refurbishment of this size, there are […]

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Limited Time Character Meet & Greet with Purchase of Memory Maker at WDW

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Ryan
Limited Time Character Meet & Greet with Purchase of Memory Maker at WDW

Disney has just announced another reason to purchase Memory Maker at Walt Disney World, a special character meet and greet! Guests who purchase Memory Maker from 7th August to August 31st will include access to a private Disney character experience with a Disney Princess at the Magic Kingdom. The location for this meet will be […]

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Krampus Is Coming to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights 2016

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Ryan
Krampus Is Coming to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights 2016

Universal has just revealed that the next maze coming to this years Halloween Horror Nights is based on the 2015 Christmas comedy horror film, Krampus. You can check out the trailer below: Universal had this to say on the announcement: The dead of winter sets the stage for the terror that’s about to unfold one […]

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SHINICHIRO INAJI
SHINICHIRO INAJI Hello. I always enjoy your blog and appreciate for sharing lot of fun and useful information. My partner and I are visiting Disneyland in Anaheim next month, and just found out that they DON'T do...
ryantoms
ryantoms Hi Debbie, at this stage you should be okay by Thursday :)
Debbie
Debbie We are leaving for Orlando next Thursday, 9/13. I'm assuming by that time things will be OK?
ryantoms
ryantoms Still uncertain at this stage, no closures have been announced yet. As soon as anything new comes in I will be updating this post
Anya
Anya What about universal studios? Will they get hit

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