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Disney News Round-up For Friday, October 19th, 2018

Welcome to another Friday news round-up! This week we've got some great announcements that may make your next Walt Disney World vacation even more magical. To begin with the new daily ticket pricing is now in effect.

Disney News Round-up For Friday, October 12th, 2018

Let's kick off the Friday news round-up with a quick reminder that Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort opened its beautiful new port of entry this week! There's a fresh new island feeling and welcoming atmosphere at Old Port Royale, with a new lobby, restaurants, and more!

Disney News Round-up For Friday, September 28th, 2018

Let's get right to it! There were a couple of fun announcements made regarding Epcot's Holidays Around The World celebration, including an the announcement of four more celebrity narrators for Epcot's Candlelight Processional. This leaves all but two celebrity spots left to be filled. Check out our updated list of 2018 Holiday Happenings At Walt Disney World to see who they are.

Limited Time Fun Coming To Walt Disney World In 2019

Disney just announced a whole slew of limited time offerings for 2019 that will keep guests in the party mood from January to September! We'll have more information coming for you about the exciting new events as Disney expands the details, but here's a peek at how Walt Disney World will be celebrating all year long in 2019.

Kick Off Your Incredible Summer With A Walt Disney World News Round-up

Welcome back to another great week! Need a Disney fix to get your Monday moving in the right direction? Recently #DisneyParksLIVE broadcast 'Sunrise at Epcot' and you can watch the replay any time you want. Once you've had your coffee and you're ready to go, read on for the latest news from Walt Disney World.

Disney News Round-up: D23 2018 Events Announced, Minnie Van Service Expands, and More

We're back with another news round-up and we're talking about the expansion of the Minnie Vans at the Deluxe hotels, a new slate of D23 member events for 2018, military discounts for 2018, and much more!

Disney News Round-Up: Costume Guidelines from Disney, Typhoon Lagoon Reopens, and More

Welcome to another edition of our Disney news round-up! Today we have details on the costume guidelines for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, news on the reopening of Typhoon Lagoon after Hurricane Irma, and much more!

Disney World Announces What’s New and What’s Returning for the 2017 Holiday Season

Sure, it's only mid-September and we just started celebrating Halloween at Disney World but today we're talking about the winter holiday season! Disney has just release a ton of information about what's coming to the parks and resorts for the holidays!

Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks Reopen After Hurricane Irma

The Walt Disney World Resort felt the force of Hurricane Irma Sunday night after the hurricane took a turn and headed north to Orlando. The theme parks were closed Sunday and Monday due to the storm, but the Resort hotels were full of guests riding out the wind and rain.

New Ultimate Nights of Adventure VIP Tour at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Disney's Animal Kingdom has introduced a new VIP nighttime experience, the Ultimate Nights of Adventure VIP Tour. This new experience will give guests the chance to experience several popular attractions in addition to Rivers of Light. Read on to find out more!

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Best bathrooms at Disney World's Animal Kingdom

Disney Imagineers did a good thing when they built Animal Kingdom: they made larger restrooms -- and some of them are quite beautiful. So there's not much to gripe about with the bathroom situation at Animal Kingdom. But we do think there are some especially nice ones that you should check out.

Three Rare Disney Characters and Where to Find Them

Even though we go to the parks as grown-ups without kids, that doesn't mean we are immune to the charms of the characters. Sometimes, even if we aren't hunting autographs, it's fun to see some of the more elusive characters out and about. Of course -- parades don't count! ;-)

Here are some of our favorites that we spy from time to time...

Where in the World? Photo Hunt Answers!

Thanks for participating in the "Where in the World?!" Photo Hunt we posted on Tuesday!

As promised, here are the answers to the hunt:

Camp Minnie Mickey in Disney's Animal Kingdom:


Norway's Viking Exhibit in the Stave Church in Epcot:

More 40th Anniversary Disney Parks Merchandise

We reported on some of the great Walt Disney World 40th Anniversary Merchandise not too long ago, and we've recently found some more that we think you'll love (we sure do!).

Messenger Bag
First up -- a messenger bag. Decorated with the original Magic Kingdom logo, this extremely soft and durable-looking bag will make happy anyone who has to tote around several thing each day.

The Animal Kingdom Yeti

Spoiler Alert: If you've never ridden Expedition Everest and have no idea what it's like you may want to avoid this article until after you've ridden it to save the surprise.

Must Do and Won't Do

So far we've given you our background and our love of food, music, and movies. The one "big" aspect of Disney we haven't touched on yet is the parks themselves. In discussing what we would write about this week, several ideas were tossed about. How best to share our love of the parks? There is so much to discuss, to argue over, to dissect. We decided, as we did with the other topics, to start broadly.

Christmas Hidden Mickeys

We're big fans of finding Hidden Mickeys around here! For those who haven't heard of them, Hidden Mickeys are defined as:

a partial or complete impression of Mickey Mouse placed by the Imagineers and artists to blend into the designs of Disney attractions, hotels, restaurants, and other areas.

Animal Kingdom Character Trees: Part 2

Today we're showing off the beautiful world of The Lion King's Africa and Finding Nemo's Australia -- in Christmas tree form!

Animal Kingdom Character Trees: Part 1

For many years now, Disney's Animal Kingdom has created a winter wonderland in Camp Minnie Mickey. This year is no exception, as 14 creative Christmas trees have been decorated to represent beloved Disney characters.

In this series, we'll show off the trees and their intricate decorations! Today, we'll take a look at the Chip and Dale tree and the Pluto tree.

Chip and Dale Tree
The Chip and Dale tree is full of Chip and Dale's favorite things -- acorns, popcorn, and little replicas of their house all decorated for Christmas!

Working Remotely From Walt Disney World

People do it everyday. This article will give you all the information you need to be an effective telecommuter from Disney World.