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Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com . The Liberty Square Riverboat refurbishment at the Magic Kingdom has been extended. The original time line had the refurbishment ending on July 19. It will now be closed through to the fall of 2018. Walt Disney World will once again be celebrating Disney PhotoPass Day in 2018.  Photo courtesy of Disney Parks The one-day celebration set to take place on August 19, 2018 will bring special character meet and greets to all four theme parks, exclusive Animated Magic Shots and more. Full details will be released at a later date. Walt Disney World will soon begin hosting all-new V.I.PASSHOLDER Nights, an after-hours event at Epcot and the Magic Kingdom. V.I.PASSHOLDER Nights will be available to Gold, Platinum, Platinum Plus and Premier Passholders, taking place on: August 5, 2018 at Magic Kingdom from 10:00pm to 12:00am  September 6, 2018 at Epcot from 9:...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com . Basin will be beginning a refurbishment from this weekend, lasting through the summer. As part of the refurbishment, the store will close on July 18 2018, but will then reopen on July 19 and remaining open throughout the remainder of the refurbishment. Reel Vogue at Disney's Hollywood Studios will be closing for a short refurbishment in mid-July. The closure begins on July 16 and will reopen to guests on July 21, 2018. The adjacent Beverly Sunset store, which is now home to Pixar merchandise, will remain open during the refurbishment. The Magic Kingdom's Be Our Guest Restaurant is planned to be closing for a 4 day refurbishment in late August. Be Our Guest Restaurant will be closed August 20 and will reopen to guests on August 25, 2018. Pizzafari at Disney's Animal Kingdom will debut a new family-style dining option beginning July 31, 2018. After placing ...

Hey there, Disney Fashionistas and Foodies!      As we all know, Disney has gotten really good at capitalizing on what is hip and hot right now in the world of trends. First it was all about the rose gold, and then along came the millennial pink. Well, the newest color trend at Disney takes it's cue from the magical and majestic unicorn. Say hello to iridescent ! Fashionistas will find iridescent Mouse ears and spirit jerseys around the parks. Iridescent Ears and Spirit Jersey. Photo Credit: DisneyParksBlog.com And foodies... we got you covered! There are a number of rainbowy, sparkly, opalescent snacks and we got to try out some of them. Let's check them out! ----- Rainbow Cookies and Cream Blondie   (The Market at Ale and Compass @ Beach Club Resort)       This beauty is a chocolate chip cookie base, with rainbow sprinkles and Oreo cookies scattered throughout. It's then coated in white chocolate, and adorned with...

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Well hello there, Disney Friends! I hope you all are doing well and have had a healthy dose of magic recently. If not, you've come to the right place! Let's talk about resorts and how you can have amazing experiences at them... with out even staying in one! Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts  Take it from this local... Resorts are an awesome place to spend some down time. In fact, my Littles and I probably spend more time on property at the various resorts than we do in the parks! There's always cool activities to check out, quiet spots or rowdy games, gorgeous vistas and never, EVER a shortage of incredible people-watching. (Trust this nosy Mamma. You can learn an awful lot about that family from California as they are hanging in the lobby, waiting for their room to be cleaned!) Disney's Polynesian Village Resort Resorts are open to everyone, regardless of whether or not you are staying on Disney p...