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Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com The former Pixar Place at Disney's Hollywood is back open to guests as an all new Incredibles themed area - Municiberg. You can meet super suit designer Edna Mode and see some of her greatest creations in an indoor meet and greet. At the end of the block, Mr. Incredible, Mrs. Incredible and Frozone, are making appearances throughout the day during a dance party featuring music, dancing, and games. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Character appearances in Town Square got a shake-up last week as part of Mickey and Minnie's Surprise Celebration, with different sets of characters appearing each day of the week. This is the current weekly schedule, but as always is subject to change. Photo courtesy of  WDWMagic.com Friday - Judy and Nick  Saturday - Phineas and Ferb  Sunday - Chicken Little and Abby Mallard  Monday - Robin Hood and Little John  ...

I admit it- when I heard Walt Disney World was replacing the daytime parade at the Magic Kingdom, I was a bit timid. I'm a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to Disney- I enjoy and look forward to the new experiences, but I hate to see old favorites go. The Dreams Come True parades all share a special place in my heart- I've gone from teenager to adult watching them, and had shared special memories watching them as a daughter, then cast member, then honeymooner, and most recently, a parent. But even I have to admit- under all the name changes (from "Share a Dream Come True", to "Disney Dreams Come True", to "Celebrate a Dream Come True"), it was still basically the same parade with a slightly different soundtrack. If Walt Disney ever taught us anything, it was to Keep Moving Forward. And move forward they did!  Soon, artist renderings of the new parade were released, and I started to get excited. Then, pictures of the floats and costumes cam...

Captain Cook's at Disney Polynesian Resort is scheduled to be closing for a major refurbishment in late March. The quick service restaurant closes on 3/28/2014, and is expected to reopen in the summer of 2014. During the closure, a temporary quick service location will be setup in the Great Ceremonial House. The menu offering will be very similar, but there will be no Dole Whip offering. The temporary location will be operating daily from 6:30 AM to 4:30 AM. The hugely popular Hyperspace Hoopla will not be part of this Star Wars Weekends , but fret not fellow Star Wars fans. Disney announced that Symphony in the Stars fireworks will play each night during Star Wars Weekends 2014 event logo, courtesy Disney Parks Blog ar's There will be a 'nightly curtain call moment featuring Star Wars characters,' but it is not clear what that will involve. Disney also announced that an additional week will be added to this year’s Star Wars Weekends. The full...