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Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Disney has today revealed plans for the new Tri-Circle-D Ranch at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. Horses from both the Pony Farm and Tri-Circle-D Ranch will have new barns and updated outdoor spaces. Image courtesy of WDWMagic.com Starting August 19 2019, the Draft Horse Barn and Pony Farm will temporarily be inaccessible to guests until the new barn debuts in Spring 2020. Guests can still enjoy Pony rides at the Trail Blaze Corral near the campground's entrance, and the resort's trail rides and carriage rides will continue to operate as normal. Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party debuted its all new firework show - Disney's Not So Spooky Spectacular. Replacing Happy HalloWishes, the near 14 minute show features perimeter fireworks, castle projection mapping, an all new soundtrack, and an onstage appearance by Jack Skellington. M

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at  WDWMagic.com Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will debut an all-new firework spectacular this year, and Disney is giving us a first look at the show in a new video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=_vCzVKY5TWo In “Disney’s Not So Spooky Spectacular,” Jack Skellington from “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” serves as host and has come to tell a “not-so-scary” story about how anything can happen on Halloween night. His ghost dog, Zero, flies off carrying everyone along on a trick-or-treating adventure, where four friends – Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy – find themselves drawn into a mysterious haunted house. Their journey takes them from one room of the house to another, encountering dancing skeletons, waltzing ghosts and a whole series of troublemaking Disney villains. The show will also include state-of-the-art projections and lasers, plus ligh

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Beginning August 29 2019, Darth Vader will replace Kylo Ren in the dark side meet and greet. Kylo Ren will be making appearances in Star Wars Galaxy's Edge.Darth Vader is set to return to Star Wars Launch Bay with the opening of Star Wars Galaxy's Edge. Astro Orbiter in the Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland is now closed for a refurbishment.  The closure is expected to reopen to guests on August 15, 2019. Photo courtesy of  WDWMagic.com House of the Whispering Willows at Epcot's China Pavilion is scheduled to be closing for a short refurbishment. The closure begins July 30 with a reopening to guests to August 2, 2019. A new display will be added to the gallery during the closure. Disney Springs will be hosting the DescenDANCE Party later this month to mark the release of the Descendants 3 on Disney Channel. The da

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will debut an all new fireworks show for 2019 - replacing the 14 year old Hallo-Wishes show. According to Disney, "this new show will feature state-of-the-art projection effects, lasers, lighting Photo courtesy of Disney Parks and dazzling fireworks that come together to tell a not-so-scary story about how anything can happen on Halloween night. The show will take guests along on a trick-or-treating adventure, where four friends – Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy – find themselves drawn into a mysterious haunted house. The journey takes them from one room of the house to another, encountering dancing skeletons, waltzing ghosts and a whole series of troublemaking Disney villains." Following from the original pilot at the Magic Kingdom, Disney Guest Experience teams have now been deployed at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Tickets are now available for the 2019 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom. The earlier start introduced in 2018 continues for 2019, beginning a day earlier than last year at August 16. The full schedule is as follows: August 2019 – 16, 20, 23, 27 and 30  September 2019 – 2, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27 and 29  Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com .  October 2019 – 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 29 and 31  November 2019 – 1  As in recent years, pricing changes depending on the specific day, but tickets begin at $79 for advance purchase, rising to $135 for October 31. This year's pricing shows the expected price increase of around $5, with 2018 tickets beginning at $75. You can buy tickets now at DisneyWorld.com. Disney H2O Glow at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon is back for summer 2019, and tickets are now on sa

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Halloween 2018 night on October 31 for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is now sold out. Currently, tickets for all other remaining dates are available for purchase. The operating hours of several attractions at Disney's Animal Kingdom are being reduced through the remainder of the year. Part of the relaunch of the park as a nighttime destination last year, the park is now typically open until 8pm. However, Kilimanjaro Safaris has moved to a 7:45pm closing for this week, and then moving down to a 6:30pm closing in November. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com .  Maharajah Jungle trek is now operating with a delayed open at 10am, and closing early at 5pm. Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail is similarly now opening after park open at 9:30am, with an early closing at 4:30pm. Kali River Rapids is also opening at 9:30am, with early closing at 7:30pm. Walt Disney Wo

Fall decor appears at The Magic Kingdom at the end of August. Hey there, Disney Guys and Gals!      I don't know about you, but the intense heat that's been taking over the majority of the country this summer has me daydreaming about Fall. And I have always LOVED Orlando in the Fall. You Northerners probably find that weird because Fall is kinda your thing. It's the one time of year that dealing with the struggles and strife of dealing with the cold and snow is all worth while. You get paid out in beautiful colors, crisp air and apple and pumpkin picking outings, right? All true. I do miss my hometown of Boston during that magical season, BUT Fall in Orlando is pretty amazing too. Maybe even better. Stay with me and I'll share five things that make coming down to Disney in the Fall the BEST! ----- 1. Oh the weather outside is.... delightful!            OK, so I will admit that weather in the Fall in Central Florida is a bit unpredictable, wh