Kingdom Konsultant Travel Blog

Run like the wind, Bullseye, over to the newest restaurant in these parts, Roundup Rodeo BBQ in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As you walk up to the entrance, you would think it’s been here the whole time. All of the outdoor theming with Woody, Jessie & all their friends just blend right into Toy Story Land that’s been here since 2018. The check-in podium is outside, just around the corner from the entrance to Toy Story Land, and there is a small waiting area under the marquee sign. You can check-in at the podium or through the My Disney Experience app. When you are called in to Andy’s Toybox to join all of the other “grown up toys,” you are amazed at all of the drawings and cut outs of Woody, Jessie, Stinky Pete, Bullseye & Bo Peep. Even some of Bonnie’s friends like Buttercup and Trixie made it into Andy’s place to play. You are greeted by Jessie & Trixie in the first room and Bo Peep and her Sheep in the second room. Remember that once you are in the res...

Howdy partner ! If your family loves the Toy Story movies as much as mine does, you need to read these ten tips! Disney has done an awesome job of incorporating these beloved characters and movies into the parks and resorts. If you want to give your kids a fully immersed Toy Story experience, don't forget to do these ten things: 1. Stay in the Toy Story Section of Disney's All-Star Movies Resort! Ask your Kingdom Konsultant Agent to book you in the preferred section of the resort, which are all Toy Story rooms! Only preferred rooms are Toy Story themed.  2. Take pics with all the Toy Story character displays and scenes at Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, including RC, Bo Peep, and in Andy's room.  3. Have a PhotoPass photographer take your pic with the giant Toy Story Land sign and Woody statue. They even put a scarf on him during Christmastime! There are a few other spots to get PhotoPass pictures taken here too. 4. Grab a bite to eat at the quick service spot Woody...

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. ...

Agent Maci here and today I wanted to take you into the new addition to Disney's Hollywood Studios, Toy Story Land! Toy Story Land brought two new attractions, Slinky Dog Dash and Alien Swirling Saucers, and a new restaurant, Woody's Lunch Box, to the park in a larger than life play-set. The addition of this part of the park also moves the entrance to Toy Story Mania into the new land. If you go at any busy time of year in the morning, the crowds will head in mass to Toy Story Land to ride Slinky Dog Dash, and it will stay busy throughout the day. But with good reason, the land is themed great and the rides are fun for the whole family! As you enter the area, you are greeted by a larger than life Woody. Often throughout the day there is also a PhotoPass photographer set up here to capture your family at the entrance! If you stand around and listen, you'll hear some key catch phrases from the sheriff himself! Woody greets guests coming into Toy Story Land The maj...

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...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at  WDWMagic.com Photo courtesy of www.WDWMagic.com   The high-tech greeting card company Lovepop is coming to Disney Springs this fall Located in the Marketplace Co-Op, Lovepop will offer its intricate 3D paper sculpture greeting cards. Lovepop founders Wombi Rose and John Wise became best friends at Webb Institute training to become naval architects. After school, the duo traveled to Vietnam where they discovered incredible hand-crafted paper cards. Rose and Wise launched Lovepop out of the Harvard Innovation Lab in late 2014. Since then, they were named to the 2015 Techstars class, nominated for 50 on Fire by BostInno, and appeared on season 7 of "Shark Tank," where Kevin "Mr. Wonderful" O'Leary became an investor. Photo courtesy of  www.WDWMagic.com   Maria & Enzo's and Enzo's Hideaway at Disney Springs are now offering 40% off to Disney Ann...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com . A new show called Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy show will be coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios. According to Imagineer Kathy Mangum, it will be "a show unlike anything we've got anywhere else," and appearing with Lightning McQueen in the show will be Cruz Ramirez and Mater. The all-new show-attraction, to be located in Sunset Showcase near Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, will immerse guests in the world of Cars and bring them face to face with racing legend Lightning McQueen. With help from friends Mater and Cruz Ramirez, McQueen will demonstrate racing techniques on a new simulator and share career highlights with his guests. Of course, this is Lightning McQueen, so a few twists and turns are to be expected on the road ahead. Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy is planned to open early 2019 at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Disney released a ne...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com . In a new update to the My Disney Experience app, guests can now view up-to-the-minute estimates for when the next buses will depart from their Disney Resort hotel and when they will complete their journey to their destination. Bus information updates in real time to provide the most current estimates for buses heading to all four theme parks, two water parks and the Disney Springs area. Guests can access the feature throughout their stay by tapping “See Bus Times” when viewing an active Disney Resort hotel reservation associated with their account. The video below shows how it works: Trouble viewing the video? Click here to watch on YouTube. Walt Disney Imagineering has shared a number of new behind-the-scenes video of the final touches being put on Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios as well as what guests can expect to see at night. Video cou...