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Ears the News: May 3, 2019 Edition

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. ...

Ears the News: March 29, 2019 Edition

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com During the Orlando Magic – Philadelphia 76ers game, Mickey Mouse made a surprise on-court appearance to announce that The NBA Experience at Disney Springs will open August 12, 2019. In collaboration with the NBA, Disney is developing NBA Experience as a one-of-a-kind environment packed with 13 interactive elements and hands-on activities across 44,000 square feet and two floors. NBA Experience will give guests the chance to feel like a basketball superstar. “When we were young, we played basketball in our driveways or in the park, creating those imaginary moments of making the game-winning shot for a championship,” said Stan Dodd, executive producer, Walt Disney Imagineering. “We want to take that energy and help you feel what it’s like to be an actual NBA or WNBA player.” Concept art courtesy of Disney Upon entry to NBA Experience, guests will feel as if they’re walking through the...

Ears the News: November 18, 2018 Edition

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Disney has revealed that its gondola transportation system - Disney Skyliner, will open to guests in fall 2019. In addition , Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products Chairman Bob Chapek unveiled the Disney Skyliner gondola to Disney fans during D23’s Destination D event today at Walt Disney World. Video from the Disney Parks Blog. Having trouble viewing the video? Click here to watch on YouTube. The system will connect Disney’s Art of Animation, Pop Century and Caribbean Beach resorts and other locations with Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the International Gateway at Epcot. Disney has revealed the name of a number of new resorts and attractions coming to Walt Disney World. The new 15 story tower under construction at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort will be called “Gran Destino Tower”. The tower, which will be completed in July 2019, will serve as the ...