Beginning September 25, 2025, Disney relocated the Darth Vader meet‑and‑greet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios following the permanent closure of Star Wars: Launch Bay and the Animation Courtyard. Guests can now find him next to Star Tours.
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New Years Eve at Walt Disney World Is Back!
Featured Image Courtesy: The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company has released its December 2021 Schedule for Walt Disney World theme parks. Of note is that Disney will be keeping three parks open until midnight on New Year's Eve, something that is very...
Lightning Lane Refunds at Walt Disney World Are Coming
The details are murky, but reporting from WDWMagic is looking likely to show up sooner rather than later at Walt Disney World. Team Disney Orlando is looking to quickly institute a system of direct cash refunds for Genie+ Lightning Lane reservations when an attraction...
Lightning Lane for Rise of the Resistance Sells Out to Hotel Guests
Featured Image Courtesy: The Walt Disney Company / Lucasfilm Rise of the Resistance, at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios, is the resort's most popular attraction. Now, with the Lightning Lane (i.e. paid FastPass) available, Disney has decided to stop reserving...
Rise of the Resistance Breaks Down, Genie+ Users Demand Refund
That issue didn't take long to arise... Yesterday, Walt Disney World was met with its first major problem regarding the roll out of the Genie+ app. Guests had paid sometimes more than $100 for their party to ride the popular new attraction, Rise of the Resistance at...
Lightning Lanes Now Available at Walt Disney World
The Genie+ app is now on at The Walt Disney World Resort. The app allows guests to use the previously free FastPass system, not renamed as Lightning Lanes. For $15 per guest per day, visitors can have Lightning Lane access to bypass standby lines throughout their day....
Disney World Is Doubling, Even Tripling, Estimated Queue Times
Featured Image Courtesy: Ziggy Knows Disney It's a bizarre little weekend story, but I thought I'd get it out there for anyone currently at the parks. As I've reported in the past, and then experienced last week... Disney is greatly overestimating the queue times for...
Typhoon Lagoon Rumored to Reopen in December / January
Featured Image Courtesy: The Walt Disney Company Various inside sources are claiming that Typhoon Lagoon is likely to reopen in December or January, coinciding with the planned refurbishment of Blizzard Beach. The Walt Disney World water park has been closed since the...
Blame Game: Did Bob Chapek Really Design Harmonious?
That Park Place has previously covered how the proverbial knives are now out for Bob Chapek as Disney+ subscriptions slow, Bob Iger sends veiled attacks, and Disney talent feels angered by various lawsuits. Now, it would appear that Walt Disney Imagineering is getting...
Disney World 50th Anniversary Mega Review: Should You Go?
Good morning, afternoon, or evening to you! I've just arrived home from an extended tour of all things Disney World for the 50th Anniversary Celebration, taking it all in as a guest and as a member of a much larger group. This has allowed me to see the 50th...
Supply Chain Issues Restrict Disney World Merch
Supply chain issues are reportedly causing Disney World and Disney Stores to further restrict sales of merchandise. Currently much of the 50th anniversary merchandise is restricted to 2 of the same item per customer. However, restrictions are growing with new signs...
Knives Out for Chapek
Something strange is going on behind the scenes at The Walt Disney Company. In addition to relative radio silence on the Kathleen Kennedy contract extension situation at Lucasfilm, it is clear that someone somewhere is gunning for CEO Bob Chapek. A Hollywood Reporter...
KiteTails at Animal Kingdom Needs a Rework
The new show at Animal Kingdom, KiteTails, is in dire need of some changes, and insiders say that may just be on the way. The lackluster kite-pull using jet skis has had significant problems with jet ski accidents, kites slamming into empty bleachers, and sometimes...