Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2024 Edition

[mickey916]

ESPN and NCAA Reach 8 Year Deal

 

[mickey916]

New Photo-Ops at Festival of the Arts

Good morning from EPCOT where three all-new step-in photo ops have been installed for the 2024 EPCOT Festival of the Arts! The photo ops can be found along the bridge between World Celebration Gardens and World Showcase. Here’s a look!


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Wish Storybook (NEW)​

Teatime with Penguins (NEW)​

Forest Scene from Sleeping Beauty (NEW)​

 

[mickey916]

New Menu Items at Amorette's

The new year is here, and along with 2024 comes a whole host of new things to look forward to at Disney Parks. Today, we are taking a look at the new menu items that have arrived at Amorette’s Patisserie in Disney Springs. Brace yourself; you are going to start feeling hungry any second now.

Coffee & Chocolate Creme Brulee​

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Sunset on Mile Marker Zero:​

Key Lime Tart with Chantilly Cream

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Eclair​

Vanilla custard-filled eclair with dark 65% chocolate and salted caramel sauce

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Lemon Blueberry Cream Puff​

Cream Puff filled with lemon cream and blueberry curd

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries​

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Strawberry Cheesecake​

New York Cheesecake dipped in strawberry chocolate topped with strawberry whipped cream and fresh strawberries

 

[Gusey]

Scott Gustin Twitter
Walt Disney World announces the Florida Resident Disney Thrills Ticket. Available starting Jan. 11, the ticket starts at $199 (plus tax) for a 2-day ticket. The 3-day ticket is $219 (plus tax). Valid Jan. 11 - March 15 (including weekends). Requires a park reservation.

 

[Gusey]

Scott Gustin Twitter
WDW Annual Passholder "good-to-go" days will start appearing on Thursday. Here's an example calendar showing how those days will be represented with a green circle.

 

[Gusey]

The Disney Electrical Sky Parade has debuted at Disneyland Paris, including drones carrying fireworks

https://twitter.com/x/status/1744436340282855604

 

[Teamubr]

The Disney Electrical Sky Parade has debuted at Disneyland Paris, including drones carrying fireworks

https://twitter.com/x/status/1744436340282855604

We saw the prior drone show last June and it was incredible. This looks even better. WDW needs to find a place for something like this.

j

 

[Gusey]

Full video of the Disney Electrical Sky Parade:

 

[wabbott]

We saw the prior drone show last June and it was incredible. This looks even better. WDW needs to find a place for something like this.

j

Cranking up the original Main Street Electrical Parade in the meantime would be nice.

 

[BrianL]

The Disney Electrical Sky Parade has debuted at Disneyland Paris, including drones carrying fireworks

https://twitter.com/x/status/1744436340282855604

I will never get tired of the Baroque Hoedown!

 

[LKing]

We saw the prior drone show last June and it was incredible. This looks even better. WDW needs to find a place for something like this.

j

I wonder if they could add a fire breathing drone dragon to Fantasmic at Disneyland in CA.

 

[Moliphino]

I will never get tired of the Baroque Hoedown!

I get tired of it after about 30 seconds. Spectro had much better music.

 

[BrianL]

I get tired of it after about 30 seconds. Spectro had much better music.

It's okay. You're entitled to be wrong from time to time.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

It's okay. You're entitled to be wrong from time to time.

So are you!

I like them both but sorely miss Spectromagic.

 

[BrianL]

So are you!

I like them both but sorely miss Spectromagic.

I sorely miss Paint the Night - but it used the Hoedown.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I sorely miss Paint the Night - but it used the Hoedown.

Paint the Night was AMAZING. I miss that very much as well.

 

[Teamubr]

I get tired of it after about 30 seconds. Spectro had much better music.

The first part is a little slow and I'd rather have more "Disney" orchestral music in stead of the carnival/circus music.
I think the video may suffer a little from camera position.

Here are a couple I took of the 30th anniversary show when I was there back in June.




j

 

[BrianL]

The first part is a little slow and I'd rather have more "Disney" orchestral music in stead of the carnival/circus music.
I think the video may suffer a little from camera position.

The circus music comes from the original MSEP score, which this is trying to emulate. I think it's spectacular!

 

[Teamubr]

The circus music comes from the original MSEP score, which this is trying to emulate. I think it's spectacular!

I should have clarified where it came from. I'm more a fan of the music from HEA or even Wishes. The MSEP music gets a little droning (pun intended) to me.

j

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I just watched it and it really is spectacular. And so charming. I was there only a year ago and it seems like they've already come so far in the technology since then!

I think this would be awesome at WDW. At AK, it could draw night crowds while not disturbing the animals with fireworks, for instance. Maybe they could add it to Luminous, HEA, or Fantasmic!