A new report shows attendance at Disney Parks is down for the first time in a decade. Increased ticket prices led to the decline in attendance.
Last year, Magic Kingdom in Orlando topped the list of most visited theme parks around the globe with more than 20.3 million visitors. Moreover, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios also made it in the Top 10.
Attendance at Disney theme parks declined worldwide for the first time in at least a decade, according to recent reports. Disney’s other theme parks posted attendance declines compared with the previous year. Continue reading “Disney Parks See Slight Drop in Attendance as Prices Rise”
Drunken Father Accused of Child Neglect at Disney Resort
A father was accused of drunken tirade and child neglect at Disney resort.
A man, visiting Walt Disney World with his family, was arrested at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and faces multiple charges after he went on a “drunk tirade” through one of the resorts and let his child get sunburned on Sunday, according to authorities.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Brian Olmstead of Brunswick, Ohio on Sunday after at least 11 complaints were filed Olmstead over the course of four hours at the Disney resort.
According to the sheriff’s office arrest affadavit, man’s drunken tirade began at about 4 p.m. Sunday, when the first complaint was called in to the resort concierge. Continue reading “Drunken Father Accused of Child Neglect at Disney Resort”
Gondola System Officially Confirmed at Disney
The Walt Disney Resort is getting a gondola transportation system. The new transportation system would connect parks and hotels, documents confirm. The gondola system has been rumored for months.
Documents from the Disney-controlled Reedy Creek Improvement District confirm that the project is actually going forward and Walt Disney World is working on a gondola lift system in order to connect some of its theme parks and hotels.
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Disney Finally Announces: the Star Wars Lands Will Open in 2019
The Star Wars attractions are scheduled to open at California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Walt Disney World in 2019, Disney CEO Bob Iger made the announcement during an investor call a few days ago.
The 14-acre attractions were first announced in 2015. They are currently under construction at the parks and represent Disney’s largest single-theme land expansion ever. According to the DisneyParks blog, the lands will feature aliens and droids, various markets, landing zones, and buildings, as well as an epic attraction like Han Solo’s life-sized Millennium Falcon spaceship while on a mission that visitors will be able to pilot. The lands will also include a signature Star Wars adventure that puts visitors in the middle of an epic battle between First Order stormtroopers and the Resistance, and they will be given the chance to visit a remote trading port. Continue reading “Disney Finally Announces: the Star Wars Lands Will Open in 2019”
Disney and Cameron Share Behind-the-Scenes Look at New Avatar Land
Disney World and James Cameron offer a deeper look into the new themed land tied to the hit film “Avatar.”
Just a few months ahead of the planned summer 2017 debut of Pandora, the long-awaited Avatar theme park at Disney World in Orlando, a new preview video has been released and fans were offered a sneak peek at on-ride footage from the two new rides.
After almost three years of construction, Continue reading “Disney and Cameron Share Behind-the-Scenes Look at New Avatar Land”
Disney Uses 300 Drones in New Christmas Light Show
A fleet of drones is lighting up Disney World in a new Christmas show called Starbright Holidays.
Disney is collaborating with Intel Shooting Star which debutes on the U.S. market with the unmanned aerial vehicles designed specifically for entertainment purposes.
Intel’s drone is lightweight, Continue reading “Disney Uses 300 Drones in New Christmas Light Show”
New Castle-Projection Show Debuts November 4 at Magic Kingdom
New ‘Once Upon A Time’ castle projection show which is a version of that one at Tokyo Disneyland, is coming soon to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. The show is set to start in only a few days- November 4, 2016.
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Convention Center at Walt Disney World’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort to Be Expanded
The convention center at Walt Disney World’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort will add 25,000 square feet over the next 2 years. The available convention space at the resort is currently 75,000 square feet, but it will be expanded to 100,000 square feet.
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Disney May Turn Star Wars Lightsaber Battles Into Reality
Star Wars fans, get ready, your dream may soon come true.
Disney has filed a patent that will allow its theme park visitors to battle with “real” lightsabers.
It appears the patent was filed in 2015, one year before Disney announced it would be opening Star Wars Land at both Disneyland and Disney World.
Disney’s new patent describes plans to create a device which looks, feels, sounds and behaves like a real lightsaber. Continue reading “Disney May Turn Star Wars Lightsaber Battles Into Reality”
Disney Obtains Patent to Start Tracking Guests Trough Their Feet
Disney has obtained a patent for a new type of technology. A system that will allow its amusement parks to track guests through their shoes, using a camera-wielding robot.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Walt Disney Co. a patent for a system that would allow its theme parks to start tracking guests through their shoes, by using sensors. The patent, filed last April, was just recently awarded. Continue reading “Disney Obtains Patent to Start Tracking Guests Trough Their Feet”