AUTHOR: Jackie Gailey

Senior Editor for The DIS and DCL Fan | Disney Vacation Club Member | Thrilled to have been a '13/'14 planDisney Panelist | Lover of all things Disney; the Magic of Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and especially Disney Cruise Line | ºoº



Disney’s Magical Express Returns to Picking Up 3 Hours Prior to Flight Time Beginning Jan. 11

As the holiday season is coming to a close, Disney’s Magical Express will be changing motorcoach departure times for guests departing on or after Thursday, January 11, 2018. Resort motorcoach departure times will be scheduled approximately 3 hours prior to the guest’s scheduled flight departure time for domestic flights. International flights will still pick up … Disney’s Magical Express Returns to Picking Up 3 Hours Prior to Flight Time Beginning Jan. 11



Cake Decorating Experience at Amorette’s Patisserie Extended Through June 2018

The popular cake decorating experience where guests can create their own Mickey Dome Cake at Amorette’s Patisserie in the Town Center at Disney Springs has been extended through June of 2018! Classes take place from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday through Thursday mornings. The cost is $149 plus tax for one or two guests … Cake Decorating Experience at Amorette’s Patisserie Extended Through June 2018





Baby Manatee Orphaned During Hurricane Irma Thriving and Growing at SeaWorld

The orphaned manatee calf brought to SeaWorld Orlando during 2017’s Hurricane Irma has officially been named Jose after SeaWorld staff cast their votes. When Jose first arrived at SeaWorld, he had to be coaxed into his bottle feedings. Animal-Care Specialist Jennifer Parnell played a big part in getting the calf to eat and now says, … Baby Manatee Orphaned During Hurricane Irma Thriving and Growing at SeaWorld



Roadway Impacts Taking Place at Walt Disney World On and Around New Year’s Eve

The roads at the Walt Disney World Resort can be extremely busy throughout the Holiday season, but especially on New Year’s Eve. Disney strongly encourages guests to plan for extra travel time and to pay careful attention to road signs as road closures and redirects will be in place across all over Walt Disney World … Roadway Impacts Taking Place at Walt Disney World On and Around New Year’s Eve



Disney Doubles Their #ShareYourEars Donation to $2 Million for Make-A-Wish

Millions of Disney fans took part in Disney Parks’ #ShareYourEars campaign to raise money for Make-A-Wish. Disney Parks originally committed to donating $5 for every photo shared on social media using the #ShareYourEars hashtag and that featured Mickey Mouse or any other creative “Ears.” Back in 2016, Disney Parks doubled their donation for this campaign … Disney Doubles Their #ShareYourEars Donation to $2 Million for Make-A-Wish



Odd Silence in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Causes Theatres to Post Warning Signs

One particular unconventional choice made by Film Director Rian Johnson is creating a bit of confusion to movie goers seeing Star Wars: The Last Jedi causing some movie theaters to intrude. At approximately 1 hour and 52 minutes into the movie, all sound ceases for about 10 seconds. Star Wars VFX supervisor Ben Morris agrees … Odd Silence in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Causes Theatres to Post Warning Signs





Vox Populi: RUMOR – Is Disney Removing the “Do Not Disturb” Signs From Resort Hotels?

A new rumor that’s going around online is that Disney is removing “Do Not Disturb” signs from their resort hotels beginning with the ones around the Magic Kingdom monorail loop at Walt Disney World. Although we do not have confirmation of this from Disney, our posters on DISBoards.com have a lot to say about it. … Vox Populi: RUMOR – Is Disney Removing the “Do Not Disturb” Signs From Resort Hotels?



Disney Parks Reveals Merchandise for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

At last weekend’s special Star Wars: Galactic Nights event, the first pieces of merchandise were revealed for the upcoming Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland park in 2019. These new pieces are the first ones inspired by the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge lands that “will allow guests to visit … Disney Parks Reveals Merchandise for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge