AUTHOR: Stephen Porter

Stephen "Steve" Porter started going to the parks with his family in 1996. Since then he hasn't looked back! Steve was a cast member participating in the Disney College Program in 2013. Most recently he graduated from Penn State University!



Terminal Check-In Changes Coming To Disney Cruise Line

Changes are coming to Disney Cruise Line’s My Online Check-In process. Disney Cruise Line believes these changes will improve the experience for their guests by streamlining the entire process. Now, the Youth Activity Registration will be included in the My Online Check-In process, which will allow parents to include detailed medical and dietary restrictions of Terminal Check-In Changes Coming To Disney Cruise Line

Change in Security Coming April 3 to the Magic Kingdom

According to the Orlando Sentinel, starting April 3, 2017, guests parking at the Magic Kingdom parking lot will “go through metal detectors and get bags checked at the Transportation and Ticket Center.” The Ticket and Transportation Center (or the TTC) is the hub at which guests arriving by car have transportation options to access the Change in Security Coming April 3 to the Magic Kingdom

Carrie Fisher’s Passing Won’t Be Addressed in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

According to USA Today, Disney CEO Bob Iger has stated that Carrie Fisher’s role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi won’t be changed in reaction to her passing. Star Wars: The Last Jedi will open in theaters on December 15th, 2017. Carrie Fisher’s role as Princess Leia had completed filming for the new film before Carrie Fisher’s Passing Won’t Be Addressed in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Blackstone Sells Stake in SeaWorld to Chinese Investment Group

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Blackstone Group, an investment firm, has sold a 21 percent stake in SeaWorld to Zhonghong Group, a Chinese company. SeaWorld categorized Zhonghong Group as a “diversified holding company focused on strategic growth opportunities in the leisure, tourism, and culture industries.” SeaWorld Entertainment announced that Zhonghong Group will buy in at Blackstone Sells Stake in SeaWorld to Chinese Investment Group

Fort Wilderness Headless Horseman Meet-and-Greet Coming this Halloween

This Halloween, Disney’s Fort Wilderness will be hosting a Legend of Sleepy Hollow event. The festivities will take place on September 29th and 30th, Thursdays through Sundays in October, and the last Monday and Tuesday of October; the 30th and 31st. The event will include a showing of the 1949 classic animated Disney film, The Legend of Fort Wilderness Headless Horseman Meet-and-Greet Coming this Halloween

“Happily Ever After” Fireworks Theme Song Clip is Released

The fireworks spectacular, “Happily Ever After”, at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom debuts on May 12, 2017. Tonight the Disney Parks Blog has released a new clip of the theme song. The new fireworks display will also be accompanied by “more lasers, lights and projections than ever before.” The theme song is seemingly trying to “Happily Ever After” Fireworks Theme Song Clip is Released

Walt Disney World Hosts GQ Style Magazine Photoshoot

GQ Style magazine had the opportunity of having the first ever men’s fashion photoshoot at Walt Disney World. The British magazine took pictures all around the Magic Kingdom with model Julian Schneyder. The photos also featured Donald Duck, the Seven Dwarfs, and Cinderella Castle. The GQ Style spring summer issue, which this photoshoot is featured in, Walt Disney World Hosts GQ Style Magazine Photoshoot