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Beloved Character Dining Returning to Disney World this Fall

We love interacting with Disney characters around here and Disney has just dropped some big news about the reopening of some of our favorite Character Dining locations! Some guest-favorite restaurants are getting ready to welcome some of the most popular Disney friends back, including Stitch for breakfast at ‘Ohana at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, Minnie and her friends Beloved Character Dining Returning to Disney World this Fall

Launch Date and Name of Attraction Inspired by ‘The Princess and The Frog’ Revealed

Disney has just announced the name and launch date of the new attraction inspired by Walt Disney Animation Studios’ film The Princess and the Frog: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. The attraction will feature an all-new adventure that will immerse riders in a reimagined version of Princess Tiana’s world. Beginning in 2024, guests at Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World and at Disneyland will have Launch Date and Name of Attraction Inspired by ‘The Princess and The Frog’ Revealed

BREAKING NEWS: The Walt Disney Company Board Votes to Extend Bob Chapek’s Contract as CEO for Three Years

The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors has unanimously voted to extend Bob Chapek’s contract as CEO for three years. Bob Chapek took over for the well-liked Bob Iger, and Chapek has just agreed to this long-term contract. For many Disney fans, this may be some bad news. This means that the new agreement will BREAKING NEWS: The Walt Disney Company Board Votes to Extend Bob Chapek’s Contract as CEO for Three Years

Reopening Date Announced for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Disney World & Disneyland

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is set to reopen in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World and Disneyland on August 25, 2022. At this most magical salon, Fairy Godmother’s Apprentices transform young guests (ages 3 to 12) into some of their favorite Disney characters with hairstyling, makeup, costumes, and accessories. With the salon’s reopening comes more options to choose from, Reopening Date Announced for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Disney World & Disneyland

Brightline Train Station at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World Has Been Cancelled

Back in 2018, we learned that Brightline’s high-speed passenger rail from Miami to Orlando would include a stop at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World, but it’s now being reported that those plans have been scrapped. When Disney first announced its involvement in the project, the track’s route was planned to head alongside State Route Brightline Train Station at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World Has Been Cancelled

‘Disney Enchantment’ Will Happen Twice Nightly on Select Dates

‘Disney Enchantment‘, the nighttime fireworks spectacular at Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, will have more presentations added during the busiest weeks of the summer. The nighttime spectacular will be shown twice nightly from July 14 to 24 at both 9:20 and 11 p.m. Outside of this limited-time window, the show will resume its once-nightly ‘Disney Enchantment’ Will Happen Twice Nightly on Select Dates

Disney Will Cover Travel Expenses for Cast Members Who Want an Abortion

Making history on Friday, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, the longstanding precedent that guaranteed women the fundamental right to have an abortion. The Walt Disney Company, according to L.A. journalist Matthew Belloni, has advised its cast members that it will cover travel expenses for those who live in Disney Will Cover Travel Expenses for Cast Members Who Want an Abortion