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Reservations Now Open For Celebrity and Signature Events at the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

The Disneyland Resort has released information for some of the celebrity and signature events happening at the 2018 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival. Reservations are available for all events that have been announced thus far. Food Network stars Guy Fieri and Robert Irvine will both appear in a new event, “LIVE at the Reservations Now Open For Celebrity and Signature Events at the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

Changes Coming to World of Disney in 2018

The World of Disney locations in Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort and in the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort will undergo some enhancements beginning sometime in the middle of February. Both locations will undergo a reimagining in order to make the stores into a “distinctly Disney retail environment.” Guests will be able to shop Changes Coming to World of Disney in 2018

BREAKING: Children’s Activity Centers at Walt Disney World to Close July 31

The Walt Disney World Resort has just announced that their three Children’s Activity Centers located at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, and Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts will be ceasing operation on August 1, 2018. Disney has stated that the Activity Centers are bringing in fewer guests and that they will be BREAKING: Children’s Activity Centers at Walt Disney World to Close July 31

SeaWorld CEO Criticizes Logic of Activists Regarding Killer Whales

SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment CEO Joel Manby shared his feelings about the company’s stance on killer whales, and the harsh criticism from activists it has received, while speaking at the ICR Conference in Orlando on Monday. The ICR Conference is a function attended by international investors, analysts, bankers, and select media; Manby used the opportunity SeaWorld CEO Criticizes Logic of Activists Regarding Killer Whales

RUMOR: Club Level Resort Guests at Walt Disney World Will Be Able To Purchase More FastPasses Per Day Than Standard Guests

Sources close to WFTV claim that Club Level resort guests will have the option of purchasing three additional FastPasses for $50 per person per day at any of the Walt Disney World theme parks. Club Level guests must reportedly be staying for a minimum of three days to be eligible for this upcharge. Disney has RUMOR: Club Level Resort Guests at Walt Disney World Will Be Able To Purchase More FastPasses Per Day Than Standard Guests

Runoff Rapids Reopens at Disney’s Blizzard Beach After an Extended Refurbishment

Runoff Rapids has reopened at Disney’s Blizzard Beach after being closed for about a year. The attraction, which features 3 separate water slides, was under an extended refurbishment, in which they seemingly had to rebuild entire sections of each slide. The three slides were closed since January 2017 leaving them closed during the peak times in Runoff Rapids Reopens at Disney’s Blizzard Beach After an Extended Refurbishment

Six Cruise Ships Receive Perfect Score in Fourth Quarter CDC Inspections

In their fourth-quarter report for 2017, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) gave a perfect score to six cruise ships including one Carnival Cruise Line ship, two Celebrity ships, one Holland America Cruise Line ship, one Disney Cruise Line ship, and one Seabourn ship. One Carnival ship and one Ponant ship failed their inspections. The Six Cruise Ships Receive Perfect Score in Fourth Quarter CDC Inspections

Man Suing SeaWorld After Claiming He Was Permanently Injured on a Waterslide in 2015

According to the Florida Record, SeaWorld is being sued for over $15,000 by a man alleging that he was physically injured in their waterpark, Aquatica, because of “an unreasonably dangerous condition” left in the park. After riding down a water slide on June 20, 2015, Aaron Bomer claims his leg hit “a sharp object on Man Suing SeaWorld After Claiming He Was Permanently Injured on a Waterslide in 2015