Disney Articles and News

Walt Disney World is continuing work on barriers between the water and the beaches at their resorts. Rope and net fences were erected previously, but now, several feet of rocks are also being added to the shoreline at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Construction should begin at the other resorts in the near future. … Rock barrier being added at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

A hole in the road has caused the Florida Highway Patrol to close a portion of Interstate 4. The affected area is the westbound exit at Mile Marker 68.  This is the Crossroads of Lake Buena Vista shopping and dining area, just off Disney property. News source: Orlando Sentinel Photo credit: Yelp

Chase will once again be sponsoring the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival at Walt Disney World. This year’s Festival will run from September 14-November 14, a record 62 days. As part of this sponsorship, they will be hosting the Chase Lounge for Chase cardholders, which includes the Disney Premier Visa Credit Card, Disney Rewards … Chase returns as sponsor of Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

The “Move It! Shake It! Dance and Play It!” street party at the Magic Kingdom will only perform at 5:40 and 7:00pm on July 18-22. Concrete work is being done on the Car Barn Gate in Town Square until 3:00pm, so the parade will not be able to enter or exit Main Street U.S.A. like … Change to schedule for Magic Kingdom’s Move It! Shake It! Dance and Play It! street party

A Magic Kingdom cast member was fired (then later rehired) after posting a picture on Twitter of an unauthorized sign telling cast members how to respond to guests about alligators. When College Program cast member Shannon Sullivan saw the sign backstage, she knew it might get her fired, but she was so bothered by it … Disney World cast member fired after tweeting backstage sign about alligators

The Polite Pig, a new restaurant venture from Ravenous Pig owners James and Julie Petrakis, will open in Disney Springs’ Town Center in Spring 2017. The Petrakis’ run Ravenous Pig and a second restaurant, Cask & Larder, in nearby Winter Park, Florida, though those two locations are going to merge into one building in 2018. … The Polite Pig restaurant coming to Disney Springs from owners of local favorite Ravenous Pig

A few new species of chickens have been added to the Affection Section of Rafiki’s Planet Watch at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.  The “Affection Section” is where young and old alike have an opportunity to interact with the animals. At first, they appear to be the usual petting zoo variety of animals, but you’ll discover that … New breeds of chickens added to Affection Section at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Today, the Disney Parks Blog announced what has long been speculated: a new Muppets restaurant will open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios this Fall. PizzeRizzo, housed in the old location of the Toy Story Pizza Planet was rumored to be an idea for the park in its early days. But now, with massive changes happening at … New Muppets pizzeria named PizzeRizzo announced for Disney’s Hollywood Studios