Category Archives: Disney Hollywood Studios

Big Disney Hollywood Studios Rumors

What will they do in Star Tours Land - Photo by Tom Bricker

I’m sure you’ve been hearing some big Disney Hollywood Studios rumors, but today, a new one started bubbling around. This rumor is big. Really big. Themeparkinsider is reporting that there will be a huge expansion coming to Disney Hollywood Studios in the next 5 years. There are 2 parts to the expansion. First, the worst kept secret anywhere, Cars Land will be coming to the Studios in the next couple of years. Cars Land is huge at Disneyland. (Disney reported … Read More

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Build your own R2D2

Look at the cute Yoda hat - Photo by Disney Parks Blog

How cool is this. Have you ever wanted to take home your own droid like R2D2? (I don’t know how I missed this one.) For about a year now, you’ve been able to build your own R2D2 at the Star Wars Droid Factory Experience at Tatooine Traders in Disney Hollywood Studios. It’s been so popular that Disney is expanding the Droid Factory to several new locations (including Once Upon a Toy in Downtown Disney). Here’s a quick video that will … Read More

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New way to get reserved seating for Fantasmic!

Disney has announced a new way to get reserved seating for Fantasmic! For years, to get reserved seating including early entry for Fantasmic! you had to reserve a Fantasmic! Dinner Package. Well that’s all about to change (at least for Spring Break). From March 25 to April 4, Disney will be testing something new called “A Taste of Hollywood To Go”. To Go being the new part. Here’s how it works. You order a cold boxed lunch and when you … Read More

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Easter Egg Hunting and Star Wars

Star Wars Weekend poster 2013

What does Easter Egg hunting and Star Wars have in common? Not much except that Disney made some announcements in the last couple of days. One about Easter Egg hunting in Epcot the other about Star Wars Weekends. First the Easter Eggs. This year, Disney is having a big promotion they call “Limited Time Magic”. Every few days the promotion changes. There was a special for Valentines Day and one for the Princess Half Marathon and several others already. From … Read More

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How big is Disney World?

It's bigger than it looks here.

I got a question this week from a lady who wanted to know if her family could get a hotel that had a kitchen and still be close enough to walk “most everywhere”. I answered it by telling her about the parks you can walk to and the hotels that are close to those parks and some general information like that. (See my answer here.) I’ve struggled with that question a bit this week after I wrote my answer. I … Read More

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