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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from August 19-25!
- We learned that there’s big plans underway for the showstopping spectaculars across Walt Disney World, including a new firework show and dance party planned for Magic Kingdom, a Rivers of Light Kite Show at Animal Kingdom, and a daytime World Showcase Lagoon Show at Epcot
- New dates have been announced for Disney After Hours events at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom through March 2020
Magic Kingdom
Epcot
As expected, there was lots of Epcot news announced at D23 this year!
Meanwhile, in the park…
Animal Kingdom
Hollywood Studios
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
- Ahead of the official opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Hollywood Studios, Disney have released guidelines on the proper attire to be worn within the land
Disney Springs
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
NEWLY ANNOUNCED: Star Wars: Galactic Starcrusier Hotel
Art of Animation Resort
BoardWalk Inn
Contemporary Resort
Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- We were saddened to hear that the former bandleader of the Grand Floridian Society Orchestra, Pat Doyle, passed away last week
Polynesian Village Resort
- The Spirit of Aloha dinner show at the Polynesian will be undergoing a brief refurbishment in early 2020, making the show unavailable for most of January
Pop Century Resort
Saratoga Springs Resort
- Check out the photos we took of the room renovation project which is now underway at Saratoga Springs, with two buildings completely closed off at the resort
Wilderness Lodge
Yacht & Beach Club Resorts
Disneyland Park
Disney California Adventure
- At D23, we got a closer look at the Avengers Campus projects coming to Disney California Adventure, Hong Kong Disneyland and Walt Disney Studios, including concept art, models of the area, a look at some of the props and visual elements, and more
- An all-new “Frozen Celebration” event has been announced for Disneyland Paris, debuting January 2020
- Check out our construction update on the Hotel New York – The Art Of Marvel, opening at the resort next summer
- At D23, we got a closer look at the Avengers Campus projects coming to Disney California Adventure, Hong Kong Disneyland and Walt Disney Studios, including concept art, models of the area, a look at some of the props and visual elements, and more
- The collection of D23 Expo merchandise has landed on shopDisney, featuring Avengers Campus, W.E.B Worldwide Engineering, Star Wars and Pixar apparel, collectables and more
- In Minnie Ear news, these awesome new Glow in the dark Haunted Mansion ear headbands have haunted their way into Disneyland
- There’s a whole range of new Disney and Pixar passholder lanyards featuring Dumbo, Stitch, Rainbow Unicorn, snacks and more now available at the Disneyland Resort
- This awesome new D-Tech camera strap is now available at the parks, featuring a film-reel of scenes from classic animated films. Also new at D-Tech are these Disney Dogs and Cats phone cases, which we spotted in the Magic Kingdom
- As the Halloween merchandise continues to arrive at the parks, we spotted this new Hocus Pocus Dooney & Bourke tote bag in the Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney Studios Movies
The Walt Disney Studios panel at D23 took place on Saturday, giving us an exciting first look at upcoming movies, including new artwork, announcements and details. Check out our recap below…
- A new poster, character art and details were revealed for Disney/Pixar’s Onward
- New details and photos were shown for the upcoming live-action Mulan
- Disney’s newest animated feature will be Raya and the Last Dragon, which was announced with a cast and some stunning artwork
- Plot details, a new poster, new song and a casting announcement was made for Frozen 2
- Black Panther II was announced, for a 2022 release date
- An incredible new poster was revealed for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- A new franchise logo was revealed for Avatar, along with the announcements of sequels due in 2021 and 2023
- Another new poster was released for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- We got our first look as Emma Stone as Cruella De Vil, which was announced for a 2021 release
- New details emerged, including character art, a cast announcement and score details for Disney/Pixar’s Soul
- The full cast and new costumes were revealed for the upcoming Marvel Studios’ The Eternals
Disney+
A hugely impressive lineup of new shows and movies for the upcoming Disney+ streaming service was announced during their panel at the D23 Expo this weekend. Exciting announcements and releases for the channel include:
- A cast member documentary series titled One Day At Disney (this announcement was the much-hyped “Secret Walt Disney Company Project”)
- The reprise of Ewan McGregor as the title role in Obi-Wan Kenobi
- A series of unscripted variety shorts featuring our favorites in Muppets Now
- Noelle, a new holiday movie starring Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader
- Hilary Duff will be returning for a reboot of Lizzie McGuire
- Phineas and Ferb will be returning for their second movie: Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe
- New Marvel series Moon Knight, She-Hulk and Ms.Marvel, as well as What If…?, Loki, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and WandaVision
- The return of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series
- We also got to see the first-ever trailers for the “live-action” Lady and the Tramp, Star Wars’ The Mandalorian, and Noelle
- New details were released about the Monsters At Work series
- It was confirmed that Avengers: Endgame will be available for streaming on the service
- New posters were released for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, The Mandalorian, and The World According to Jeff Goldblum
- It was confirmed that one single account will allow for up to four streams at once, on up to ten devices
Disney Television Programming
Other Entertainment News
That’s all of the Disney news for this past week! Make sure you check back at the end of each week for our weekly recaps!
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