Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2025 Edition

[kylenne]

I'm only one cup of coffee in this morning but Disney has trained me so well (that they take forever to get anything built and opened), I read this as May 2027 !

Then I read this and I'm like, wow, you can get park passes 2 years in advance?


Then I realized my mistake and made a second cup. Enjoy your laugh at my expense!!

I’m not sure I’m much better off considering I got up at 5:30 this morning to book ADRs today!

 

[Naomeri]

Handheld Blasters coming to WDW for Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin. New character and animatronic, updated ride vehicles. Blasters will have a color associated to it and your laser will match that color. Attraction will close in August for upgrades

https://twitter.com/x/status/1904866525741277309

https://twitter.com/x/status/1904866757199696376

https://twitter.com/x/status/1904871894265835883

OMG! I'm so excited! I'm crazy about game rides, but Buzz has been killing me lately with screwy blasters and vehicles that refuse to stay pointed where I put them.

 

[BrianL]

Handheld Blasters coming to WDW for Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin. New character and animatronic, updated ride vehicles. Blasters will have a color associated to it and your laser will match that color. Attraction will close in August for upgrades.

Much needed!

 

[Brian Noble]

and vehicles that refuse to stay pointed where I put them.

I noticed this on my last trip too---it was like a really bad case of playstation controller drift.

 

[adf4545]

I was really hoping we'd get a date for the new parade. I'm going the first week of June and "later in the summer" doesn't sound promising at all now.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

Very glad to see Buzz getting some love. But I have much more anticipation for the parade! We're going mid July... here's hoping. At least I know we can catch the two new shows at DHS.

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

Some of our characters will also be out in the park earlier than normal for Disney Resort hotel guests during their daily early theme park entry period (valid theme park admission required). What better way to rope drop than saying hello to some of your favorite Disney pals!

Interesting. Now that there aren't any character meets on LLMP, it could be a better use of Early Entry to hit some characters that you can't LL later and then use the system for ride booking. Curious who they'll bring out. It would be quite a benefit to, say, have Elsa and Anna in Epcot for that 30 minutes because their line is always bad throughout the morning...

Plus, the new nighttime parade, Disney Starlight, is coming to Magic Kingdom later this summer.

Give us the darn date, Disney!!!

 

[BrianL]

Man, I just skimmed through this and looked at the pictures, but WOW!

https://wdwnt.com/2025/03/photos-di...rst-time-ever-tour-of-ride-props-old-and-new/?

That's so cool!

 

[wabbott]

Man, I just skimmed through this and looked at the pictures, but WOW!

https://wdwnt.com/2025/03/photos-di...rst-time-ever-tour-of-ride-props-old-and-new/?

That's so cool!

That is neat. Looks to me like it would make a great attraction. And no maintenance required.

 

[BrianL]

That is neat. Looks to me like it would make a great attraction. And no maintenance required.

I don't know where it's located, but something like the People Mover that takes you by windows overlooking the workshop would be fabulous!

 

[fatmanatee]

They just ran a stream to reveal the cast of the next Avengers movie and I'll let you decide if you want to be spoiled (good chance it happens anyway) but it's a lot of names.

 

[Suger Mag]

That is neat. Looks to me like it would make a great attraction. And no maintenance required.

can you say special tour

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

can you say special tour

There used to be an expensive full day tour at WDW that took guests to a lot of backstage areas. I don't recall if this was included, I'm guessing not. I know they went to the costuming building. I wanted to try it and we were booked on it, but then covid hit and the parks closed. And it hasn't been back since...

 

[Naomeri]

They just ran a stream to reveal the cast of the next Avengers movie and I'll let you decide if you want to be spoiled (good chance it happens anyway) but it's a lot of names.

Like, SO MANY names!

 

[LSUmiss]

Anyone know where the villains show will be in DHS?

 

[Naomeri]

Anyone know where the villains show will be in DHS?

I believe it's taken over where the Lightning McQueen thing was

 

[BrianL]

I believe it's taken over where the Lightning McQueen thing was

Yes, the Sunset Showcase Theater behind the Rock'n Roller Coaster.

 

[Douglas Dubh]

I don't know where it's located, but something like the People Mover that takes you by windows overlooking the workshop would be fabulous!

It’s north of the Magic Kingdom, just east of the barn for the trains and monorails, and south of Disney University.

 

[bookbabe626]

It’s north of the Magic Kingdom, just east of the barn for the trains and monorails, and south of Disney University.

It’s very cool. We were there as part of an AbD trip back in July. Got to pet a JC elephant that was in for repairs.

 

[BrianL]

It’s north of the Magic Kingdom, just east of the barn for the trains and monorails, and south of Disney University.

So not THAT far.