Somehow it’s already March – February seems to go so quickly! There are two big festivals starting in March – the Flower and Garden in Florida and the Food and Wine in California, so both coasts have something to look forward to. New movies will be released, starting with Captain Marvel. And Disney has also decided that now is a good time to give us more information on Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge! So read on to keep up with all of the new announcements and exciting Disney things happening.
Disney News
- Lots of new details on Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge have been released, so take a look at what Disney has to say!
- A stage version of Hercules the musical will be coming for one week to New York City.
- Kevin from Up is now wandering around Animal Kingdom – see if you can spot him the next time you’re there!
- Captain Marvel will be released soon, and merchandise has already hit the Disney parks!
- Disney has given some details on the new entrance to Epcot they will be creating, as well as a “Play Pavilion.“
- The founder of the Disney Archives, Dave Smith, has passed away at the age of 78.
- The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival has begun – and runs from today until April 23.
- Over in Epcot, the Flower and Garden festival is also starting soon, running from March 6 – June 3. Some cute new things have been advertised, including a kermit topiary and an orange bird sippy cup!
Disney Rumors
Movies // Rumor has it that two more Zootopia films may be in the works. Supposedly Tommy Lister, one of the voice actors, has stated he will be working on the new movies.
Hollywood Studios // All that cool stuff above at Galaxy’s Edge? Yeah, it looks like you might want to pay to play – Disney is supposedly “heavily considering” charging for Fastpasses once Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens.
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Other Disney Blogs
I didn’t even realize there was a spa at Animal Kingdom Lodge – but Jenn over at The Fairest Run of All has the lowdown on her massage experience after the marathon!
Curious about the new Princess breakfast at Disneyland? Mindy from This Fairy Tale Life has all of the details – and she’ll be attending opening day and posting a review soon!
I have long been an advocate of Disney World building a 5th theme park. Tom Bricker has an interesting article on Disney Tourist Blog about why he thinks we will never see a fifth theme park in our lifetime.
What Disney news are you most excited about?
I agree that Disney will probably just keep updating existing parks, rather than building a 5th gate. I agree with a lot of the reasons given, but honestly given how much the existing parks (especially Epcot) could use some TLC, I think investing in the current parks is a good idea. Too bad it won’t help with the crowds, though.
And I’m unsurprised that they’re going to start charging for fastpass. I expect that the predictions in that article are exactly what will happen – it’ll start with the Star Wars rides, then gradually expand to other Tier 1 rides (keeping the ability to get them for free if you’re lucky enough), then eventually I think they’ll start charging for all fastpasses for non-Disney hotel guests, and after that they’ll just charge for all of them.
I loved Zootopia. The sloth, need I say more? If there are more coming out, I can’t wait!
Great news recap — especially the rumor about a 5th theme park. That is interesting! The Hercules musical also sounds like fun! I really enjoy reading your Disney posts.
Becky I say it every time, with each post I know I need to go to Disney! I love the sound of Zootopia!
I hope to be able to go to Disney one day! I’d be interested in visiting hopefully sometime in the next couple of years, but until then I live vicariously through your posts. Hercules being a play is super cool! I LOVED the songs to that movie!
I love all the info in this round-up! The Epcot news sounds interesting – glad they are developing plan for the old WoL pavilion. And I’m excited to learn more about these possible Zootopia sequels!
Wow, so much going on with Disney! They’ve always got something new in the works. I’m personally super excited to see Frozen 2! Loved all the characters in the first one.
These are some of my favorite posts of yours. I love hearing the rumors! I just might have to go to New York for the one week showing of Hercules…
A 5th parks exciting and I’m so on board that they do it! Checking out that article now!