Last weekend was the Walt Disney World marathon; the winner is Nick Hilton. In the meantime, the NY Times has an article on the costumes that marathon runners wear. If you’re a fan of Marvel, here’s a summary of all the Marvel shows coming to Disney+. Lots of Epcot changes rolling in: the current O Canada movie starring Martin Short is being replaced by a...
In Star Wars news, the newest social media craze is copying Ben Skywalker’s shrug from The Rise of Skywalker. The “shrug” copies the ending of Rise, when Ben receives a lightsaber from Rey and fights the Knights of Ren. What do you mean the #BenSoloChallenge is not about bringing me back @starwars @Disney #BenSoloLives#BringBackBenSolo pic.twitter...
In 2019, Disney went on a land buying spree – this Orlando Weekly article covers their purchases, as well as possible uses. Disney’s most recent purchase of 230 acres west of the Magic Kingdom is covered by this Comicbook article. I was curious where this purchase was so I looked it up – the red circle in the screenshot above shows roughly where the...
Lots of new news about Disney Plus: a sequel to Star Wars: Rebels is targeted for release late this year. It apparently focuses on Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren (the Mandalorian in Rebels) – I’m excited to see how this turns out, as there were plenty of plotlines from Rebels left unanswered: where is Thrawn and Ezra Bridger? Business Insider has more...
Epcot’s Japan Pavilion is one of my favorite areas in the World Showcase, so I was extra-fascinated when AllEars posted a review of all the fun snacks available in that area: .
I strongly suggest trying the ramune (flavored soda similar to Sprite/7up) and the mochi (rice cake with filling, typically some kind of fruit).