Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2022 Edition

[mrsap]

Earl of Sandwich Pop-Up Location Coming to Downtown Disney District​

After its full location was closed to make way for a major reimagining of Downtown Disney District, Earl of Sandwich is returning to the district with a pop-up location.

Orange County Register shared that the new location will be between the former ESPN Zone and former Rainforest Cafe (now Star Wars Trading Post). This is a short-term, temporary solution to satisfy fans of the sandwich shop.

It was not announced how long the pop-up location will be available or if a new permanent location will eventually be opened.

 

[TikiTikiFan]

Disney Parks Halloween Merchandise Sneak Peek

Chills are bountiful throughout the Halloween season, and what better way to cozy up than with a Halloween Spirit Jersey available this fall at Walt Disney World Resort and shopDisney. Complete with Mickey Mouse detailing on the front left top corner, and a festive message along the back, you’ll be ready to take on all frights. For those who recently visited Master Gracey’s home, The Haunted Mansion, and might have a ghost that followed them home, our comfy two-piece sleep sets are perfect for a spooky night in! Disclaimer: No actual ghosts followed you home, maybe.










*Click for additional Merch and details

AHHHH that Haunted Mansion cardigan!!!!!

 

[dato63]

*Click for additional Merch and details

I have bought so many jerseys already for Christmas - but my daughter would LOVE that Halloween one! Oh my word!! And that jacket!

Not even going to WDW this year, and yet. . . .they have my money. . . LOL

 

[Aprilshack]

I have bought so many jerseys already for Christmas - but my daughter would LOVE that Halloween one! Oh my word!! And that jacket!

Not even going to WDW this year, and yet. . . .they have my money. . . LOL

Wonder if there will be some MNSHP exclusive merch?

 

[mrsap]

DVC NEWS:

Stay tuned to learn how you can secure your spot aboard the ultimate Member event!​

 

[dato63]

Wonder if there will be some MNSHP exclusive merch?

I would bet so. Don't they usually? I've been buying through a Disney shopper recently. Hopefully some of these things I can get that way for my daughters. WE are planning to go in 2023 - LOL - they will be dressed well.

 

[Pens Fan]

Is it a bad thing if someone reschedules their annual physical because it conflicted with the day MNSSHP tickets go on sale for onsite guests? Asking for a friend .

 

[mrsap]

Is it a bad thing if someone reschedules their annual physical because in conflicted with the day MNSSHP tickets go on sale for onsite guests? Asking for a friend .

Tell your friend…



I mean, what’s more important?!?

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

I wonder how G+ will no work with these hard tickets. Will you be able to purchase and make LL starting at 4. I remember people making FP+ starting at 4 pm with their MNSSHP and MVMCP tickets. Was that a loophole or was that something that everyone had access to? I did MVMCP but we had park tickets so did our 3 FP+.

FP with hard ticket events was more of a loophole than an advertised benefit. It only worked if you weren't trying to use FP at a different park in the AM and it was sometimes glitchy. I remember reading suggestions that you book all of your ticketed FP first and then party FPs last or else the system would think you didn't have enough days to cover your FP allocation.

With FP, when it was a free benefit. It was nice to be able to book a couple to have in hand heading into the park. But, to pay for G+ for only two hours of ride time seems like it can't possibly be worthwhile. Or, if you are using G+ somewhere else first and then going to a party, I doubt the system will know that your MK FPs should be for after 4pm. They have it properly coded to know that you can't hop until 2pm, but that was by design. I doubt they'll build in extra coding to understand what time to start your G+ allocations should start at MK for a party.

That said, I'm *sure* someone will be testing on 8/12 so, unless you're going to the very first party, reports will be out there soon enough.

 

[bambialways4ever]

Din Tai Fung Coming to Downtown Disney, Reimagining Announced for UVA Bar and Catal

As part of a presentation this evening, Disney has announced that the world-renowned Tin Tai Fung Chinese restaurant will be coming to Downtown Disney as the anchor for a West End expansion. In addition, Disney announced a reimagining of UVA Bar and Catal. The reimagining will see the locations renamed Centrico and Paseo. They will be gourmet, Mexican-inspired dining locations. They will be helmed by Chef Carlos Gaytán.

This is big sad for me.

Uva and Catal are wonderful, and we already have a mexican place in DTD.

Really disappointed by Disney's choices on this one.

 

[bambialways4ever]

Mickey and Minnie Debuting New Halloween Character Costumes for 2022 at Disneyland Park

On top of all of today’s exciting Halloween announcements (including the return of Ooogie Boogie Bash), Disneyland Resort has released a first look at the new character costumes Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse will don for the 2022 Halloween season in Disneyland Park:

View attachment 665502

Mickey's costume is absolutely darling

 

[mrsap]

Splash Mountain Evacuated Today​

Fan-fave ride and popular attraction Splash Mountain is temporarily closed right now after an evacuation.

Located in the Magic Kingdom, the ride unexpectedly shut down and all riders were assisted with carefully exiting the ride vehicles.

 

[ChanaC]

I'm excited about Din Tai Fung. But, not so much about the reimagining of UVA and Catal. I only just dined at UVA for the first time two weeks ago and it's so good! Plus Catal is one of my fave breakfast locations. Also, that would mean basically putting a Mexican restaurant right next to another Mexican restaurant. But maybe Tortilla Jo's needs to go, because "gourmet" Mexican sounds exciting!

If you haven't been to Din Tai Fung, you don't know what you've been missing out on. I've said for a while that this would be perfect for Disney. It's served family style, the food usually comes out pretty quickly, and while some stuff might turn off picky eaters I think there is still something for everyone. It really is some of the best dumplings and dim sum you'll have in the states. Hopefully it comes to Disney Springs next. They announced a few weeks ago that they are opening a NYC location, their first on the east coast, so hopefully they will extend further out on the coast.

 

[mrsap]

DVC News:​

Name Confirmed For Disneyland Hotel DVC Project​

It's official: the sixteenth Disney Vacation Club resort will be known as The Villas at Disneyland Hotel.

According to a report from MiceChat.com, Potrock confirmed the resort will go by the name The Villas at Disneyland Hotel. Concept art shows a building designed to blend with the three existing towers at Disneyland Hotel. Visible in the foreground is the new pool which will be added as part of the project.

The new resort consists of 350 rooms, of which 271 are slated to be Studio-size units. The building also features 38 two-person "pods" similar to the Tower Studios at Disney's Riviera Resort. 19 one bedroom villas, 20 two bedroom villas and 2 three bedroom Grand Villas round out the project. The building is being constructed on 2 acres of land on the southwest side of the Disneyland Hotel grounds. It will rise up to 12 stories, and bring 307 additional parking spaces.
The resort is scheduled to open sometime in 2023. DVCNews will have additional coverage of the project in the coming weeks.

 

[bambialways4ever]

Splash Mountain Evacuated Today​

Fan-fave ride and popular attraction Splash Mountain is temporarily closed right now after an evacuation.

Located in the Magic Kingdom, the ride unexpectedly shut down and all riders were assisted with carefully exiting the ride vehicles.

this is happening A LOT with Splash lately. Normally evacs and temp shutdowns don't worry me, but we've had 2? 3? logs sink and flood in the last few months? It's not a great look

 

[HokieRaven5]

DVC News:​

Name Confirmed For Disneyland Hotel DVC Project​

It's official: the sixteenth Disney Vacation Clubresort will be known as The Villas at Disneyland Hotel.

 

[hhisc16]

DVC News:​

Name Confirmed For Disneyland Hotel DVC Project​

It's official: the sixteenth Disney Vacation Club resort will be known as The Villas at Disneyland Hotel.

According to a report from MiceChat.com, Potrock confirmed the resort will go by the name The Villas at Disneyland Hotel. Concept art shows a building designed to blend with the three existing towers at Disneyland Hotel. Visible in the foreground is the new pool which will be added as part of the project.

The new resort consists of 350 rooms, of which 271 are slated to be Studio-size units. The building also features 38 two-person "pods" similar to the Tower Studios at Disney's Riviera Resort. 19 one bedroom villas, 20 two bedroom villas and 2 three bedroom Grand Villas round out the project. The building is being constructed on 2 acres of land on the southwest side of the Disneyland Hotel grounds. It will rise up to 12 stories, and bring 307 additional parking spaces.
The resort is scheduled to open sometime in 2023. DVCNews will have additional coverage of the project in the coming weeks.

VDH?

 

[Madteaparty001]

Pricing for the 2022 MNSSHP:


Ticket prices vary based on date:

Event Date	Event Ticket for Ages 10 and Up (Excludes Tax)	Event Ticket for Ages 3-9 (Excludes Tax)
Friday, August 12, 2022	$139	$129
Tuesday, August 16, 2022	$109	$99
Friday, August 19, 2022	$109	$99
Tuesday, August 23, 2022	$109	$99
Friday, August 26, 2022	$109	$99
Tuesday, August 30, 2022	$109	$99
Friday, September 2, 2022	$109	$99
Monday, September 5, 2022	$109	$99
Friday, September 9, 2022	$119	$109
Sunday, September 11, 2022	$119	$109
Tuesday, September 13, 2022	$119	$109
Friday, September 16, 2022	$119	$109
Sunday, September 18, 2022	$119	$109
Tuesday, September 20, 2022	$119	$109
Friday, September 23, 2022	$139	$129
Sunday, September 25, 2022	$139	$129
Tuesday, September 27, 2022	$139	$129
Thursday, September 29, 2022	$139	$129
Friday, September 30, 2022	$139	$129
Sunday, October 2, 2022	$139	$129
Tuesday, October 4, 2022	$159	$149
Thursday, October 6, 2022	$159	$149
Friday, October 7, 2022	$179	$169
Monday, October 10, 2022	$159	$149
Tuesday, October 11, 2022	$159	$149
Thursday, October 13, 2022	$159	$149
Friday, October 14, 2022	$179	$169
Sunday, October 16, 2022	$159	$149
Tuesday, October 18, 2022	$159	$149
Thursday, October 20, 2022	$159	$149
Friday, October 21, 2022	$179	$169
Sunday, October 23, 2022	$159	$149
Tuesday, October 25, 2022	$159	$149
Thursday, October 27, 2022	$159	$149
Friday, October 28, 2022	$179	$169
Sunday, October 30, 2022	$179	$169
Monday, October 31, 2022	$199	$189

Discounts
Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can save $10 per ticket to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, valid for select event nights.

Purchase Tickets Soon
Guests of select hotels at the Walt Disney World Resort can begin purchasing Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party tickets as early as May 12, 2022. All other Guests may purchase tickets beginning on May 18, 2022.

The advance purchase window is available to Guests of Disney Resort hotels, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels, as well as Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort.

Holy high pricing batman, I can never understand a party ticket costing more than a day ticket. Insanity.

Is this spooky scary skeletons?! DH and DD watch this repeatedly every October + they listen to the remix. Guess I better start saving up, they'll cost $100 by the time October rolls around with how fast prices are rising these days.

 

[mrsap]

Disneyland President Talks Future of Tarzan’s Treehouse and IP Refresh at Disneyland

Disneyland President Ken Potrock recently spoke on the D23 podcast about some recent happenings at Disneyland. One of the topics that came up was the Tarzan’s Treehouse reimagining. While Potrock didn’t confirm or deny the rumor that an Encanto theme would take over the space, he did confirm that the entrance to the attraction would be changing. Disney will be ripping out the current entrance, which is in the middle of the walkway, and constructing a new entrance in an effort to open up the walkway that connects the Indiana Jones Adventure attraction and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Potrock did say that a “new, vibrant…fresh IP, fresh storytelling” to the attraction. Kim Irvine is heading up the project and new theme.

 

[mrsap]

Scarlet Witch to Appear in Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure​

Scarlet Witch, a.k.a. Wanda Maximoff, will reportedly greet Avengers Campus guests at Disney California Adventure soon in honor of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” She will appear for a limited time in May.