Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2023 Edition

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[HokieRaven5]

Walt Disney World Offers a Week's Worth of Bonus Park Pass Reservations for its Annual Passholders
Disney has made bonus park pass reservations across all four Walt Disney World theme parks available for March 2 through March 10, 2023.

Bonus reservations do not count towards your allotted number of reservations, which is very useful if you have a trip planned later in the year that is tying up your park pass allocation.

Not all parks are available in this bonus week every day, although EPCOT is available each day, and the other three parks are all available on certain days.

 

[rangerxenos]

Good Morning!

 

[HokieRaven5]

Surf’s Up! Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park Reopening March 19th

Surf’s up! Just in time for the Spring season, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park is set to reopen March 19. Guests can look forward to swells of totally tropical fun, including the return of the vibrant, late-night party, H2O Glow After Hours, at the paradise-themed water park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

Guests can also look forward to the return of one of the water park’s signature attractions: The Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool. The largest outdoor wave pool in North America, the attraction uses state-of-the-art technology to create controlled waves up to six-feet high. Guests have two surfing options – “open surf’’ for small groups that involve 10 waves or “private surf’’ for groups of up to 25 people.
Other popular attractions that offer everything from exhilarating slides to “water-ful’’ play spaces include:

• Miss Adventure Falls, the fast-paced family raft attraction created, as the story goes, when Captain Mary Oceaneer, sea-faring treasure hunter, got her haul caught in a rogue typhoon, which scattered her treasure across this tropical paradise years ago.
• Crush ‘N’ Gusher, a thrilling “water coaster” that features three 400-foot-long tube slides named for the various fruits they once transported.
• Castaway Creek, a scenic lazy river that encircles the entire water park, offering gentle passage past shady grottoes, gushing waterfalls, overhead rope bridges and lush rainforest landscapes.
• Humunga Kowabunga, offering a choice of three adrenaline-filled body slides set against the steep inclines of Mount Mayday.

 

[OKWFan88]

Walt Disney World Offers a Week's Worth of Bonus Park Pass Reservations for its Annual Passholders
Disney has made bonus park pass reservations across all four Walt Disney World theme parks available for March 2 through March 10, 2023.

Bonus reservations do not count towards your allotted number of reservations, which is very useful if you have a trip planned later in the year that is tying up your park pass allocation.

Not all parks are available in this bonus week every day, although EPCOT is available each day, and the other three parks are all available on certain days.

Thank you so much for posting this. We are headed to Disney next week for the Tron AP Preview and Magic Kingdom was blocked out for the week for AP holders. I was just able to grab a Magic Kingdom park reservation for my party for a day during the week. This thread is such a help

 

[HokieRaven5]

Blizzard Beach Closing for Refurbishment March 19th

 

[Haley R]

Blizzard Beach Closing for Refurbishment March 19th

I hope it’s open in the summer

 

[BrianL]

Blizzard Beach Closing for Refurbishment March 19th

Didn't BB just get a massive refurb?

 

[HokieRaven5]

Didn't BB just get a massive refurb?

Yes, this says to me they still can’t fully staff 2 water parks.

 

[Smugpugmug]

Yes, this says to me they still can’t fully staff 2 water parks.

I was just about to say that. This really seems like a staffing issue to me.

 

[Leight19]

Blizzard Beach Closing for Refurbishment March 19th

This makes me furious. We just bought the annual pass add on for trip in 3 weeks specifically to take kids here. This is beyond ridiculous they close the water parks with such short notice.

 

[Bibbidi_Boo]

I was just about to say that. This really seems like a staffing issue to me.

I agree with staffing. It sucks, I really want it open for summer, since it wasn't open last summer.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Haunted Mansion - Teaser Trailer - In Theaters July 28

 

[BrianL]

Haunted Mansion - Teaser Trailer - In Theaters July 28

I've been a little cautious about this one, but it looks pretty good!

 

[disneydreamer781]

The Mandalorian and Grogu have arrived in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1630952755073282048

 

[MidnightMeeko]

Haunted Mansion - Teaser Trailer - In Theaters July 28

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Looks funny and scary- just the way the attraction was designed to be.

 

[trmiv]

Blizzard Beach Closing for Refurbishment March 19th

Dammit!! We’re local passholders and mainly do the water parks most of the summer. Last year got old with only Typhoon Lagoon to do. Was looking forward to having both to alternate. Apparently not.

 

[Bibbidi_Boo]

Dammit!! We’re local passholders and mainly do the water parks most of the summer. Last year got old with only Typhoon Lagoon to do. Was looking forward to having both to alternate. Apparently not.

We are going in June and August and the main point is for the water parks. We may cancel august if they both aren't open. Hopefully They will be.
They also know that only 3-4 months of a year there is even a need for both to be open.

 

[Haley R]

Dammit!! We’re local passholders and mainly do the water parks most of the summer. Last year got old with only Typhoon Lagoon to do. Was looking forward to having both to alternate. Apparently not.

We’re exactly the same. Locals and mostly only go in the summer. We have never done blizzard beach and were hoping to but we won’t make it before March 19

 

[1lilspark]

I wouldn’t be shocked if they make TL spring/summer and BB fall/winter for operations

That said I was kind of hoping to bus to BB to do winter Summerland in April guess I’ll have to bus to DHS and walk to Fantasia instead