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

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Valentine’s Day Collection Added to Disney+

Some titles now available on the Valentine’s Day Collection include:

Live-Action Featured Films

• Enchanted
• Aladdin (2019)
• Violetta
• Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• WandaVision
• Bia
• While You Were Sleeping
• The Fault in our Stars
• The Princess Diaries
• The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
• High School Musical
• High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
• Tuck Everlasting
• Star Girl
• Splash
• Lady and the Tramp (2019)
• The Princess Bride
• 10 Things I Hate About You
• How to Build a Better Boy
• Disney’s Fairytale Weddings
• The Lizzie McGuire Movie
• The Parent Trap
• and more

Animated Featured Films

• Coco
• The Princess and the Frog
• Aladdin (1992)
• Frozen
• Frozen II
• Lady and the Tramp (1955)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Up
• Beauty and the Beast (1991)
• The Aristocats
• The Little Mermaid
• Robin Hood
• Hercules
• Sleeping Beauty
• 101 Dalmatians
• Thumbalina
• Tangled Ever After
• and more

Shorts

• Us Again
• Growing Fans
• Lava
• Forky Asks a Question: What is Love?
• Piley’s First Date
• Frozen Fever
• Paperman
• Playdate with Destiny
• Feast
• Mickey Mouse: Delayed Date
• Mickey’s Rival
• The Blue Umbrella
• Mr. Duck Steps Out
• Destino
• and more

 

[Sweettears]

They are expecting high 30s in south Florida so we have to watch out for iguanas falling out trees

Visiting Tampa right now. Calling for 34 degrees tonight

 

[Sweettears]

I remember we were down there one December where it was colder down in FL than it was home in CT. Some of the flowers were actually dying from the cold.

Could have been 2011. We were there as well.

 

[jade1]

Crisp down here now.

 

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Good Morning Everyone! Happy Sunday!

 

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Park Hours Extended at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Mid-February

Magic Kingdom

• February 13, 17-19: Park hours extended 9am to 10pm (previously 9am to 8pm)
• February 14: Park hours extended 9am to 10pm (previously 9am to 9pm)
• February 15-16: Park hours extended 9am to 9pm (previoulsy 9am to 8pm)

EPCOT

• February 19: Park hours extended 9am to 9pm (previously 10am to 9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• February 13, 18-19: Park hours extended 8am to 8pm (previously 9am to 7pm)
• February 14: Park hours extended 8am to 7pm (previously 9am to 7pm)

 

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‘Halcyon Legacy’ Comic Series Takes Readers Aboard Galactic Starcruiser During Critical Moments in Ship’s History

 

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Disney’s Twisted Wonderland Now on Android and IOS

 

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Park Hours Extended at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Mid-February

Magic Kingdom

• February 13, 17-19: Park hours extended 9am to 10pm (previously 9am to 8pm)
• February 14: Park hours extended 9am to 10pm (previously 9am to 9pm)
• February 15-16: Park hours extended 9am to 9pm (previoulsy 9am to 8pm)

EPCOT

• February 19: Park hours extended 9am to 9pm (previously 10am to 9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• February 13, 18-19: Park hours extended 8am to 8pm (previously 9am to 7pm)
• February 14: Park hours extended 8am to 7pm (previously 9am to 7pm)

I find it so weird that Disney built an entire land in animal kingdom that was hyped as this crazy experience at night, and insist on limiting the nighttime hours you can experience it. I guess this time of year it’s not as big an issue, but as someone who goes in June, the 7 o’clock closing times baffle me

 

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Tron Lightcycle Run Construction Update

 

[Ismo]

I find it so weird that Disney built an entire land in animal kingdom that was hyped as this crazy experience at night, and insist on limiting the nighttime hours you can experience it. I guess this time of year it’s not as big an issue, but as someone who goes in June, the 7 o’clock closing times baffle me

7pm works okay for winter, it was dark by 6:15 the other day. But it definitely doesn’t work for summer months.

 

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Figaro Cat Prop Added to Exterior of Pinocchio Village Haus at Magic Kingdom

 

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Rock Work Reshaping Underway Following Exfoliation of Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom

 

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Fantasmic Moat Refilled at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

 

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Fantasmic Moat Refilled at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Any guesses to when it will be back

 

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New Uptown Jewelers Sign Advertises Latest Pandora Jewelry Releases and Park Exclusives on Main Street USA

 

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Build-A-Lightsaber Experience Returns to Disney’s Hollywood Studios

The build-a-lightsaber experience is open again at Tatooine Traders (Star Tours gift shop) in Disney’s Hollywood Studios following more than a month of closure due to supply chain issues.

 

[ThereYouSeeHer]

Any guesses to when it will be back

Well, the water being filled is a good sign, but the show wasn't mentioned in recent releases about other new and returning favorites:

Feb 11, Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade
Feb 25, Mickey's Magical Friendship Faire Castle Stage Show
March 9, Festival of Fantasy Parade

March 12th will be the two-year anniversary of Fantasmic being shutdown. That date could be significant, especially given the timeline above, but it's speculation at this point.

ETA: It should be noted that Disneyland's return of Fantasmic might occur faster than Disney World. They have apparently done a test run, and have announced a 'Spring' reopening. Disney World has made no indication of which season the show will come back in. Does that put it at Summer or later? Either way, keep an eye on Disneyland, as a potential foreshadow to our return.

 

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Price Increases, Missing Menu Items, and More Menu Changes From Disney World This Week

 

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Disney’s ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Has A Release Date!

You can expect Hocus Pocus 2 to hit Disney+ on Halloween 2022.