Disneys Port Orleans French Quarter Resort is the fun of the New Orleans Mardi Gras combined with the romance and charm of the French Quarter at the Walt Disney. IzmVfE2.jpg' alt='Disney Mix It Plug In' title='Disney Mix It Plug In' />Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort. Orlando, FL     THE LATEST BUZZ    1. The Edison Has An Opening Date and a Yacht and Beach Club Improvement Update1. Possible Expansion To SwanDolphin Resorts In The Works MORE. Target/16236756_Alt01?wid=520&hei=520&fmt=pjpeg' alt='Disney Mix It Plug In' title='Disney Mix It Plug In' />NBA Experience Coming In 2. MORE. 1. 02. 01. Walt Disney World New Hidden Mickeys Coming To Golf Courses and New Shops To Disney Springs MORE. Resort Rehabs The following information is not guaranteed to be 1. Winter Summerland Mini Golf NOW CLOSED through Nov. Blizzard Beach NOW CLOSED through Jan. La Nouba Cirque do Soleil Closes Permanently Jan. Typhoon Lagoon Jan 7, 2. I/51jWL2jjX8L._SL500_AC_SS350_.jpg' alt='Disney Mix It Plug In' title='Disney Mix It Plug In' />Mar. Disneys Caribbean Beach Resort Old Port Royale Food Court, Shutters, Cabana Pool Bar and Calypso Trading Post NOW through June 3. Disneys Yacht Beach Club Convention Center Expansion in progress through Feb. Disneys Coronado Springs General Construction To Add 1. Story Resort Tower through 2. Current Ticket Pricing 21. Another year. another Disney theme park price increase has gone into effect. The Walt Disney Company is facing a lawsuit alleging it violated federal law aimed at protecting childrens online privacy. The company allegedly allowed ad tech. Epcots International Food Wine Festival runs August 31 November 13, 2017 at Walt Disney World. This guide provides tips, recommendations, and our. Walt Disney World Resort Orlando, FL THE LATEST BUZZ 11417 The Edison Has An Opening Date and a Yacht and Beach Club Improvement Update. For those of us who adored Louis Primas role as King Louie in The Jungle Book, heres something to be sad about Disney had a whole film planned that would. Its become as inevitable as death and taxes and as long as the Disney theme parks are packed like sardeens in a can all year long, clearly the general public is willing to pay whatever it costs to get into Disneys magical theme parks again and again. The increases went into effect on Sunday at both the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World theme parks. At the WDW Resort the standard Florida Resident AP has gone up 1. FL Resident Platinum Pass went up 3. For non residents, you are looking at 7. Platinum and 8. 69 for a Platinum Plus pass, or 1. Disney Waterpark AP. Meanwhile they are keeping the old flexible pricing system in place that bases your cost on just how busy the parks are expected to be, with a 1 day pass to Epcot, Hollywood Studios or Animal Kingdom now clocking in at 9. Drive A Train Games. A 1 day pass into the Magic Kingdom however will cost you between 1. A 1 day Park Hopper will also run you between 1. General Resort News 1. Our friends at Behind the Thrills have a nice post about the improvement work being wrapped up by 2. Disneys Yacht and Beach Club resorts. The work includes the remodeling of 1,9. A new on site Ale Compass restaurant will also open sometime in late 2. New England Comfort food. According to an article posted by Orlando Weekly, it looks like a new expansion tower with 3. Dolphin Swam resort area for Marriott. Swan resort. Meanwhile the Dolphin resort already has 1. There are many ways to enjoy a visit to Walt Disney World outside of the theme parks, and for the golf fanatics out there, the four courses on site can certanly be a highlight to any WDW resort visit. If youve played the links at Disney before, you may recall seeing a Hidden Mickey shaped sand bunker on the 6 hole at the Magnolia course. This hole is always a popular spot because of this and Im sure a prime location for taking golf selfies and now Disney has announced that they will be adding three more mouse shaped sand bunkers to each of the other courses by Summer 2. Look for them to be added to the 8 hole on Disneys Palm course, the 1. Disneys Lake Buena Vista course and the 9 hole on Disneys Oak Trail course. Meanwhile, according to the Disney Parks Blog three new stores are now open at Disney Springs with a forth on the way. Look for Bowes Signature Soy Candles in the Marketplace Co Op, Swings N Things Hammocks Swings near Cookes of Dublin and Savannah Bee Honey and Beauty Products near The Ganachery. Coming soon near Paddlefish will be the Rinse bath body co. Disney announced on their blog that starting Oct. Dog owners to bring their animals with them to four on site resort hotels Disneys Art of Animation, Disneys Port Orleans Riverside Resort, Disneys Yacht Club and the Cabins at Disneys Fort Wilderness Resort. There will be a special added on pet cleaning fee attached for each nights stay ranging between 5. Oh, and before you go crazy and bring the whole pack, only two dogs are allowed per room and it is your responsibility to take care of them during the day, either with you or they can be taken to an on property Best Friends Pet Care center. You can read the official details here, and remember that this is a test trial program at the moment which can come to an end or be changed at any time. I had not heard this before, but apparently Walt Disney Worlds new Minnie ride hailing service within the WDW confines is actually being done in partnership with Lyft. In fact WDW guests can even use the existing Lyft app to hail the Minnie service while on property. Currently the service is said to only be testing the service at Disney Yacht Beach Club Resorts. As rumored last week, Disney confirmed the launching of the new Minnie Uber style ride hailing service that will feature a fleet of red Minnie vehicles, covered in white polkadots that guests can hail and ride to any destination they want on Walt Disney World property. The cars are already on site and testing is said to have quietly begun in preparation of a full scale launch in the near future. Unlike taking an Uber or Taxi however, the early word is that used of the Minnie service will cost you a flat 2. While this may be a bit more expensive, it is nice to know that the drivers apparently are not allowed to accept tips either, so 2. While there is plenty of free transporation options to get you and your group from place to place on Walt Disney World property, it is nice to know that the Minnie service will be available if you are in a big hurry and dont want to wait for a bus, or even deal with the crowds leaving the Magic Kingdom at night for example, as the Minnie will pick you up and drop you off right at the parks bus stop area and avoid the TTC entirely. One of our readers posted a few interesting images to Twitter over the weekend, showing off the approximate location where some new land clearing is now taking place at Blizzard Beach along the backside of the mountain area. Another reader also commented as to how the parks Runoff Rapids slides that empty out into a pool in this section of the park has also been closed for several months now for refurbishment, while there has been no sign of any refurbishment taking place thus far. Could Blizzard Beach be preparing for some kind of expansion521. According to the LA Times, Disney is close to signing a deal to launch some kind of new driverless shuttle transportation system for cast members at Walt Disney World. They are said to be in talks with Local Motors Phoenix and Navya Paris about using their shuttle systems for the test system in Florida, and if that goes well it could roll out to be something usable by park guests about a year later. Ongoing Club 3. Comes To WDW In Development 41. According to a post on the Orlando Sentinel, Walt Disney World confirmed to the paper that an Orlando version of Club 3. Walt Disney World. WDW theme parks, is expected to be installed by this fall. For those not in the know, Club 3. Disneyland, hidden away in the buildings in the New Orleans Square section of the park, as a very exclusive membership only club that to this day remains the only place inside the Disneyland  theme park where alcohol can be purchased.