Happy Good Friday, April 19th Everyone!
The news everyone is talking about today that was announced this morning is Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway coming to Toontown at Disneyland in 2022.
This is the 1st Major Mickey themed ride-through attraction at Disneyland. The way they are describing the ride, it will put you inside the wacky & unpredictable world of a Mickey Mouse Cartoon short where anything can happen. With Goofy as the engineer, the train will lead you down an out of control adventure filled with surprising twists and turns.
With an original story & lovable theme song the new ride will use state of the art technologies and visual effects that will transform the cartoon world into an incredible & immersive multi-dimensional experience.
RECAP of this Week’s News –
Exciting News Just announced for all Star Wars Fans in So Cal. The Annual Star Wars Celebration is coming to the Anaheim Convention Center in 2020
Speaking of Star Wars, Rumor has it that Oga’s Cantina will be delayed due to Budget cuts. Only drinks will be served inside the cantina when the new Star Wars Land opens and all guests will have a time limit inside the Cantina, after 1-hour guests will be asked to leave due to Oga’s Cantina Size. There will be a queue out front & seating will be limited with stools at the Bar & handful of booths to encourage guests to end their time quicker. But counting standing room, the Cantina will fit 150, not 30 as previously stated & no plans for a restaurant.
Announced this week, A New Halloween Party is coming to DCA, Oogie Boogie Bash!
With all new World of Color Villainous theme, An interactive Descendants inspired Dance Party, A Stage show with Mickey & a mysterious Disney Villains walkthrough… plus so much more!
Oogie Boogie Bash starts September 17th and will run until October 31st. Tickets for this event will go on sale starting Next week April 23rd to AP holders and then April 30th to the general public. Read an article saying it was moved to DCA this year due to the Opening of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge opening. Depending on how it goes this year, we will know if it will return to Disneyland in the future.
Disney Nature, Penguins (Narrated by Actor Ed Helms) is officially in Theaters now in celebration of Earth Day.
Gonna take some getting used to, but Disney Studios just dropped an All-new Trailer for Dark Phoenix, Dark Phoenix hits theaters June 7th.
In Park News –
Starting Today for a limited time there will be a Sneak Peek Preview of Disney’s All new Live Action Aladdin presented at the Main Street Opera House in Times Square at Disneyland. Disney’s Live action Aladdin hits theaters May 24th.
The Adventureland Sign is officially down and has been replaced with a smaller one on the right-hand side of the entrance. We mentioned this last week and have since heard that it will not be permanent, the Original sign will be coming back. Let’s hope this is true!
News broke this week that Disney Cast Members will be blocked pretty much the entire Summer from the parks due to Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge crowd control.
This Weekend is your last chance to fully enjoy Disney’s Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt, Eggstravaganza. So if you haven’t experienced it yet, You can purchase Maps in Disneyland, DCA & Downtown Disney! Happy Hunting!