Disney News Highlights: Mary Poppins and What Could Have Been, Mickey’s Toontown Picnic Basket, Disney Layoffs are Coming, Dick Van Dyke Ok After Crash

Disney News Highlights: Mary Poppins and What Could Have Been, Mickey’s Toontown Picnic Basket, Disney Layoffs are Coming, Dick Van Dyke Ok After Crash, plus much more.

Walkway Between Storybook Circus and Tomorrowland at Tron Now Open Walkway Between Storybook Circus and Tomorrowland at Tron Now Open. The soft opening of Disney’s newest attraction started two days ago, during the first day only guests with a virtual queue or a Lightning Lane were allowed into the newest addition to Tomorrowland. That all changed today.

Former Walt Disney Imagineer Shares Inside Look at ‘On Hold’ Mary Poppins Attraction A portfolio shared by former Walt Disney Imagineer Damon Pressman shows concept art and proposed layout of the “Postponed” Mary Poppins Attraction that was expected to come to EPCOT as announced at the 2019 D23 Expo.

Test Track, Figment, and Land Pavilion Displays Represented on Living with the Land Test Track, Figment, and Land Pavilion Displays Represented on Living with the Land. Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival is going on right now, and we have written various articles on the food, the topiaries, and the music, but did you know Disney has secretly updated Living With the Land Attraction? Ya, neither did we until we got to ride this laid-back ride.

Get Hopping to Disney’s Contemporary Resort to see the Festive Easter Egg Display Get Hopping to Disney’s Contemporary Resort to see the Festive Easter Egg Display. The egg-travaganza is the famous Easter egg display at Walt Disney World Resort Hotels. These incredible displays showcase dozens of hand-crafted eggs our talented pastry teams created, featuring some of your favorite Disney characters, stories, and locations. 

Dick Van Dyke Suffers ‘Minor Injuries’ in Car Crash Disney Legend Dick Van Dyke has suffered Minor Injuries after he was involved in a car crash in Malibu according to a Police Report.

ESPN Building Almost Completely Gone as The Cake Bake Shop Takes Shape ESPN Building Almost Completely Gone as The Cake Bake Shop Takes Shape. Due to open in 2023 The Cake Bake Shop Bakery by Gwendolyn Rogers will be the newest restaurant to open on Disney’s Boardwalk. Gwendolyn is bringing The Cake Bake Shop’s exquisite dining, delicious Afternoon Tea, delectable desserts, marvelous champagne, and fanciful cocktails for an extraordinary and whimsical experience.

First Round of Disney Layoffs Expected Before Shareholder Meeting on April 3rd It is being reported that the first round of Disney Layoffs is expected to happen just before the Shareholder meeting on April 3rd according to Deadline. Bob Iger is aiming to cut around $5.5 Billion with these layoffs.

EPCOT’s Eggstravaganza Returns for 2023 – Check out the Prizes Here! EPCOT’s Eggstravaganza Returns for 2023 – Check out the Prizes Here! Recruit your peeps for the ultimate springtime tradition—a family-friendly “egg” search throughout the World Showcase here at EPCOT.

Disney News Highlights

New Mickey’s Toontown Picnic Basket, Sipper and More Now available in Disneyland Mickey’s Toontown recently reopened at Disneyland. Along with the reopening came new merchandise including a picnic basket, sippers, picnic blankets, and more! These fun new items are perfect for enjoying your own perfect picnic.

5 Attractions We Hope Never Change at Disney World With Splash Mountain closing in just a few short weeks to begin its transformation into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, there has been a lot of chatter regarding which attractions Disney should retheme. How about the attractions at Disney World that we absolutely, in no circumstances want to be rethemed or changed whatsoever? Here are 5 on my “do not touch” list.

Celebrate Disney100 with Disney’s Platinum Cinderella Popcorn Bucket Hear ye, Hear ye! A new platinum Cinderella popcorn bucket is available at Disneyland! You won’t want to wait until midnight to get this souvenir.

Bonjour Village Gifts is now Ily 4ever Store in the Magic Kingdom If you are looking for Disney’s Ily 4ever Dolls they have a new home in the Magic Kingdom! Disney has just updated Bonjour Village Gifts into an Ily 4ever Store.

Shazam 2 Bombs at the Box Office Only making $30 Million on Opening Weekend Most films would consider a 30 million-dollar opening weekend a massive success, but superhero films are judged differently. For most studios, these tentpole films cost a lot of money to create and market, in that regard Shazam 2 underperformed in its opening weekend. The film grossed 30.5 million in its opening weekend but cost 110 million to make and another 100 million to market. Given those grim numbers, it seems highly unlikely that Shazam 2 will be a “win” for Warner Brothers.

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