Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit Debuts in EPCOT for 2022

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October 10, 2022

A new Halloween activity has arrived at Walt Disney World! Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit is a new scavenger hunt available for the month of October at Epcot.

Keep reading to see what we thought of this year’s pumpkin scavenger hunt at Epcot!

The price of the map is $9.99 plus tax, but you can use your annual pass discount. The 2022 maps can be purchased at Creations Shop, Pin Traders, and Gateway Gifts.

The twelve character pumpkins to search for are shown on the stickers given with the map. You will find all twelve pumpkins scattered throughout the front half of Epcot.

The prizes for this game are miniature pumpkin buckets. You can select of them as your prize. The choices are Mickey, Minnie, or Pluto for the pumpkin buckets.

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We are showing some photos of the pumpkins so you can have an idea on what to look for in Epcot. But don’t worry, we cropped the photos to avoid giving away their locations in case you’d rather find their location on your own.

The eggs feature classic Disney characters and most of them are cleverly hidden out in the open. The location names on the map will help you determine what areas to search.

It is a fun-filled Halloween activity for those looking for ways to celebrate the holiday at Disney World.

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You can see a few more of the pumpkins on our Instagram.

Overall, it is great to see more Halloween activities at Walt Disney World. We welcome more Halloween events as well!

The Groot and Olaf pumpkins are quite delightful for guests.

Of course, seeing a Figment pumpkin is fitting for Epcot’s pumpkin scavenger hunt!

If you visit Epcot between now and Halloween, then we highly recommend Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit!

Come back here on Chip & Co. for the latest theme park and entertainment news updates!

The Sweetest Disney Munchlings Arrive To Walt Disney World!

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Ana Leal

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October 10, 2022

The new adorable Disney Munchlings have arrived to Walt Disney World!

This line is inspired by tasty treats from Disney Parks Main Street Bakery and is extremely sweet! We want them all! You can choose between a blind box or go for the big munchling to cuddle up. Let’s take a look at what we found at the parks:

STITCH PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Stitch has been reimagined as a pineapple upside down cake in this Munchlings plush that is also scented! You will definitely be hungry to give him a big hug.

FROZEN TREATS

Seven popular villain characters have been reimagined as delicious looking frozen treats! Each blind tub includes one of seven soft-stuffed scented characters in the series.

BAKED TREATS

This blind box includes one of seven soft plush treats of Minnie, Mickey, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Stitch, Baymax or a mystery character reimagined as sweet treats.

SWEET TREATS

If you have a taste for the sweet life, then you’ll love this collection of favorite Disney characters reimagined as delicious candy! Each blind box includes one of seven scented plush.

They are all super sweet! Are you collecting them? Let us know!

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Disney Cruise Line might be adding a new ship to its fleet

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Chip

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October 10, 2022

There is speculation going around that Disney might be purchasing a new 9000 passenger cruise ship that was started but never completed at the world-famous Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany.

The ship was originally started for the now-bankrupt Genting Hong Kong and according to News Reports, Disney might be completing the order.

The news was announced by the insolvency administrator for the shipyard where the vessel is under construction, Christoph Morgen. Global Dream would be completed at the MV Werften, where the ship could be under the direction of Meyer Werft in Papenburg, where Disney Cruise Line is already building the Disney Treasure expected to be completed by 2024.

If purchased by Disney Cruise Line the Global Dream would accommodate a maximum of 9000 guests (around 2500 staterooms), more than twice what the Disney Wish holds. It is expected that the Global Dream would stay in Asia where Disney Cruise Line currently has no permanent routes presently.

The Global Dream is about 75% complete and at this time Disney Cruise Line has not announced any details.

Tokyo Disneyland plans on reducing the number of visitors by 20%

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Chip

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October 10, 2022

Tokyo Disneyland plans on reducing the number of visitors by 20%

It is being reported that Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea plan on reducing the number of visitors by about 20% starting this year to provide a better customer experience, less congestion, and lower wait times.

The news was shared on Japan Times where it goes into more detail on the Oriental Land business strategy for 2022 – 2024.

The new policy included in Oriental Land’s business plans for fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2024, is designed to boost revenue by freeing visitors from long lines and offering them opportunities to spend more on dining and shopping at the theme parks.

Oriental Land has also launched a system aimed at encouraging a shift of visitors from weekends, when Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea are more crowded, to weekdays by lowering the price of admission on weekdays and increasing the price on weekends.

In another effort to shorten wait times for attractions, Oriental Land plans on limiting the number of theme park tickets sold daily, the number of tickets has not been disclosed at this time.

Recently Tokyo Disneyland has banned vlogging and live streaming from the Theme Parks in a move that is not going over well with fans.

With all of these changes at Tokyo Disneyland it makes you wonder if any of these changes are going to come to the US.

American Adventure set to reopen in December

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Sara

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October 10, 2022

American Adventure set to reopen in December

The American Adventure in Epcot is currently closed for refurbishment. The attraction is now set to reopen in December!

The American Adventure closed on September 19 for refurbishment but we aren’t sure what updates are happening. The show is now set to reopen to guests on December 17, 2022.

The last update to the show was in 2018 so we are curious to see what changes are made during this closure.

Have you missed the show while it’s been closed?

If you’d like to visit Epcot soon, contact me today! I am a travel agent with Destinations to Travel and my services are complimentary.

Disneyland Paris Welcomes Return of Mickey’s Halloween Celebration

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Sara

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October 10, 2022

Disneyland Paris Welcomes Return of Mickey’s Halloween Celebration

It’s October and that means spooky season is upon us! Disney parks around the world are celebrating. Our focus today is on Disneyland Paris and the return of Mickey’s Halloween Celebration!

Related – Disneyland Paris gets rid of Park Maps

Disneyland Paris Welcomes Return of Mickey’s Halloween Celebration

Disneyland Paris is ushering in the Halloween season, from now through November 6, 2022, with the return of Mickey’s Halloween Celebration and not one, but TWO iconic Disney Halloween parties. It’s sure to be a frightfully delightful time of year with spellbinding villain encounters, a mischievous atmosphere, terrifyingly-fun shows, and haunting attractions.

To celebrate this fa-boo-lous holiday, Halloween time décor will adorn Disneyland Park with smiling pumpkins, garlands with lights, lanterns, and joyful skeletons. For the very first time, Disney Hotels are also joining in the Halloween spirit with special fall decorations.

During Mickey’s Halloween Celebration, be sure to catch the foot-stomping cavalcade, featuring Disney Characters decked out in their most boo-tiful Halloween costumes and even Mickey himself on his jaw-dropping “Mickey’s Illusion Manor” float.

The Disney Villains are making Disneyland Park their home this season as the Royal Castle Stage becomes the regular haunt of Maleficent, Captain Hook, the Queen of Hearts, Cruella de Vil, and many more! As the sun goes down and darkness envelops the park, the Disney Villains have one more trick up their sleeve: Nightfall with Disney Villains. Their devious plan to take over Sleeping Beauty Castle just may come to fruition with a sinister sequence of dancing fountains and wicked projections — all before Disney D-Light and Disney Illuminations.

Devilishly delicious delicacies await around the resort including the Wicked Whip, an incredible Maleficent Sundae at the Lucky Nugget, a “Mickey Mummy” lollipop and more! Fang-tastic beverages will also be added to select bar and restaurant menus, including the Little Devil Cocktail, the Poisoned “Apple” and the Oogie Boogie mocktail.

Shop a wide range of petrifyingly perfect merchandise from Mickey and his Friends to Disney Villains and more — guaranteed to haunt you!

This dreadful celebration wouldn’t be complete without a classic attraction or two. Test your courage traveling through the haunted forest of Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains, discover the depths of Sleeping Beauty Castle at La Tanière du Dragon, and trespass through the gates of Phantom Manor at Disneyland Park. Once you’re done there, hop over to Walt Disney Studios Park where you’re invited, if you dare, to step aboard a maintenance service elevator traveling directly to another dimension on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

And this year, two Disney Halloween Parties will cast their spell on Disneyland Park on October 29^th and October 31^st, 2022, until 2 a.m.! Not only is this wretchedly perfect experience an opportunity to enjoy haunting attractions well into nightfall, you’re invited to delight in an exclusive parade and new shows prepared just for the occasion. Adventureland’s caves and crypts will have an extra dose of chill-factor, becoming home to strange creatures and ghostly encounters will lurk throughout Frontierland. Of course, the Disney Villains plan to receive the attention they deserve across the park.

Will you be visiting Disneyland Paris this Halloween season?

If you’d like to plan your next Disney vacation, contact me today! I am a travel agent with Destinations to Travel and my services are complimentary.

Disney News Round-Up: The End of Future World, Disney100 Celebration Coming in January, Night of a Million Lights Year 3, Worst Places to Eat in Disney World

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Greg Gately

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October 9, 2022

Disney News Round-Up: The End of Future World, Disney100 Celebration Coming in January, Night of a Million Lights Year 3, Worst Places to Eat in Disney World. Disney Animation announced some major touring news, and Encanto will be opening at CAMP in NYC, along with Halloween news on the high seas. We also took your opinions on ranking the worst places to eat at Walt Disney World. Let’s take a look at all the news from yesterday.

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“World’s Largest Pin Truck” in Dinoland at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Greg Gately

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October 9, 2022

“World’s Largest Pin Truck” in Dinoland at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We have reported recently on the comings and goings at Dinoland. Mostly goings, from Primevil Whirl going last year, to Dino Diner being removed last week. Now, we can report on some comings.

Talk about a blast from the past! Cast Members at DinoLand U.S.A. are celebrating the magic of Disney pins with “The World’s Largest Pin Truck,” a new limited-time experience where Guests can learn about “pins of extinction” in a museum-style display of Disney pins from past and present. Swing on by and visit these Cast Members to learn more about these special pieces of history! #DisneyCastLife

A Race Against Time

A paleontologist recruits you for a secret mission to bring a 3.5-ton Iguanadon back to the present. There’s just one problem—the giant meteor that wiped out life on Earth is on the way!

Board a rugged Time Rover vehicle and set off on a thrilling adventure through a primeval forest filled with life-like dinosaurs. Careen through unpredictable hairpin turns. Dart around a fearsome Velociraptor hunting for prey. Avoid the clutches of a Cearadactylus soaring overhead!

As the clock counts down, fiery meteors crash down around you. Will you make your escape before the dinosaurs—and you—become extinct?

World’s Largest Pin Truck

Justin Long Cast in Disney+ Live-Action ‘Goosebumps’ Series

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Kaitlyn

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October 9, 2022

Justin Long Cast in Disney+ Live-Action 'Goosebumps' Series

Actor Justin Long has been cast as a series regular for the upcoming live-action ‘Goosebumps’ series on Disney+. According to Deadline, Justin will be playing Nathan Bratt, “a new schoolteacher who develops a terrifying connection to a decades-old supernatural murder.”

Long will be joined by fellow cast members, Ana Yi Puig (Isabella), Miles McKenna (James),and Will Price (Jeff). A synopsis of the series reads, “The series follows a group of five high schoolers who unleash supernatural forces upon their town and must all work together — thanks to and in spite of their friendships, rivalries and pasts with each other — in order to save it, learning much about their own parents’ teenage secrets in the process.”

The Disney+ Original Series is set to premiere at a to-be-determined date in 2023. Be sure to check back here at Chip and Company for updates and all things Disney+.

‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Director Anne Fletcher Shares the Reason for Including the Garry and Penny Marshall Scene

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Kaitlyn

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October 9, 2022

'Hocus Pocus 2' Director Anne Fletcher Shares the Reason for Including the Garry and Penny Marshall Scene

Disney fans are enjoying the highly anticipated sequel to the cult classic Hocus Pocus on Disney+, and many viewers are wondering why the sequel featured an iconic scene from the 1993 film. The scene in question featured the performance of Garry and Penny Marshall as “Master” and “Little Woman” after the Sanderson Sisters confuse “Master” with the Devil.

Director Anne Fletcher knew she wanted to include some footage of the original film, and ultimately decided on the filmmaker’s cameo. Fletcher shared with EW, “I always knew I wanted to put some scene from [the] original movie on the TV, because I thought it would be fun and true to modern-day Halloween, with fans always watching Hocus Pocus. My editor, Julia [Wong], and I landed on the cameo with Garry and Penny because it’s one of the funniest parts of the movie, and their characters are so beloved by everyone — including myself — that it just felt right to put Garry and Penny in this movie. To remember and honor them as being a huge, important, and fun part of the original. Not to mention the importance of who they were in the world, what they gave us all during their lives. Joy, laughter, happiness. Again, it just felt right.“

Did you enjoy seeing the cameo of Garry and Penny Marshall in Hocus Pocus 2? What were some of your favorite nods to the original 1993 film? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Be sure to check back here at Chip and Company for updates and all things Disney+!

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Landscaping Work being done for Tron Lightcycle Run

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Greg Gately

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October 9, 2022

Landscaping Work being done for Tron Lightcycle Run. After what seems like an eternity we are starting to see the finishing touches added to Disney’s newest coaster. With the ride continuously running now, and the Walt Disney World Railroad tracks completed, Disney has brought in the Disney Cast horticulturists to start planting trees.

Overnight, Disney crews have started adding landscaping features to the retaining walls that will surround the entrance and exit to Tron Lightcycle/ Run. Over time these trees will grow nicely and provide shade for guests, who no doubt will be waiting in the hot Florida sun.

The newest attraction has been announced for a Spring 2023 opening.

LIMIT: NOT FOUND_

Lean forward into the ultimate race of survival! Leave the real world behind and join Team Blue in an epic quest across the Grid—the dark, computerized world with no horizons from TRON. Here, there’s no limit to the excitement.

Climb aboard your very own Lightcycle and take off on a high-speed adventure, racing against the Grid’s most menacing Programs. Surge past your fierce opponents as you attempt to cross through 8 Energy Gates and secure your team’s victory—so you can survive to race another day.

Scheduled to open in Spring 2023, TRON Lightcycle / Run will be one of the fastest coasters at any Disney theme park in the world.

From the Big Screen to the Theme Park

In 1982, Disney made filmmaking history with TRON, the first production of its kind to mix live action with computer-generated visuals and backlit animation. This iconic film went on to inspire video games, comic books, an animated series, and the 2010 sequel TRON: Legacy—as well as this new Disney theme park attraction.

Landscaping Work being done for Tron Lightcycle Run

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Werewolf by Night is now on the loose in Avengers Campus

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Sara

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October 9, 2022

Werewolf by Night is now on the loose in Avengers Campus

A new character has arrived at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure! Werewolf by Night, from the new Marvel Halloween special presentation, is on the loose in Avengers Campus.

Disney Parks shared the announcement on Instagram:

“Who’s that lurking in the shadows?! 🐺 Werewolf by Night is now on the loose in #AvengersCampus in #DisneyCaliforniaAdventure. Stream #WerewolfByNight on @disneyplus now! #Disney #DisneyParks #Disneyland #DisneyPlus”

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You can watch Werewolf by Night now on Disney+. It is described as:

“On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic—a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster. Inspired by horror films of the 1930s and 1940s, the chilling special aims to evoke a sense of dread and the macabre, with plenty of suspense and scares along the way as we explore a new corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.”

Have you watched the special on Disney+ yet?

If you’d like to see Werewolf by Night at Avengers Campus, contact me today! I am a travel agent with Destinations to Travel, my services are complimentary, and I’d love to help you plan a magical vacation!