This is the weekly news, rumors and refurbishments update for Walt Disney World for the week of October 12, 2014.
Here are the three biggest updates from around the resort for the past seven days…
1. Trattoria al Forno at Disney’s Boardwalk will open on December 18, 2014
Trattoria al Forno is a new restaurant located beside Epcot at Disney’s Boardwalk. It is replacing Kouzzina by Cat Cora and will feature Italian cuisine.
The restaurant will be open daily for breakfast and dinner and you can begin making reservations on October 21.
Here’s the menu:
2. Hiro and Baymax from Big Hero 6 are making their to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Hiro and Baymax will be meeting inside The Magic of Disney Animation building at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. According to Disney, you will “… tour the lab from the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, and then meet Hiro Hamada and his huggable buddy Baymax in Hiro’s garage workshop.”.
The meet-and-greet for Big Hero 6 will replace the current meet-and-greet for Wreck-It Ralph which will be closing on October 24. The new meet-and-greet will open in mid-November.
3. The complete line-up for the 2014 Epcot Candlelight Processional is now available
LeVar Burton and Edward James Olmos join the list of Candlelight Processional narrators.
The complete line-up is below:
- Nov 28 to Nov 29 2014: Jodi Benson
- Nov 30 to Dec 2: Neil Patrick Harris
- Dec 3 to Dec 4: Jonathan Groff
- Dec 5 to Dec 6 2014: Whoopi Goldberg
- Dec 7 to Dec 8: LeVar Burton
- Dec 9 to Dec 11: Edward James Olmos
- Dec 12 to Dec 14: Joe Morton
- Dec 15 to Dec 17: Chita Rivera
- Dec 18 to Dec 20: Ana Gasteyer
- Dec 21 to Dec 23: Marlee Matlin
- Dec 24 to Dec 25: Isabella Rossellini
- Dec 26 to Dec 27: Blair Underwood
- Dec 28 to Dec 30 2014: Steven Curtis Chapman
Narrators are subject to change.
The Candlelight Processional is performed at the America Gardens Theater in World Showcase, several times each night.
