This week at Walt Disney World, an upcharge experience expands, an unlikely Toy Story 4 character gets a meet and greet at a Disney water park, plus deep discounts are available for the summer!
Outside Walt Disney World, thrilling new details are confirmed about Universal’s newest roller coaster, another Halloween Horror Nights house is announced, plus SeaWorld and Busch Gardens slash prices on annual passes just in time for summer!
1. More Disney After Hours events coming in the sumer and fall
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The Disney After Hours series has been a massive hit for Disney in 2019, and perhaps unsurprisingly Disney has opted to extend this series and add more dates in the summer and fall. Here’s the new dates for this upcharge experience:
- Magic Kingdom: Aug. 22 and 29; and Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom: July 2, 8, 15, 22, 29; Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26; Sept. 3, 9, 16, 23
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios: July 5, 12, 19, 26
2. Rivers of Light: We Are One now being performed nightly at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
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3. Forky to be available to meet at H2O Glow Nights at Typhoon Lagoon
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Disney is going all out to promote its now Toy Story 4 film, installing a preview at Walt Disney Presents and allowing guests to meet Bo Peep this summer inside Toy Story Land. And now it has been announced that Forky, an all new character for the film franchise, will be making his debut this summer at the H2O Glow Nights upcharge event at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park.
4. Mobile Order coming to select Disney hotels
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- Everything POP Shopping & Dining at Disney’s Pop Century Resort
- The Mara at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Contempo Café at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
5. Discounted Summer One World Ticket now available for purchase
This summer Disney is offering all guests (not just Florida residents) the opportunity to purchase a special Summer One World Ticket, which includes a single day’s admission to Walt Disney World’s resort’s four theme parks and two water parks, for a total of six admissions for only $74 per admission (plus tax) – a total price of $444 (plus tax). These new tickets will be available to purchase from June 4 through August 23, and can be used between June 4th and August 28th. You can read more about the restrictions on this new ticket here.
6. Shop Disney Parks app being retired on May 31
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When the Shop Disney Parks app was introduced in 2016, it was a much-needed addition that allowed guests to check inventory at Disney Parks and shop for select Disney Parks items from home.
However, with the expansion of the My Disney Experience app (which allows guests to search for items using the product availability map and ship select merchandise to home), the Shop Disney Parks app became a little bit superfluous, duplicating much of what was already included in the larger, My Disney Experience app. As a result, Disney has decided to retire the Shop Disney Parks app, effective May 31st.
Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members will continue receiving eligible discounts when shopping from My Disney Experience.
7. New details revealed about Hagrid’s Magical Motorbike Adventure
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Universal has released some exciting new statistics about the upcoming Hagrid’s Magical Motorike Adventure attraction, opening in just a few weeks on June 13, 2019:
- This ride will have most launches of any roller coaster in the world – with 7 total launches H
- Guests will launch up to 50 miles per hour through the Forbidden Forest, past the ruins and more.
- Hagrid’s Magical Motorbike Adventure will be the first coaster in the U.S. to feature a free-fall vertical drop – dropping guests nearly 17 feet
- This attraction will also be the longest roller coaster in Florida, measuring nearly a mile in length (5,053 feet)
8. Another original concept house announced for Halloween Horror Nights
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After announcing two IP-based houses (Stranger Things and Universal Monsters) and one original house (Nightingales: Blood Pit) Universal has announced yet another house this week: Depths of Fear. Here’s the official description from Universal:
Depths of Fear mixes all the elements of the unknown with underwater elements, monstrous creatures and a countdown to a disastrous fate.
The workers of a deep-sea mining company have found themselves in a dire situation. They’ve delved too deep and encountered a parasitic race of creatures that turn out to be deadly. Panic ensues as you find yourself encountering infected miners and acidic creatures.
The pressure builds as the self-destruct sequence counts down to the inevitable implosion of the facility. “Mouthbrooders” As you venture further into the depths, you’ll encounter the creatures known only as the “Mouthbrooders.” Picture being trapped in a claustrophobic mining installation underwater with a countless number of these slithering monsters. Your worst nightmares will come to life as these fiends spew flesh-eating acidic eggs at human hosts, and you witness miners being driven mad by the infection.
9. Deep discounts available this week on annual passes for SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica and Busch Gardens
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In celebration of the Memorial Day holiday, SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica and Busch Gardens are all offering guests 30% off annual pass purchases, so if you were thinking about purchasing an annual pass for the summer, you’ll want to do it before June 2, when prices go up again!
