Florida Resident Ticket Offer
New Florida Resident TIcket Available for Walt Disney World
The Florida Resident Discover Disney Ticket includes admission to any of the four Walt Disney World theme parks (one theme park per day).
Tickets are available for purchase Jan. 2-June 27, 2020, and can be used any three or four days (depending on ticket purchased) from Jan. 2 through June 30, 2020.
3-day Discover Disney Ticket for $175 plus tax ($59 per day, plus tax)
4-day Discover Disney Ticket for $195 plus tax ($49 per day, plus tax)
Park Hopper and Park Hopper Plus options available This special ticket can be used any days through June 30, 2020, and has no block-out dates, so it’s a great way for Florida residents to discover unforgettable experiences across all four Walt Disney World theme parks in 2020.
Disney Villains After Hours returns to Magic Kingdom Park
New Villains Caravan and More Coming to Disney Villains After Hours at Magic Kingdom Park Next Year
Disney Villains After Hours returns to Magic Kingdom Park for 24 select nights starting February 7, 2020.
Based on the popularity of Maleficent dragon’s journey through the park, Disney is including even more villainous fun. New this year, the Villains’ Cursed Caravan will join Maleficent the dragon as she creeps through the park twice nightly. The procession will feature Gaston, Oogie Boogie, Cruella DeVil, Captain Hook and more! As a reminder, this event does not include character greetings.
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Star Wars Rise of the Resistance - Walt Disney World - Virtual Queue
Here’s what to know:
Virtual queue will be available at the published park opening time. Disney may welcome Guests onto Hollywood Boulevard prior to opening the rest of the park, and limited nearby locations will be open for your convenience. This includes Trolley Car Café aka Starbucks.
At the park’s published opening time, the virtual queue for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opens along with offerings throughout the rest of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Guests must be in Disney’s Hollywood Studios to access virtual queue in the My Disney Experience app.
Disney will continue to distribute backup boarding groups after the initial planned groups have been filled. Backup boarding groups will only be called if all of the initial planned boarding groups have been called back and there is capacity for more riders that evening. If Disney is able to accommodate boarding groups that evening, Guests will be notified through the My Disney Experience app by a push notification (if enabled).
New Hotel Coming to Disney Springs in 2021
Drury Hotels is developing its largest property to date, the Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando Lake Buena Vista, and will begin to welcome guests by spring 2021. The new hotel will be located in the Disney Springs Resort Area and the entire project will be completed by the end of 2021, with its first set of rooms available by spring 2021.
Drury Plaza Hotel | Walt Disney World Resort
The new property is located just steps away from Disney Springs: a walkable, 120-acre outdoor complex outside of the theme parks featuring an eclectic mix of unique boutiques, one-of-a-kind eateries, and entertainment. The hotel will be able to be booked as part of a Walt Disney World Resort vacation package. Drury also will offer transportation to and from the theme parks, as well as to other surrounding attractions.
Drawn to Life - A New Cirque du Soleil Show at Walt Disney World
Today Disney announced the new Cirque du Soleil show coming to Disney Springs at the Walt Disney World Resort will be called “Drawn to Life.” This show replaces Cirque du Soleil La Nuba which started in way back in December of 1998.
Cirque du Soleil Drawn to Life at Walt Disney World Resort
It’s not possible to book tickets for the show through Disney, they can only be purchased directly through the Cirque du Soleil website. Booking tickets in advance is highly recommended.
Ticket prices range from $79 to $179 for adults.
The show will be in soft opening starting on March 20, 2020, and will officially open on April 17, 2020.
New Film Experiences Coming to Epcot in January
3 new films will debut Jan. 17, 2020, at Epcot, on the same day the Epcot International Festival of the Arts begins!
New film experiences coming to Epcot
“Awesome Planet” in The Land pavilion showcases the Earth’s beauty and diversity in a 10-minute film featuring spectacular imagery, in-theater effects and an original musical score.
“Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along” in the France pavilion invites Guests to participate in a new sing-along that will run in rotation with “Impressions de France,” which will receive an upgrade to 4K projection.
“Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360” in the Canada pavilion is an update to the previous “O Canada!” film with new scenes, a new musical score by Canadian composer Andrew Lockington and new narration by award-winning actors Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy.
Tunnel at Disney’s Riviera Resort Features 2 Spectacular Mosaic Murals
If you noticed the connection to flight in both murals, you have a keen sense of storytelling. Both of the mosaics – Rapunzel’s floating lantern scene and Peter Pan soaring over the London sky – celebrate flight.
So it’s no coincidence that this tunnel walkway leads to the Disney Skyliner station at Disney’s Riviera Resort, where you can step aboard and glide across the sky by aerial gondola to destinations across Walt Disney World Resort.
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Disney’s Riviera Resort Tunnel to Disney Skyliner
Rapunzel’s floating lantern scene from “Tangled.”
More than 1 million hand-cut tiles were laid by hand to create this stunning work of art that rises 20 feet in the air and is joined at the ceiling by a shared mosaic sky. These are just some of the intricate and thoughtful details you’ll notice throughout Disney’s Riviera Resort.
Epcot Holiday Happenings
Now through December 30, 2019, you can celebrate the season at Epcot with many holiday-themed events!
Living with the Land: Merry and Bright Nights!
There’s a new holiday makeover this year on a Future World classic: Living with the Land: Merry and Bright Nights! Each evening you can embark on the classic Living with the Land boat ride through greenhouses thriving with colorful fruits and veggies and decorated with sparkling holiday light displays.
Entertainment
Storytellers from countries around the World Showcase share legends and traditions ranging from a musical tour of the Great White North with the Canadian Holiday Voyageurs to the Hanukkah Storyteller’s tales of diverse music and customs (between Morocco and France pavilions). Daily performances of JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season will share uplifting gospel, R&B and holiday songs of Christmas and Kwanzaa at the World Showcase Plaza Stage.
Food
And food! At Holiday Kitchens encircling the World Showcase Promenade have many special offerings. Also, you can now embark on the Holiday Cookie Stroll featuring gingerbread, black and white cookies and more.
I highly recommend the Candlelight Processional Table Service Dining Package at select restaurants, which includes guaranteed seating at a same-day Candlelight performance.
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Watch Candlelight Processional Tonight, Live from Epcot
On Dec. 3, 2019 at 8:10 p.m. ET join Disney for the #DisneyParksLIVE live stream of “The Candlelight Processional.”
The show combines a reading of traditional scripture by a celebrity narrator, accompanied by the sounds of a 200 member choir and 50 piece live orchestra.
Tonight’s celebrity narrator is Neil Patrick Harris.
Visit DisneyParksBlog.com at 8:10 p.m. ET on Dec. 3, 2019 and the livestream will be the top article.