On this week’s show, Kelli highlights 5 amazing women of color in leadership positions at Disney and Chris covers some amazing interactions we’ve had with cast members, specifically focusing on how to thank them.
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Show Notes:
- Disney General
- Disney posts all time record revenue
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/02/disney-parks-defy-omicron-surge-post-record-revenue/
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/02/up-to-50-of-guests-purchasing-genie-paid-skip-the-line-service/
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/02/disney-parks-posts-7-2-billion-revenue-in-first-quarter-of-2022/
- $7.2B revenue in Q1 2022
- 50% of guests purchased Genie+
- Disney posts all time record revenue
- Magic Kingdom
- Pinocchio Village Haus exterior gets a Figaro the cat prop
- Exterior Rock Work Reshaping underway on Splash Mountain
- The New Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade Showtimes have been posted – it debuts on Feb 11
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/01/showtimes-posted-for-new-disney-adventure-friends-cavalcade-at-magic-kingdom/
- Starring nearly 30 of your favorite Disney and Pixar friends, this super-sized cavalcade features Nick and Judy from “Zootopia,” Baloo and King Louie from “The Jungle Book,” José Carioca and Panchito from “The Three Caballeros,” plus Merida, Moana, The Incredibles, and more – including the Magic Kingdom debut of Miguel from “Coco” in his mariachi best.
- In a promotional picture I also saw Aladdin and Genie, Woody and Jessie, Marie from Aristocats, Pocahontas and Meeko
- Mickey’s Magical Friendship Faire debut’s Feb 25 – showtimes have been posted
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/01/showtimes-posted-for-mickeys-magical-friendship-faire-at-magic-kingdom/
- This is one of the shows on Cindy’s Stage returning for the first time since COVID
- The show, newly enhanced for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration, will incorporate favorite scenes inspired by “Frozen,” “Tangled,” and “The Princess and the Frog” – plus a new opening and a new finale with Mickey Mouse and all his friends in their sparkling, EARidescent fashions. Presented multiple times a day, the show will also include an all-new, original song entitled “Where the Magic Feels Like Home.”
- Walt Disney World Railroad Train seen testing
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/02/walt-disney-world-railroad-testing-spotted-at-magic-kingdom/
- Likely not officially coming back anytime soon because part of the track is missing as Tron construction takes place nearby.
- The trains being down did give them a chance to refurb them and make then look like brand new.
- Fire reported on Space Mountain… turns out it was a smoking refregerator
- Imagineering files permits for show structural elements of Journey of Water
- Former Kilimanjaro character, Little Red, has returned by the gift shop at the end of Jungle Cruise
- Galactic Starcruiser news as we come closer to the official opening
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/01/halcyon-legacy-comic-series-takes-readers-aboard-galactic-starcruiser-during-critical-moments-in-ships-history/
- Disney is releasing (under the Marvel Comics label) a comic book series called Halcyon Legacy which takes people aboard the Halcyon during important moments in the ship’s “history”.
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/02/shopdisney-begins-selling-exclusive-pre-arrival-merchandise-for-star-wars-galactic-starcruiser/
- Shop Disney is selling “pre-arrival” merch for GS. So imagine folks that want to look like they live in the Star Wars universe as they arrive at the resort/ship
- Epcot
- Harmonious Tshirts available
- Blog Mickey got views of the construction going into the Moana inspired Journey of Water area coming to Epcot
- Imagineering files permits for show structural elements of Journey of Water
- Hollywood Studios
- Build-A-Lightsaber experience returns
- Legacy Lightsabers are back after supply chain issues at Dok Ondar’s Den of Antiquities, including Darth Vader and Rey sabers – and then they almost immediately sold out again
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/01/build-a-lightsaber-experience-returns-to-disneys-hollywood-studios/
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/01/even-more-legacy-lightsabers-back-in-stock-at-dok-ondars-den-of-antiquities/
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/02/darth-vader-original-rey-lightsabers-back-in-stock-at-dok-ondars-den-of-antiquities/
- “Soul” magic shot unveiled at HS and Epcot to kick off Black History Month
- Park set to close on April 6 at 5:00 pm
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/01/disneys-hollywood-studios-scheduled-to-close-at-5pm-on-april-6/
- No word on why the early close – typically open until 9:00
- Typically suggests a special event
- Mickey Meet and Greet returning to HS
- https://blogmickey.com/2022/02/mickey-mouse-meet-and-greet-returning-to-disneys-hollywood-studios/
- Sorcerer Mickey is scheduled to return to Red Carpet Dreams at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on February 13th.
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