A new permit filed with the Orange County Comptroller’s Office reveals that Disney has extended its deadline to work on the World Celebration area at EPCOT through at least October of 2022.

The new permit, filed late last week, lists the project as Project G: 202-1, which has commonly referred to this area in the past, where the Journey of Water inspired by “Moana” and the “Festival Area” are being built as part of EPCOT’s transformation.

The permit is owned by Walt Disney Imagineering and contracted out to The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, who has traditionally partnered with Walt Disney World on large-scale projects. Although it’s barely legible, this permit is set to expire on October 30, 2022. While this may not be definitively when work is set to end (as one previous permit only ran through October 2021), it does signal that Disney expects work to continue on this project through the coming year.

Earlier this month, we saw another permit filed for the Journey of Water for a company who also worked on other Walt Disney World attractions such as Slinky Dog Dash and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

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Eddie Murphy has had a legendary career, and in the mid to late 1990s he was scoring box office hits with comedies like The Nutty Professor and Shrek. In 1997, Murphy brought his serious side to Touchstone Pictures action pic, Metro. The Plot Scott Roper is one of the best hostage negotiators at the San Francisco Police […]

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Join us live for ParksCenter tonight, Sunday, February 20, at 8:00 p.m. ET or watch anytime on YouTube.com/WDWNT!

It’s Masks Off at Disney and Universal Parks, and we’re just days away from the first sailing of the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser!

Each week, we cover the top stories in Disney Parks news and discuss the topics that are top of mind for the Disney community. In this episode, we begin by discussing Disney Parks news from around the world.

The big story – masks are once again optional at the domestic parks. Our panel discusses the new changes.

Then, as March 1st approaches, there have been even more updates about the first sailing of the Halcyon Starcruiser, including more activities and disembarkation Information.

We also have updates for you on construction projects all around Walk Disney World and Disneyland, including the closing date for Toontown, a look at the Tron Lightcycles, and news on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

And to complete the episode, since Lin-Manual Miranda is pitching ideas for an Encanto attraction in the parks, we thought we would get in on the action! Our panel is pitching you ideas for other movies or shows that should have their own space in the Disney Kingdoms.

All this and more, tonight on ParksCenter!

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Whichever red superhero you prefer, we’ve got you covered with these new Spider-Man and Deadpool Loungefly wallets now available at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.

Spider-Man Loungefly Wallet – $35

The pattern on this wallet is Spider-Man’s suit. We found it in 5 & 10.

The Marvel and Loungefly logos are on the back of the wallet.

It unzips just about all the way around to reveal multiple slots to hold your cards.

The pattern on the inside is a black and white spiderweb.

Deadpool Loungefly Wallet – $28

The Deadpool wallet is bright in color with an image of Deadpool riding his Pet Unicorn.

Each card slot on the outside is a different color, including red, orange, yellow, teal, and purple.

On the other side is a see-through slot for an ID.

And it unzips at the top for additional storage. The zipper pull is gold with the Loungefly logo on it. We found this wallet in the Marvel Alterniverse Store.

Which wallet would you rather get? Let us know in the comments!

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The ever-so-popular soundtrack for Disney’s “Encanto” remains at the top of the Billboard 200 chart for the sixth consecutive week.

This is the most time any Disney soundtrack has spent at the top of the Billboard chart since “Frozen,” which had 13 nonconsecutive weeks in 2014.

So far, both “Encanto” and “Frozen” have spent the most weeks at number one among all soundtracks in the 21st century.

Source: Billboard

What is your favorite track off the “Encanto” soundtrack? Let us know in the comments!

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Walt Disney World’s upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is getting ready to take guests on 2-night voyages beginning March 1st, 2022. While the first month of adventures are currently…

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Hi everyone! The EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival is now just 10 days away and more topiaries have been