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Universal Destinations & Experiences has filed several trademarks potentially for Epic Universe attractions. Epic Universe will be a new park at Universal Orlando Resort and is expected to open in summer 2025. Though only Super Nintendo World has been confirmed, rumored lands include a Universal Classic Monsters land, How to Train Your Dragon land, and a third The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Orlando Business Journal shared the new trademarks Universal filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. They are mostly for the Universal Classic Monsters and How to Train Your Dragon lands.
Universal Classic Monsters:
How to Train Your Dragon:
Other:
Just because Universal filed the trademarks, doesn’t mean they have to use these names, so things could always change in the future.
Assuming that the rumors are true, Super Nintendo World is at the bottom left, Classic Monsters land is at the top left, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is at the top right, and How to Train Your Dragon is at the bottom right. The dual-racing coaster is between The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and How to Train Your Dragon but not part of either land.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be inspired by Place Cachée, the Parisian version of Diagon Alley seen in “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.” Construction photos reveal a version Porte Saint-Denis, an arched gateway built in the late 1300s in Paris. The Wizarding World ride, however, will transport guests to the U.K. Ministry of Magic.
What do you think of these possible Epic Universe attractions and lands? Let us know in the comments.
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Disney and Pixar have released a new trailer for the upcoming movie “Elemental,” and it offers a more in depth look at the residents of Element City. The Story This new animated film takes place in a city where physical embodiments of the four elements – water, land, fire, and air – coexist together. The… Read More »Pixar Releases New Trailer for ‘Elemental’ Coming to Theaters June 2023
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Travel Dates: July 11 – September 28, 2023
The Walt Disney World Resort has released a special discount for the travel dates listed above. Disney released a separate Walt Disney World Dining Promo Card Discount as well as a Disney VISA Cardholder discount for similar and later travel dates. Your Mouseketrips agent will check all available discounts to get you the best price.
Included Walt Disney World Resorts:
Walt Disney World Campgrounds
Walt Disney World Value Resorts
Walt Disney World Moderate Resorts
Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts
Walt Disney World Deluxe Villa Resorts
Please note the percentage discounts listed above are available for the nights of July 11 – August 20 and September 15 – 28. The nights of August 21 – September 14 are discounted 5% higher, with the exception of the 10% discounted resorts listed above, those are 10% during the entire discount period.
This discount will be available to book until September 27, 2023.
There is also a new Florida Resident discount released today for these same dates. The discounts are slightly better. If you are an FL resident, you could save more!
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We’ve seen The Walt Disney Company go through the wringer lately.
©Disney | Walt Disney Company Headquarters
After Bob Iger returned as CEO, more executive shakeups followed, and we learned that Disney would be making $5.5 billion in spending cuts — including reducing its workforce by 7,000 jobs. And now, with a Thanos-like snap of the fingers, an entire department and program have been eliminated.
By now, you’ve probably heard the term “metaverse” tossed around a time or two — and it’s something Disney has even dabbled in. The future of Disney is all about cutting-edge technology with the merge of technological and physical experiences, from rides and attractions to accessories and more in Disney Parks — or at least, it was.
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According to The Wall Street Journal, Disney has “eliminated its next-generation storytelling and consumer-experiences unit,” which was the team responsible for coming up with “metaverse strategies.” The cuts were made as part of Disney’s $5.5 billion spending reduction, which includes layoffs.
©Reuters | Disney CEO Bob Iger
The metaverse was described as “the next great storytelling frontier” by former CEO Bob Chapek, who brought on Mike White in February 2022 to pioneer the new program. White was also part of the team responsible for designing a membership service for Disney that functioned like Amazon Prime.
The membership program was designed to integrate “customer data across multiple Disney platforms, including streaming service Disney+, online retail operations and smartphone apps” — like the My Disney Experience and Disneyland apps.
Prime
Essentially, people would pay for a membership that packaged “streaming, parks, and merchandise offerings together,” along with other special perks. Disney created this initiative in an effort to better link its products and services in the parks and “real world” to the digital world.
But, with the nearly 50 job cuts just made to this department — Disney’s Prime-like membership program is no longer moving forward.
Main Street Train Station Disney World
Despite Iger’s interest in the metaverse, pressure from investors to tighten the spending on nonessential businesses likely had something to do with this decision to eliminate the department and place focus and resources elsewhere.
As of now, Mike White remains at Disney — though details on what his new or future role will be have not yet been shared.
©Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images
These job cuts come just after Bob Iger shared a memo with Cast Members indicating the layoffs would begin this week — but this is just the start. A second round of job cuts will be made in April, with the final round of cuts expected to happen before the start of the summer.
Iger shared, “The difficult reality of many colleagues and friends leaving Disney is not something we take lightly. This company is home to the most talented and dedicated employees in the world, and so many of you bring a lifelong passion for Disney to your work here.” He offered his thanks to those who will be departing the Company.
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We’ll be keeping an eye on these layoffs and more news from The Walt Disney Company, so stay tuned to DFB for more.
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Disney is considered a front-runner when it comes to cutting-edge technology.
©Disney
We have seen some of Disney’s most advanced technology in the parks including at Rise of the Resistance and in Avengers Campus where there is a flying Spider-Man animatronic. But Disney has been talking about things beyond theme parks including NFTs and the metaverse, and now we’ve got a major update on the future of the metaverse at Disney.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Disney has eliminated its plans for a metaverse amid the company layoffs. Shortly after Bob Iger returned as Disney CEO, he announced that the hiring freeze announced by former Disney CEO Bob Chapek would still be happening. Then in February 2023, Iger announced that job cuts would impact about 7,000 jobs across The Walt Disney Company.
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Part of these layoffs includes the team of about 50 members on the next-generation storytelling and consumer-experiences unit. This is a small part of the company where employees were working on developing a metaverse at Disney.
Former Disney consumer products executive Mike White was the head of this division, however, he will remain with Disney in a new position. This new role is still unclear.
©Reuters | Disney CEO Bob Iger
If you’re wondering what the metaverse is, USA Today describes it as “a combination of multiple elements of technology, including virtual reality, augmented reality and video where users ‘live’ within a digital universe.” Disney had shared plans about a Disney Theme Park metaverse that would mix visually enhanced physical reality with a virtual space.
©Disney || Metaverse Windows to the Wild Experience
Although Chapek had described the metaverse as “the next great storytelling frontier”, Iger did have some concerns about the project. He warned that toxic behavior could be an issue due to the amount online already and pointed out that monitoring these things is something that Disney will have to take into consideration.
Bob Iger ©Bloomberg
For more information on the metaverse and the recent Disney layoffs, check out our posts below.
Stay tuned to DFB for more updates.
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Let’s be honest — it can be a little overwhelming to choose where you want to eat in Disney World.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
There are dozens upon dozens of restaurants in the parks, resorts, and Disney Springs, and each one has its own unique menu and offerings (ya know, except for the fact that there are TWO Rainforest Cafes in Disney World). Roundup Rodeo BBQ is one of Disney World’s newer dining additions, and it came into the game SWINGIN’. But how does it stack up against the other restaurants in Hollywood Studios? Let’s take a look.
One of the big winning factors for Roundup Rodeo BBQ is the atmosphere, but we’ll admit — there are some other restaurants in Hollywood Studios with cool themes as well! Dining at 50s Prime Time Cafe is like taking a step back in time and heading into Oga’s Cantina really makes you feel like you’re a scoundrel in a Star Wars movie. And don’t even get us started on the super fun drive-in movie theme of Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant!
Sci Fi Dine-In at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
If you love Toy Story, Woody’s Lunch Box in Toy Story Land is also a great option. It’s themed to look like Andy’s lunchbox was busted open, and there are chairs made out of Babybel cheese and pencils holding the lid open. So creative!
How cute is this?!
But honestly, the theme inside Roundup Rodeo BBQ is done SO well. You can really tell that the Imagineers put some deep thought into how a child would design a restaurant, and literally everything looks like it was crafted by little hands. From the character play sets to the crayon drawings to the thumbtacks and pencils holding everything on the walls…it’s impressive.
A Peek Inside Roundup Rodeo
And not just that…the restaurant also has some fun hidden details. There are 14 hidden Mickeys, 2 hidden Oswalds, and 2 hidden tacos spread throughout. During your meal, various characters will come over the restaurant’s sound system to make announcements, and when they announce that Andy is coming, all the toys (your servers) freeze in place. How cool is that?!
Atmosphere
Disney Imagineering really flexed with this restaurant theme, and we left our meal feeling wowed.
But what about the food? Hollywood Studios isn’t exactly known for being the park with amazing food, but there are still some delicious table service meals at places like 50s Prime Time and Hollywood Brown Derby. Both of those restaurants have been some of our favorites in the past.
50s Prime Time Cafe in Disney World
On the other hand, it’s pretty easy for Roundup Rodeo to surpass spots like Sci-Fi Dine-In, Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano, and Hollywood & Vine — all restaurants that have fairly basic food options that don’t stand out.
Goofy at the Springtime Dine
At Roundup Rodeo BBQ, you get to eat family-style, and the cuisine is barbecue. You’ll get a platter of meats as well as your choice of four sides (out of eight), plus your choice of dessert. There are some really delicious sides and meats among the choices, so you can end up with a stellar table depending on what you choose.
FOOD!!!
So for the food category, it’s a great spot if you have some varying palettes in your party, and it really just depends on what you’re craving. That’ll affect your restaurant choice since our top three picks all have very different menus.
Finally, we have to talk value! And that means, we’ve got to mention the price. Roundup Rodeo BBQ is $45 per adult and $25 per child, so it’s certainly not cheap.
Howdy, Partners!
If you want budget-friendly, you can grab some pretty good grub at a few of the quick service restaurants — ABC Commissary, Woody’s Lunch Box, and Fairfax Fare (with their menu of waffle bowls) come to mind as good options. At each of those places, you’ll get decent meals for less than $15 per person.
ABC Commissary
Among the table service restaurants, it’s one of the pricier options, BUT it’s only one of two all-you-care-to-eat restaurants in the park. The other choice is Hollywood & Vine, which is a buffet and a character meal where you’ll pay $59 per adult for lunch and dinner. So when you compare it against that restaurant alone, Roundup Rodeo BBQ definitely has better food (in our experience), and the price is $14 cheaper per person.
Salad and fruit bar at Hollywood & Vine
However, Roundup Rodeo doesn’t have characters in the restaurant (except for the cardboard ones), so you’re paying a heftier price for a non-character meal. On top of that, it’s a multi-course meal, so you’ll want to account for the fact that it’ll take a good chunk of time out of your day. You’ll likely be here for more than an hour, and maybe close to two hours.
Just the cardboard ones!
If you’re okay with the longer meal and the price point, you can get some serious value out of this meal. Your server will refill your sides and meats throughout, and we were able to order more sides and desserts (besides the ones we initially picked) after our first round. You can try a LOT of food. You won’t leave here hungry!
The menu
So all in all, Roundup Rodeo BBQ ranks definitely in the top Hollywood Studios restaurants! It might even be the #1 option if you’re a Toy Story fan, love family-style meals, or just want some good barbecue. We had a blast during our visit!
With more than 900 pages, the 2023 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining is full of tips and planning tools developed by Disney World experts over 30+ years of visits. We’ve done the research for you, so you’ll know just which spots will uniquely suit your family’s needs!
You’ll get a Reference Guide, a 101 Plan, and a Printables and Resources Guide! With mini-reviews of every single restaurant, bar, lounge, kiosk and more; an entire chapter on the best snacks in Disney World; full Disney Dining Plan analysis; and a full chapter on discounts and deals; you’ll have everything you need to plan your best vacation yet.
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If you’re visiting Disney World soon, you’ll need to decide where you want to stay during your vacation. The Disney-owned hotels on property are generally more expensive than the ones you’ll find off property, but a new discount might help you save big on your trip!
Disney’s Beach Club Resort
We’re always looking out for the latest Disney deals and discounts to help you save money on your upcoming vacation, and this hotel discount could save you up to 30% on your hotel stay.
If you’re looking to take advantage of these discounts, make sure you visit our friends over at Small World Vacations for a quote! They can help you plan your trip from start to finish and get you the best deals possible. And the best part? Their services are completely FREE.
This new discount is valid for stays between July 11th and September 28th, 2023. The savings differ depending on which hotel you choose to stay at — some hotels qualify for larger discounts than others.
Pop Century Resort
At the following hotels, you can save 25% most nights from July 11th to August 20th, and September 15th to September 28th, 2023; you can save 30% most nights from August 21st to September 14th, 2023:
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
At the following hotels, you can save 20% most nights from July 11th to August 20th, and September 15th to September 28th, 2023; you can save 25% most nights from August 21st to September 14th, 2023:
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
At the following hotels, you can save 15% most nights from July 11th to August 20th, and September 15th to September 28th, 2023; you can save 20% most nights from August 21st to September 14th, 2023:
Disney’s All Star Sports Resort
At the following hotels, you can save 10% on most nights from July 11th to September 28th, 2023:
Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter
There’s a limited number of rooms allocated for this offer, so be sure to book your trip soon if you plan to take advantage of it. The offer is good for stays that are a minimum of one night and a maximum of fourteen nights. Note that additional per-adult charges may apply if more than two adults are staying per room. The offer excludes the following room types: three-bedroom villas, Bungalows at Disney’s Polynesian Villas and Bungalows, and Cabins at Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge.
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
We’ll continue watching for more deals and discounts to help you save big on your next Disney vacation, so stay tuned to DFB for all the latest Disney news!
With more than 900 pages, the 2023 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining is full of tips and planning tools developed by Disney World experts over 30+ years of visits. We’ve done the research for you, so you’ll know just which spots will uniquely suit your family’s needs!
You’ll get a Reference Guide, a 101 Plan, and a Printables and Resources Guide! With mini-reviews of every single restaurant, bar, lounge, kiosk and more; an entire chapter on the best snacks in Disney World; full Disney Dining Plan analysis; and a full chapter on discounts and deals; you’ll have everything you need to plan your best vacation yet.
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Disney has lots of new films coming out this year!
©Pixar
Late last year we found out what new 2023 theatrical release was most anticipated, but there are also new releases coming out every month on Disney+ (and we keep track of those too). If you’re looking forward to Pixar’s new film Elemental, there’s a new trailer that’s just been released!
Back in September we got to meet the characters for the first time, and we saw a teaser trailer in November. Check out the full new trailer below!
The movie will follow Ember and Wade, two unlikely friends that end up sharing a lot in common. Ember is a fiery woman with a predestined fate — to own her family’s shop. She’s heard her whole life that “elements do not mix,” but begins to question the mantra when she meets Wade, a “go-with-the-flow” guy who encourages her to live her life to her own standards.
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This film is currently set to release on June 16th this year and will be Pixar’s 27th feature film! Be sure to stay tuned to DFB for all the latest news on Disney’s releases!
With more than 900 pages, the 2023 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining is full of tips and planning tools developed by Disney World experts over 30+ years of visits. We’ve done the research for you, so you’ll know just which spots will uniquely suit your family’s needs!
You’ll get a Reference Guide, a 101 Plan, and a Printables and Resources Guide! With mini-reviews of every single restaurant, bar, lounge, kiosk and more; an entire chapter on the best snacks in Disney World; full Disney Dining Plan analysis; and a full chapter on discounts and deals; you’ll have everything you need to plan your best vacation yet.
Click here to order your copy of the 2023 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining E-book with code WDW2023 to save 25% off the cover price today!
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