Reports on social media are claiming that the nooses on Phantom Manor at Disneyland Paris have been removed as sensitivity updates continue on Disney attractions around the world.
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According to Phantom Manor Legends, a Facebook fan page in France specifically focused on the Haunted Mansion-inspired attraction at Disneyland Paris, all nooses were removed from the attraction except the one held by the Phantom in the Stretching Room preshow. This includes the end scene, pictured above, where a noose formerly hung over a coffin next to the Phantom.
It’s likely that the nooses were removed due to sensitivity surrounding the topic of suicide for many guests. Indeed, such changes have also been discussed for the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. When the ride reopened with Disneyland following its 16 month-long COVID-19 closure, a number of small changes were made to the attraction to add more references and reintroduce lost effects. Imagineer Michele Hobbs, who managed the refurbishment, did address the calls to remove the hanging body from The Haunted Mansion’s stretching portrait room. “It’s been discussed for sure,” Hobbs said. “It’s definitely something that we’re thinking about.”
Phantom Manor
For those who have never visited Disneyland Paris, Phantom Manor is the European park’s version of The Haunted Mansion, still an Omnimover dark ride through a ghostly estate, but very distinct with its own backstory and a darker tone. The ride opened with the park on April 12, 1992.
The attraction sits in a dilapidated Victorian manor overlooking Thunder Mesa, the town within Frontierland at Disneyland Paris. The city is dominated by the Ravenswoods, especially mining magnate Henry Ravenswood, who built the illustrious manor for his family after striking it big in the nearby Big Thunder Mountains. Henry lived with his wife Martha, and his daughter Melanie. As she grew older, many suitors came to court Melanie in order to marry her, yet all died under mysterious circumstances.
Finally one day, a railroad tycoon was set to marry Melanie, but Henry did not approve of the match. Before he could truly interfere, Henry and his wife were killed when a terrible earthquake struck Thunder Mesa, a result of a Native American curse on his gold mines. Yet he returned as a Phantom on Melanie’s wedding day, killing her groom by hanging him from the rafters. None of the Ravenswoods were ever seen again, and the Phantom has since laid waste to the now-eponymous Phantom Manor, while Melanie Ravenswood simply waited and waited for her groom who was never to come.
You can watch a full ride-through of Phantom Manor after its lengthy 2018-19 refurbishment above courtesy of our YouTube channel.
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Have you ever considered either purchasing a Disney Vacation Club contract or purchasing rented points, but then as you began to look into the details, how it works, and attempting to understand the booking window and how if you miss it you can miss your preferred dates and resort, you decide to simply just book a normal room through the Disney World website and call it a day? Although the setup of DVC can take a moment to understand, the reward that you will get once you do understand it is worth the learning (especially when you are saving thousands of dollars). Plus, we have the ultimate way to make the processes as simple as possible.
First off, let’s discuss renting DVC points. For some, buying a DVC contract might seem daunting. Of course, all of us want to be able to visit Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, EPCOT, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom each year, but the cost of individual room rates through Disney is only becoming more and more expensive, and not everyone is ready to purchase a Disney Vacation Club contract at this moment in time as it is a big and costly commitment. So what’s the solution?
Renting DVC points from DVC Rental Store can save you up to 75% on your Deluxe Disney resort room, and it is so incredibly simple. DVC Rental Store allows you to browse their inventory (which is bursting with options at the moment) without placing any down payment, which is unique to them as other companies will ask for payment to check. You can see what is available, and what it will cost, and even compare it to what that room would cost if you booked through Disney, and then you can have a happy dance knowing you are saving huge amounts of money and can now afford all those extra magical experiences like Cinderella’s Royal Table dinner, a Be Our Guest breakfast, and a quick visit to Bippity Boppity Boutique!
DVC Rental Store also offers the lowest price guaranteed when it comes to renting points, so you can rest assured knowing that no matter what low price you see online, they will make sure their cost is less. Perhaps one of the best things that come with renting points from DVC Rental Store is having the option to work with a staff that will help you understand all of the intricacies so that you don’t run into any of those unexpected surprises that newcomers to DVC may fall into.
If you know a little bit about DVC, you may have heard about the 11-month window. This is when most users will book their stays, 11 months out prior to their visit. This ensures that the largest inventory of options is available to them, the longer you wait, the more that others will snatch up your potential dates. At times, this may not matter to you if you are flexible with dates and your Disney resort, but for many, planning a Disney vacation and getting the dates and hotel you want is crucial.
Although DVC Rental Store has points available to be rented for any Disney resort, even up until the last second (availability pending), the 11-month window currently matters now, more than ever! The pandemic caused an increased excess of points, and that means more people looking to book at the same time as you! Although the increased point inventory is great and allows for major savings, it is important to know what days you are looking for, and book them as far out as possible! On top of that, if you are looking to book during a popular time such as summer months when school is out, or on holidays such as Halloween or Christmas, you should also think about making your decision to vacation at Walt Disney World as far in advance as possible so that 11-month window can play to your advantage. Many Disney resorts are also undergoing some refurbishments at the moment which can make the option for their availability more slim than usual with a lesser amount of rooms.
Although this may seem overwhelming, DVC Rental Store can take care of finding you your perfect hotel for your selected dates, so that you can take advantage of the perks of renting points, without the stress of wondering how to do it. All you have to do is remember to give them 11 months’ notice for the best results, which means you will be able to plan your Disney vacation for the next 11 months!
If 11 months seems too far in advance, do not fret! Booking between 7–11 months is your best window for getting the perfect Disney resort that you have been dreaming of. The 7-11 month window is a time in which DVC Members can book exclusively at their home resort (for example, Disney’s Grand Floridian Members are the only Members that can book at Grand Floridian during that time). Once we get to 7 months, any Disney Vacation Club Member can essentially book at any DVC property. So a Member could use their Grand Floridian points and book at Animal Kingdom Lodge once we get to the 7-Month booking window. For Renting, this means that guests have a greater opportunity to get what they want at a specific resort/room/view in that 7-11 month window because DVC Rental Store can match their points with a DVC Member that has the “Home Resort” priority.
Here are three easy steps that DVC Rental Store suggests when it comes to booking your Disney stay with them through their point rental system:
If you’re thinking of reserving a DVC trip, be sure to contact the DVC Rental Store in time for your 11-month booking window for the best availability!
Have some alternate resort or room type choices in case your first choice is difficult to book.
Be flexible with your travel dates. This increases the odds that your rental request can be filled.
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Disneyland Resort may have plenty of 100th-anniversary collectible medallions available, but Walt Disney World is also celebrating the 100th anniversary of Disney with pressed penny collectibles at machines across the parks and resorts. Here is our comprehensive list with locations of Disney100 pressed pennies that commemorate Disney’s centennial celebration.
Editor’s Note: More Disney100 pressed penny collectibles and locations will be added to this post as they appear across the Walt Disney World Resort.
All pressed pennies at Walt Disney World are $1. Or you can get all eight designs in a machine for $5. Note that not every design in a machine is a new 100th anniversary design.
Magic Kingdom
Entrance – Cinderella
We spotted the first Disney100 collectible pressed penny near the entrance to Magic Kingdom.
Cinderella is featured beneath the Disney 100 Years of Wonder logo as the first collectible penny in the new centennial celebration lineup.
Main Street Train Station – Maleficent, Madame Leota, Mad Hatter & Cheshire Cat, Miguel & Dante
Maleficent from “Sleeping Beauty”, the Haunted Mansion’s Madame Leota, the Mad Hatter & Cheshire Cat from “Alice in Wonderland”, and Miguel & Dante from “Coco” are all featured on the four pennies being offered inside the Main Street Train Station at Disney’s Magic Kingdom.
Each new penny is engraved with the Disney 100 Years of Wonder logo and a star-lined border.
Main Street Firehouse – Cruella de Vil
The fire hydrant shaped souvenir coin machine inside the Main Street Firehouse has also been updated to feature a new Disney100 collectible penny.
Cruella de Vil was spotted on a new Disney100 penny among the 101 Dalmatians at the Main Street Firehouse.
The Emporium – Mickey & Minnie, Donald & Daisy, Goofy & Pluto, Chip ‘n’ Dale
Four Disney100 pennies are among the eight featured in this pressed penny machine at the Emporium.
These four 100 Years of Wonder pennies are all about beloved duos. Mickey and Minnie, Donald and Daisy, Goofy and Pluto, and Chip ‘N’ Dale make up the next four collectible coins available now as part of the Disney anniversary celebration.
The Emporium – Captain Hook; Buzz Lightyear; Peter Pan, Wendy, & Tinker Bell; Pinocchio
Another pressed penny machine nearby features four more collectible Disney100 pressed pennies.
Captain Hook, Buzz Lightyear, Peter Pan, Wendy, & Tinkerbell, and Pinocchio are all featured at this machine.
EPCOT
The Seas With Nemo and Friends – Remy, Figment, Nemo & Dory, Ariel & Flounder
Our hunt for Disney100 pressed pennies takes us to the Seas With Nemo & Friends where we found some of EPCOT’s most beloved.
Remy, Figment, Nemo & Dory, and Ariel and Flounder are all featured on these four collectible Disney 100 Years of Wonder pressed pennies.
Port of Entry – Grogu
Port of Entry has introduced Star Wars to the anniversary celebration with one of its three pressed penny options.
Alongside two existing Mickey Mouse pressed pennies celebrating a visit to EPCOT, a Disney100 Grogu pressed penny has been added as part of the anniversary festivities.
Disney Traders – Baby Groot & Rocket
Marvel is also included in the Disney100 celebration, including at this pressed penny machine found at Disney Traders.
Baby Groot and Rocket add the first “Guardians of the Galaxy” collectible penny to the collection.
World Traveler – Lumiere & Cogsworth
This oak souvenir coin machine inside World Traveler also has a new Disney100 penny within its ranks.
Cogsworth and Lumiere are featured together as some of the most beloved “Beauty and the Beast” characters on this new collectible pressed penny found at EPCOT.
The Fjording – Anna, Elsa, & Olaf
Near the Norway Pavilion, Anna, Elsa, and Olaf are featured on one of three pennies as part of the Disney100 celebration.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Oscar’s Super Service – Kermit the Frog
Two pressed penny machines at Disney’s Hollywood Studios have also been reorganized to feature a number of collectible Disney 100 Years of Wonder pressed pennies.
The Muppets’ beloved Kermit the Frog is dressed in formal attire on a Disney100 pressed penny inside a machine at Oscar’s Super Service.
A harder-to-spot pressed penny machine has also been updated at Hollywood Junction.
The machine was out of order during our first visit, but four new Disney100 pressed pennies are worth returning for.
Mater and Lightning McQueen are featured on the first and Indiana Jones on the second of these new collectible pennies at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. BB-8 and R2-D2 are also given their own coins as part of this machine’s collectible Disney pennies.
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Fantasia – Aurora, Belle, Mulan, Bo Peep
Next, it’s time to visit some of the resorts within Walt Disney World. Inside the lobby of the Contemporary four of Disney’s most beloved female characters have been added to a pressed penny machine, offering guests unique collectibles for the Disney100 celebration.
Aurora, Belle, Mulan, and Bo Peep each have their own celebratory pennies as part of the 100 Years of Wonder collection.
At Moana’s Mercantile inside Disney’s Polynesian Resort, new Disney100 pressed pennies sit beside a machine featuring some of the remaining 50th anniversary coins.
Florida Orange Bird waves, Mirabel, Luisa, and Bruno from Disney’s “Encanto” stand proud, Moana and and Maui look fierce, and an adorable Stitch poses on these Disney 100 Years of Wonder collectible pressed pennies.
Will you be collecting the Disney100 Pressed Pennies from machines across Walt Disney World during the anniversary celebration? Let us know which pennies you’ll be collecting in the comments below!
Editor’s Note: More Disney100 pressed penny collectibles and locations will be added to this post as they appear across the Walt Disney World Resort.
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Adventureland and Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room are the inspiration for a new collection of apparel we spotted inside the Marketplace Co-Op at Disney Springs.
Enchanted Tiki Room Button-Up – $59.99
This short-sleeve button-up offers a tropical, floral design with José’s image dotted across the front and fellow macaw friends perched on the back. The pattern featuring the beloved Enchanted Tiki Room’s tropical bird fades down to a solid dark blue at the bottom.
The same pattern continues onto the back of this new Enchanted Tiki Room button-up shirt.
A red and yellow logo for Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room is embroidered on the bottom of this shirt.
Enchanted Tiki Room Romper – $54.99
A green romper puts Fritz, Michael, and that rascal Pierre in the forefront, as the three hang from perches just below the neckline of this Enchanted Tiki Room romper. The three tropical birds are surrounded by tropical flowers along the top.
An adjustable waistband and pockets add some utility to the green romper.
Just below the neckline on the back, an embroidered logo declares this new romper has been inspired by Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room.
Enchanted Tiki Room Hair Accessory Set – $19.99
This hair accessory set continues a tropical, floral pattern with a multi-use headband and wooden-style hair clip. The headband features a dark green bow with an allover tropical pattern. The wooden-designed hair clip adds some vibrant color with a macaw and tropical flowers printed on the top.
Enchanted Tiki Room Polo Shirt – $49.99
This four-button green polo features a white macaw from the Enchanted Tiki Room’s notorious Glee Club. The perched tropical bird is surrounded by three orange and white flowers.
As part of the collection, an Enchanted Tiki Room logo is stitched along the bottom of the new women’s polo shirt.
Life is Full of Adventure Crop-Top Shirt – $39.99
More broad in scope, this crop top ventures outside of the Enchanted Tiki Room and into Adventureland at-large, with a macaw gazing upon the vibrantly hued jungle. The shirt declares that “Life is full of adventure,” printed in pink above and below the centered graphic. Adventureland is written in gray on the bottom of this cropped shirt.
Adventure Awaits T-Shirt – $39.99
This gray t-shirt depicts the grand entrance to Adventureland, with an encouragement to “follow your own path.” “Adventure awaits” is declared at the bottom of the shirt’s front graphic.
A compass Adventureland logo is printed in the same green and white on the left sleeve of the new t-shirt.
Which piece of Adventureland clothing could you see yourself wearing on your next Jungle Cruise or stop into Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room? Let us know in the comments below!
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The Family Madrigal is celebrated in new “Encanto” merchandise available now at World of Disney at Disney Springs. A Loungefly fanny pack and letterman jacket feature Uncle Bruno Madrigal while a new dress brings the elaborately embroidered style of “Encanto” to guests visiting the Walt Disney World Resort.
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” Disney Parks Loungefly Fanny Pack – $65
Bruno Madrigal appears apprehensive as he appears along the smiling rats and green stitched swirls on the front of this new Disney Parks Loungefly Fanny Pack, inspired by Disney’s “Encanto”. Matching the embroidered swirls, an all-over tribal design matching Bruno’s cloak is featured along the top, back, and strap of this black faux-leather Loungefly bag.
A smaller zippered pocket adds storage beyond the Loungefly’s larger top pocket. The Disney Parks and Loungefly metal logoplate are embroidered onto the back center in lime green. The movie’s number one song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” is printed in the same lime green along the bottom.
Bruno Madrigal Letterman Jacket – $89.99
The latest Bruno merch is in the style of a classic letterman jacket, featuring a green felted base and black faux leather sleeves and lined pockets. A black silhouette of Bruno Madrigal holding onto a rat is printed above an embroidered “BRUNO” on the chest of this “Encanto” letterman jacket. A smiling gray rat adds more detail along the bottom.
The back of the jacket features Bruno in a swirled and embroidered design at the center. The embroidered text surrounding Encanto’s black sheep reads, “If you can read this, the rats fell off.”
A white “Encanto”-inspired dress is also now available at the World of Disney at Disney Springs. Elaborate details outline the top in a stitched ribbon honoring the Madrigal family and the Colombian-inspired embroidery featured on the characters’ own clothing. Three matching stripes are embroidered on the skirt of this new “Encanto” dress.
The sleeveless top features a v-neck that extends down to a button front. White poofs add a bit more of an ornate, 3-dimensional look to the dress.
Will you be looking out for these new “Encanto” items on your next trip to Disney Springs? Let us know what you think of these new items celebrating The Family Madrigal in the comments below!
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Another fun-filled short video has been shared by Disney Channel, showcasing how NOT to draw a favorite animated character, this time the somewhat loveable Dr. Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb. What’s Happening: Disney TV Animation has shared another entry in their fun video series that showcases their characters and how NOT to draw them. Our […]
A grouping of plants, bushes, and seating has been removed near the construction walls surrounding the area formerly home to Woody Woodpecker’s KidZone at Universal Studios Florida — widening a pathway for guests that was severely truncated by the ongoing work.
KidZone Construction Continues
Woody Woodpecker’s KidZone as we know it ended operations on January 15, permanently closing Fievel’s Playland, the Curious George Goes to Town play area, DreamWorks Destination, and Woody Woodpecker’s Nuthouse Coaster. Construction walls were swiftly propped up, and while Universal has yet to make any official, concrete announcements — the inclusion of several DreamWorks Animation characters on the walls appears to suggest this revamped area focused on young children will emphasize DreamWorks stories and films.
This newly vacated section can be found just beyond SpongeBob StorePants and the KidZone restrooms, on the approach to the E.T. Toy Closet and E.T. Adventure. While the surrounding area is cut off, all E.T.-related experiences remain open and the removal of this particular seating area opens up a pathway that was essentially a bottleneck — also making the E.T. Adventure difficult to see.
What new characters or experiences would you like to see in the next iteration of KidZone at Universal Studios Florida? Let us know in the comments!
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A cheerful new Easter Bunny Minnie ear headband brings lively colors and some of Disney’s most classic rabbit characters to the Disneyland Resort just in time for the Easter season.
Easter Bunny Minnie Ear Headband – $34.99
These new ears have hopped into the World of Disney shop within the Downtown Disney District, giving us the first look at the latest spring merchandise available for guests. On the front of the headband, each ear and the bow of these mouse ears are in cream-colored faux leather. Rabbit ears stick out from the back of the headband behind the bow, and are of a soft fabric in pink and yellow.
The ears feature a patterned design with different images of beloved Disney rabbit characters, including the White Rabbit and the March Hare from “Alice in Wonderland”, Judy Hopps from “Zootopia”, and Thumper from “Bambi”.
A silk bow at the center features the singing flowers from “Alice in Wonderland” with a fluffy pink pompom in the middle. Fluffy, cream-colored bunny ears protrude out from behind.
Even Rabbit from “Winnie the Pooh” is featured among the singing flowers and his fellow Disney Rabbits.
From the front, the right ear features three-dimensional butterfly wings in green, and pink, with yellow accents.
The same all-over pattern continues on the back of these new ears. Like the bunny ears, the new headband itself is lined in a soft cream-colored plush with a pink interior.
Do you have your eyes set on this latest holiday-inspired headband? Let us know what you think of the Easter Bunny Minnie Ear Headband in the comments below!
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