BIG NEWS for Disney movie fans!

Inside Out 2 — the sequel to the popular Pixar film Inside Out — is coming out next month, on June 14th. Tickets for the movie are ON SALE NOW, and buying one of those tickets could win you a FREE trip to Disneyland worth over $13,000!

Inside Out 2 follows the emotions in Riley’s mind as she enters her teenage years—yep, this is sure to be interesting. The movie comes out on June 14th, and you can purchase your tickets from Fandango right now.

Buy tickets for ‘Inside Out 2’ here!

We’ve already seen a couple of trailers for the movie, and we can’t wait to see the whole thing. In fact, the film has already started breaking records, even before it’s been released!

But there’s ANOTHER reason why you might want to buy a ticket to see Inside Out 2: Fandango’s New Emotions Sweepstakes! If you buy a ticket to see the new movie, you can be entered for a chance to win a vacation to Disneyland to experience Pixar Fest.

Enter the Fandango New Emotions Sweepstakes here!

 The sweepstakes runs from May 14th through June 23rd (it ends at 11:59PM PT on the 23rd). When you purchase at least one ticket to Inside Out 2 on the Fandango app, you’ll automatically be entered in the sweepstakes.

But here’s a secret: You don’t even have to buy a ticket to enter! You can visit this site, put in your name and contact information, and you’ll be entered in the sweepstakes. It looks like that second option (where you don’t buy a ticket) doesn’t open until May 15th, though.

If you win, you’ll get a free trip to Disneyland Resort for you and up to three guests! Here’s what’s included in the prize:

• Up to four round-trip coach airfare tickets
• A voucher for a round-trip ground transfer between the airport and the Disneyland Resort
• A Concierge level room for three consecutive nights at Pixar Place Hotel (or another hotel at the Disneyland® Resort)
• Up to four Disneyland Resort 3-Day Park Hopper Tickets
• One Disney Gift Card with a value of $1,000
• One World of Color reserved viewing for the group on one day during the trip.
• One VIP Tour Guide for up to eight consecutive hours for the Group on one day during the trip

The estimated value of this prize is $13,752. If you win, you must redeem the prize between July 26th and July 29th or between August 2nd and August 5th.

Stay tuned to DFB for more updates on the latest Disney news!

Click here to learn all about Pixar Fest in Disneyland.

Are you going to see Inside Out 2 when it comes out next month? Let us know in the comments.

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Magic Kingdom pass reservations are all gone for Annual Passholder previews of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

Annual Passholders with a park pass can preview Tiana’s Bayou Adventure using a virtual queue on June 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 20.

All six dates are now unavailable, according to the Annual Pass park pass availability calendar.

The first four dates went quickly. Passholders attempting to get park passes were met with a wait time of “more than an hour.”

Disney Vacation Club preview dates were also announced on Tuesday morning. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open to all guests on June 28.

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Is Magic Kingdom’s NEWEST merchandise location DELAYED?

Disney is currently dropping all kinds of news about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. In recent days, they’ve revealed the highly anticipated ride’s opening date, how Annual Passholder previews will work, and that Tiana’s will utilize both a virtual queue and Lightning Lane at opening. However, there was also a bit of merchandise news that caught our eye. 

Disney has announced that new merchandise for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be in Magic Kingdom starting on June 28th (the ride’s opening day). That’s not much of a surprise, but what IS a little bit unusual is that the new merchandise will NOT initially be located at the two new themed stores opening with Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

Disney said that ride merch and other Princess and the Frog-inspired souvenirs will be available at the Emporium — Magic Kingdom’s big store on Main Street, U.S.A. Their announcement stated, “Shortly after the attraction debuts, the merchandise will hop over to Critter Co-Op in Frontierland.” The announcement did not mention Tiana’s Bayou General — the other themed souvenir shop.

The fact that they stressed availability on Main Street’s Emporium combined with saying that merchandise will be available at Critter Co-Op “shortly after the attraction debuts” would seem to imply that the new merchandise locations either will not be ready to open with the attraction, OR at the very least Disney will not open them initially, possibly as a crowd control measure. 

Either way, a massive influx of Tiana’s merchandise is coming to Magic Kingdom. We’ve seen previews of some of it in the last few months, and Disney has further specified that more details about the new merchandise collections coming as part of this ride’s opening celebration will be announced soon.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure merchandise is about to take over the Magic Kingdom in conjunction with the new attraction, just not where we thought it would… at least initially it seems. Stay tuned to DFB for more BREAKING Tiana’s Bayou Adventure updates. 

THIS Is Perfect for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Opening Day in Disney World

What kind of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments below.

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We’re about to learn a lot about the plans The Walt Disney Company has for the near future!

Disney CEO Bob Iger is set to speak at the SVB MoffettNathanson Technology, Media & Telecom Conference and we imagine he’ll be bringing updates on everything from Disney+ to the Disney Cruise Line. Let’s go over a few of the announcements we think he’s going to drop at the conference!

Last year, when Disney executives spoke at the SVB MoffettNathanson Technology, Media & Telecom Conference Disney CFO Christine McCarthy answered questions regarding The Walt Disney Company’s plans to invest going forward.

One of the specific topics McCarthy touched on was the strategy of using more Intellectual Property in the parks both domestically and internationally. She explained, “We have ways we can use our intellectual property, our franchises, the ones that really resonate with our consumers, and we have more data than we had before.” To that point of the increased data, McCarthy stated, “That better informs our creatives and our Imagineers to lean into things that we can really exploit in our theme park businesses.”

McCarthy also commented on the rising theme park prices, including things like Genie+, food, and theme park tickets, and explained, “One of the things that I’d like to just point out is that we are in an inflationary environment, and the macroeconomic environment we are in, we’re very aware of that,” McCarthy reiterated, “The inflationary impact of day-to-day living is something that we’re very much aware of.”

As to what we expect Iger to touch on, we think the following could be on his list:

Expansions

Since Disney confirmed that the Tropical Americas would be coming to Animal Kingdom to replace DinoLand U.S.A., no additional information has been given about what that might all include. The same is true for the expansion coming to Magic Kingdom!

There’s yet another expansion project that we expected to hear about at — DisneylandForward. DisneylandForward is the plan for rezoning Disneyland’s land so that new attractions and experiences can fill areas that are currently only allowed to be parking lots or hotels. Disney did receive approval for these plans and can now move forward with them.

We expect that Iger will give more details on what these projects will entail. We’ll keep an eye out for it.

Linear Networks

Remember back when Iger noted that Disney’s linear TV business (things like ABC and other channels) might NOT be core to Disney. Well, aside from receiving a $10 BILLION offer (made by Byron Allen) to purchase ABC, along with the FX and National Geographic cable channels, we haven’t heard a thing.

We expect to hear from Iger whether Disney plans to sell or hold on to the linear networks.

Disney+, Max, Hulu NEW Streaming Bundle

Speaking of programming, Disney will be offering a new streaming option this summer. Disney Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery announced that a new streaming bundle that will include Disney+, Hulu, and Max.

These three streaming services will be offered together giving access to movies and shows from FX, HBO, HGTV, Hulu, Marvel, Pixar, ABC, CNN, DC, Discovery, Disney, Food Network, Marvel, Pixar, Searchlight, Warner Bros., and more. Ad-supported and an ad-free plan will be offered.

Hopefully, Iger will announce a date yet when these new streaming bundles (ad-supported or ad-free) will be available as well as pricing. We will keep our eyes out for more details.

Succession

Lastly, we know that the Walt Disney Company’s board is completely focused on the search for CEO Bob Iger’s successor. Recently, Disney Board Member Carolyn Everson shared that the board is “completely focused” on garnering a successful transition at the end of 2026 when Iger’s contract is up.

We would love to hear if Iger has any additional insights on how the succession process is coming along. Hopefully, he’ll share more details during the conference.

Stay tuned to DFB for more.

Disney’s Gotta Make Some Big Announcements, and They’re Promising to Do it This August

What do you think Bob Iger will mention during this conference? Sound off in the comments!

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We’re getting closer and closer every day to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opening, and what better way to celebrate the new ride than with a photo!

Disney has confirmed quite a bit of news about its newest ride, including when Annual Passholder previews will start, how the virtual queue will work, how Lightning Lanes will work, and whether beignets will be involved (spoiler alert: they WILL BE). Now, we’re getting confirmation of a brand new photo that awaits you when you ride!

We’re so close to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure‘s official opening (June 28th) and now Disney is offering up a first look at one of the ride’s exclusive offerings you won’t get anywhere else.

As part of an onslaught of announcements that Disney released with more details about what you should know before Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens, Disney also took the time to give us a first look at what we can expect the on-ride photo to look like once we’re officially able to ride! The example of the on-ride photo will be snapped during the drop, and your ride vehicle will be surrounded by the musical critters, fireflies, and colorful hung bottles that can be found throughout the ride!

This photo will be available through Disney PhotoPass and will be included in Memory Maker packages which allows you digital downloads of all of the on-ride photos, short video clips, and pictures snapped with PhotoPass photographers around the Disney World parks. Don’t forget that if you buy Disney Genie+, you get free downloads of your on-ride photos that day.

We’re keeping you updated on all the newest announcements coming out of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, so be sure to stay tuned with us for all the latest as it’s released!

BREAKING BEIGNET NEWS: Disney FINALLY Confirms the Critical Magic Kingdom Snack News We’ve Been WAITING For!

Are you excited that an on-ride photo will return for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure? Leave us your thoughts in the comments below!

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In June 2020, Disney World announced that the water-based ride Splash Mountain would close to be rethemed into an attraction inspired by the Disney animated film, The Princess and the Frog.

We’ve been keeping up with all the progress of this new Magic Kingdom ride, and after years of waiting Disney finally announced an opening date! Not only that, but we’ve officially got details on how the virtual queue and Genie+ will work — and which lucky groups will get to preview this attraction before it opens!

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will officially open to all visitors on June 28th, 2024! Not only that, but we also learned that Disney Vacation Club Members will get to preview the attraction before it’s officially open to other park visitors. There are lots of details you need to know, so let’s get into it all!

DVC previews will take place on two dates:

• Wednesday, June 12, 2024
  • 1 PM to 4 PM Eastern Time
• Wednesday, June 19, 2024
  • 9 AM to 12 PM Eastern Time

Event registration opens on Thursday, May 16th at 10AM ET. For registration link access, DVC members should keep an eye on their email inbox and the News & Alerts section on DisneyVacationClub.com. Pre-registration is required and space is expected to fill up quickly!

In order to be eligible, you must hold a qualifying Disney hotel reservation using your DVC Membership. You and the number of guests on your resort reservation as of May 12th must have valid park admission and park reservations to Magic Kingdom on the day of the preview events (unless otherwise noted on your admission type.) Members can make one reservation for themselves and the number of quests on their resort reservation as of May 12th at 11:59PM ET.

Here’s some other important info you need to know:

• Advance preview registration is required for this event and walk-ups will not be accommodated.
• A valid Disney Vacation Club Digital Membership Card and photo ID are required at event check-in. The Member listed on the Digital Membership Card must be in attendance.
• Must have the Disney Vacation Club Digital Membership Card downloaded to a mobile device’s wallet to check in for the event.
• Offering and operating hours are subject to availability, closures and change or cancellation without notice. Entry to the preview is not guaranteed.
• Attendees younger than 18 years of age must be accompanied by a participating parent or guardian.

When Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens in Magic Kingdom, you’ll be able to ride using a virtual queue — read all about that here! But, Tiana’s will also be available with Genie+, which you can read more about here.

Stay tuned to DFB as we continue to bring you the latest news about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and more from Disney World!

Here’s EVERYTHING we know so far about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

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Magic Kingdom park passes are quickly disappearing for the dates of Annual Passholder previews of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

Annual Passholder previews will be on June 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 20. Passholder must have a park pass and enter a virtual queue.

Just over an hour after Disney announced the dates, there are no more Magic Kingdom reservations available to Annual Passholders for June 13, 14, 16, or 17. June 18 and 20 still have Magic Kingdom reservations available.

Currently, there is “more than an hour” wait for Passholders to make any park pass reservations.

There will also be Disney Vacation Club previews on June 12 and 19. DVC members must also have a park pass as well as pre-register for the previews.

A D23 Gold Member preview is to be announced.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open to all guests on June 28, 2024.

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