Disneyland After Dark is returning in 2019 with two special events – Sweethearts’ Nite on February 7 and 90s Nite on March 7.
Both events will take place at Disneyland with a mix-in access beginning at 6 p.m.
Sweethearts’ Nite on February 7 will include:

Love song-themed dance parties throughout the park, as well as a “Royal Ball” experience
Encounters with beloved Disney couples, including Eugene and Rapunzel, Aladdin and Jasmine, and of course, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse
Immersive photo opportunities featuring romantic scenes from iconic Disney films.
Sweetheart-themed décor, as well as romantic food, …

The 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival starts next week and Annual Passholders will find several perks, special gifts, merchandise, and more at the Festival.
There are two complimentary gifts for Passholders this year – a Chef Mickey magnet that is available to all Passholders at the Festival Center, and a Chef Mickey Cutting Board. The cutting board is available to Passholders upon their FOURTH visit to the Festival.
Passholder-exclusive merchandise for this year includes a Figment t-shirt and cinch sack, a beverage pitcher and two matching glasses featuring Figment and Minnie …

Registration has opened for select Annual Passholders for the Toy Story Land Passholder Playtime.
Gold, Platinum, Platinum Plus, and Premier Passholders should have received an email today with information on how to register for the Passholder Playtime event in September.
Select dates are available throughout the month of September with time slots from 7-8 a.m. and 8-9 a.m., with registered Passholders choosing their preferred date and time slot.
Reservations are available on a first come, first served basis.
Guests will have access to Slink Dog Dash, Alien Swirling Saucers, Toy Story Mania, and they’ll …

Florida residents have a new option when purchasing their Annual Passes for Walt Disney World Resort – the Theme Park Select Pass.
This pass gives Passholders the ability to enjoy up to 325 days at select theme parks and at least 175 days at all four theme parks.
The blackout dates for the Theme Park Select Pass are currently:

Magic Kingdom on Saturdays
Epcot on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
Multiple theme parks during runDisney events

Disney may lift blackout dates from time to time.
Passholders with the Theme Park …

The dates have been announced for the Disney After Hours at the Magic Kingdom for early 2018.
The dates are: January 19, 26, and 30; February 8 and 15; and March 1 and 8.
The hours for the After Hours event are 8-11 p.m. on the January dates and February 8, and 9 p.m. until midnight on the remaining dates.
Guests attending the After Hours event have the chance to ride up to 25 attractions at the Magic Kingdom including Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, and …

There was an update to the My Disney Experience app this week and one of the new features allows guests to track Disney Dining Plan credits with the app!
The updated app will now show you how many meals and snack entitlements you have left in addition to how many refillable drink mugs you are entitled to and how many have been redeemed.
Since guests can already use the app to make or change Advance Dining Reservations and to order food via Mobile Order, the ability to track dining plan credits makes …

If you’re making plans to attend the first Epcot Festival of the Arts beginning in January, bookings for several select experiences are now open.
Guests can sign up for interactive workshops including a Gesture Drawing Class led by former Disney animator Todd Bright or a Story Telling Drawing class also from Mr. Bright.
Other workshops include watercolor painting, mixed media art, calligraphy, and floral arrangements. These Interactive Workshops are $39 plus tax and are offered Friday through Monday during the Festival.
Reservations are also available for a meal and a performance – guests …

Walt Disney World Resort Annual Passholders can start using a specially designated gate to enter the Disney theme parks starting today.
These “Passholder” gates allow those with an Annual Pass to bypass the long holiday lines at the theme parks’ gates.
This new Annual Passholder benefit starts today and will run through the end of January according to Disney.
The special Passholder gates are a way for Disney to say “thanks” to its Annual Passholder during the busiest time of year for the theme parks.
At the four theme parks – Magic Kingdom, Epcot, …

If you’re visiting Disneyland Resort this holiday season you’ll want to check out the full slate of holiday merchandise at the parks.
The Festival of Holidays is in full swing and the merchandise including long- and short-sleeved shirts, a logo hat, and a special T-shirt just for Annual Passholders.
Pin collectors will find two limited edition pins that celebrate Disney ¡Viva Navidad at Paradise Pier in Disney California Adventure. There is a hinged logo pin with an edition size of 3,000 and a jumbo pin featuring Jose Carioca with an edition size …

Whew! What a week it’s been. For only the fourth time in its history, the Walt Disney World Resort closed all the theme parks in anticipation of a hurricane this week.
As Hurricane Matthew barreled toward Florida last last week the theme parks, water parks, and Disney Springs were closed at 5 p.m. Thursday and remained closed on Friday.
Disney also relocated hotel guests from several of the resort’s hotels including Fort Wilderness.
It was back to business as usual by 8 a.m. Saturday!
In other news, the October merchandise events were announced for …