MARVEL Studios has just dropped a number of announcements regarding names of upcoming projects, as well as their release dates:
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Release Date, and More Announced by MARVEL Studios
Disney World Announces Summer Room Sale
It’s looking like it’s going to be a busy summer at Walt Disney World! Disney has a released a new room sale for select Walt Disney World Resort hotels for most nights July 11-September 29, 2021.
Experience the same legendary detail, service and storytelling found in our parks when you book a stay at a Disney Resort hotel. From unique accommodations to distinctive dining options, themed rooms and more, the Disney Resorts Collection offers Guests a variety of options that exemplify the Disney difference.
And now you can save up to 25% on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels for stays most nights July 11, 2021 through September 29, 2021.
The health and well-being of our Guests and Cast Members continues to be a top priority and we’ve implemented new measures to promote enhanced cleaning, physical distancing and reduced contact. Learn more about these efforts in the Know Before You Go section below.
This offer is valid for the Disney Resort hotels listed below. View the chart to explore savings within each Resort Category.
| Resort Category | Resort Savings |
| Select Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts | Save Up to 25% |
| For stays most nights July 11 to September 29, 2021 | |
| Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village Disney’s BoardWalk Villas Disney’s Riviera Resort | 25% |
| Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows (Deluxe Studio Only) | 10% |
| Select Disney Deluxe Resorts | Save Up to 25% |
| For stays most nights July 11 to September 29, 2021 | |
| Disney’s BoardWalk Inn (Opening July 2, 2021) Disney’s Contemporary Resort Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa | 25% |
| Disney’s Beach Club Resort (Opening May 30, 2021) Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (Opening June 6, 2021) Disney’s Yacht Club Resort | 15% |
| Select Disney Moderate Resorts | Save Up to 20% |
| For stays most nights July 11 to September 29, 2021 | |
| Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort | 20% |
| Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort | 10% |
| Select Disney Value Resorts | Savings |
| For stays most nights July 11 to September 29, 2021 | |
| Disney’s Pop Century Resort | 15% |
| Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort | 10% |
| Disney’s Art of Animation Resort (Family Suites) | 20% |
| Campgrounds | Save Up to 10% |
| For stays most nights July 11 to September 29, 2021 | |
| The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort | 10% |
Offer DetailsValid Travel Dates
Stay most nights July 11, 2021, through September 29, 2021
Length of Stay Requirements
- Minimum – 1 night
- Maximum – 14 nights
Important Details
- Additional per-adult charges may apply if more than 2 adults per room at Disney Value, Moderate and Deluxe Resorts and Studios at Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts.
- Advance reservations required.
- Cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion.
- Offer excludes the following room types: 3-bedroom villas, Cabins at Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Bungalows at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, The Little Mermaid Standard Room at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort.
- Valid admission and a park reservation are required for the same park and same day to enjoy theme parks and special events and are not included in this offer.
- Resort hotel reopening dates are subject to change.
Top Entertainment Experiences Currently Open or Coming Back Soon
Via DisDining.com
No one does entertainment like Disney! So when we visit Walt Disney World, we always fit in as many live entertainment experiences as we can. Like everything else, the number and kind of live shows available in WDW has changed during the pandemic. But the good news is that there are many live entertainment experiences currently open, or that will soon be back, in altered formats to ensure everyone’s safety. Here are a few!
1. Festival of the Lion King
If you’ve been missing Festival of the Lion King, you’ll be thrilled to know that a modified version will return to Disney’s Animal Kingdom this summer. While we have no official start date, Disney has announced a “mid-May” debut! The show has been updated to allow for physical distancing, and you’ll notice a difference in seating arrangements at Harambe Theatre too, with a goal of keeping cast members and guests safe while they enjoy the show. We can’t wait to join the celebration of this spectacular live show!
2. Voices of Liberty
I’ll never forget stumbling onto a live performance by the incomparable Voices of Liberty at Disney’s Epcot – it was an utterly magical moment! And there are plenty more magical moments in store for guests, as the group performs daily at America Gardens Theatre (with a totally new repertoire, featuring a healthy heaping of Disney favorites!). If you’ve never treated yourself to the dulcet tones of the Voices of Liberty, now’s the perfect time, and if you’ve been missing their stunning vocal acrobatics, welcome back!
3. Feathered Friends in Flight
The latest in a series of shows featuring live birds at the Caravan Stage Theater in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Feathered Friends in Flight has been entertaining guests since the park reopened in summer 2020. It’s hosted by actual animal trainers at WDW, and showcases the natural talents and survival techniques used by birds in the wild. The show features several different bird species, many of which you’ll see flying overhead; you’ll learn a thing or two about our amazing feathered friends while seeing them in action!
4. Cirque du Soleil and Disney – Drawn to Life
If you never got to experience the La Nouba show by Cirque du Soleil at Disney Springs before it closed in 2017, you’ll be just as excited as I am for Drawn to Life! A collaboration between Cirque du Soleil and Disney (I’m in!), this new live show is a delightful collision of Disney animation and gravity-defying acrobatics. Performers interpret classic Disney animation through choreography, inspiring costuming and even an all-new score – with classic Disney music as its inspiration, of course. We’re told the stage is actually designed as a larger-than-life animation table! While we don’t have an exact opening date to share with you yet, Drawn to Life is coming “later this fall” to Walt Disney World – and we can’t wait!
5. For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration
Do you have a Frozen fan in your household? If so, you’ll want to head to For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration in Disney’s Hollywood Studios on your next WDW vacation. Performed several times daily, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to belt out all of your favorite Frozen songs along with Elsa, Anna and Kristoff, and you’ll enjoy your favorite scenes from the movie – wearing a mask and in physically distanced seats, of course, for safety!
6. Dapper Dans
Ah, Dapper Dans, how we’ve missed you! Thankfully, this iconic barbershop quartet has returned to Disney’s Magic Kingdom, putting smiles on faces up and down Main Street USA. You’ll find them in the train station or on a trolley car now, but the stellar harmonies and wacky humor you love are the same as you remember! The Dapper Dans perform 20-minute shows throughout the day.
7. Grand Floridian Pianist
We’re still mourning the departure of the unparalleled Grand Floridian Society Orchestra, but there’s good news – the Grand Floridian Pianist has returned to the lobby of Disney’s flagship resort! Safely physically distanced and wearing a mask, this maestro of the keys will entertain and delight music lovers of all ages. There’s something so magical about live music in the posh lobby of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, and we couldn’t be happier!
Star Wars: May the 4th Be With You – Food and Beverage Offerings at Disney World
Tomorrow is May 4th, also known as Star Wars – May the 4th Be With You and we’ve got details on some limited-time food and beverage items that will be available at Walt Disney World Resort.
Counting down to May the 4th Be With You! Check out all the creative tastes and sips.
Amorette’s Patisserie at Disney Springs
- The Child Mini Dome Cake – Vanilla chiffon cake with cookies and cream mousse (available April 30-May 5)
The Ganachery at Disney Springs
- Millennium Falcon Chocolate Pop – Milk chocolate pop with crispy pearls (available April 30-May 5)
Pineapple Lanai at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Millennium Falcon Star Wars Soft Serve Sundae – Galactic gray vanilla soft-serve with chocolate cream cookie crumbles, chocolate drizzle, white chocolate pearl stars, brownie asteroid pieces with stardust sparkles, and a Millennium Falcon chocolate accent piece (available May 2-5)
For guests that have reservations to Disney Hollywood Studios May 4 and 5, you can find these fun galactic treats!
Churro Cart, Anaheim Produce, and Grand Ave. Cart at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Lightsaber Churros – Red or blue churro lightsabers served with chocolate sauce for dipping (available May 4 and 5)
Epic Eats at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Galactic Swirl Funnel Cake – Black and white funnel cake with strawberries, space dust, and candy rocks (available May 4 and 5)
Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Oi-Oi Puff – Raspberry cream puff with passion fruit mousse (available May 4 and 5)
Hyperion, Animation, and Hollywood Popcorn Carts at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Interstellar Sweet and Crunchy Popcorn (available May 4 and 5)
The Trolley Car Café, PizzeRizzo, and Backlot Express at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Dark Side Chocolate Creation – Malted milk chocolate mousse dome with raspberry mousse topped with slivered almonds sitting on a chocolate shortbread cookie (available May 4 and 5)
Oasis Canteen, Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge, Sunshine Day Bar at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Cosmic Rum Punch – Coconut rum, rum, pineapple juice, Minute Maid Lemonade, and grenadine served with a glow cube (available May 4 and 5)
Backlot Express, ABC Commissary, PizzeRizzo, Rosie’s All-American Cafe at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Jettison Juice – Minute Maid Lemonade and watermelon beverage syrup served with a glow cube (available May 4 and 5)
- Darth Vader Stein served with fountain drink (available at all locations May 4 and 5. After May 4, Backlot Express, ABC Commissary, Rosie’s All-American will continue to offer)
The Walt Disney Company Donates $1 Million to Make-A-Wish for “World Wish Day”
As we recently celebrated “World Wish Day”, The Walt Disney World made a special announcement that they were donating $1 million dollars to Make-A-Wish for the special day! The donation was announced as part of the grand reveal of Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Disney Wish, that will join the Disney Cruise Line fleet in summer of 2022.
Disney shares: “To help us celebrate the power of wishes, three Make-A-Wish families shared their stories with us. For these families, the wish of a Disney cruise gave them something far greater than they ever could’ve imagined: newfound confidence, strength, family togetherness, new friendships, and most importantly, hope. We invite you to take a few minutes to hear about their journey and see the joy – and lasting impact – that a wish can bring.”
Did you know Disney and Make-A-Wish have worked together for 40 years now, granting more than 145,000 Disney-inspired wishes for wish kids with critical illnesses. If you’d like to learn more about Disney and the Make-A-Wish program, check out the details at wish.org/Disney.