While many said their tearful goodbyes to the Fountain of Nations on Saturday, it was still running yesterday for its last day, but has since been drained and surrounded by planters and construction walls along with the rest of the Future World area ahead of demolition.
These construction walls precede the demolition work that will take place to make way for Epcot’s new Festival Center and a portion of one of the new neighborhood concepts that will comprise the new Epcot: World Celebration.
The Disney Skyliner station at Epcot’s International Gateway is looking mighty fine with a crisp new marquee installed onto the entrance archway. Personally, this Skyliner station is arguably the nicest, with its intricately patterned loading canopy and Art Nouveau style wrought iron design. Hollywood Studios’ station may have the glamorous neon, but this station borrows from the nearby France pavilion to lend it an elevated, artistic look. Take a look at the new marquee that was just installed:
The entrance will have two sides, one for regular entry and an additional entryway for handicap guests in wheelchairs, ECVs, or other assisted mobility devices. As a reminder, Skyliner Gondolas fitted to accommodate wheelchairs, ECVs, or other mobility devices will only seat a maximum of up to six guests. Mobility aids and strollers must fit within a 30” x 48” area for access.
The station is still well behind walls, far from its scheduled September 29th opening date.
The station itself looks gorgeous with intricate, lush grass patterns and sections of tile interwoven with grass. Once past the entrance archway, guests file through a queue to the main station where they board their character gondola.
Don’t miss supermodel, Heidi Klum’s Minnie Ears which will be released on September 28! The new Minnie ear headband will feature sequins, elegant earrings and a beautiful tiara made of Swarovski crystals!
To celebrate the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Star Wars actress, Ashley Eckstein, designed the Princess Leia Bun-inspired design for Her Universe, releasing on October 4.
Also being released this fall, the Hipster Mickey ear hat, complete with glasses and a slouch beanie designed by Jerrod Maruyama, coming on Oct. 18.
Other high-end designs coming later this year include a genuine crafted leather Minnie ear headband by COACH and a crystal-encrusted Mickey ear hat from The Blonds.
To celebrate New York Fashion Week, Disney Parks just released a new Designer for the Disney Parks Designer Collection. Supermodel, Lily Aldridge will be joining the lineup! Lily Aldridge’s Minnie ear headband design is slated to come out next spring as part of the Disney Parks Designer Collection.
“I have such fond Disney memories with my daughter, Dixie, and it was an absolute dream to be able to design these ears with her,” said supermodel Lily Aldridge. “Our first stop at Disney Parks is always to buy our Minnie Mouse ears and I hope families will love what we created to make their Disney memories extra magical, too!”
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Each release will be available online at shopDisney.com and at the following locations:
Disneyland Resort in California
Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
Heidi Klum – Sept. 28
Her Universe – Oct. 4
Jerrod Maruyama – Oct. 18
COACH – Fall 2019
Bret Iwan – Winter 2019
The Blonds – Winter 2019
Loungefly – Winter 2019
Vera Wang – Spring 2020
Cupcakes and Cashmere – Spring 2020
Joe Rohde – Spring 2020
Her Universe – Spring 2020
Kevin Rafferty – Spring 2020
Karlie Kloss – Spring 2020
Lily Aldridge – Spring 2020
John Coulter – Summer 2020
The mobile order service is now available at select food and beverage locations at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World Resort starting this week. You can save time and skip the line when you order your food at three new locations in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge using your My Disney Experience app.
The newest locations accepting mobile orders in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge include:
Using the My Disney Experience app, you can browse the menu and place your order from wherever you are located! When you arrive at the restaurant or food location, just tap “I’m Here” in the app and head to the designated pick-up counter where Cast Members will deliver your food. Please note that using the mobile order service does not guarantee entry to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
With all this new time you saved you can go make a droid, build a lightsaber, or just wander around the Black Spire Marketplace!
With the passing of Hurricane Dorian from the Orlando area, Disney decided to change their hours of operation midday.
As of yesterday afternoon and as the weather has improved in Central Florida, Walt Disney World Resort has returned to normal operating hours.
All Walt Disney Resort Hotels remained open yesterday except for Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, which will reopen today.
Orlando International Airport resumed commercial operations yesterday at noon as well.