New Haunted Mansion: Host a Ghost Spirit Jars on ShopDisney

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Parks, Magic Kingdom

Now you can pick out which happy haunt you’d like to return home with you with these brand new, Haunted Mansion Host A Ghost jars! These first appeared at Disneyland back in August to help celebrate Haunted Mansion’s 50th anniversary.

From her Seance Circle, Madame Leota invites guests of The Haunted Mansion to become a caretaker to one of its restless spirits. With a simple tap of this jar, Leota, as head spiritualist, will channel your spirit to materialize for you.

Each motion activated spirit jar contains lights, sounds and astral projection within the aged apothecary jar. An illuminated spirit character’s image will appear within the jar when summoned, either by motion activation or by pressing the lid on the top of the jar. Madame Leota may even be heard laughing as you pass by the jar, as these spirits are restless. Each ghost comes with their own unique corresponding charm that hangs from the jar as well as a Death Certificate.

Automated PhotoPass Camera Installed at Mickey & Minnie Meet and Greet in Town Square Theater

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Parks, Magic Kingdom

Much like the popular Darth Vader meet and greet in Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which recently implemented automated cameras, a new automated PhotoPass “photographer” has been installed at the Mickey and Minnie meet and greet in the Magic Kingdom.

Over in Rehearsal Room 4, which is known as Mickey’s dressing room, a set of bookshelves nestled with two stacked, embedded cameras now take the place of actual human PhotoPass photographers.

Character Attendants are still present during your experience as they help guide the meet and greet and direct guests to stare and smile at the PhotoPass box.

If you ask, they can still take photos with your phone.

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Replay of “Not-So-Spooky Spectacular” Fireworks Show

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Parks, Magic Kingdom

Inside Disney Parks’ live stream of the new “Disney’s Not So Spooky Spectacular” on Sunday, September 15, has concluded but you can see a replay below!  The new fireworks show takes place twice nightly during the Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.

In the new show, Jack Skellington from Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” comes to tell a “not-so-scary” story about how anything can happen on Halloween night. The new show will feature state-of-the-art projection effects, lasers, lighting and dazzling fireworks that will take guests along on a trick-or-treating adventure where Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy find themselves drawn into a mysterious haunted house. The journey takes them from one room of the house to another where they encounter dancing skeletons, waltzing ghosts and a whole bunch of trouble-making Disney villains.

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Mickey’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular to Broadcast Live

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Parks, Magic Kingdom

A cornerstone of Disney World’s Halloween festivities is definitely“Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party” at the Magic Kingdom. This year, they’ve added a new nighttime fireworks show that has tongues wagging dubbed “Disney’s Not So Spooky Spectacular.” If you can’t make it to the parks to check out this event there’s no need to worry! Disney announced today that they’ll be live streaming all the frightfully delightful fun this weekend!

The broadcast will take play LIVE beginning at 10:10 pm ET on Sunday, September 15th.  In the new show Jack Skellington from Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” serves as the Master of Scaremonies and tells a “not-so-scary” story about how anything can happen on Halloween night. Jack’s ghost dog, Zero, flies off carrying everyone along on a trick-or-treat adventure, where Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy find themselves drawn into a mysterious haunted house. They encounter dancing skeletons, waltzing ghosts and a whole series of troublemaking Disney villains along the way.

Here’s a quick look to tide you over until the live broadcast on Sunday!

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Construction On Grand Floridian Resort Bridge

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Parks, Disney Resorts

During the night of September 9th and 10th 2019, guests staying at any of the monorail resorts (Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and Disney’s Contemporary Resort) should be aware construction will be taking place.

The construction should occur only during nighttime hours for the upcoming bridge that will connect the Magic Kingdom and Transportation and Ticket Center to Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Disney’s Polynesian Resort.