Disney News

This April, one of Epcot’s® most popular attractions, Test Track®, will close for refurbishment. When it reopens in Fall of 2012, it will present guests with a whole new experience!

The re-imagining of the attraction will change the queue area into a new “Chevrolet Design Center” allowing guests to become automotive designers. After creating their own custom concept vehicle, guests buckle in to one of the 6-person Test Track® “SimCars” and try out their customized vehicle on the Test Track® circuit. After experiencing the hills, switchbacks and straight-aways of the circuit, guests will receive scores in the post-show area grading the performance of their concept vehicles.

Exact closure dates have not been announced. As of now, the Future World attraction is scheduled to be closed April – September 2012.

Star Wars™ Weekends will return the Walt Disney World® Resort May 18 – June 10, 2012. Taking place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™, the event celebrates the popular Star Wars™ films and the animated TV series Star Wars™: The Clone Wars.

In addition to the Star Wars™ experiences Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ host year round – Stars Tours The Adventure Continue and the Jedi Training Academy – several additional activities are available for guest during the event:

• Meet-and-Greet opportunities with many Star Wars™ characters
• Autograph sessions with Star Wars™ actors and creative talent
• Star Wars™ parades and motorcades
• Hyperspace Hoopla – a party that ends the day with music, comedy and dancing
• One-of-a-kind Star Wars™ memorabilia

The event runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 18-June 10, 2012 and requires regular theme park admission. We will bring you additional information about Star Wars™ Weekend as it is released.

A fun new show will be taking over the stage at the Hollywood Pictures Backlot in the Disney California Adventure® Park. ElecTRONica will have its last show this spring to make room for the Mad T Party.

The Mad T Party, based on Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” will feature many familiar characters with a few surprises! The new nighttime family celebration will have a live band, games, dancing, and some very unique entertainment.

The psychedelic event will start Summer 2012. We will bring you more details as they become available.

*Images are Walt Disney Imagineering Concept Art, actual construction and show design may vary

Many of our clients appreciate the convenience and savings of adding one of Disney’s dining plans onto their Magic Your Way® Package. In 2012, several changes have been made to the plans at the Walt Disney World® Resort.

• All 3 plans (plus Quick Service Dining, plus Dining, and plus Deluxe Dining) now all come with a Resort-Refillable Drink Mug for each person on your reservation. This Resort mug  allows you to receive unlimited refills of select drinks at any quick-service restaurant at your Disney Resort hotel during your stay.
• Several new restaurant locations have been added as table service participants in the Disney Dining Plan. New locations include:
• Bistro de Paris – Epcot®
• Fultons Crab House – Downtown Disney®
• Wolfgang Puck®: The Dining Room (upstairs) – Downtown Disney®
• Paradiso 37 – Downtown Disney®
• Rainforest Cafe – Downtown Disney® and Disney’s Animal Kingdom®
• T-REX Cafe™ – Downtown Disney®
• House of Blues® – Downtown Disney®
• Bongos Cuban Cafe™ – Downtown Disney®
• Portobello – Downtown Disney®