Appears Mike's information is incorrect - see below. Deleted that post to not cause confusion.
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News Fantasmic!, Festival of Fantasy Parade and Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire to return to Walt Disney World
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Appears Mike's information is incorrect - see below. Deleted that post to not cause confusion.
drew81
Well-Known Member
Here’s how Mr. Slater’s post will go~
“Are you ready for exciting news? Well, the Disney Parks Blog team and our excellent group of writers (who actually write for us) sure do have a special treat to share today!
Our readers know what a long and strenuous season the last 2 years have been, yet we all have persevered and continued on making magic in the way only our beloved company can. What a season it’s been! From debuting Genie+, adding our park pass reservation system and cutting Magical Express, we know how to do it right! We’ve all celebrated these successes and that goes for our guests who love these new additions and adaptations!
So, to the big news! Starting April 18th we are excited to announce that Disney pals will now be available for in person photos and autographs! This has been our biggest request of late and despite our CEO’s never ending orders to milk it for as long as possible, we’ve been forced into returning a much beloved part of the Disney Parks experience. So get those autograph books purchased and ready!
And don’t forget, you can use Genie+ to book several meet and greets locations throughout our property. Just don’t expect to use it for more than 3 or 4 experiences!
Our Disney pals can’t wait to meet you in person again! In preparation of this exciting announcement , please adjust your expectations as long lines will reign supreme! It’s been pretty standard since Genie+ started, but that’s not the point. Nonetheless, what exciting times we have ahead!
As Mickey would say: “See Ya Real Soon!”
“Are you ready for exciting news? Well, the Disney Parks Blog team and our excellent group of writers (who actually write for us) sure do have a special treat to share today!
Our readers know what a long and strenuous season the last 2 years have been, yet we all have persevered and continued on making magic in the way only our beloved company can. What a season it’s been! From debuting Genie+, adding our park pass reservation system and cutting Magical Express, we know how to do it right! We’ve all celebrated these successes and that goes for our guests who love these new additions and adaptations!
So, to the big news! Starting April 18th we are excited to announce that Disney pals will now be available for in person photos and autographs! This has been our biggest request of late and despite our CEO’s never ending orders to milk it for as long as possible, we’ve been forced into returning a much beloved part of the Disney Parks experience. So get those autograph books purchased and ready!
And don’t forget, you can use Genie+ to book several meet and greets locations throughout our property. Just don’t expect to use it for more than 3 or 4 experiences!
Our Disney pals can’t wait to meet you in person again! In preparation of this exciting announcement , please adjust your expectations as long lines will reign supreme! It’s been pretty standard since Genie+ started, but that’s not the point. Nonetheless, what exciting times we have ahead!
As Mickey would say: “See Ya Real Soon!”
Zummi Gummi
Pioneering the Universe Within!
April seemed...ambitious, especially given that they haven't started rehearsals yet. I would imagine they'd want it up and running this summer, so perhaps early June.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
Their current pace makes me think…July? A guess, though.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
It’s almost like they came here, read my clearly erroneous post, and ran with it without crediting it.
At least I don’t have to go there and explain myself!
I thought only another site did that?
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
Bob Chapek himself comes here to learn when his rides are opening. He’s still searching for the Spider-Man ride at DHS.
CaptainAmerica
Well-Known Member
5pectr0Magic opening Holiday Season 2022 confirmed. Hell they could cast it with 100% LGBT BIPOC and call it part of "reimagine tomorrow."
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
Oh thank God that secret is finally out so I can share this test image I took:
On this Magic night…answer the call!
CaptainAmerica
Well-Known Member
Sheeeet I'm in.
gerarar
Premium Member
Not totally defending them, but every time they used info from here they would actually ref/cite WDWMagic and link the forum, unlike the site that shall not be named..
Weird situation overall, however.
Yeah I'm sure BlogMickey has their own source on this one - he's a good guy. Things change all the time, so we'll see. Maybe they will be right.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
I don’t know why I was told April. It certainly doesn’t seem possible now. Maybe it was an option many months ago.
LOL I think at some point almost everything has been on the table.
Zummi Gummi
Pioneering the Universe Within!
FWIW he’s standing by his story, seemingly. He hasn’t deleted or updated the tweet. He’s also not one to post something completely erroneous.
The timeline, like I said earlier, seems very ambitious, but I guess we’ll see.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
11-minute Celebration of Fantasmic! confirmed!
Zummi Gummi
Pioneering the Universe Within!
Isn’t that just the rain contingency?
mattpeto
Well-Known Member
The Celebration word does bring a friendly reminder that would it be nice to get the original shows back at Festival of the Lion King, Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage and more performers for Festival of Fantasy (some were cut to due to distancing).