A Look Ahead at What's Coming in 2019!


Another year is coming to an end, but the magic of Disney will only get better as the next year begins. Before we look ahead at the 2019 let’s look at what happened at Disneyland, Disney World and aboard the Disney Cruise Ships in 2018.

2018

California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort saw the opening of Pixar Pier this summer. What was Paradise Pier now celebrates all things Pixar. Here you’ll find. Games of Pixar Pier, the Pixar-Pal-Around, Toy Story Mania and the Incredicoaster. You will also find characters like Mike Wizowski, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, and Mr. and Mrs. Incredible in this section of the park.

California Adventure also said goodbye to the Bugs Land section of the park this year in order to begin work for a new Marvel themed section of the park.

Early this year Disney Cruise Line’s original ship, the Disney Magic, was refurbished. The Teen club “Vibe” was redone as well as the Cove Café and parts of the Oceaneer Club. The ship also saw the addition of a new Main Dining restaurant “Rapunzel’s Royal Table” where guests can dine with Rapunzel and the thugs from the Snuggling Duckling.

Disney Springs at the Disney World Resort, and Disneylnd’s Downtown Disney District continued to expand with the openings of new shopping and dining locations.

The highly anticipated Toy Story Land section of Hollywood Studios opened in June. Here guests can experience what it is like to be a toy. Woody’s Lunch Box offers tasty treats, guests can meet with Toy Story favorites such as Woody, Jessie and Buzz, and two new rides, Slinky Dog Dash and Alien Swirling Saucers joined the popular Toy Story Mania.

Storybook Dining at Artist Point with Snow White offers a chance to dine with Snow White, Grumpy, Dopey and the Evil Queen at Wilderness Lodge. The menu here includes shared appetizers including Winter Squash Bisque, Hunters Pie, and a choice of entrées like Brothers Grimm Roasted Chicken, Royal Prime Rib Roast and A Stroll Through Nature. The meal ends with shared desserts including Fairy Tale Goose Berry Pie, Poison Apple, and The Hunters Gift to the Queen.

Animal Kingdom’s Rafiki’s Planet Watch also closed its doors this year.

There is a lot to look forward to in 2019 at both of the US parks as well as for Disney Cruise Line.

2019


Mickey’s Birthday Party! Mickey and Minnie Mouse turned 90 in November and starting in mid-January the World’s Biggest Mouse Party will be taking place at both Disney World and Disney Land. The party will include Mickey and Minnie’s surprise celebration, a new Move It! Shake It! MousekeDance It! Street party. New songs about Mickey and Minnie from entertainers around the park and special themed food and merchandise all at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Park. The party will also be coming to the Disney Fantasy in Summer 2019.
               
The Incredibles including Mr. and Mrs. Incredible and Frozone will be celebrated in a party. Guests can follow clues to try and find Jack-Jack and guests will have the opportunity to meet Edna Mode. All this will be taking [lace at Hollywood Studios.

Mike and Sulley will also be returning to Hollywood Studios.

As Part of Hollywood Studio’s 30th Anniversary an all new night time experience “Wonderful World of Animation” is set to debut in May of 2019.

Hakuna Matata Time Dance Party! This experience will allow guests to dance with characters like Rafiki and Timon at Animal Kingdom’s Discovery Island to celebrate the movies 25th Anniversary.

Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy will be racing into Hollywood Studios Spring 2019. This new show will teach rookie’s all about racing. Guests will also have an opportunity to meet Cruz Ramirez. 

The Epcot International Festival of the Arts for its third year starting Mid-January and the Disney on Broadway Concerts Series that takes place during this festival has been expanded to seven days a week.

The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival will run from the beginning of March to the beginning of June and its Garden Rocks Concert Series will be expanding to seven days a week as well.

Epcot’s Illuminations: Reflections of Earth, which debuted in October 1999 will be coming to an end at the end of Summer 2019. A new night time spectacular will be opening in 2020, but before that there will be a limited time experience called “Epcot Forever”.

As of right now Disney’s Riviera Resort is projected to open in fall of 2019, and the Disney SkyLiner is set to open in fall of 2019 as well. Mickey and Minnie’s Run Away Railway is set to open fall 2019.

The biggest event of 2019 will be the opening of Galaxy’s Edge. Opening in Summer 2019 at Disneyland and Fall 2019 at Disney World the section of their respective parks will immerse guests in the world of Star Wars. Guests will find themselves on the planet Batuu where they can stop at the Black Spire Outpost or take a ride on Star Wars Rise of the Resistance and Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run.

What are you looking forward to most?!

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