Preparing your pixie dust
FROM RUUBEN’S DISNEY WORLD
Park news, new music and little discoveries worth sharing. Carefully sourced, with a little pixie dust.
New editorial stories, separate from our photo scrapbook. Each article has its own publication date and sources.
Photo: The Boathouse / The Boatique · Source
Disney Springs / Shopping / Christmas ·
Red, blue and turquoise miniature Amphicars are now available at The Boatique in Disney Springs, according to the restaurant’s own announcement.
Read the story →Archive photo · February 2022 · Not the new lighting · Source
Animal Kingdom / Attractions ·
New steady lighting brightens the Yeti scene at Animal Kingdom. The figure remains static.
Read the story →Our photo archive · Source
Hollywood Studios / Attractions ·
October 26 update: more of the Hollywood Tower Hotel sign and restored front is in view. Scaffolding and exterior work remain elsewhere.
Read the story →Archive photo · October 2025 · Resort context · Source
Resorts / Shopping ·
D23’s Imagineering merchandise pop-up at Coronado Springs is fully booked. Existing ticket holders have assigned shopping windows.
Read the story →Photo: Disney / Disney Eats · Source
Magic Kingdom / Food ·
Truffle fries, a Steamboat Willie milkshake and plant-based eggplant parmigiana are among the dishes Disney Eats says have arrived.
Read the story →Photos by Loren Javier: George Sanderson from Monsters, Inc. in the Pixar Play Parade; Needleman from Monsters, Inc. in the Pixar Play Parade. CC BY-ND 2.0. Unmodified archival photos, June 2009; not Jollywood Nights.
Hollywood Studios / Jollywood Nights / Christmas ·
The two Monsters, Inc. characters are new to the party. Disney also confirms returning favourites, including Powerline Max and Phineas and Ferb.
Read the story →Photo: Disney / Disney Eats · Source
Magic Kingdom / Food ·
Hand-breaded shrimp and a plant-based crab cake sandwich are part of the incoming lineup. Disney has announced the dishes, but not their prices.
Read the story →Image: Disney / runDisney · Source
runDisney / Shopping ·
Four designs are at the Wine & Dine expo, with a pink Minnie preview for January. Here are the prices, remaining shopping hours and the stock caveat.
Read the story →Our EPCOT photo archive · Source
EPCOT / Music ·
A little EPCOT for the days between park visits. The new digital release brings 23 tracks from the park’s past and present together.
Read the story →Our photo archive · Source
Resorts / Planning ·
More specific hotel preferences are appearing in the app, including resort sections and proximity to transportation. They are still requests, not guaranteed room assignments.
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