This year, a Willy Wonka themed experience opened in Glasgow, Scotland, hoping to reinvigorate audiences with a chocolate factory experience following the release of Wonka (2023). With promises of bright, vibrant sets, elaborate candy displays, and musical performances, guests from all over Europe traveled to experience this once in a lifetime event… but after setting foot …

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March 11, 2024, 11:09 AM · Say bye-bye to turnstiles. The Disneyland Resort is previewing new entry gates that will be installed at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, starting later this year. Disneyland installed a model of the new park entry gate at Disney California Adventure. The model gate will be available for a limited …

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When Universal finally revealed its official plans for Epic Universe last month, fans were understandably excited for their first official glimpses at the new park, including attractions based on Universal Monsters, How to Train Your Dragon and more. However, one thing that may have been lost in all the excitement is the announcement that Universal parent …

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March 9, 2024, 9:14 AM · Walt Disney Imagineering President Barbara Bouza announced this morning that she will be leaving WDI this month. Bouza joined Disney in 2020 under the leadership of former CEO Bob Chapek. She came to Disney from the design and architecture firm Gensler, which – ironically – is where her predecessor …

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There are still a handful of experiences that haven’t reopened at Walt Disney World since the original theme park closures due to COVID-19 in March 2020. Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is one of these experiences. Back in July, 2022, a report online confirmed that the sign that listed show …

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March 8, 2024, 6:03 PM · Arizona’s VAI Resort might be known best to theme park fans as the site of the Mattel Adventure Park. But the resort, now under construction in Glendale, also deserves attention for a novel design. I had the opportunity to tour one of the four towers in the 1,100-room resort …

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Let’s face it: we live in a subscription-based world. From streaming services to meal kits; “unlimited sip clubs” to Patreon support; box-of-the-month clubs to ClassPass, most of us spend hundreds of dollars on month on add-ons, services, passes, and passions that cost “just a few bucks a month.” It’s a convenient – and insidious – discovery: that …

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