Sunday, May 12, 2013

Walt Disney World News and Rumors 5/6/13 - 5/12/13


News and Rumors are gathered from various different sources. All rumors are rumors and are to be taken as such.



News

Magic Kingdom
  • Guests will be able to meet Peter Pan and Wendy now by Peter Pan's Flight
  • Prince Charming's Regal Carousel's refurb has been postponed.  
  • Pirates of the Caribbean's refurbishment has been pushed back to July 27th - 30th.


Disney's Hollywood Studios

  • Going to Star Wars Weekends?  In addition to getting yourself potentially cast in Carbonite, you can also know get yourself cast as a Stormtrooper.  
  • Here is a list of celebrities and the weekends they will be appearing during Star Wars Weekends:

    May 17th - 19th (Weekend 1)


    • Ray Park (Darth Maul - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
    • Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi)
    • Dee Bradley Baker (Voice of Captain Rex - Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

    May 24th - 26th (Weekend 2)

    • Ray Park (Darth Maul - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
    • Warwick Davis (Ewok)
    • Jim Cummings (Voice of Hondo Ohnaka - Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

    May 31st - June 2nd (Weekend 3)

    • Warwick Davis (Ewok)
    • Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi)
    • Sam Witwer (Voice of Darth Maul - Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

    June 7th - 9th (Weekend 4)

    • Billy Dee Williams - (Lando Calrissian)
    • Peter Mayhew - (Chewbacca - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope,Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi)
    • Tom Kane - (Voice of Yoda - Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

    Every Weekend

    • James Arnold Taylor and Ashley Eckstein - celebrity hosts for the event.

Disney's Animal Kingdom

  • The Adventurers Outpost opening has been delayed to May 15th.


General WDW News
  • Typhoon Lagoon will be closed for a quick refurbishment from today until May 16th. 

Rumors

  • Celebrate the Magic's castle projection's Summer Show is rumored to debut on May 24th

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