Walt Disney World News and Rumors - 2/15/16 - 2/21/16

News

Magic Kingdom

•  Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire will make its debut on the Cinderella Castle Forecourt Stage this summer and will feature Mickey Mouse and favorite characters and songs from “The Princess and the Frog,” “Tangled” and “Frozen.” Dream Along With Mickey will have its last performance on April 2.

Epcot

• The 21st Epcot International Food and Wine Festival begins this year on September 14 and runs through November 14.

Disney's Hollywood Studios

• Two new character greeting experiences will debut this spring. In Echo Lake Guests can meet with Olaf in a summer themed background in the new Celebrity Spotlight.  Additionally, another meet and greet will be added called Mickey and Minnie Starring in Red Carpet Dreams, found just off Commissary Lane near Sci-Fi Dine-In where Guests will walk the red carpet and step into a scene with Tinsel Town starlet, Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse portraying his iconic role of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice from “Fantasia.”
• Two new Star Wars experiences are headed to the park beginning April 4. Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away will be a new live, stage show celebrates iconic moments from the Star Wars saga featuring popular Star Wars characters, such as Kylo Ren, Chewbacca, Darth Vader and Darth Maul. There will also be a Stormtroopers march where at various times each day, where Captain Phasma will lead a squad of First Order stormtroopers in formation from Star Wars Launch Bay to the Center Stage. 
• This summer, there will be a new nightly fireworks and projection show called Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular will feature Star Wars-themed fireworks, lasers, light projections and other special effects combined with Star Wars-themed music and iconic characters and scenes from throughout the saga.

Rumors

• Could there be another experience with The Sanderson Sisters coming to another park this year?

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