In this edition of the Weekly Disney Round-Up: we get our first look at what’s coming during the 2021 Christmas season, Disney Cruise Lines add new areas geared just for kids, and more construction is headed to the Magic Kingdom.
This is your Disney news round-up for the week of October 11, 2021.
Disney Cruise Line
DCL Creates New Areas for Kids: Many Disney fans are excited about the launch of Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Disney Wish, in the summer of 2022. Now, kids from 11 – 17 years old have extra reasons to look forward to the new ship.
Early Bookings for 2023 Sailings Start October 14: Looking to sail on the high seas with Disney in 2023? Now is the time to get ready to book, since Disney Cruise Line prices are often the lowest when bookings first open, and then go up over time.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios Now Showcasing DCL’s Wish: The Disney Cruise Line is completing the construction of its newest ship, the Disney Wish, which will set sail in the summer of 2022. DCL has set up a gallery of photos and artifacts for the Wish in One Man’s Dream at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Magic Kingdom
Construction Noticed Filed For Enchanted Tales With Belle Area: Walt Disney World Resort Facility Asset Management (FAM) has filed a permit with local government to allow Maddox Electric Company to perform general construction on Enchanted Tales with Belle at the Magic Kingdom. The address in the permit is listed as 1456 Magic Kingdom Drive, which sources identify as the Belle meet and greet attraction. Maddox performs all kinds of services, including electrical work, 3D modeling, telecommunications, and cable installation.
50th Anniversary
Launch Date, Pricing, and Attraction List Released for Genie+ and Lightning Lane: Walt Disney World will launch the new Disney Genie, Genie+, and Lightning Lane services on October 19, 2021. Disney will offer these new planning and paid services via the My Disney Experience app.
Watch Now- Surprise Performance From Anthony Gonzalez: The 2017 Disney Pixar film Coco tells the story of Miguel and his dream to become a musician. Anthony Gonzalez provides the voice to Miguel in the film, and he also conducted a surprise performance in EPCOT together with the popular EPCOT Mexican group Mariachi Cobri. Anthony performed songs from Coco, including “Un Poco Loco,” “Remember Me,” and “The World es Mi Familia.”
View All of Disney’s Fab 50 Statues: One of my favorite things is the new Fab 50 golden statues installed around the four Walt Disney World parks. I decided I needed to collect photos of all Fab 50 statues, so here is a complete collection of Disney World’s golden statues!
Christmas at Walt Disney World
Disney World Announces Christmas Entertainment: It’s never too early to think about Christmastime. That’s what I like to say, and that’s what the folks at Disney may well be thinking as well as they announced many of the special Christmastime events that will make the 2021 holiday season special all around Walt Disney World.
Let’s Take A Look at Info on EPCOT’s Candlelight Processional: The EPCOT Candlelight Processional is returning to EPCOT for the Christmastime 2021 season. It won’t have community choirs, but it will have celebrity narrators, the Voices of Liberty, and a choir made up of Disney cast members who will share the Christmas story in readings and songs. Disney has released the first, partial list of celebrity narrators as well as dinner packages.
Biggest Disney news this week: EPCOT‘s Candlelight Processional info, or the construction coming to Tales with Belle?