Alan Dalinka

– Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival Details Announced; Views Around EPCOT’s new France pavilion expansion and Disney’s Hollywood Studios; This & That…especially honoring of Black History Month at EPCOT and Disney Springs

– Festival of The Lion King will return in modified form to Disney’s Animal Kingdom this summer; Enhancements coming to Jungle Cruise; Views from Disney Springs; Peek inside Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser; and more!

– The Hall of Presidents is Closed For Refurbishment; Walt Disney World still has Passholders (but hasn’t resumed sales of new Passes); A First Walk Between Magic Kingdom & Grand Floridian; More Views Around Magic Kingdom; This & That Too…

– Disney’s Magical Express Bus Service Ends January 1, 2022; Disney Resort Guests to get 30-minute early entry to parks for 50th Anniv celebrations; Epcot International Festival of the Arts Underway; Lake Buena Vista Portillo’s opens 3/2

– Modified Park Hopping has begun; Taste of EPCOT Festival of the Arts begins Friday 1/8; Robo-Carts at WDW Golf; Florida Resident Tickets Available; Book Now for 2 Additional Park Days for Certain Non-Discounted Resort Stays

– Disney Vacation Club explains Member account credits due to temporary closures, 2021 cost increases caused by enhanced cleaning, additional transportation, insurance, labor & more. Hall of Presidents thoughts for a Happy New Year & future!

– Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival scheduled March 3 to July 5, 2021; Get A Couple of Extra Park Days with Certain Disney Resort Stay Packages; Give Kids The World Village to Begin Reopening January 17, 2021

– More details announced for the upcoming Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, including performances by Voices of Liberty; one of the new platforms for ‘Harmonious’ has begun testing at World Showcase Lagoon; and ‘Fun at Home’!

– Celebration of the Holidays continues at Walt Disney World Resort. It is a quiet week for new announcements, but we have new views from around Disney Springs and repeat our recap of The Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.

– Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays underway through December 31 (with more news and views on this page after 6 p.m. Eastern); a bit of Magic Kingdom pyro; it’s #GivingTuesday; and more!