There’s been a lot going on at Disney Parks this week, so let’s dive in.
New today, a reporter from the Orlando Business Journal unearthed a new patent application that may be for Epcot’s future Guardians of the Galaxy coaster.
Disney patent hints at Spider-Man-style ride with swinging motionshttps://t.co/JqJs9b1vPW pic.twitter.com/FhzWKUpGRn
— OrlandoBizJournal (@OBJUpdate) October 6, 2017
Check out Robert Niles’ analysis here. Personally I think this sounds like a beefed up version of the Forbidden Journey ride system.
Does Disney's latest patent application show its upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy coaster? https://t.co/1idbDUFyHb
— Theme Park Insider (@ThemePark) October 6, 2017
RIP, DisneyQuest. Signage came down this week, making way for the NBA Experience, first announced way back in 2015.
PHOTOS, VIDEO: Latest DisneyQuest Demolition in Preparation for the NBA Experience at Disney Springshttps://t.co/dcDoLkhjhl pic.twitter.com/mNuQ62JZLh
— WDW News Today (@WDWNT) October 4, 2017
Over at Universal, the track for Dragon Challenge got a very undignified burial in an nondescript junkyard. To those who had wondered if the coaster would be repurposed elsewhere: Nope.
Fare thee well old friend. 😮 pic.twitter.com/H1UJ9QvrPs
— HorrahNightzMayhem (@jtamagni1976) October 3, 2017
Things got a little rough at sea on the Disney Dream this week when the ship backed into a dock in Nassau. Oops! Damage was fortunately minimal and no changes have been made to the ship’s itinerary.
The best part of this video is probably the commentary from the guy shooting it. Salty language ahoy! (Sorry, couldn’t help it.)
Watch a Disney cruise ship crash into a dock, and enjoy the man narrating the whole dumb thing https://t.co/6FzJhP3zQU pic.twitter.com/IunOUXVdrn
— Mashable (@mashable) October 4, 2017
We all know that major changes will be coming to Disneyland Paris now that the Walt Disney Co. has full ownership, but the details are a mystery. Test balloons were spotted over Chaparral Theater this week indicating a pretty big construction project on the horizon.
Construction height test balloons were spotted above the Chaparral Theater yesterday 🎈 pic.twitter.com/HTDCJpVGp9
— ED92 (@ED92live) October 4, 2017
And finally, because if you don’t love baby animals you’re a monster, there’s a new baby giraffe in the family at Animal Kingdom Lodge! Welcome to the world, Gemma.
Congratulations to Rori the giraffe on her new baby, Gemma! 😍 See them together at @WaltDisneyWorld's Animal Kingdom Lodge later this year. pic.twitter.com/9ltStNvfKN
— Disney (@Disney) October 6, 2017
