News From the World of Disney - October 23

October 23 – If you are looking to bling your MagicBands you can now do that right in the Magic Kingdom. The new MagicBand on Demand is located inside the Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. near Space Mountain. (Link)

October 23 – Have you already beat all the levels of Frozen Free Fall and are looking for another way to waste time? Disney has released a new app which follows the same ‘match three’ concept but this time you are swapping Disney Parks treats such as Mickey Bars and Dole Whips. (Link)

October 23 – Treatment of a new “Tower of Terror” movie is being commissioned. No release date has been announced. (Link)

October 23 – Holidays around the world is coming back to Epcot beginning November 27. (Link)

October 27 – Permits have been issued which revealed what is likely some of the beginning plans for the new Hollywood Studios expansion. (Link)

October 27 – From now until November 22 the Shop Disney Parks app is offering free shipping. The app is also offering park guests the ability to have merchandise delivered to their Walt Disney World Resort room, park gate or home delivery. (Link)

November 3 – Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream just finished a short stint in dry dock where several new spaces were created. These spaces are Star Wars: Millennium Falcon, Disney Infinity, Vanellope’s Sweet Treats, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and Satellite Falls. (Link)

November 4 – ABC Family has released their 25 Days of Christmas schedule. (Link)

November 4 – ‘A Frozen Holiday Wish’ is back at Walt Disney World. Periscope was alive with preview scopes of the tonight as the castle lighting premiered for the season. It will be broadcast live on November 8 at 6:15pm on the Disney Parks Blog. (Link)

November 5 – The first trailer of Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass has been released. The movie is scheduled to premiere May 27, 2016. (Link)

November 5 – On September 1, Daniel Fleetwood was told he had one to two months to live after a diagnosis on spindle cell sarcoma. His only wish was to see the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Within a few days of his wish being made public the #ForceForDaniel campaign made its way to the right people including JJ Abrams who made the private viewing available for Daniel. (Link)

November 5 – The British Film Institute and Walt Disney animation have found a long lost animated film entitled Sleigh Bells. The film features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit ice skating across a frozen pond. (Link)

November 5 – Disney released their 2015 4th quarter and fiscal year-end earnings and as expected revenue increased 7% and net income is up 12%. (Link)

November 6 – The holiday overlay of the Jungle Cruise is back at the Magic Kingdom. (Link)

November 6 – This weekend features the runDisney Wine & Dine Half Marathon and a weather advisory has been issued due to the higher normal temperatures forecasted. (Link)

November 6 – In 2019 the mysteriously world of Pandora will come to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Some detail include that guests will be on canoes venturing down a mysterious, sacred river. (Link)
That’s all the news for now. Follow me on Twitter @JazzinDisneyMom for more Disney news.