LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 30, 2019) – Disney announced yesterday that Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy will debut today, Sunday, March 31, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort. According to the Disney press release, “This new show experience invites guests into the world of Pixar Animation Studios’ Cars films as they become rookie racers and learn the rules of the road from Piston Cup Champion Lightning McQueen.

Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy is located next to Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith. When guests cruise inside, they will come face to face with Lightning, who appears live on stage. The theater features a 17-foot-tall wraparound screen that stretches more than 200 feet end to end, enveloping guests in high-octane fun.

During the 10-minute show, Lightning shares racing knowledge gathered over the course of his illustrious career. And if there’s one thing he’s learned over the years … things don’t always go the way they’re supposed to. But with the help of Mater, Cruz Ramirez and other friends from Radiator Springs, Lightning is bound to get back on track. Sometimes you just have to turn right to go left!

Disney Parks Live Entertainment worked closely with the creative team at Pixar to bring this completely new Cars story to life. Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy will run continuously throughout the day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

And when the race is over, guests can continue to immerse themselves in the world of Cars in the courtyard outside Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy, where they can meet Cruz and snap a photo with the champion racer, or dance with DJ, the ultimate party on wheels. DJ made his way east across Route 66 and will now bring his own music mix to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. In addition, several times daily Lightning McQueen’s Pit Crew will arrive on the scene for “DJ’s Ready! Set! Party Time!” that invites guests to gather around DJ for Cars-inspired dances and games.

The debut of Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy is the latest chapter in the multi-year transformation of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which will mark its 30^th anniversary on May 1. Guests can let their adventures begin by immersing themselves in their favorite stories – they can feel like a toy in Toy Story Land or, starting Aug. 29, live their own Star Wars adventures in the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.”

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 11, 2019) – When Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edgeopen in May at Disneyland and then in August at Walt Disney World’s Disney Hollywood Studios, it will be the culmination of perhaps the greatest effort ever put forth in the history of Disney’s Imagineering team.

For over six years, a project team of over 4,000 cast members and outside contractors have worked to be sure every detail is exactly as it should be. When park guests enter Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, they will indeed be “transported” to a land not of this Earth.

This, of course requires a level of effort and attention to details that only the likes of Disney can provide.

If you’d like a seriously detailed look at how the project development from inception go this year’s opening day, you’ll want to click through to this phenomenal piece by the folks at TechCrunch: How Disney Made Star Wars in Real Life.

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 6, 2019) – The popular Garden Rocks Concert Series is back, and for this year is expanding to every single day of the 26th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival!

This is the first time since the popular Spring festival was expanded to a full 90 days that that Garden Rocks will be offered 7 days a week, three time each day. That’s a total of 270 concerts! Pretty cool.

Performance times are 5:30, 6:45 and 8 p.m. and are included with Epcot admission. Guests can enjoy guaranteed concert seating by reserving a Garden Rocks Dining Package and enjoying breakfast, lunch or dinner at select Epcot restaurants. Here is this year’s lineup (subject to change without notice):

• March 6-8: Journey former lead vocalist STEVE AUGERI (NEW) “Don’t Stop Believin’”
• March 9-10: Glass Tiger (NEW to Garden Rocks) “Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)”
• March 11-12: Jon Anderson of YES (NEW) “Owner of A Lonely Heart”
• March 13-14: Tony Orlando “Knock Three Times”
• March 15-16: Wang Chung (NEW to Garden Rocks) “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”
• March 17-20: Simple Plan “Perfect”
• March 21-22: Ambrosia (NEW) “Biggest Part of Me”
• March 23-24: Magic Giant (NEW) “Set on Fire”
• March 25-27: Air Supply (NEW to Garden Rocks) “All Out of Love”
• March 28-29: Berlin featuring Terri Nunn “Take My Breath Away”
• March 30-31: The Smithereens (NEW to Garden Rocks) “Top of the Pops”
• April 1-2: Rick Springfield “Jessie’s Girl”
• April 3-4: Christopher Cross (NEW to Garden Rocks) “Sailing”
• April 5-7: The Spinners “Working My Way Back to You”
• April 8-9: Dennis DeYoung, original member of the group STYX “Come Sail Away”
• April 10-11: John Michael Montgomery (NEW) “I Love the Way You Love Me”
• April 12-13: Sister Sledge (NEW to Garden Rocks) “We Are Family”
• April 14-16: Night Ranger “Sister Christian”
• April 17-19: Sister Hazel (NEW to Garden Rocks) “All For You”
• April 20-21: Steven Curtis Chapman (NEW) “Cinderella”
• April 22-23: TobyMac (NEW) “The Elements”
• April 24-26: Lonestar “Amazed”
• April 27-30: The Orchestra starring former members of ELO “Evil Woman”
• May 1-4: Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone “I’m Henry VIII I Am”
• May 5-7: Don Felder, Formerly of the Eagles “Hotel California”
• May 8-9: A Flock of Seagulls (NEW) “I Ran (So Far Away)”
• May 10-11: Marshall Tucker Band (NEW to Garden Rocks) “Heard It in a Love Song”
• May 12-13: Peabo Bryson (NEW) “If You’re Ever In My Arms Again”
• May 14-15: Richard Marx (NEW to Garden Rocks) “Right Here Waiting”
• May 16-19: STARSHIP starring Mickey Thomas “We Built This City”
• May 20-21: Colin Hay of Men at Work (NEW) “Who Can It Be Now?”
• May 22-23: War (NEW) “Why Can’t We Be Friends”
• May 24-27: The Guess Who “American Woman”
• May 28-29: Jon Secada “Just Another Day”
• May 30-June 1: Blood, Sweat and Tears “Spinning Wheel”
• June 2-3: Eddie Palmieri (NEW) “Vamonos Pa’l Monte”

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