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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Disney World News: Rivers of Light to Debut April 22, Kristoff & Olaf to Host Frozen Games at Blizzard Beach, and More

Today, tons of news came out of Disney World so I will try to break it down in two blogs. I will begin with news on Rivers of Light at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Rivers of Light to Debut April 22 at Disney's Animal Kingdom:



Today, it was announced that Rivers of Light will debut at Disney's Animal Kingdom on April 22. The show is set on Discovery River in the Asia section of Animal Kingdom. It will depict an ancient lantern festival that will be guided by two storytellers. The storytellers will call forth four animal Spirit Guides: an Asian Tiger, Tropical Turtle, African Elephant, and Great Horned Owl. The Spirit Guides will each return at certain points during the show to lead to lead the audience through their journey through the Rivers of Light. 


We also got a first look of a video that shows some of the illuminated lanterns, water screens, moving fountains, light projections and other amazing elements that will featured in Rivers of Light. The Disney Parks Blog will also be hosting a live chat on March 8th at 1:15 p.m. EST with two of the show's creative team members, Michael Jung and Mark Renfrow. They'll be ready to answer questions on the show's theming, storyline, technology, staging, music, and much more. Here is the first look at Rivers of Light:

Kristoff and Olaf to Host Frozen Games at Blizzard Beach:



More news announced today from Disney World with Kristoff and Olaf set to host the first annual Frozen Games at Disney's Blizzard Beach this summer. Here is the description from the announcement on the Disney Parks Blog:

"The Winter Games Committee has taken advantage of the freak snowstorm over Central Florida and will host an impromptu sporting event known as The Frozen Games. They’ve even invited Kristoff and Olaf to lead teams of guests in a day full of fun “Frozen” activities, before the warm sun melts the snow away. 
Guests visiting the waterpark can to join “Team Kristoff” or “Team Olaf” and participate in a variety of activities, including Ice Pail Relays, a Snowball Toss to Ski Pole Limbo and Slide Races.
Olaf and Kristoff will join the Winter Games Committee members in the games’ Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and will give updates throughout the games to report on their team’s achievements."
No official date has been set for the Frozen Games to begin at Blizzard Beach, so stay tuned for details.

Dory & Friends will join Turtle Talk with Crush this Summer, New "Finding Dory" Trailer:


Dory and her friends from "Finding Dory" will be joining Crush in "Turtle Talk with Crush" at both Epcot and Disney California Adventure this summer. Here you'll be able to meet Destiny the whale shark, Bailey the Beluga whale, and Hank the "septopus" (the seven-legged octopus). Squirt will also be swimming for the first time with Crush and the gang. Plus, you might even catch a glimpse of Nemo and Marlin. 

That wasn't all the news as another trailer was released for "Finding Dory." The film will be released in theaters on June 17 and is directed by Andrew Stanton and produced by Lindsey Collins. The film stars the voices of Ellen Degeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy, and Diane Keaton. Here is the trailer:

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