"Through the Looking Glass" Final Trailer, New Disney LEGO Minifigures Coming, and More

"Alice Through the Looking Glass" Final Trailer Released:

The final "Alice Through the Looking Glass" trailer has been released for the sequel to "Alice in Wonderland" that is due out in theaters May 27. The trailer which begins with Alice in a mental hospital being diagnosed by a very twitchy doctor (Andrew Scott). Alice escapes then heads back to Wonderland with the help of Absolem (voiced by the late Alan Rickman). As the trailer goes on we see a cavalcade of different sequences as we see some of our favorite characters from Wonderland including the White Rabbit, White Queen, the Red Queen, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Mad Hatter, and more. 

Check out the trailer below:

New Disney LEGO Minifigures to Debut in May:

The Disney Parks Blog announced today that the LEGO store in Disney Springs will be releasing the first ever LEGO minifigures Disney Character collection. The series will be released in May and will be sold at both World of Disney and the LEGO Store at a suggested retail cost of $3.99. 

The first series shown in the picture above will consist of some of our favorite iconic Disney/Pixar characters including Mickey, Minnie, Peter Pan, the Genie, Maleficent, Buzz Lightyear, Mr. Incredible, and more. Which minifigure are you most interested in collecting?

Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire to Debut in June:

Dream Along with Mickey will be ending its run by the end of the week. We found out last month it would be replaced with Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire. The new show which will feature for the first time ever in a stage show characters from "Princess and the Frog" and "Tangled." Also appearing in the show will be Anna and Elsa from "Frozen" and a number of our favorite classic characters. Through a press release that Blog Mickey found the show is tentatively set to debut in June. No exact date has been set however. Here is the press release:

New Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire stage show Coming to Magic Kingdom Park (June 2016) — For the first time, modern Disney characters Tiana of “Princess and the Frog,” and Rapunzel of “Tangled,” co-star with Anna and Elsa of “Frozen,” and a host of classic characters in the new Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire. Performed on the grandest stage in the kingdom, the star-studded tale of friendship presents Mickey Mouse and his troupe of Merry Makers — Minnie Mouse, Donald, Daisy and Goofy – who invite 10 new friends from different animated worlds to join the celebration. This “timeless fairytale” of a show combines grand dance, fireworks and stunts with memorable music, an original song and special effects.

Who else is excited for the new Magic Kingdom stage show?

Breaking: "Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire" Replacing "Dream Along with Mickey" at Magic Kingdom This Summer

Yesterday, I talked about a rumor that "Dream Along with Mickey" at Magic Kingdom would be ending in April. We now can confirm that it will be ending and will be replaced with an all new stage show called "Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire" this summer. Against the magical backdrop of Cinderella Castle, Mickey and his friends will welcome characters from Disney's newest classics including: "The Princess and the Frog," "Tangled," and "Frozen."

The Disney Parks Blog announced today on the new stage show and its description:

In “Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire,” Mickey and his troupe of Merry Makers have been preparing to host a joyous festival and have ventured far and wide to invite friends from other lands to join their celebration. From the Land of the Bewitching Bayous, Goofy has invited Tiana, Naveen and Louis to add a little spice of New Orleans jazz to the party. From the Land of the Enchanted Woods, Donald Duck brings some new friends he met at the Snuggly Duckling, and Daisy introduces us to her special guests, Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. Finally, Mickey shares a surprise with Minnie, as he has traveled to the Land of the Mystic Mountains to invite Olaf, Anna and Elsa, who contributes a blast of her icy magic. It all culminates in a grand dance, as the Merry Makers invite all their special guests to join in the fun on this special day in Magic Kingdom Park!

This will also mark the first appearances ever by Tiana and Rapunzel in a castle stage show. "Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire" brings to life the beloved Disney stories both classic and contemporary in a spectacular performance featuring an original song, memorable music, lively dancing and special effects magic. We sure are going to miss "Dream Along with Mickey" but "Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire" sure sounds exciting. Who else is excited for the new stage show at Magic Kingdom?

RUMOR: Dream Along with Mickey Ending at Magic Kingdom; Character Cuts at Disney World

RUMOR: Dream Along with Mickey Ending at Magic Kingdom:

Rumors began surfacing the other day that Dream Along with Mickey at Magic Kingdom will be ending in April. According to sources and several cast members have been told that the stage show will be ending. Of course no official announcement has been made by Disney yet. 

The stage show which debuted at Magic Kingdom on September 30, 2006 hasn't really been updated since its debut. The show is 20 minutes long and features many of our favorite characters as they celebrate the magic of dreams as "happily ever after" comes alive before your eyes. 

Rumor is the show will be replaced by a new "Frozen" stage show but again nothing is confirmed and is just rumor. Stay tuned as we await the fate of "Dream Along with Mickey" among any other things that seem to be going away at Disney World these days.

Character Cuts at Disney World: 

According to Kenny the Pirate, Lady Tremaine will be going away from her Magic Kingdom meet & greet on February 21, 2016.  She will continue to greet guests during dinner at 1900 Park Fare. That's not the only character cut from Disney World Parks:

Yesterday, Epcot saw the last day of greeting guests for several characters including, Princess Aurora from the France pavilion, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, and Chip & Dale from their regular meet by Innoventions. There is a chance that these characters could be back greeting guests in the coming months but no word has been announced.

There is also a chance for some new characters to begin greeting guests inside the parks but again no announcements have been made.