Jessie & Rex Installed at Toy Story Land; Dates Announced for Flower & Garden Festival

Jessie & Rex Installed at Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios:

Jessie & Rex are now the first figures that have been installed inside Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Check out the video of the characters being installed earlier this week:

According to their storyline, Rex and Jessie have decided to help Andy build a rollercoaster using his Mega Coaster Play Kit in his backyard by stringing up the lights on towers of blocks. Rex, of course, has got tangled up in the lights, but Jessie is nearby to help.

Toy Story Land inside Disney's Hollywood Studios is set to open up in Summer 2018.

Source: Disney Parks Blog

Dates & Details Announced for Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival:

Believe it or not we are just a few months away from the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. The 2018 and 25th Anniversary of the festival will run for 90 days running from February 28 through May 28, 2018. Here are some of the highlights for the upcoming festival:

• Disney Character Topiaries
• 15 Outdoor Kitchens serving creative, flavor-rich cuisine that highlights spring garden offerings
• Garden Rocks music series – with its classic rock ‘n’ roll stars from the ‘60s, ‘70s ‘80s and ‘90s. Garden Rocks Dining packages will be available for certain Epcot restaurants – pairing a fabulous meal with reserved seating for your favorite concert
• Garden Tours – Including Gardens of the World Tour (spring edition); the English Tea Garden Tour; and Royal Tea Garden Tour (extra fee required)
• New interactive kids play areas
• And – of course – the millions of extra plants, trees, shrubs, flowers and themed gardens that decorate Epcot in spring. 
• Also returning will be our Egg-Stravaganza scavenger hunt and hand-crafted and Festival merchandise to extend an already-packed day of adventure at Epcot.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks and months for even more details on the 25th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.

Source: Disney Parks Blog

Toy Story Characters on Apple Watch Faces; Disney World Cracking Down on Guests Cheating the FastPass+ System

Toy Story Characters on Apple Watch Faces:

This fall when the new Apple Watch comes out Buzzy, Woody, and Jessie are coming to the new Apple Watch os4. Our favorite Toy Story characters will animate on the watch face throughout the day which means updates, appointment reminders, and checking the time of day will become infinitely more awesome. 

Woody:

He’s the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the west, and now he’ll be able keep you company as you listen to music and workout. With this cowboy on our wrists, we’ll always remember to “reach for the sky!”

Jessie:

Yee-haw, this is one awesome watch! We already feel a little more energetic thinking about how awesome it will be to have this feisty and enthusiastic cowgirl with us all day!

Buzz Lightyear:

It’s “to infinity … and beyond” on this Apple Watch face! With the courageous, confident space ranger and all the new Apple updates and awesome features of the watchOS 4, we’ll feel a little more heroic in our daily lives.

This is so exciting and I just may have to get an Apple Watch now. 

Source: Oh My Disney!

Disney World Cracking Down on Guests Cheating FastPass+ System:

Disney will be cracking down on guests cheating the FastPass+ system very soon with an "In-Park Validation" system as they are calling it according to WDW News Today. Guests have been using expired tickets to gain extra FastPasses after they've entered the park with a valid ticket. It has been a loophole that allows bookings through the in-park kiosks with expired tickets or a second ticket that has been linked to their account. 

Another issue is with 3rd party tour guides, who promise guests FastPass+ usage for all the attractions. Their employees have been rope-dropping at the parks with the expired tickets and cards and booking the most popular attractions first thing in the morning at the kiosks. This prevents paying guests from being able to pick the attractions they want to FastPass because they aren't available.

"This in-park validation system will check to ensure that a guest used an active ticket for admission before redeeming a FastPass+. If you didn’t, the Cast Member at the FastPass+ line at any attraction can see this and deny you entry. Repeated attempts will lock MyDisneyExperience accounts from utilizing the FastPass+ booking option, which can be a serious deal for those abusing the system. Guest Relations will be able to unblock accounts if the behavior was deemed non-abusive."

This validation system is set to roll out in the next few weeks, but no official date has been set.

Source: WDW News Today