Chef Buddy Valastro Coming to Food & Wine in November; Luke Bryan to be Named American Idol Judge

Chef Buddy Valastro Coming to Food & Wine in November:

Chef Buddy Valastro (The Cake Boss) is returning for this year's Epcot International Food & Wine Festival in November. The famed pastry chef from Carlo's Bakery in New Jersey will appear as part of the "What's Cookin' With" series on Sunday, November 12. 

The Disney Parks Blog caught up with Buddy and what guests can expects for his return visit to the festival. Check out the interview below:

To book a seat for Buddy's show, guests can call 407-939-3378 or by visiting EpcotFoodFestival.com. The 22nd Epcot International Food & Wine Festival runs through November 13, 2017.

Source: Disney Parks Blog

Luke Bryan to be Named American Idol Judge:

American Idol is set to return on ABC soon with Katy Perry announced as the first of three judges for the singing competition. It appears as the show has its second judge in country singer, Luke Bryan. This is according to a report by Variety. 

Auditions are due to start next week, but a third judge has yet to be confirmed or announced. The show will be returning to having three judges from its early years compared to later seasons which had four judges. Third judge candidates for the show heard so far are Lionel Ritchie, Charlie Puth, and even Keith Urban is hinted as returning as judge.

Ryan Seacrest is returning to host the show which is expected to return sometime in March 2018.

Ryan Seacrest Coming Back to Host American Idol, New Way to Find Magic Shots at Walt Disney World

Ryan Seacrest Coming Back to Host ABC's American Idol:

Ryan Seacrest is returning to host ABC's version of American Idol as he announced today on Live with Kelly and Ryan. Only one judge so far has been announced for the show and that is Grammy-winning recording artist, Katy Perry. Shooting for the show will begin this summer. 

This will be one of Seacrest’s many, many jobs, including the aforementioned Live With Kelly and Ryan hosting job, as well as his continuing radio gig: “On Air with Ryan Seacrest.” He originally hosted American Idol since its inception, from 2002 to 2016. Seacrest warmed up his vocals for the show on the show's Instagram page:

🚨this is not a #tbt 🚨

A post shared by American Idol (@americanidol) on Jul 20, 2017 at 6:09am PDT

New Way to Find Magic Shots at Walt Disney World:

With Magic Shots from Disney PhotoPass Service, you can transform your photos into unique keepsakes of you recreating a favorite movie moment, enjoying your vacation with a Disney Character, or reacting to a fun surprise. All you need is a little imagination, and a PhotoPass photographer.  Now you can find all the available Magic Shots all in one place. 

Head over to the Albums page on the Disney PhotoPass Facebook page, where through the photos tab in Albums you can see a Magic Shot album in each park. The information will continue to be updated as the offerings for Magic Shots adjust and expand. 

Please note that Magic Shot offerings are subject to change and photographer availability. 

Source: Disney Parks Blog