New "The Lion Guard" Interactive Experience at Animal Kingdom; More Details on Pizza Planet Refurbishment

New "The Lion Guard" Interactive Experience Coming to Animal Kingdom:

Parents prepare your children for a new interactive experience coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom as they can become honorary members of "The Lion Guard" in The Lion Guard Adventure. The new experience will debut at the park on February 7. The experience is based off the popular tv movie, "The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar" that debuted in November.

The interactive experience will allow younger guests to travel around the park to find the five main characters of "The Lion Guard" - Kion, Bunga, Fuli, Beshte, and Ono. The group is represented as colorful statues that are perfect for kid-sized photo-ops. The lesson that the kids learn is just like the movie as it encourages an interest in protecting animals and caring for nature. Once the adventure is complete, each child will take a special pledge to become an honorary member of "The Lion Guard" and receive a special button.

The new experience will run through March as it will one of several activities celebrating the debut of "The Lion Guard" series on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior.

More Details on Pizza Planet's Refurbishment:

Today, more details have been revealed on the upcoming refurbishment of Pizza Planet that is to begin January 19 at Hollywood Studios. The refurbishment is scheduled through November 7th and the restaurant is expected to reopen later in the year. While the theming of the restaurant has not been announced yet rumor has it will be re-themed around The Muppets. 

The news however is that the restaurant will remain a quick service and continue to serve pizza. Also, along with the complete refurbishment of the restaurant, more seating space and more registers will be added to increase capacity. Stay tuned as we find out more details about the soon to be refurbished Pizza Planet.

First Look at The Lion King Spin-off "The Lion Guard", New Photos for The Force Awakens; and More

First Look at "The Lion King" Spin-Off The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar:

Fans at this weekend's D23 EXPO will get a special sneak peek of The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar, The Lion King spin-off television film that will be airing in November on The Disney Channel. The movie is a precursor to "The Lion Guard" television series that is set to premier on Disney Junior next year. Have no fear though, as a clip of the film has been released. 

The clip uncannily is similar to the basis of the show in which Kion (voiced by Max Charles) leads a group of his animal friends in The Lion Guard. The group consists of Bunga (voiced by Joshua Rush), a blustery honey badger, Ono (Atticus Shaffer), a smarty pants egret, Fuli (Diamond White), a confident cheetah, and Beshte (Dusan Brown), a friendly hippo.

James Earl Jones and Ernie Sabella are reprising their roles of Mufasa and Pumbaa with their voices. While Rob Lowe is the voice of Simba and Gabrielle Union will be the voice of Nala. Kevin Schon will reprise his role of Timon from The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa television series. Here is the clip.

New Official Photos of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Released:

Entertainment Weekly has gotten Star Wars fans excited as they have released photos from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," the seventh film of the famous trilogy due out in December. The photos give a in-depth look at villains Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, and other new and old characters from the latest film. Here they are:

Confirmed: Walt Disney: One Man's Dream Closing at Hollywood Studios:

Late last month it was rumored that Walt Disney: One Man's Dream at Hollywood Studios to be closing at the end of September. Today, it has been confirmed although much sooner than originally thought. One Man's Dream is set to close next week following this weeks D23 EXPO. Yesterday, Walt's office that was in queue before the short film was removed and is set to be moved to the Walt Disney Family Museum.