In early December 2019, Twentieth Century Studios uploaded the first trailer for their new epic adventure comedy FREE GUY. Over a full year and three release delays later, the film is finally set for release this summer on August 13. Today, Twentieth Century Studios announced that advanced ticket sales for the film are available for […]
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Give Kids the World Night of a Million Lights Returns for 2021!
Give Kids the World is one of my favorite places and they do such amazing things for critically ill children and their families. With the pandemic last year, they were closed for so long, they created the Night of a Million Lights event to raise money for the Village for all the Wish children that […]
Marvel Studios Releases New SHANG-CHI Featurette
After the recent release of Black Widow, the train to the next inclusion in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is truly rolling. Today, Marvel Studios gifted us a new featurette of the film, SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS. In the featurette, we join producer Kevin Feige, stars Simu Liu and Awkwafina, and director […]
Rides Revealed for Brand New Peppa Pig Theme Park
Earlier this year, Hasbro provided details on their brand new Peppa Pig Theme Park coming to Florida in 2022. Today, the company announced the rides and attractions we can expect to see when the park opens! Designed to be the ultimate day for little ones, the new theme park combines interactive rides and themed play […]
Disney Wish Adult Areas Sneak Peeks: Spa, Lounges, Specialty Dining and More!
Another fun Disney Wish announcement from Disney Cruise Line this morning, which I’m starting to really love. They give us just enough info to get SUPER excited for all that the Disney Wish will be when it debuts in 2022! This time, it’s all about the Disney Wish adult areas – the places for 18+ […]
Destination D 2021 is Coming to Walt Disney World-Ticket Sale Dates
D23 has just announced the ticket sale date for Destination D! We had previously reported on June 24th: Huge surprise announcement today from D23 – The Official Disney Fan Club as they announced Destination D is happening this year! The Biggest Disney Fan Event of the year is coming November 19–21, 2021! Join D23: The […]
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort Porte Cochere Open!
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort is going through a major makeover, and it’s almost complete! The Polynesian resort recently reopened all guest rooms after being open for only DVC rooms since the resort opened after pandemic closure. However, the monorail station and porte cochere have been closed since around November of last year, and did not […]
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History of Pleasure Island from Rosie O’Grady’s to Raglan Road
Welcome friends! We once again have a sparkling new Up the Waterfall podcast to share with you! This time it’s all about the interesting history of Pleasure Island. Believe it or not, our story begins with a little spot down the street from Walt Disney World – Rosie O’Grady’s at Church Street Station. In this […]
The History of Celebration Florida – Up the Waterfall Episode 45
We rejoin our Up the Waterfall show podcast in full swing, with an episode near and dear to my heart, the history of Celebration, Florida. As you’ll see and hear in this week’s show, I followed the origins of Celebration from the start, and remember driving through the town as it was being built, and […]
Disneyland’s Tomorrowland ’67 – Up the Waterfall Episode 44
This week we are focusing on a favorite time period of many, the 1967 refurbishment of Disneyland’s Tomorrowland. As you may know, Tomorrowland was perhaps the smallest land to open in 1955 as far as attractions go, and living up to its name. Walt knew this, and after devoting so much time, effort and creative endeavor […]
Ranking Extinct Disney Attractions – Up the Waterfall Episode 44
Another fun stroll down memory lane, this week we discuss Extinct Disney Attractions. More than just discuss, we rank them! This is one of those episodes where you’re going to want to watch it rather than (or in addition to) listening, as we rank them with cool graphics created by Christian. Speaking of Christian, he […]
Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks Book Review – Up the Waterfall
Everyone loves Disney books, and Scott has made no secret that it is his greatest passion. I recently bought him a couple of new releases that came out, and we were given a new holiday book to review – Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks. This book looked so amazing that I thought it deserved […]
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Disney Wish Adult Areas Sneak Peeks: Spa, Lounges, Specialty Dining and More!
Another fun Disney Wish announcement from Disney Cruise Line this morning, which I’m starting to really love. They give us just enough info to get SUPER excited for all that the Disney Wish will be when it debuts in 2022! This time, it’s all about the Disney Wish adult areas – the places for 18+ […]
Destination D 2021 is Coming to Walt Disney World-Ticket Sale Dates
D23 has just announced the ticket sale date for Destination D! We had previously reported on June 24th: Huge surprise announcement today from D23 – The Official Disney Fan Club as they announced Destination D is happening this year! The Biggest Disney Fan Event of the year is coming November 19–21, 2021! Join D23: The […]
Disney Parks and Cruise Line Plans for the Holidays 2021
Disney Parks Blog just announced tons of holiday news for the happenings, merchandise and more for Disney Parks and Disney Cruise Line in 2021. It looks like some old favorites (Candlelight Processional) still aren’t returning, along with some new favorites (Merry Menagerie at Animal Kingdom) not coming back either. There is still a lot to […]
Trailer and Posters for Disney’s Encanto
I just watched the trailer for Encanto, and wow, what a feast for the eyes! I hadn’t really heard much about this movie since its first announcement but the visuals are completely amazing! The new Encanto posters and trailer are a must-see! If you haven’t heard about it either, here is the official info from […]
Disney Releases New JUNGLE CRUISE Featurette
Set sail for adventure in this new featurette of the upcoming JUNGLE CRUISE film. Stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt give an inside glimpse at the film, which releases simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access on July 30. Below is the Big Adventure featurette for Disney’s JUNGLE CRUISE. Inspired by the famous […]
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The History of Little Orange Bird at Walt Disney World – Up the Waterfall Episode 36
This week we delve into one of my favorite topics: the unique and fascinating story of the Little Orange Bird and his residence at Walt Disney World. Much like Figment showing up in all the EPCOT festival merchandise, Orange Bird is now found all over the parks and resorts, when just 8 years ago, he […]
New Disney Podcast! Up the Waterfall
Hello! Well, it’s all finally happening. If you’ve been following along these recent Zannaland.com changes, we’ve been talking about all the things that were coming up. With the addition of our video producer-extraordinaire, Christian (my son, who’s basically grown up with Zannaland), we’ve added more videos, vlogs, and now, a project I’ve been wanting to […]
What You Must See Before Visiting Disney’s Gran Destino Tower
Gran Destino Tower at Disney’s Coronado Springs is now open. But there is something else you must see before you visit or check-in to Gran Destino Tower…
EPCOT Center Inspired Home Office
Most of EPCOT Center, including its various color and design schemes has just stuck in my brain all these many years. So when I had a chance to start over and create the office I really wanted, it was a natural choice.
A Disney Local Perspective: Holiday Traditions Old and New
My holiday story has gone from one where you never know who would show up at the front door for some coffee and Christmas cookies, to walking through a Disney park and never knowing which friends and neighbors you’d bump into.
