Disney Quest at Disney Springs will soon be operating under reduced hours.
The indoor arcade complex will be moving to a daily schedule of Noon to 9 PM, including weekends. To compare, Disney Quest currently operates from 11:30 AM to 10 PM weekdays, and closing at 11 PM on weekends clo.
A start date for the new Disney Quest hours hasn’t yet been published or confirmed by Disney.
North-African band Ribab Fusion are currently appearing at Epcot’s Morocco Pavilion for a limited engagement.
Ribab Fusion is a band that celebrates Morocco’s Amazigh (Berber) culture as it moves from ‘70s-style funk to Afropop dance vibes and featuring the one-stringed bowed ribab.
See the in-park Times Guide for performance times, typically Wednesday through Sunday until January 2 2016. The band has replaced B’net Al Houwariyate.
Guests at Disneyland were taken aback recently as the technology from Walt Disney World’s Magic Band system appeared to be undergoing a test at the Space Mountain entrance in Tomorrowland.
FastPass-holding guests were ushered through a newly-roped-off queue and instructed to press the barcode of their FastPass against one of the two readers on either side. The lights on the readers turned green in a very familiar way when the passes were validated. Normally, guests at Disneyland show a print-out ticket displaying their return time to ride an attraction.
At this time, there is no other information available as to future plans for this technology at the Disneyland Resort.
Cast members would not comment on how long the test would run or even whether Magic Bands themselves would make their way to the California parks.
From Inside the Magic
The Marketplace Co-Op is now officially open in Downtown Disney Marketplace at Walt Disney World Resort. First announced in November 2013 on the Disney Parks Blog, this new merchandise destination will serve as a testing space for new Disney retail concepts, shops and products.
Located next to Tren-D, Marketplace Co-Op will offer six different boutiques containing a variety of unique, authentic and original merchandise developed especially for Disney Parks, including the following:
Today, Disney is also launching an online version of the Marketplace Co-Op via the Disney Parks online store at DisneyStore.com/MarketplaceCoOp. This online boutique will contain select items from Cherry Tree Lane, Disney Centerpiece and Beautifully Disney.
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