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Rumored: X-Men’s Evan Peters to Appear in WandaVision on Disney+. Recently Marvel fans have been buzzing with the news that Evan Peters had been cast in a mysterious role for the new Marvel Disney+ series, WandaVision. Though this is far from a confirmation of the appearance of X-Men‘s Quicksilver in the MCU, the casting choice does seem odd, particularly for a show revolving around Wanda Maximoff.

This is potentially the first official crossover between the previously Fox owned Marvel properties and the canon Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Other rumors indicated that the first crossover in a theatrical release will take place in Captain Marvel 2, but that remains to be seen.

The new Marvel series will star Paul Bettany (Vision), Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch), Kat Dennings (Darcy Lewis, from Thor), Randall Park (Agent Jimmy Woo from Ant-Man and The Wasp), Teyonah Parris (Monica Rambeau from Captain Marvel), with Evan Peters, Kathryn Hahn, and Shane Berengue cast in mysterious roles for the series. It is rumored that Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) will also make brief appearance towards the end of the series.

One of the stars of WandaVision, Paul Bettany (Vision), previously spoke with Kevin Smith about his excitement for the series and how it is unlike anything Marvel has done before. “I am such an admirer of Kevin Feige, he has taken such a risk with the show, and the concept of this show. It’s beautifully written by and her staff of writers – and it is f*cking bonkers,” Bettany explained. “I mean it’s so out there and nuts, the choices that they are making. And fans will not have to wait that much longer… they’ll much more of an insight, very, very, soon as to what it may look and feel like.”

It is currently unknown if Evan Peters will be reprising his role as Quicksilver or if he will play a completely new character introduced in the series.

It was recently announced that WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier may only premiere with half seasons at first on Disney+ due to production delays from the COVID-19 pandemic, but a formal decision has yet to be made.

The reason being, Marvel Studios had purposefully designed WandaVision to premiere after TFATWS, likely due to ties in the events of the stories and refraining from sharing spoilers with Marvel fans. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was revamped after the original story reportedly was too similar to real life events. Supposedly, the storyline included a pandemic, or the threat of one, and Marvel ultimately ordered reshoots for the series. Before reshoots could fully get underway production was shut down due to the current real life pandemic and the series still has weeks of filming left to finish. Prague, one of the filming locations for TFATWS, is beginning to reopen the city and has given the all clear for production to resume pending certain safety measures and checks, but it is currently unknown when Marvel Studios will return to film, likely being cautious to help keep the cast, crew, and citizens of Prague safe and healthy when reshoots begin.

Be sure to check back here at Chip and Co. for updates and all things Marvel Studios!

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Stores are starting to reopen around Disney Springs and Once Upon a Toy is one of the most fun!  Buzz Lightyear and Mr. Potato Head are standing guard outside.  The whimsical design from floor to ceiling and the colorful toys make it a great place to browse and shop.  Games, cars, plush, playsets, and dolls are the primary merchandise sold here.

Like other stores, there was is a  door dedicated to entering and another to exiting.  Masks are required everywhere around Disney Springs, except for when eating, therefore you must be wearing them in Once Upon a Toy. Because of its layout, the social distancing inside the store is mostly left to the customers.

Other Disney owned stores are rumored to be opening soon.  Is there a store you miss visiting?

Julie de la Fé

@sonshine.adventures

There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day.

 

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Filed Under: Disney Springs, disney merchandise, Disney Plush, disney toy, toys

If you love rainbows and Mickey Mouse, then June is your month!

We’ve already seen Disney release a bunch of rainbow merchandise at World of Disney at Disney Springs and online, including rainbow bags covered in SNACKS and rainbow Loungefly backpacks.

Now there’s a new rainbow Mickey Mouse plush for sale, and members of D23, Disney’s official fan club, have a first shot at bringing this colorful little guy home!

To celebrate the Year of the Mouse, Disney has been releasing a new Mickey plush every month on Amazon, including a Movie Star Mickey Mouse, Floral Mickey Mouse, and more! While these have all been bright and ADORABLE, this is the most COLORFUL Mickey yet!

Here’s what you need to know if you want to add this lil guy to your collection… .

• D23 Members will continue to be among the first to be notified about each month’s theme and have an opportunity to order the month’s design.
• Each month, D23 will provide Members with advance notice of the date the plush will be available for purchase on Amazon.com.
• On Monday, June 8, at 9 a.m. PST, visit this page on D23.com for the link to purchase the Rainbow Mickey Mouse plush.
• Please Note: You must be signed in as a D23 Member to access the link to purchase. Click “Sign In” at the top of the page.
• Please note extremely limited quantities will be available on Amazon.com.
• Extended delivery time: Amazon is temporarily prioritizing the delivery of some items in order to serve their customers in need and ensure the safety of their associates. As a result, some delivery times are longer than usual.

If you look REALLY CLOSE, you’ll notice this multi-colored Mickey is DIFFERENT than the rainbow Mickey we’ve seen elsewhere. His buttons are different and his feet are blue instead of rainbow striped. He also comes with a commemorative gold and satin foot patch, a Certificate of Authenticity, and arrives in a window box featuring special Year of the Mouse packaging.

So, if you’re REALLY invested in the rainbow, it looks like you’ll just have to get both! We will continue to update you as more of these fun little guys are released.

For MORE rainbow Disney merch, click here!

Are you going to add this rainbow Mickey Mouse plush to your collection? Let us know in the comments!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
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Just a few days ago, some of our readers were reporting their multi-day Disney World tickets had magically been extended through September 26, 2021!

Although Disney World hadn’t released any information on the subject, we told you guys we’d wait for more information…and now we have it!

Disney previously stated that multi-day park tickets that were affected by the closure would be valid through September 30th, 2020. But now Disney has officially confirmed on their website that this no longer seems to be the case. Multi-day park tickets have officially been extended through September 26th, 2021! Here’s how Disney World’s ticket policy now reads:

If you are unable to use your ticket by September 26, 2021, you can apply the value of those tickets to the purchase of another ticket on a later date.

With Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom set to reopen on July 11th along with Epcot and Hollywood Studios reopening on July 15th, now you’ll have even more time to enjoy the theme parks!

Learn more about Disney World’s new reservation system here!

Let us know if you’re excited about getting your ticket dates extended!

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While we’re all about dishing up Disney news, we recently went to Universal Studios to do a little theme park reopening recon!

And while we don’t know exactly what Disney World’s theme parks will be like when Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom reopen on July 11th followed by Epcot and Hollywood Studios on July 15th, we do have a better idea of you can expect!

While we already shared six of the most surprising things we saw at Universal’s reopening, our experience at the newly re-opened theme parks also gave us some critical insight! Some of which we’ll definitely be applying to our first trip back to Disney World! Here are six of the most important things we learned from yesterday’s big outing!

3D Glasses Fog Up

While wearing masks on attractions wasn’t that big of a deal (especially once we realized they stayed in place on rollercoasters thanks to all that SPEED!), we had a harder time wearing face masks on some of Universal’s 3D experiences!

Hey, ya gotta breathe, right? But for those of you who don’t normally wear glasses AND face masks, you might not be familiar with this pesky little problem! Those pesky masks direct your breath right up to the glasses! We had some foggy lenses on Escape from Gringotts and Skull Island: Reign of Kong thanks to our bodies requiring oxygen!

It’s unclear if Disney’s 3D shows such as It’s Tough to be a Bug at Animal Kingdom or Mickey’s Philharmagic at Magic Kingdom will resume right away since these attractions are housed in large indoor theaters, but there are a few 3D rides such as Toy Story Midway Mania and Star Tours that might pose a problem! If you wear the 3D glasses slightly over your mask, that should help cut down on those foggy lenses and help you see better!

Check out what our experience was like wearing a face covering on Universal’s rides here!

Bring a Back-Up

While we didn’t have to pull out our spare face masks we brought with us yesterday, we were happy to have them — just in case! One of our friends wasn’t so lucky and lost hers on a ride (Universal is allowing its guests to remove their masks once they’re seated on water rides, but she didn’t properly secure hers and it flew off her lap!). They didn’t have a disposable one to give her, so it left our friend in a strange situation.

Luckily, Universal has plenty of face masks for sale, but we’d rather not chance it when Disney World reopens! What if it rains or falls off the table while your eating and gets stepped on? Like we said– it’s much easier to just have a dry, clean mask ready to go in case we need one instead of covering our faces while frantically searching the gift shops for a replacement!

You’ll Be On Your Phone — A LOT!

Between all the pictures we like to take at the parks as well as how frequently we’re using the My Disney Experience app to change dining reservations and to mobile order our meals, we already on our phones a lot at Disney World! And yesterday we realized we were on our phones even MORE at Universal since so much of the theme park experience has now been switched over to the app! 

We were draining our batteries a lot faster reversing spots in the virtual lines, looking up where the URest “relaxation zones” were located on the map, and well as getting all of our mobile ordering done!

Universal’s mobile order was struggling yesterday! Learn more here!

Take our advice and bring a charging cable and portable back-up battery so that you don’t completely drain your device — almost everything is done on your phone now that the parks reopen, so you gotta keep it juiced! FuelRods are available at Universal, but if you’d rather not interact with one more heavily touched area, we recommend packing your own.

Learn more about Universal’s URest Areas here!

Plan on Taking Your Own Photos

It’s likely when Disney World reopens, you won’t be able to hand a Cast Member your device to snap a pic of you and your crew.

Disney hasn’t officially made a statement on this matter, but a leader of one of Disney World’s unions has said Cast Members won’t be taking photos for guests. This has also been our experience since being back at Universal Studios — you can still take all the selfies you want and photos of characters from a distance, though! And team members aren’t able to take these fun photos for ya.

Click here to see more about this potential change in Disney World

Longer Waits

Despite having reserved ride times, we still ended up waiting to get on attractions for a good 20-30 minutes at Univeral. This was due largely to the ride vehicles being loaded with guests every-other row, and lots of cleaning occurring between guests.

Elevators at the hotels can only operate with one party at a time. Mobile order pick-up lines were bananas. Everything in general just seemed to take a little longer, despite fewer people being inside the parks. We’re not sure what the sitch will be at Disney World, but it might be a good time to start brushing up your patiently-waiting skills.

Click here to learn more about Universal’s Virtual Lines

You Might Need to Space Out Your Rides A Little Differently

Something we’ll definitely be on the lookout for when Disney World reopens is how the normally higher capacity rides will be operating. While Universal attractions such as Skull Island: Reign of Kong and Fast & Furious — Supercharged are usually super-efficient at getting guests on and off, we noticed other attractions like The Incredible Hulk Coaster were loading a lot faster.

We think rides like Flight of Passage might take longer to disinfect between guests versus something with fewer components such as Big Thunder Railroad Moutain or Peter Pan’s Flight. It’s definitely something we’ll be thinking about if we’ll be stacking more complicated rides back-to-back since we don’t want to be late and miss our window!

We’ll be carefully considering all of these things before Disney World reopens, but of course, we’ll be at the theme parks on July 11th so that’ you’ll know exactly what’s going on and how to navigate a newly re-opened Disney World like a pro!

Take a look inside one of Universal Studios’ newly reopened hotels here!

Have you been to Universal since it reopened? What tips or tricks did you pick up? Let us know in the comments below!

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