


But we do not expect there is a pent-up demand of first-time park visitors who will descend on the park to see Alien Swirling Saucers and Slinky Dog Dash, the way that we think they will when the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge lands debut at Disneyland in California and here at Disney's Hollywood Studios sometime in 2019. It is also going to attract folks that may have been skipping the park for its perceived (or actual) lack of rides. Sure, Toy Story Land is going to drive lots of folks to the park who go to anything new.

Rather, this is just the next evolutionary step for this park that will still be named Disney's Hollywood Studios after all. While we expect that the new 11-acre land's opening will take some of the strain off of the park's existing and still operating attractions-and will add some much-needed attractions that the whole family can enjoy together-we do not expect the new land to be a "game changer" for the park the way Pandora - The World of Avatar has been for Disney's Animal Kingdom. The big news this week around Walt Disney World Resort boils down to just one sentence: Toy Story Land officially opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios this summer on June 30, 2018. Just like last week, if you want to jump to our Discounts and Promotions section now, there is a link at the end of that section to bring you right back here the section does include a few more "benefits" we discovered for Passholders this week. The beautiful, above-normal 80°+ temperatures probably helped, as did the last weekend of the very popular Epcot International Festival of the Arts. Writer's note: Notwithstanding the ticket and parking price increases we reported last week, Walt Disney World Resort remained quite busy this past week leading into yesterday's observance of Presidents Day. Go directly to: News & Views | Join our Networks | Resort Events | Refurbishments and Attraction Closures | Discounts and Promotions Walt Disney World Resort Update for February 20-26, 2018
