TouringPlans Travel Beat 10-5-2024

At Travel Beat we have all the “other” news from the last week or so—the stuff that wasn’t big enough to stop the presses for. What did the newsroom bring us this week? (Sneak peek: aside from the discounts, it was slooooow.) Bullets are just ahead if you’re in a hurry, and more details follow below. Don’t forget to check out the Headline News Recap, in case there was something you missed!

• Disneyland Attractions Returning from Refurb
• More Details About Universal Fan Fest
• Headline News Recap

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Disneyland Attractions Returning from Refurb

Jungle Cruise has been down for refurb for about three weeks, but returned to operation on Friday. The big news here is that the blank date at the end of the World of Color – ONE refurb has now been filled in. It will be back on October 25.

More Details About Universal Fan Fest

When Universal first announced it’s new after-hours Fan Fest event for Hollywood Studios, details were skimpy. To be honest, they still are but we have a few more of them. First up: dates. Fan Fest will be held on April 25-27; May 2-4, 9-11, and 16-18 in 2025. But that’s all we got. Ticket prices? When they’ll go on sale? Bupkes.

Second, more fandoms. Four has gone to six as Universal has revealed that One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen will be joining the lineup. These anime favorites will be joining the previously announced Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Star Trek, Back to the Future, and Dungeons & Dragons.

Headline News Recap

The word of the day here is discounts, discounts, discounts. First up, it’s the first batch of discounts for 2025 at Disney World. Early 2025 Room Discounts for Disney World

Next, more 2025 discounts for Disney World. Save on Disney World Vacation Packages in Spring of 2025

And finally, we head out to the West Coast, where the $50 Per Day Ticket for Kids at Disneyland Returns in 2025

That’s it for this week’s Travel Beat. What news are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments!