4. Fancy Nancy replaces Sofia the First meet and greet

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Disney Junior character Fancy Nancy will be coming soon to an all-new character greeting location at Disney's Hollywood Studios' Animation Courtyard, where she’ll be meeting in front of her backyard playhouse. Nancy will also soon be part of breakfast at Disney Junior Play ‘n Dine at Hollywood & Vine - alongside Vampirina, Doc McStuffins and Roadster Racer Goofy. This new character experience will replace Sofia the First, who will no longer be meeting guests in this area at Disney's Hollywood Studios. 

5. FastPass+ early booking window extended to new non-Disney hotels

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Back in 2017, Disney expanded its 60-day extended FastPass+ reservation benefit to all seven of the non-Disney owned Disney Springs area hotels, and now it looks like Disney is opening up this benefit to even more non-Disney properties as the 1000 room Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek and 500 room Waldorf Astoria hotels can now make FastPass+ reservations using this extended booking window. 

In addition to the extra FastPass+ booking time, guests staying at these two hotels will also be able to visit Disney theme parks during Extra Magic Hours, and will be issued special vouchers at check-in that will allow them to take advantage of this additional perk as well. 

6. Preview of Dumbo now open at Walt Disney Presents

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This week a sneak peek of Disney’s new live-action version of Dumbo debuted at the Walt Disney Presents attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios. This preview will likely be staying all month long, as the film is set to release on March 29, 2019 and Disney's film previews typically stick around until a week or two after the film comes out.