4. Walk-up dining wait list feature now available inside My Disney Experience

Though last-minute reservations for Walt Disney World's table service dining locations can be a little hit or miss, guests have had some success walking up to in demand dining establishments and enquiring about walk-up availability for the day. Sometimes guests get lucky with a last minute cancellation or schedule change, but this strategy doesn't always work and if you cross the theme park looking for a lunch reservation at Be Our Guest and they have no availability, you may feel a bit disappointed that you crossed the park for nothing. 

However, thanks to a new feature inside My Disney Experience guests don't have to walk around the park inquiring about last minute seating as they can now check walk-up availability at a table-service restaurant inside the app. After launching the app guests can select “Check Dining Availability” choose the current date and party size, and then select “Now” as the timeframe. A list of restaurants with walk-up availability will be displayed and guests can “Join Walk-Up List” for restaurants with space to accommodate additional guests. 

5. Imagineer says that he would "come out of retirement" to re-do Journey Into Imagination ride

Though many have been hoping for an Imagination pavilion re-do as part of Epcot's reinvention, Disney has not announced any major refurbishments or modifications for this attraction in the near future. However, former Imagineer Tony Baxter recently said at an event that he’d come out of retirement just to reimagine Journey Into Imagination, igniting speculation that perhaps Disney might still be considering changing this attraction in the future.

However, unfortunately with the current budget crunch we doubt Disney is adding any major projects to its slate right now, so right now this is just talk, but perhaps when things are a little better at Walt Disney World this attraction will finally get the attention it deserves.