Hi there! Welcome to our weekly roundup of the most interesting news around Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Hollywood and other theme parks and cruise lines.
Weekly Roundup of Theme Park and Cruise News
- On Wednesdays throughout April, Wall-E and Eve will visit the Pixar Place Hotel lobby at Disneyland Resort to celebrate Earth Month. While Wall-E made an Earth Day appearance last year at Pixar Place Hotel (as pictured above), this marks the first time that the adorable robot couple will meet together!
- Universal Studios Hollywood has introduced an all-new Dining Pass, which is now available for purchase in person or online via Universal's website. The Dining Pass includes two eligible entrees and four eligible sides, snacks, desserts or beverages at participating dining locations. All eligible menu items will be marked by the Dining Pass logo on menu boards. It must be used on the selected date (park admission required and not included), and is not valid during special events such as Halloween Horror Nights and Fan Fest Nights. The Dining Pass offers flexibility to try a variety of different foods and drinks all day long.
- However, speaking of Fan Fest Nights and food, we got a special preview of the themed menu items and merch coming to Fan Fest Nights with our frog friend @foodatdisneyland. From Scooby Snacks to a Hippogriff Brown Sugar & Oat Trifle, these specialty themed treats are just one way to celebrate your favorite fandoms! Universal Studios Hollywood has slowly been releasing details about this year's event, and we now know more about the new Forbidden Forest: Search for the Hippogriff walkthrough experience. Guided by a Hogwarts Care of Magical Creatures professor, your class discovers a Hippogriff is on the loose, and using your spells, you need to help with its rescue! But the Hippogriff isn't the only creature in the Forbidden Forest ...
- Lights, camera, action! New menu items have arrived at Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant, including Cheese Ravioli, Silver Screen Wings (with parmesan-garlic sauce), Fried Chicken Sandwich, Grilled Pork Chop and a Feature Finale dessert (vanilla sponge roulade). We frogs hopped to Sci-Fi Dine-In to try these new items on the first day they dropped, so check out our vlog on our YouTube channel!
- Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite returns June 16 and 18, 2026, and tickets go on sale starting April 9, 2026. Magic Key holders will have the opportunity to purchase tickets early on April 7 and 8. Pride Nite brings the LGBTQIA+ community and allies together for a lively night with dance parties, a Pride cavalcade, a special fireworks show and more.
- In an interview with Fast Company, Kyle Laughlin, SVP of Walt Disney Imagineering R&D, discussed the new walking Olaf Audio-Animatronic that debuted in the new World of Frozen land at Disneyland Paris last week. When referencing the future of Olaf, Laughlin said Olaf will eventually roll out to parks and cruise ships globally (no timeline given), just like the BDX droids. We know it may be a while before that happens, but we can't wait!
- A lot of frogciting things are hoppening at the theme parks, so we started a new YouTube series with monthly updates at Disneyland Resort. Our April overview is the first video for Disneyland, but we also started a similar series for Walt Disney World Resort at the beginning of this year. In these monthly updates, we talk about ride openings and refurbishments, events, new food and merch, crowd levels, weather, deals and more. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, so you don't miss next month's video!
That's a wrap on the latest theme park and cruise news.
Hoppy planning!
