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Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, which currently features seaside-themed rooms, will be transformed into the perfect place for Pixar fans, The Grand Canyon just got its first new hotel in 50 years – The Maswik South Lodge and more in top stories of the day.
Disneyland Is Getting a New Pixar-themed Hotel
Disneyland is giving a Pixar-themed makeover to one of its California hotels, welcoming travelers and fans to immerse themselves in the world “Toy Story,” “Finding Nemo,” and more. Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, which currently features seaside-themed rooms, will be transformed into a Pixar hotel complete with favorite Pixar worlds and characters and a giant Pixar Lamp balancing atop a ball in the lobby. The new theme will be woven throughout the hotel, according to Disney. In addition to the new theme, Paradise Pier will get a new walkway to Disney California Adventure Park.
Disneyland also announced several new dining options coming to Downtown Disney District, like Din Tai Fung, the Taiwanese restaurant chain famous for its soup dumplings. Downtown Disney is open to the public and does not require park tickets.
The Grand Canyon just got its first new hotel in 50 years
One of the most beloved national parks in the world is getting a new hotel – its first in 50 years. As reported by KOLD, the Maswik South Lodge just opened on the South Rim as a $35 million reconstruction on top of an old hotel site. It was built by Xanterra Travel Collection and is contemporary in style although it contains two stone pillars that are all that remain of the original ‘Motor Lodge’ built in 1927 by the Santa Fe Railroad and the Fred Harvey Company. There have been several iterations of the hotel on the site over the decades. The hotel is a 280-room lodging complex surrounded by acres of Ponderosa pine. There is a main lodge building with registration, a gift shop, a food court and a pizza pub.
Hijinx Hotel is the world-first concept redefining fun in Sydney
Duck in and out of challenge rooms – including a head-spinning Titanic-themed space, an adult-sized ball pit and a room with giant piano keys set into the floor – in this immersive faux hotel. There are no beds at the new Hijinx Hotel in Alexandria. There’s an imitation hotel lobby and a facade inspired by New York hotels, but you definitely can’t stay overnight. What you can do is play your way through 15 immersive and interactive challenge rooms, each with a different game. The “hotel” has been opened by Funlab, which also runs Holey Moley, Strike Bowling, Archie Brothers and La Di Darts.
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