What's New in Magic Kingdom: A Look Back at Cinderella Castle and Ghosts That Will Follow You Home

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Magic Kingdom

We like to check out the Disney World parks frequently to see if anything new is going on, so come with us as we see what’s new in Magic Kingdom!

Magic Kingdom Construction Updates

Mickey’s PhilharMagic is currently under construction until the new Coco scenes are added!

What’s going on in there?

Walls are up around the entrance to the attraction. It should reopen on November 12th, 2021.

Tuning up!

A new banner has been added to the large photo of candy in the Main Street Confectionery. It reads “Who’s the Sweetest of Them All?”

We’re here to find out!

New gold rails have been added around the stage of Cinderella Castle.

New rails

Now, let’s get into some merchandise!

Magic Kingdom Merchandise Updates

The Emporium

We found the mini Lego Cinderella Castle in The Emporium! It’s part of the 50th anniversary collection. So, you can take Cinderella Castle home with you (but, you have to build it first!).

It’s so small!

Three new MagicBands were also in The Emporium. The first is one featuring Frozone from The Incredibles…

WHERE is my SUPER SUIT?!

…the next is a Lion King band with Simba…

Remember Who You Are

…and the last is a fun green one featuring Figment!

Oh Figment, you crazy creature

A couple other new things for the 50th in here as well. Check out this awesome Partners Statue ornament! You can get it for $24.99.

Besties

We also saw this Mickey light-up keychain with Cinderella Castle inside!

Lighting up like fireworks

Seems helpful if you lose your keys a lot!

Uptown Jewelers

The Hunchback of Notre Dame dress is now being sold in Uptown Jewelers.

We’re ready to go to Paris

The skirt features characters from the movies in front of a purple stained glass background. You can get it for $128.

Main Street Cinema

The Vault Collection has taken over Main Street Cinema for the 50th and we have seen some new items! First up is this new Starbucks retro tumbler for $24.99.

Come and get them before they’re gone!

Then, we have the license plate! We’ve seen this over in Disney Springs, but it’s new to Magic Kingdom. Grab it for $19.99.

Mickey and his pals

There are also stickers of the license plate you can get! So you could have the license plate and the matching sticker on your car.

Mini license plates

We found this cute and colorful new thermos for $19.99…

Mickey is in a marching band

…a retro fan for $12.99…

Unfortunately, you do still need this in October in Disney World

…and some awesome pennant flags for $14.99.

Hooray!

This retro-inspired line is making us feel nostalgic!

Pirates Bazaar

We saw new Coco socks that are gray, black, and white and show characters from the Pixar film! We think they’re just spooky enough for the season.

Time to rewatch Coco for the 5728th time

The Jack Skellington jewelry we found at Hollywood Studios recently has also made its way over here. There is a necklace…

Spooky Scary Skeletons indeed

…as well as earrings.

Love these!

The Master of Fright makes some pretty snazzy jewelry, if we do say so ourselves.

Frontier Trading

There are 3 new Haunted Mansion Funko pins being sold in Frontier Trading featuring the Hitchhiking Ghosts! Here’s Ezra…

He’s going to follow you home

…Gus…

You good, Gus?

…and Phineas!

He’s up to something…

Perfect for spooky season! They’re $34.99 each.

Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe

The Disney Cinderella Castle key ornament has been restocked in the Christmas Shoppe!

Gorg!

We love the little Mickey cut out.

Fantasy Faire

The kids Villains ‘Up to No Good’ shirt has been restocked in Fantasy Faire.

This is a bold statement

And, it’s glow in the dark, so you’ll be able to see if your kid is up to no good even in the dark!

Star Traders

In Star Traders, we spotted a new Maleficent spirit jersey. It’s purple with neon green text across the back that says Walt Disney World.

These colors are awesome

It also features Maleficent as a dragon!

Front is as fun as the back

We love seeing merch that honors the Mistress of Evil.

Magic Kingdom Additional Updates

Over at the Transportation and Ticket Center, we got a look at the upper-level stairs and ramp for the ferry boats to Magic Kingdom.

Interesting

Cast Members said they would only use it during busy days or when the Monorail goes down and more people have to take the ferry.

Up to the 2nd story

And finally, we wanted to show you this amazing comparison of Cinderella Castle now vs. Cinderella Castle 50 years ago in 1971!

50 years of being fabulous!

It’s so cool to see how it’s changed, yet still remains the castle we know and love.

It’s a whole different color now

That’s everything new at Magic Kingdom! Stay tuned to DFB for more Disney World news and updates.

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