What's New at Magic Kingdom: A BIG TRON Milestone, Railroad Testing, and Karamell-Küche Popcorn

How the HECK is March already halfway over?! With so many new announcements in Disney World, time really flies! One minute we’re welcoming the Flower & Garden Festival to EPCOT, and the next we’re checking out the new Space 220 menu. There are lots of changes happening in the parks and resorts right now and we never know what we might find around the corner!

Welcome to Magic Kingdom!

Whether you’re here for the food updates or want to check out the latest merchandise, we’re here to share ALL the updates from Disney World. Let’s take a look at what we found in the Magic Kingdom this week!

Magic Kingdom Entertainment Updates

Dapper Dans

The beloved Dapper Dans are performing on Main Street, U.S.A. once again! Previously, you could catch them up on the Main Street Train Station, but it’s nice to be able to see them back on the ground.

We’re SO happy to see them on Main Street!

You may also see them performing on the Main Street Trolley car. Keep your eyes (and ears) out for some classic show tunes — the Dapper Dans are surely nearby! For a full list of showtimes, you can check out our handy post here or check the My Disney Experience app.

Click here to check out the Dapper Dans in action!

Magic Kingdom Food Updates

Big Top Treats

We found some new Easter treats in both Big Top Treats and the Main Street Confectionery!

Easter Minnie Caramel Apple

This pastel Easter Minnie Caramel Apple is $10.99.

Click here to see ALL the Easter treats in Big Top Treats

We were SO excited to find the beloved Karamell-Küche popcorn at Big Top Treats!

YAY!!

It’s $6.99 for a bag of that fresh, delicious Wether’s Original Caramel Popcorn. This is the first time we’ve seen this popcorn for sale in the Magic Kingdom! If you’ve followed us for a while, you know that we LOVE Karamell-Küche treats, so now that this popcorn is available in the Magic Kingdom, we have MORE excuses to indulge in this treat.

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Main Street Confectionery

The Main Street Confectionery has a variety of sweet treats, like caramel apples, Mickey rice krispies, and marshmallows. Now, this shop is also selling Easter cupcakes! We’ve seen a variation of this cupcake in the past, but this year the colors are a little different!

Easter cupcakes

These adorable cupcakes are $5.19 each.

How cute, right?

Disney World cupcakes are known to be pretty sweet and typically have a LOT of icing!

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Magic Kingdom Construction Updates

TRON Update

We checked in on the TRON Lightcycle Run construction and noticed that Imagineers were doing some vehicle testing! This has us SO excited to ride the attraction someday.

This is so exciting!

Speaking of the construction, Disney recently shared an update on the outer canopy; you can check out the video here!

Click here to see the TRON vehicle testing!

Walt Disney World Railroad

It’s been a busy few days for Imagineers! We also spotted the Walt Disney World Railroad doing some ride testing by the Fantasyland station. The train has been unavailable for guests due to TRON construction (The construction is blocking the train tracks!).

MORE ride testing! But this time…the RAILROAD 🚂 pic.twitter.com/9XRZIJqBYJ

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) March 17, 2022

You can see in the video that the train was actually moving BACKWARDS!

Click here to see the train testing!

Magic Kingdom Merchandise Updates

The Emporium

Over in the Emporium, we found a new Tie-Dye Mickey Headband for $14.99. Bonus — it’s reversible!

You can wear it two different ways!

Disney released a new mini-collection of Spirit Jersey jean jackets! We found a purple Princess Tiana denim jacket…

Tiana Jacket

…a light-washed Pocahontas jacket…

Pocahontas Jacket

…and a blue princess Cinderella jean jacket, too! They’re all pretty cute; which one is your favorite?

Cinderella Jacket

These new jackets are $119.99 each (ouch!!). You can also buy them on shopDisney!

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Frontier Trading Post

If you love teeeny tiny things (same), you might enjoy Disney’s Tiny Kingdom pins!

Tiny Kingdom Series 4

Series 4 is available now, and each mystery box is $19.99.

Star Traders

Ever find yourself thinking, “I’d Rather Be at Disney World?” If so, you can pick up this sticker for $4.99!

Same

Star Traders also has this new Balloon Sticker, which is also $4.99.

This would look great on our laptop!

If you’re looking for a fun key accessory, check out this Believe Key Chain for $11.99.

It can also be used as a bag charm!

Finally, this new J’Adore Mickey Mouse shirt is $36.99.

Simple, but SO cute!

This would be perfect for a trip to the France pavilion in EPCOT, don’t you think?

Sir Mickeys

The new Disney Designer Aurora Doll joined the collection in Sir Mickey’s!

Look at that DRESS!

She’s pretty expensive at $129.99, but it’s a pretty cool collector’s item.

Click here to see the new doll!

Uptown Jewelers

The new Peter Pan Dooney & Bourke collection flew into Uptown Jewelers in the Magic Kingdom!

The collection is available in EPCOT, too!

The collection contains a large tote bag for $298, a handbag for $298, and a crossbody bag for $248.

Click here to see the FULL collection!

Bonjour! Village Gifts

For all our fans of the Enchanted Tiki Room, bring a little of that enchantment home with this Tiki Bird Statue for $70.

Hola, Jose!

Bonjour! also has a framed print and a postcard featuring some stunning Little Mermaid-inspired artwork.

This makes us want to go watch the movie!

The print is $499 and if that’s a little out of your budget, you can grab a postcard for $5.99.

This one is a little cheaper!

The art is titled “A Mermaid’s Dream” by Ashley Taylor.

Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe

There are some new ornaments in the Christmas store in Liberty Square! We found some matching Best Mom and Dad ornaments for $22.99.

EVERYONE wins!

Our old pal Jiminy Cricket is also the star of this new ornament!

This one is so cute!

It’s also available for $22.99.

We hope you enjoyed our little visit to the Magic Kingdom! Be sure to stay tuned for all the latest Disney news.

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