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Disney World rides seem to be shutting down for refurbishment left and right.
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We want to make sure you are prepared for your upcoming vacation, so here’s a look at what attractions will be closed in December 2024.
Okay, can you believe that we are already so close to the end of the year? We’ll be saying goodbye to 2024 in like NO TIME and hello to 2025.
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Now, 2025 is going to be an exciting year for Disney World, with ALL kinds of new stuff coming to the parks like a new Villains show in Hollywood Studios, a Zootopia attraction in Animal Kingdom, a new version of Test Track in EPCOT, a new nighttime parade in Magic Kingdom, and more. However, if you’ll be visiting Disney World in January, we’ve got to warn you about one particular date: January 30th.
When you go to Disney World often, you can really notice the trends that pop up periodically.
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Whether it trends like a particular menu item that only comes during a particular season, new merch that coincides with a new festival, or even the trend of closing certain rides for annual refurbishments, we’ve seen it all at Disney World. Now, there’s one particular trend that we’ve seen appearing all over Disney World, and not gonna lie…it’s kinda CREEPY.
Have you seen any celebrities during a visit to Disney World?
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Park days are special enough when you’re at Disney World, but they can be extra special when you spot a celebrity! Several celebrities have visited Disney World just this year alone, and it’s a reminder that despite all the fame and fortune, celebs love Disney World just like us. In fact, one major rockstar took to Instagram to gush over a recent trip to the Disney Parks!
Disney World is extending Thanksgiving!
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The holiday season is seemingly getting busier and busier at Disney World each year, with the months around Thanksgiving and Christmas becoming the resort’s most crowded and popular time on the calendar. Thanksgiving week 2024 looks like it will be no exception, and Disney is taking a proactive approach to theme park hours in response.
Hurry, gang!
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I’ve got LOADS to tell you about Magic Kingdom, and I’m shoving it all into one quick CRASH COURSE so YOU can learn as MUCH AS POSSIBLE about Disney World’s MOST POPULAR PARK.
There are some exciting changes coming to Magic Kingdom!
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With big expansions like Villains Land and the upcoming transformation of Tom Sawyer Island and the Rivers of America into two Cars attractions, there are going to be a lot of new offerings to check out in the next several years. But before all of that happens, there will be a new lounge for Disney Vacation Club members!
Lightning Lane Premier Pass has reached a MILESTONE!
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When Disney released the Lightning Lane Premier Pass in October, reactions were divided. While some welcomed the newest level of Lightning Lane as a welcome way to skip the lines at the theme parks, others bemoaned the high prices and yet another level of pre-planning. It seems that for now anyway, the debate has been settled by Walt Disney World guests voting with their wallets.
Happy birthday, Mickey and Minnie Mouse!
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Did you know that November 18th marks Mickey and Minnie’s birthdays? While the date for Mickey’s birthday changed several times, November 18th is the date determined, and that has become accepted as his and Minnie’s birthdays. Other dates that were considered were October 1st, the day Walt first began drawing Mickey, as well as the dates when he debuted in his first and second films, Plane Crazy and The Gallopin’ Gaucho, both of which were never distributed. Thus, Walt Disney Archives founder Dave Smith determined the public premiere of Steamboat Willie to be the couple’s official birthday. Now, every year on this day, a special surprise occurs in Disney World to mark the momentous occasion.
Drink up, me hearties! A new Pirates of the Caribbean tavern is coming to Magic Kingdom and we’re looking forward to coming ashore for some grub.
An all-new lounge themed to Pirates of the Caribbean will open at Magic Kingdom in 2025.
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So far, Disney hasn’t shared too many details about what we can expect from this new lounge, but we do know it will serve drinks and some light bites. What sort of drinks and light bites remains to be seen, but there is one Disney restaurant that might give us an idea!
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