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Cinderella Castle
You’re in for a good time! We checked in with Disney’s flagship park recently and now we’re bringing you EVERYTHING new in food, construction, and merchandise! Let’s dive in!
There have been some changes happening around Disney’s Magic Kingdom today in preparation for the 50th Anniversary Celebrations!
Get ready to celebrate 50 years of Disney World!
All around the park, we’re hunting down the new golden Disney character statues, which appeared today. But that wasn’t the only change we saw in the Magic Kingdom — some construction walls around a big project on Main Street have finally come down!
We are just a few short weeks away from Disney World’s 50th Anniversary celebration.
Main Street, U.S.A. Railroad Station
In preparation for the 18 month-long event, Disney World has introduced new fireworks shows, spruced up Cinderella Castle, announced special character costumes, special merchandise, and more. On top of all of this, Disney is adding 50 interactive GOLDEN character statues to the parks. All 50 statues have been announced and now the first 50th anniversary statues have been spotted in Magic Kingdom.
It’s almost Disney World’s 50th anniversary!
Happily Ever After Fireworks
The 18-month long celebration kicks off on October 1st with new entertainment, experiences, and MORE! One of the most anticipated things coming to Disney World is the new nighttime spectacular, Disney Enchantment. That means that Happily Ever After (the current fireworks show at Magic Kingdom) is going away soon, and guests trying to see the show tonight might have to wait a bit!
Disney has a lot of projects going on right now!
TRON Lightcycle Run
One that we’ve been watching closely is construction on the new TRON Lightcycle Run roller coaster in Disney’s Magic Kingdom. The ride was originally going to open in time for the 50th Anniversary Celebrations, but it’s since been delayed. Today, with views from the PeopleMover, we saw some progress with the construction!
Dooney and Bourke works with Disney to create some of the fanciest Disney-themed purses we’ve seen in the parks.
Uptown Jewelers
We’ve seen bags with a villainous theme, some with classic Disney movie themes, and some that remind us of beloved Disney rides. Now, there’s a collection that’s perfect for the Disney-loving cat owners out there, and it’s available both online and in the Disney parks! [Read more…]
Are you ready for Disney World’s 50th Anniversary?
Disney Enchantment ©Disney
The MAJOR celebrations kick off on October 1st with new decorations, new looks for our favorite Disney pals, and of course, NEW FIREWORKS. Not only will Harmonious be debuting in EPCOT, but Magic Kingdom will get the brand new Disney Enchantment nighttime spectacular!
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Cinderella Castle has been redecorated for the 50th Anniversary!
We’re at the parks alllll the time keeping an eye out for new things to tell you about, so come with us as we share what’s new at Magic Kingdom!
Disney recently announced that a new system would be replacing FastPass+ in Disney World soon.
Genie+ ©Disney
Disney Genie+ will be a part of the new Genie planning system in the My Disney Experience app. While Genie is free, Genie+ is a paid service that allows you to make ride reservations in a similar way that you used to be able to using FastPass+. Only now, you will only be able to reserve one ride at a time, and you will enter the queue through the Lightning Lane instead of the FastPass+ lane (it’s the same lane — just renamed!). Today, we found more information about the old FastPass+ system while we were in the parks.
The start of Disney World’s 50th Anniversary celebrations is just a few weeks away!
50th Anniversary sign in Magic Kingdom
On October 1st, we’ll get to experience all kinds of things as the festivities begin. There will be new fireworks shows, a new daytime show in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the release of new merchandise, new costumes for some of our favorite characters, and MORE! Getting ready to plan your trip to Disney World for the 50th Anniversary? Then we’ve got a perfect video for you to watch!
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