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It’s time for another update about what’s new in EPCOT!
Spaceship Earth
EPCOT has seen a LOT of changes in the last week or so, from the openings of Creations Shop, Club Cool, and even Space 220 restaurant! So what else is new?
For over a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and continues to impact a variety of businesses and individuals around the world.
Magic Kingdom
In the theme park industry, COVID-19 caused massive shutdowns. For several months, many of Disney’s theme parks around the world were closed. We’ve discussed how this impacted the company on various levels during 2020, but now we’ve got more details about just how attendance levels were impacted at all of Disney’s theme parks around the world during 2020.
We’re in the Disney World parks every day, so we keep an eye on any changes and updates that we spot.
Tree of Life
Today we’re looking at Disney’s wildest park: Animal Kingdom. Let’s see what’s new or changed as far as the food, merchandise, and construction around here!
Disney World is preparing to debut TWO brand-new fireworks spectaculars next week: Disney Enchantment in Magic Kingdom and Harmonious in EPCOT.
Disney Enchantment ©Disney
Both of these shows will premiere on the first day of Disney World’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, which officially begins on Friday, October 1st. As Disney puts the final touches on these shows, those around the resort area may hear (or even see!) some fireworks testing taking place.
Disneyland Paris recently revamped one of their hotels to highlight Marvel Studios. Renamed Hotel New York — The Art of Marvel, the resort doesn’t reserve focus for the visual arts — in fact, they pay an impressive amount of attention to music.
©Disneyland Paris
Inside, a brand new Marvel-inspired playlist echoes through the halls. It’s a chilled styling at the intersection of jazz and hip hop. The specially made musical stylings run for more than 75 minutes.
We know it’s fall in Magic Kingdom when all those colorful decorations appear on Main Street, U.S.A.
Fall in the Magic Kingdom
Disney decorates for the holidays a little bit early, but we’re not complaining. We love to see the pumpkins, wreaths, and banners go up. What we WEREN’T expecting, though, was to see some decorations come DOWN today. That’s right — a staple fall decoration was missing from Magic Kingdom today!
Halloweentime has begun at Disneyland Resort!
It’s Halloweentime in Disneyland!
There’s a Halloween scavenger hunt, Haunted Mansion Holiday is spooking things up, and there are Halloween souvenirs to grab as well. But what if you want to go trick-or-treating at a Disneyland Resort hotel for FREE? Well, soon you’ll be able to do just that!
Here at DFB, we’re pretty frequent Disney-goers, so we usually notice when things are missing from the parks.
Something (or should we say someone) was missing from Tomorrowland today!
Whether it be an animatronic, a piece of a ride, or a sign that’s out of place, we tend to know when things aren’t right in the parks. But today, something big was missing from a Magic Kingdom ride, and it was pretty obvious!
UPDATE: The welcome show no longer has hours listed for October 1st. Instead, hours are not listed until October 4th. We’ll be on the lookout for more updates.
There are quite a few things happening in Disney World on October 1st!
The big day is almost here!
It’s the 50th Anniversary of Disney World, so there are going to be decorations, special entertainment, and new offerings around all four parks. Now, it looks like a fan-favorite show may be returning that day as well!
Looking for BBQ? Loads of Disney merchandise? Cupcakes? Giant cookies? Well, then Disney Springs is the place to go!
Disney Springs
There are a multitude of shops and restaurants you can check out throughout Disney Springs. And now there’s one more shop you can add to your list to check out!
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