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Closure Announced for Iconic Magic Kingdom Ride

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Magic Kingdom has been making some MASSIVE changes. We’ve seen both Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad get HUGE updates. Villains Land is being built behind Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Piston Peak is being built in Frontierland. But we have yet another change to warn you about soon, too.

The Walt Disney World Railroad

The Walt Disney World Railroad is set to close soon, so if you have plans to ride this attraction, you’ll want to make note!

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Fans Are AVOIDING 3 Disney World Hotels Until 2027

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With so many Disney World Resorts to choose from, it’s hard to know which ones are the best for you and your family that’s why DFB is here to help you stay up to date!

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

We have a lot of opinions on resorts since we’ve stayed at them all and keep track of new updates and changes to make sure they’re as great as we remember. There are three resorts right now that people are avoiding until the dust settles — literally.

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NEWS: A Popular Magic Kingdom Ride Is Closing for Refurbishment Soon

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Keeping Disney World rides in tip-top shape takes a lot of work, and sometimes that means attractions need to close to make it happen. Of course, it’s never fun to get to a Disney park and realize one of your favorite rides is closed, which is why we always keep an eye on the refurbishment calendar to know what closures are coming up and when. It can save you a ton of heartache in the long run and help you prepare for your upcoming trip.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

Of course, if you don’t want to keep up with the calendar on your own, you can always check DFB! Speaking of which, one of Magic Kingdom’s popular rides is closing in November for refurbishment, and we’ve got all the details you need to know.

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Here’s Exactly How We Cover All 30+ EPCOT Food and Wine Booths in a Single Day

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Every year, thousands of people walk into the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival with a beautiful, reasonable goal: eat a few things, drink something fun, maybe complete a cheese crawl, and make it back to Spaceship Earth without needing to loosen their waistband. We are not those people.

Food & Wine Opening Day

On opening day, the DFB team arrives at EPCOT with phones charged, portable batteries packed, assignments made, spreadsheets open, food trays ready, and the collective determination to eat, photograph, film, review, and document essentially the ENTIRE festival. And then, while our reporters are sprinting around World Showcase carrying six plates and a rapidly melting dessert, there’s another team at home downloading photos, editing video, writing reviews, updating pages, building social posts, and sending increasingly frantic messages asking, “DID THE CHEESE PHOTO UPLOAD?”

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NEW MENU REVEALED for Magic Kingdom Restaurant

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Disney is all about changing things up right now, and that’s evident with all the construction that’s happening just about everywhere, including in Magic Kingdom. In fact, Magic Kingdom might be the theme park that’s changing the most. The park is not only getting a Frontierland Cars-themed expansion, but also a new land, Villains Land.

Diamond Horseshoe

But a Magic Kingdom restaurant is changing up its game soon, too. Diamond Horseshoe will soon become a sort of pop-up restaurant with a brand new menu, and now we have a first look at that full menu!

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DFB Video: What Happened to Disney World Rides?

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Disney fans are DIVIDED. Some say Disney World rides are getting better, others say that Disney’s truly lost their way. But what’s the REAL TRUTH here? And WHY has this controversy bubbled up in the first place?

TRON

Today, we’re figuring out what ACTUALLY happened to Disney World’s rides, and if they’re truly getting worse… or if that’s ALL a big internet rumor that needs to be shut down ASAP.

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When Will Everest CLOSE in Disney World? We Have a CLUE

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Disney made a litany of announcements at the 2026 D23 Ultimate Fan Event, revealing new details on upcoming theme lands, a new class of Disney Cruise Line ships, and even some major surprises. However, few could be described as more “long-awaited” than the confirmation that the Yeti on  Expedition Everest was FINALLY going to be fixed.

Expedition Everest

When the Animal Kingdom coaster first opened in 2006, the Yeti animatronic was hailed as the largest and most advanced Disney had ever built. The massive free-moving animatronic Yeti in the center of the “Forbidden Mountain” was one of the ride’s main promotional points teased in commercials and being discussed in Travel Channel documentaries. However, within months of opening, the Yeti was stuck in B-Mode. The animatronic was unmoving, with strobe lights pulsating to give the illusion of movement, hence the nom de plume “Disco Yeti”). This was allegedly due to structural damage the powerful animatronic was doing to the mountain when fully operational over the years. Disney officials, including Joe Rohde himself, made numerous claims that the Yeti was going to be fixed, but nothing came of them officially… until NOW!

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Don’t Forget! Disney Is Cutting a Hotel Perk in One Week

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Staying at a Disney World hotel on your trip to the Most Magical Place on Earth comes with a TON of perks.

Typhoon Lagoon

When you stay on-site at Disney, you can get benefits like Early Theme Park Entry each day, plus Extended Evening Hours depending on which at which hotel you stay, and the 7-day booking window for Lightning Lanes. Being closer to the parks is a huge perk, and you can enjoy free transportation as well. Hotel guests could also take advantage of free tickets to Disney’s water parks throughout this summer, but that perk is ending soon, and Typhoon Lagoon is also closing for annual refurbishment soon!

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We’ve Never Been More Excited About Giant Balloons in Disney World

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Disney World has dozens of construction projects happening right now, but some of the largest ones are happening across the parks.

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EPCOT is currently the only park not with a massive land addition in the works, and Magic Kingdom has TWO new lands in the works as we speak. One of those lands is Piston Peak, the new Cars-themed area on the way, and Disney just took a big step forward in planning for construction, though it may not look like it. Why? Well, because it just looked like giant balloons in the air, but they were VERY important.

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