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Disney is a busy company right now!
Halloween decorations in Disney World!
The company is searching for its next CEO, it’s expanding the cruise line fleet, and the parks are changing in so many ways! There’s a lot to keep up with, but there’s no worries if you miss a news drop or two! Each week, we put together a list of the biggest news from the week, and we’re breaking down this week’s biggest announcements right here.
Change is in the air at both Disneyland and Disney World.
“it’s a small world”
In Disney World, three new lands are coming to three parks, while Disneyland is seeing a lot of updates RIGHT NOW as part of its 70th Anniversary Celebration. One of the biggest Disneyland 70th Anniversary Celebration updates has been made to “it’s a small world,” which just debuted a new verse in both Disneyland AND Disney World. We visited Disney World this morning and rode “it’s a small world” to check it out.
Back in 2024, Disney shared that a new area inspired by the Pixar Animation Studios movie Cars would be coming to Frontierland in Magic Kingdom, and we’ve been hoping for more details ever since.
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The NEW part of Frontierland will be called Piston Peak and will include new theming, two new rides, additional food and beverage options, and more. Disney recently shared a bit more about Piston Peak — including details about one of the ride’s preshows!
It’s official! While Disney confirmed that a new Cars-themed area was coming to Magic Kingdom a while back, we only had a handful of details about it.
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But, that’s all changed, because not only do we know more details about this new part of the park — we also know what it will officially be CALLED!
A new area inspired by the Pixar Animation Studios movie Cars is coming to Frontierland in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom!
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This NEW part of Frontierland will be called Piston Peak and will include new theming, two new rides, additional food and beverage options, and a whole lot more. Disney has shared some info here and there about this new area, but now we’ve got details about the queues of BOTH rides!
Grab your popcorn because we’re watching Disney+ tonight!
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Moana 2 finally hit the streaming platform, and new subscriber changes just started recently, so we’re ready to spend some quality time with our friends and family watching our favorite movies. Now it looks like another change is starting on March 25th!
Disney World is about to start looking even more chaotic than it normally does — and it’s because of one major problem.
Hollywood Studios
But, Hollywood Studios might be faced with the worst of it, and if you’ve got an upcoming trip planned to this Disney World park, you might want to be prepared for your plans to unravel. Several changes are in the works at Hollywood Studios and if you’re not careful, it might impact your upcoming visit!
Disney World has a long history of skip-the-line systems. Back in the day, we had the paper FastPass system, which later transitioned to FastPass+.
Lightning Lane
Most recently, we saw Genie+ replaced by Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass. Not too long after, the pricey Lightning Lane Premier Pass was also introduced. And, with the new Lightning Lanes came an old problem that’s still aggravating Disney Adults to this day.
Your Disney entertainment needs are about to get a little bit pricier.
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We love to bring you fun news and Disney savings updates, but unfortunately, this is not one of those times. A major Disney service is about to get more expensive and we have all the details you need to know.
Disney has been catching some heat for recent changes they’ve made, so is there ANYTHING they’ve done right lately?!
Magic Kingdom
Lofty, “blue sky” plans have been replaced with cheaper, more generic ones, and don’t even get us started on the free FastPass and FastPass+ being replaced with Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lanes — a new, paid, skip-the-line service. With so much discontent sowing among Disney fans, we have to wonder: Has Disney done anything right these past few years?!
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