food IS a theme park
Have you ever wondered what hidden magic is happening in Disney World??
Cinderella Castle
Disney is known for the ability to create magical (and sometimes, seemingly impossible!) experiences for guests. And whether you’re watching the Happily Ever After fireworks, enjoying a delicious meal, or just taking in the atmosphere of the parks, it’s a safe bet that there’s some behind-the-scenes magic that made the experience possible. Here are the magical parts of Disney World you DON’T get to see!
Hello princesses, Jedi knights, Mouseketeers, and whoever else might be reading along today!
Spaceship Earth
It’s the end of a busy week at Disney, and time to gear up for an even busier one! That’s right, Christmas Day is next week which means we’re facing up with one of the busiest Disney World weeks of the whole year. With sooo many people headed to the parks next week, it’s all the more helpful to know what won’t be open. Check out next week’s round-up of everything closed in Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom!
It’s a great big beautiful today in Walt Disney World!
Spaceship Earth
If you’re lucky enough to be frequenting the stomping ground of Mickey Mouse this week, you might be interested to know what iconic attractions and locations won’t be open while you’re there. Here’s our weekly report of everything closed for refurbishment in Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios!
We’re coming up on the New Year and that means that colder weather is coming!
Holiday Tree of Life Awakenings
The winter season brings alllll sorts of fun to Disney World! We’ve had a blast at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and other holiday festivities and we can’t wait to ring in the new year in the most magical ways around. But, there are some parts of winter at Disney that aren’t as welcome. One example? Those pesky seasonal ride closures! Find out which two Disney World attractions will be closed in early 2020!
Happy Greetings from Magic Kingdom! This visit found sweet treats for your sweetheart, purple treats, savory spring rolls, new chips, the closure of a favorite ride, a pretty sparkly gift card, plus more!
A Beautiful Magic Kingdom Morning
Let’s jump in! Where else do you start a visit to the Magic Kingdom but in the oh-so-sweet Main Street Confectionery!!
Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is busy as they work to build the new Tron attraction opening in 2021 for the park’s 50th anniversary (can’t wait!). This week a popular, and original ride was temporarily closed as they continue construction on the new Tron attraction.
Fantasyland Train Station Closed Sign
That’s right, the Walt Disney Railroad isn’t running as Tron’s construction nears the railroad tracks, but it isn’t all bad news for fans of the train.
Even though Pandora has been open for over a year, Animal Kingdom is still a park undergoing some changes and construction. We spotted quite a few construction walls up around the park this week.
Animal Kingdom Construction
On top of the construction there was the announcement that Rafiki’s Planet Watch is closing October 20 for refurbishment until Spring of 2019.
It’s no secret Hollywood Studios (and all of us) are getting ready for Star Wars Land Galaxy’s Edge to open next fall. And, now it looks like Tatooine Traders, the gift shop attached to the Star Tours ride, is in the middle of a face lift to be ready for the Galaxy’s Edge opening!
Tatooine Traders
Disney has not announced what the refurbishments are or a timeline for the construction.
We found so much on our latest trip to the Magic Kingdom — and we got to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the park! That means we’re just three short years away from all of the festivities and new rides and restaurants planned for the 50th Anniversary! Are they issuing FastPasses for the Tron ride yet? 🙂
Happy 47th Magic Kingdom!
Walt Disney promised us when he opened Disneyland that the park would never be finished. With the amount of changes and construction we see around Disney World that couldn’t be more true today than it was when he said that quote!
The Rivers of America have been undergoing refurbishment that saw a partial drain of the River. This past week when we were in Magic Kingdom the River was refilled. This week we wanted to find out when the Riverboat would set sail again.
Rivers of America Refilled
This is what the Rivers of America looked like last week (above), and just a week before that it looked like this:
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