food IS a theme park
If you’re visiting the “House of Mouse” and are havin’ a Big Mac attack, you’re outta luck!
What McDonald’s looked like
That’s because while the former on-property McDonald’s located over by the Disney’s Animal Kingdom used to look like this, it now looks like…
Disney isn’t the only one getting all geared up for their BIG 50th-anniversary celebration happening in 2021!
Magic Kingdom
While major restaurant chains like White Castle and Portillo’s have recently announced they’d be opening new Disney World-area locations, now the nationwide Drury Hotel Company has revealed its plans to build a new Disney Springs resort location!
Magic Kingdom’s entryway has been undergoing some major construction for some time now!
Magic Kingdom Ferry Entrance
And while you may have just finally made sense out of all the confusion, today a new pathway opened for guests arriving at the Disney World theme park via ferryboat!
Changes keep comin’ to Walt Disney World especially with the huge transformation taking place in Epcot and with the construction of new attractions like TRON Lightcycle Run and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. Now, we have noticed that an iconic piece of Hollywood Studios signage has mysteriously vanished from its grounds!
Entrance to Hollywood Studios
Follow us over to the Animation Courtyard to see which Hollywood Studios emblem has disappeared!
With the Epcot transformation in full swing, there’s been a lot of work going on around Epcot’s Test Track in Future World!
Test Track
But now among the construction frenzy of new Space 220 restaurant and the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind coaster, Test Track is about to be stopping dead in its tracks!
UPDATE: Disney has announced Spaceship Earth will be officially closing May 26th, 2020!Â
If you were unsettled by the news that Spaceship Earth would be undergoing refurbishment as part of Epcot’s major transformation, at the D23 Expo this year, trust us, you’re not alone.
Epcot’s Spaceship Earth
It frankly rocked our worlds to imagine what this could mean for the iconic geodesic sphere that’s graced the front entranceway of Epcot since the second Disney World park opened in 1982.
If it seems like there’s always construction news out of Disney Springs, that’s because there is. City Works Eatery & Pour House is nearing completion in West Side, and not too far away, two more dining locations are just embarking on their construction journeys.
Fall into Magic at Disney Springs
Let’s check in on Beatrix — bringing the fresh — and Ample Hills Creamery — bringing the cool!
Beatrix is a health-food chain that will bring a grab-and-go market, a coffee shop, and a “neighborhood restaurant” to the Springs! [Read more…]
From ride closures and construction to restaurant openings and new Resorts, Walt Disney World is embracing that old adage “the only constant is change.”
Mickey and Minnie showcasing the skyliner!
And today in our DFB Guide video we’re taking a deep dive into 10 things at Walt Disney World that will be different in a year — plus one that we hope will be different. [Read more…]
Hola
from Walt Disney World’s Coronado Springs Resort, where we’re going INSIDE the brand new Gran Destino Tower!
Gran Destino Tower in Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
We’re here for a media event today and tomorrow, and we can’t wait to share our FIRST LOOK at this new location! Come with us!
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In addition to the Tomorrowland Speedway reopening for guests today, we got a GREAT view of the progress on the upcoming TRON coaster — things are going vertical!
TRON Coaster Construction
We first spotted some of the vertical beams (some of which will be 80 ft tall!) going up at the beginning of May. You can check out some more photos of the construction and everything else that’s new in the Magic Kingdom here!
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