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We took a trip around the monorail to see the latest updates!
Grand Floridian
We visited Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, and Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. We’ve got several updates for you, so let’s dive in!
When Disney World reopened in July of 2020, there were some pretty MAJOR changes in place. These include mask mandates, physical distancing guidelines, the cancelation of fireworks, parades, and character meet and greets, and the temporary suspension of FastPass+ and the Disney Dining Plan, just to name a few (not to mention the parks reopened with a freshly-painted pink castle!).
Magic Kingdom
Since then, however, there have only been MORE big changes that could have major impacts on your upcoming Disney World vacation. Some of the guidelines that were in effect last summer are no longer the case in 2021 while others have changed since inception! Let’s take a look at some of the biggest changes in Disney World SINCE July 11th, 2020!
We got to spend our sunny day yesterday in Disney World’s flagship park!
Cinderella Castle
Yup, we took a stroll around Magic Kingdom to see if we could spot anything new! Sure enough, we’re bringing you alllllll the updates in construction and merchandise!
Since the reopening, Disney has continually reevaluated some of its policies and methods, and made changes throughout its parks.
Monorail
We’ve seen changes in terms of Disney’s face mask policies. We’ve also seen plexiglass added to several attractions and queues, changes made in terms of some seating arrangements on Disney busses, and more. Now, we’ve seen some big changes come to Disney’s monorail seating.
The Mad Tea Party and Transportation Wishables collections that just went online TODAY!
Mad Tea Party and Transportation Wishables
And now, we’ve spotted them in the parks!
Ah Disney Transportation.
Walt Disney Railroad Steam Train “In Residence” at Main Street, U.S.A. Station
From the monorail to the trains to the boats, getting around Disney World or Disneyland can (sometimes) be a delight (at least when you’re not running late for anything!). Now, you can show your love for Disney transportation with a NEW Wishables collection!
With the New Year comes the return of park hopping at Disney World!
Cinderella Castle
And even though this is a new park hopping process than it was before, we’re taking a look at park to park transportation! Today is the first day this transportation option is available since Disney World’s closure in March of 2020, so we couldn’t wait to see what changed (or didn’t) with the new park hopping system!
You might be on vacation during this holiday season, or just trying to squeeze in a few extra naps to catch up on some much-needed rest, but Disney news never takes a break!
Spaceship Earth
Another week has passed at the most magical place on earth, and some BIG updates have been announced or seen in the parks. From the return of Park Hopping to an update on the EPCOT monorail, today we’re taking a look at 5 pieces of Disney news from this week that you might have missed!
Park hopping returns to Disney World this week and that’s a pretty big step back towards a more normal Disney experience.
Monorail
With guests being able to go between parks again starting January 1st, Disney also announced that park-to-park transportation will return as well. BUT, one very big staple of park transportation is not set to return at the start of 2021.
Yes, hello, it’s us again, and we’re here to tell you about a very neat Disney patent!
Monorail
You know that we love to lurk in the Disney filings to see what new technology the Imagineers have in store for the theme parks and beyond. We’ve seen innovations with drones for nighttime shows and LOTS of virtual and augmented reality inventions. But wait ’til you see the latest Disney patent!
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