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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is closed
This popular ride in Disney World will be closed for at least a year, reopening sometime in 2026 with a “little bit of new magic.” If you wanted to ride it one last time, you were able to do so on Sunday, January 5th, but now you will have to wait at least a year before hopping on “The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness” once again. With the closure, we noticed Disney made another small but impactful change at Magic Kingdom!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park has made some big changes recently, specifically when it comes to characters!
Animal Kingdom
Russell and Dug from Up recently got their old meet-and-greet back in Discovery Island, and just a few days ago, Pocahontas, Goofy, and Pluto started meeting in the park again as well. However, with the return of all these character meet and greets, we’ve been mourning the loss of the old character flotillas that sailed the Discovery River. Because of all these changes, Animal Kingdom had to update its park map for the first time in over a YEAR!
We spotted a new park map on a recent trip to Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
Tower of Terror
The Disney parks often release new maps that sometimes include recent changes to attractions, restaurants, or seasonal offerings. This week we spotted a new map in Disney’s Hollywood Studios that features a big addition!
If you can navigate the Disney parks without a park map, you deserve a medal; it’s not easy memorizing all the paths, buildings, and secret stairs in Disney’s HUGE theme parks.
Disney California Adventure
Whether you grab those Disney park maps for the sake of your collection or you just need to find out where you’re going, maps are an ESSENTIAL part of Disney vacations. And now, one Disney park map has a NEW look — let’s check it out!
Something a little sad is happening in Disney World.
Spaceship Earth in EPCOT
The 50th Anniversary Celebration is finally coming to an end. We’ve already seen a lot of the 50th decor disappearing from the parks, and we’re wondering what’s going to happen to Cinderella Castle once it’s over. We’re also mourning the loss of some of the best 50th anniversary snacks. But change is what Disney World is all about, and a NEW change has signaled that this party is officially over.
Disney World is going through a bit of a phase right now.
Hollywood Studios
You might have noticed that things are changing. From rides to restaurants to resorts, chances are the parks don’t look the same way they did on your last visit. We recently spotted a new park map in Animal Kingdom, and now it looks like another map has had a bit of a makeover!
Disney World is full of surprises.
Tree of Life in Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Even for people who go to the parks all the time (hi, it’s us, we’re “people!”) no two days are alike. Since we are in Disney World every single day, imagine our surprise when we popped into Animal Kingdom recently and saw that something had changed!
It’s official you guys — Splash Mountain is now permanently closed at Magic Kingdom, making way for the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride in Frontierland.
Splash Mountain
The ride had its last day yesterday and was marked by LONG wait times as fans flocked to the park to say their goodbyes. But now, just a day later, we’re already seeing some changes in the park!
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique updates, Halloween decorations, and Disney dogs in the firehouse — Magic Kingdom has been busy over the last few days! If you haven’t visited this park since our last update, you’ve already missed some big changes. Never fear — we’re here to help fix that.
Cinderella Castle
We’re in the Disney World parks every single day, bringing you all the latest news and updates. Today, we stopped by Magic Kingdom to see what’s new here in terms of snacks, construction, and merchandise. See the latest changes here. [Read more…]
We have a confession to make: even though we could probably navigate through the Disney parks with our eyes closed, we still find ourselves picking up a park map every once in a while — they’re practically a collector’s item! Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer freebies in Disney World, so we cling to our good old paper park maps like they’re precious gold. Who knows, maybe someday our commemorative 50th Anniversary park map will be worth some CASH!
Ever take a picture and think, “This is cover-worthy”?
Speaking of park maps, it’s time for a redesign! Recently, Minnie Mouse took over the cover of Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ NEW park map (and looks FABULOUS), but now let’s check out the new Magic Kingdom park maps!
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