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A NEW bride has arrived at Disneyland Park!
Main Street, U.S.A.
And we aren’t talking about a bride who is living out her Disneyland wedding dreams on Main Street, U.S.A. This new bride is inside one of Disneyland’s most popular attractions!
There are a lot of new things coming to Disney World in the coming years! Some of the changes include a brand-new Villains Land will be coming to Magic Kingdom and DinoLand, U.S.A. will be getting rethemed to a Tropical Americas-themed land called Pueblo Esperanza.
©Disney || Tropical Americas Land coming to Animal Kingdom
But those aren’t the only new areas coming to Disney World soon. A new Cars area is also in the works in Magic Kingdom, and we just got an update about the permit filed by Disney back in August 2024.
The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts might just be kicking off, but Disney likes to keep us on our toes by releasing some news about a different EPCOT festival!
Flower & Garden Festival
Disney just announced the full list of restaurants for the Garden Rocks Dining Packages during the 2025 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival.
A brand-new Universal hotel is opening in just ONE WEEK!
©Universal
While Epic Universe is still a few months away from its grand opening, Universal is opening its first hotel near the brand-new theme park. This new hotel is the first of three hotels opening near Epic Universe, and we can’t wait to see inside.
While we had to say goodbye to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad for at least a year as it closes for refurbishment, and Astro Orbiter and the Hall of Presidents will also be closing later this month, it isn’t all bad news coming out of Magic Kingdom.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is closed
With the holidays being over, Lightning Lane prices have started to decrease and the Main Street Bakery debuted some new Starbucks menu items. But there is even more good news that we wanted to share!
You may have seen the H5 bird flu being talked about on the news recently.
©National Institutes of Health
The bird flu has been causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows, and now more human cases have been reported. What should you know about the H5 bird flu before your next Disney trip?
Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk in California will remain closed today, January 9th, 2025.
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk were also closed yesterday and will remain closed today due to extreme winds and fire conditions.
Disney giveth and Disney taketh away. And sometimes, Disney giveth again.
The newly announced Lakeshore Lodge ©Disney
Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge is the newest hotel being built near Magic Kingdom, and it’s been a long time coming. Originally, Disney announced a hotel called Reflections: A Lakeside Lodge for this space — and then never talked about it again. But, Lakeshore Lodge is the new hotness that will be opening at Disney World in 2027 and we’ve got a new aerial look at the progress!
There are A LOT of changes coming to Disney World in the coming years! Many of these announcements have been the center of many discussions, including the new Cars attractions in Magic Kingdom or the retheme of DinoLand, U.S.A. to Pueblo Esperanza in Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Magic Kingdom
However, amongst the multitude of announcements Disney has made, there are a few that haven’t been talked about as much. We want to make sure you know about these more under-the-radar announcements, as they could impact your next Disney World trip!
We can’t believe it, but we are DAYS away from Christmas! Park Pass Reservations have been becoming more and more scarce for Christmas week. Magic Kingdom Park Passes are sold out from December 24th through December 31st, Disney’s Hollywood Studios is sold out on December 27th, and EPCOT is sold out on December 31st.
Magic Kingdom
Some days in January are also selling out now, and we have ALL the details for you!
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