food IS a theme park
Over the last few months, Disney has been releasing more information on Lakeshore Lodge, the NEW Disney World Resort scheduled to open next summer.
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With each drop has come NEW concept art, all of which houses a slew of details, large and small, so let’s dive into what they could mean!
Workers have been hard at work on Disney World’s newest hotel, Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge. The new Disney Vacation Club hotel will be located on the former home of Disney’s River Country water park near Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground.
Lakeshore Lodge Concept Art ©Disney
We have been keeping a close eye on the construction progress, and @bioreconstruct recently posted some exciting new photos. The hotel has really started taking shape, and we can also see the NEW POOL! It is hard to beat a day sitting poolside at your Disney World hotel, so we are excited to see the pool begin to take shape.
What’s the fate of the Liberty Belle after the Magic Kingdom’s riverboat took its final cruise?
Liberty Square Riverboat
In early July of 2025, Disney controversially closed the Rivers of America, including Tom Sawyer Island and the aforementioned Liberty Belle riverboat. The opening day area and its attractions were shuttered to make way for Piston Peak, the expansion coming to the park’s Frontierland based on Pixar’s Cars franchise.
It is time for another look at the progress made on Disney World’s newest hotel, Disney Lakeshore Lodge.
Disney Lakeshore Lodge Construction
While this new hotel isn’t expected to open until 2027, it is always interesting to take a look at the progress being made. This hotel will be a new Disney Vacation Club Resort hotel, and it is located right by Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground.
We have been eagerly awaiting this moment ever since a new Spaceship Earth lounge was announced! It is finally time to step foot inside and explore everything GEO-82 has to offer.
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We first learned about this new lounge in August 2024, and now it is less than one week away from its grand opening. We had the opportunity to get a first look inside this new space before its official opening, and, of course, we are bringing you along with us!
A LOT of exciting new things are coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
The Little Mermaid — A Musical Adventure
First, a brand-new Monsters, INC. land is on the way. THEN, the Muppets will be taking over Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. The park is also getting two BRAND NEW SHOWS, including Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After (which we recently got a preview of in Disney World) and The Little Mermaid — A Musical Adventure, with both shows opening on May 27th. Well, Disney World recently dropped some NEW photos of the Little Mermaid show!
Okay, I’ve got a big beef with Disney World’s Lightning Lane Multi Pass.
Lightning Lane Multi Pass pamphlet
So here’s the deal…I’ve been going to Disney World for almost 30 years (my first trip was in 1996 during the Birthday Cake Castle debacle — and yes, I was a little upset). I’ve also been going to Disneyland since 2014 (y’all, this is already making me feel old). I love both, although there are some things I think Disney World does better (hello, park security), and I think there are some things Disneyland does better (ALL the characters). But I do have one MASSIVE gripe about Disney World’s Lightning Lane Multi Pass that I need to get off my chest.
There is A LOT of construction going on at Disney World. Construction walls are up by Astro Orbiter, a portion of DinoLand is now closed as work begins on Pueblo Esperanza, and Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy is closed and blocked off as Disney prepares to debut Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After.
Astro Orbiter Construction Walls
And that is only the tip of the iceberg! There is even more construction going on at the parks, as well as numerous hotels at Disney World. You will even spot construction going on for a brand-new Disney World hotel.
Haunted Mansion in Disneyland Park is no longer using a virtual queue because the BRAND-NEW queue is officially open!
Haunted Mansion Holiday
Back in January, the attraction was closed for renovation until July 29th. However, when the attraction reopened, the queue was still under construction so Haunted Mansion has been using a virtual queue.
Wow…15 years goes by SO fast.
You have no idea what we went through to get this photo
In that time, we’ve done a lot of running around Disney Parks, usually with some kind of food in our hands, trying to get that perfect photo. Meanwhile, we’re also taking photos of amazing Cast Members doing amazing things, Disney ducks (sorry, not sorry), baby animals, and more. But the food photos are what you really know us for, and you would not BELIEVE what we’ve done to get those great shots. So we’re going to tell you.
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