News & Rumors Archive
Hotel refurbishments, resort construction, and room renovations are ongoing at Walt Disney World in 2019, 2020, and 2021! This updated resource will help you determine what to avoid, where to book, room requests, and what to expect in terms of hotel construction at Walt Disney World. (Updated November 14, 2019.) While refurbishments are a normal
President Donald Trump has canceled a planned visit to Walt Disney World this Christmas season. He was scheduled to headline a Republican Party fundraiser that was planned for the Grand Floridian Resort. In this post, we’ll share dates, details, and how this could impact your vacation. (Updated November 20, 2019.) The second part of that
As a Walt Disney World ice cream aficionado, I pride myself in covering all of the breaking sundae news. It is thus with deep regret that I am so tardy in giving you the inside scoop on the refurbishment of Beaches & Cream Soda Shop at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts. (Updated November 7,
Epcot is next up for our November 2019 Walt Disney World construction updates. In this photo update, we’ll take a look at progress on Regal Eagle Smokehouse and Space 220 Restaurant, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and the razing of Future World. Let’s start with the holiday season. Now that it’s November, that means
A lot is happening at Walt Disney World’s flagship hotel, both for Christmas and in terms of regular changes. In this Grand Floridian Resort report, we’ll take a look at the gingerbread house construction, plus progress on the pedestrian bridge to Magic Kingdom, relocation of the Grand Floridian Society Orchestra, and more. We’ll start with
Over the weekend, we attended the last Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party of the year on November first. After leaving the park late that night, we were back to Magic Kingdom early the next morning for the last day of Extra, Extra Magic Hours…and also the first day of Christmas. We’ve all seen those
Earlier this year, Walt Disney World announced the addition of Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue. Now, the menu and opening season have been revealed for this fast-casual BBQ restaurant and brewhouse. In this post, we’ll share the news and when you can expect to check out this new WDW dining option! In terms
For our first Walt Disney World construction update of November 2019, we head to Fort Wilderness to see the latest progress on Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge, the next Disney Vacation Club property to debut after Riviera Resort. We’ll also look at the work around the Settlement, and how this will impact campground guests.
We continue to Disney’s Hollywood Studios for our ongoing October 2019 Walt Disney World construction updates. After being the most exciting spot for progress reports earlier this year thanks to classics like the Bus Stop Half Marathon and Grand Avenue Mystery Building (oh and I guess Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge), DHS has been quieter of
We’re back at EPCOT, which is currently short for “Endless Projects: Construction of Tomorrow” as we continue our October 2019 Walt Disney World updates. In this, we’ll share photos of walls walls, everywhere a wall plus some other random stuff at Epcot. For this update, we arrived via the Skyliner (click here to read that update)
We’re back with another Skyliner gondola update from Walt Disney World! Here we have new photos, updated hours, and anecdotal observations from a slew of rides to test the system. We’ll also cover more of the fallout from the Skyliner collision that occurred a couple weeks ago. To bring you up to speed, after 6
