News & Rumors Archive
We’re back with another Walt Disney World news round-up! This covers a few stories, including the latest on winter crowds and construction progress in the parks. Additionally, we revisit the big story of the week, the ending of Disney’s Magical Express, with additional details as we try to make sense of that. Let’s start with
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Resort is a highly-hyped new hotel coming to Walt Disney World, opening behind Galaxy’s Edge in Hollywood Studios. This post covers everything you need to know–the latest on when the spaceship Halcyon will open, pricing, concept art & construction photos. (Updated January 15, 2021.) Walt Disney World has reopened and projects
Disney announced it will be ending the current Annual Passholder program for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, cancelling all outstanding APs and issuing refunds. In this post, we’ll share details about the termination, commentary on why it’s happening, and more. Here’s the statement issued by Ken Potrock, President of Disneyland Resort: “For nearly four decades,
Disneyland is finally reopening later this week… …as a massive COVID-19 vaccination site. Orange County, California officials announced that the theme park operator will host their first large Point-Of-Dispensing (POD) site for vaccine distribution. Probably not the “reopening” news most of you were hoping to read, but it’s a big development for a number of
Prior to the parks reopening, Walt Disney World “temporarily suspended” Extra Magic Hours, FastPass+, the Dining Plan, and more. Little by little, some of those things have started coming back. The most notable to date has been Park Hopping, which returned in January 2021, albeit in modified form. All of this is still top of
This Walt Disney World refurbishment calendar lists the schedule of ride closures for 2021 at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. Attractions need to close for routine maintenance, safety upgrades, improvements, and reimaginings. (Updated January 9, 2021.) While no one wants attraction downtime during their trip to Walt Disney World, refurbishments are necessary
We’re back with our first Walt Disney World news round-up of 2021! This covers a range of stories, from another restaurant opening to a rumored park capacity increase from 35% to 40% of normal attendance limits. Most significantly, we have updates on construction at EPCOT, Magic Kingdom, and Wilderness Lodge–including projects pausing and resuming ahead
Premium MagicBand upgrades are available for pre-arrival Walt Disney World resort hotel guests and Annual Passholders. In this post, we’ll walk you through the process via the My Disney Experience app and DisneyWorld.com with screenshots–and show you all of the 40+ themed designs that are available when the inventory is restocked. (Updated January 1, 2021.)
Snow White’s Scary Adventures closed for refurbishment earlier this year, with the Fantasyland dark ride behind construction walls before the parks closed. Disneyland has since offered a preview of the park’s only ride-through princess attraction, which has been reimagined and renamed as Snow White’s Enchanted Wish. While Disneyland has been closed, Walt Disney Imagineering has
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is a family-friendly trackless dark ride under construction in EPCOT at Walt Disney World. The attraction will debut as a Streets of Paris expansion to France’s World Showcase pavilion. This covers everything you need to know: when it’s likely to open, photos, concept art, and answers to common questions. (Updated December 28,
We’re back at EPCOT for what can only be described as a Festivus Eve Miracle: the reimagined main entrance plaza featuring the prismatic pylon fountain has been fully unveiled! In this Walt Disney World park report, we’ll take a look at that, construction, and Christmas week crowds. For people my age, EPCOT has always been
