News & Rumors Archive
Epcot has been a construction zone for the past several months, but even more closed recently as Walt Disney World prepares to gut and redo the central core of Future World behind Spaceship Earth. In this post, we’ll tour Future World and offer thoughts on navigating this sea of walls and how to approach rope
Disney has announced that Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom will receive a “bold, shimmering and royal makeover.” This comes ahead of Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary, and fittingly includes gold trim and accents. In this post, we’ll share the new concept art and offer some commentary. Walt Disney World has stated that this exciting work
This Walt Disney World refurbishment calendar lists the schedule of closures for 2020 at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. Rides and other attractions need to close for routine maintenance, safety upgrades, and improvements, hence the need for refurbishments. (Updated February 16, 2020.) While no one wants attraction closures during their trip to
Riviera Resort just opened and Reflections Lakeside Lodge is under construction at Walt Disney World, but that isn’t stopping Disney Vacation Club from powering full stem ahead on another new DVC resort. In this post, we’ll offer details, concept art, and commentary about the new tower coming to Disneyland Hotel. We first reported on this
2020 Annual Pass, Park Hopper, and multi-day ticket prices have increased at Walt Disney World, as Florida prepares to open Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. This comes ~6 months after a huge hike for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, which was under a year after the prior increase. (Updated February 12, 2020.)
We’ve already seen a flurry of price increases and changes today at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. More can be added to that list, as we have a few changes to MaxPass. In this post, we’ll detail the changes and whether the paid FastPass service is still worth the money. For those unfamiliar with it,
2020 ticket prices for Disney California Adventure and Disneyland have risen on 1-day, multi-day, and Annual Passes. Beyond the price increases, Disneyland Resort has expanded the tiered tickets from Value, Regular, and Peak seasons to 5 unnamed tiers. In this post, we’ll share price change info and offer some commentary. First of all, none of
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Resort is the most highly-hyped new hotels 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 Hotel” will open, potential pricing, concept art, construction progress, and answers to some frequently asked questions. Let’s start
With Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway opening at the beginning of next month, Walt Disney World has once again extended park hours for Hollywood Studios. Additionally, Extra Magic Hours have changed through August 2020, a predictable pattern attribute to the boarding pass dash for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. In this post, we’ll share
Since our last visit to Galaxy’s Edge, a few things have changed with Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. Namely, Hollywood Studios has moved to a later opening time. In this report, we share our latest experience with Walt Disney World’s new flagship attraction, plus recent rockiness and unreliability with the ride. While we knew
Walt Disney World has opened FastPass+ reservations for Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for opening day (March 4, 2020) and beyond! In this post, we’ll offer attraction info, revised DHS FastPass strategy, and what to do if FastPass+ is currently unavailable for your dates. We’ll also share new photos of the
