Closure & Reopening Archive
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
“Are Walt Disney World crowds going to increase in 2021?” and “will wait times be worse this year?” are common questions among WDW trip planners. Many readers are asking whether there’s going to be rising crowds this winter or a surge of pent-up demand for Spring 2021. These questions make sense, as we wrote an
It was a rough year for Walt Disney World. The parks and resorts were closed for several months, only to reopen with much missing plus projects postponed. In terms of new attractions, lands, or restaurants, 2020 doesn’t compare to last year when Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Takumi Tei, two hotels, or the Skyliner debuted. Nevertheless,
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
It’s time for another Walt Disney World news round-up! This one begins with a Disney+ programming update, Christmas crowd trends and wait time data, plus updates on construction at EPCOT, BoardWalk Inn, and Flamingo Crossings Town Center. Let’s start with a new addition to Disney+ called the Disney Parks Sunrise Series. Here’s the programming description:
We’re back for another Walt Disney World news round-up! This one begins with an update on Mickey Mouse replacing BoardWalk Inn’s creep clown pool, plus goats invading Animal Kingdom, the College Program’s status for 2021, the return of Electrical Water Pageant, and more. Let’s start with the roller coaster saga of the Luna Park Pool
We’re back at Walt Disney World, this time at the Polynesian for a look at the resort during the Christmas season as the hotel undergoes construction. In this report, we’ll share breakfast, dinner, and dessert photos; a look at progress on the reimagining; and some of the Christmas decor. Let’s start by recapping the current
It’s time for another Animal Kingdom report. For this visit, we head to the park on a crowded and sold out weekend during the holiday season to check out crowds and Christmas offerings. This Walt Disney World update features photos, tips & info, our experience with crowds, nighttime in Pandora, and more! In case you
There are updates on the face mask front at Walt Disney World, with new designs, on-ride photo testing, and more. This update takes a look at all of that, plus a suggested rule change and an update on guest compliance at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios. If you’re looking for info about
We continue our holiday crowd updates with a visit to Hollywood Studios over the weekend. In this Walt Disney World park report, we’ll share photos of lines, wait time comparisons, a look at modifications to Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, and more Christmas stuff at DHS. This continues and concludes our series of Thanksgiving crowd
We’re back with another Walt Disney World news & rumor round-up. This one covers the return of fireworks at Magic Kingdom and increases to the number of Cast Member layoffs this year and in 2021. We also cover the prospects of a digital health passport system that could allow theme parks and other businesses to
