Construction Updates Archive
TRON Lightcycle Run is a new roller coaster under construction by Space Mountain in Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World. This covers everything you need to know: likely opening date, progress photos, video of ride vehicle testing, concept art, and answers to common questions. (Updated June 15, 2022.) To bring you up to speed,
Hotel refurbishments, resort construction, and character-inspired makeovers continue at Walt Disney World in 2022 & 2023. This resource provides info on room renovations, what to avoid, where to book, and what to expect in terms of hotel work at Walt Disney World. (Updated June 12, 2022.) Even with the 50th Anniversary now underway, Walt Disney
With Epcot’s central spine behind construction walls and an overhaul that won’t be finished until 2023, some fans question whether they should skip Epcot on their 2022 Walt Disney World vacations. This post covers what’s happening, when projects will be completed, and how they’ll impact your experience on upcoming visits. (Updated May 30, 2022.) When
Journey of Water Inspired by Moana is a new attraction coming to Walt Disney World as part of Epcot’s Future World overhaul. This covers everything you need to know about it: target opening date, concept art, construction progress, and answers to frequently asked questions. (Updated May 4, 2022.) Let’s begin with a basic overview of
Disney has announced an ambitious reimagining of Mickey’s Toontown in Disneyland that will debut in early 2023, alongside the new Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway ride. This post shares concept art, closing & reopening timelines, quotes, and brief thoughts on the changes. (Updated February 17, 2022.) The official announcement from Disney follows significant work behind
The 2021 Destination D23 event at Walt Disney World offered some morsels of information about the Epcot overhaul, while disappointingly omitting other key pieces of information, concept art, opening dates, and even entire attractions and pavilions. Going into the weekend, our hope and expectation was that Imagineering would release new concept for the Epcot overhaul–in
Walt Disney World has announced that the four new Epcot neighborhoods will officially debut on October 1, 2021 as part of the 50th Anniversary festivities. This post will offer a refresher as to what this means, what the company is promising, and when these neighborhoods will realistically take shape. As a reminder, the news of
It’s time for another EPCOT update! This Walt Disney World park report will offer photos & commentary about construction progress, the latest on Lightning Lanes and the Genie+ system, Harmonious viewing locations, a look inside Creations Shop and Club Cool, the new Fab 50 statues, and more. In the last couple of weeks, we’ve spent
Walt Disney World has announced the opening date for new Creations Shop and relocated Club Cool at Epcot. This is the first component of the massive Central Spine Redesign of that will eliminate Future World and replace it with 3 new neighborhoods has gained momentum in the last several months after pausing last year. (Updated
Walt Disney World has shared a sneak peek at the newly reimagined guest rooms at Contemporary Resort and other changes coming to the hotel. This post features photos of the “Incredibles Injection,” first impressions on how these compare to other refurbished rooms in WDW hotels, and more. (Updated August 20, 2021.) Let’s start by quickly
Another day, another Summer 2021 park report from Walt Disney World. This time, we head to Epcot for a Highway in the Sky aerial view of construction in Future World, fresh look at crowds, other changes, plus wait times, problem points, and congestion during the heart of summer tourist season on July 23, 2021. In
