Magic Kingdom Archive
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
We return to Magic Kingdom for another Walt Disney World progress report. We’ll cover the Super Bowl parade and crowds, TRON Lightcycle Run construction, more on the aesthetic overhaul of Tomorrowland, plus other recent and upcoming changes. Let’s start by looking forward. Villains After Hours returns to Magic Kingdom this Friday, February 7, 2020. We’re
Along with a price increase (naturally), Walt Disney World has added beer & wine to all three Happily Ever After Fireworks Dessert Parties. Alcohol in Magic Kingdom is always a controversial subject, and we’ll tackle some of the criticism of these changes along with our “review” of the Tomorrowland Terrace upcharge offerings. As of February
We’re back with another round of news & rumors from Walt Disney World, with a look at what’s coming, going, and being improved at Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, and beyond. Naturally, that includes another update to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance ride protocol. We also have a couple of other tidbits that relate to
This Be Our Guest Restaurant breakfast review features photos and our thoughts the morning meal here, including whether it’s a good value, and which Walt Disney World guests might enjoy breakfast at Be Our Guest Restaurant. We’ll also discuss how this ranks among pre-park opening dining options at Magic Kingdom. For starters, Be Our Guest
One of our favorite ‘hidden gem’ experiences in all of Walt Disney World is Cinderella Castle’s Kiss Goodnight. It’s a magical moment that we’ve covered in two prior blog posts: The Kiss Goodnight: Walt Disney World’s Best Thing Few Guests See and Magic Kingdom’s Kiss Goodnight, Revisited. However, we’re here today to take a Cinderella
After overestimating with Galaxy’s Edge, it’s now fair to say that Walt Disney World underestimated the popularity of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. More adjustments are being made to park hours, Extra Magic Hours, transportation and more to meet the demand and popularity of what we called Imagineering’s most ambitious and impressive attraction of
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for opening weekend of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Hollywood Studios. Additionally, hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot are now longer for December 2019 & January 2020, with earlier openings and later closings. In this post, we’ll cover the longer hours, offer background info,
This rainy day report offers a recap of our experience at the first 2019 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. In it, we share commentary and dozens of new photos from this year’s holiday party at Walt Disney World. Before we even get started, we’ll preface this by saying it was an incredibly wet night–a downright
Magic Kingdom has a large lineup of holiday snacks and desserts at its counter service restaurants both for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and Walt Disney World day guests. In this post, we’ll share some of our favorite–and least favorite–Christmas foods at Magic Kingdom, and recommend what you should buy and skip. As we note
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
