REVIEW: NEW Esquite Hot Dog Spices Things Up for “Magic Happens” at the Refreshment Corner in Disneyland

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Magic is happening today with the debut of the newest daytime spectacular, “Magic Happens”, at Disneyland park. With the help of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, this incredible new parade comes to life with stunning floats, energetic music, artistic costumes, and now, thanks to some fabulous Disneyland chefs, a few deliciously magical eats … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 2/22/20 (Flower & Garden Prep, “Disney Ink & Paint” Merchandise, Festival of the Arts, and More)

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Good morning from EPCOT, a park undergoing an extreme makeover. Let’s see what’s happening today! Crowds were especially large this morning outside the gates before the park opened. Preparations are well underway for the EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival, which takes the stage March 4. EPCOT will definitely benefit from the beautiful flowers and … Read more

PHOTOS: Additional Roofing, Painting, and Themed Shutters Appear at the Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Facade in EPCOT

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With Summer 2020 inching closer and closer everyday, the opening of Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure feels like it’s right around the corner! Let’s take a look at the latest progress in the France Pavilion at EPCOT. You may notice quite a few changes since our last update. The roofing has been completed on the square gazebo … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 2/18/20 (Regal Eagle Sign Uncovered, Lighter Crowds, Flower & Garden Prep, and More)

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Good morning from EPCOT, a park in a state of constant transition. Let’s go take a look around our favorite construction zone! With President’s Day weekend now behind us, the crowds at EPCOT this morning were significantly lower than we’ve been seeing. You can probably hear my audible sigh of relief at this point. Sandwiched … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Disney’s Hollywood Studios 2/17/20 (Large Crowds, “Onward” Merchandise, Stormtrooper Recruitment, Elbows off the Table, and More)

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Bright suns from Disney’s Hollywood Studios! It was another busy day as President’s Day weekend draws to a close. Let’s see what’s going on inside! Even with the park opening at 8:00am, you have to get here pretty early if you want to be near the front of the crowd. We love a view that … Read more

PHOTOS: New Concrete Supports Installed for Queue at TRON Lightcycle Run in the Magic Kingdom

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The construction on TRON Lightcycle Run is speeding right along! Let’s take a look at what’s happening at the attraction’s construction site. Work has started on the outdoor queue that will snake underneath the coaster. Look closely at the coaster track, and you can see some shorter concrete support beams have been installed in the … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 2/16/20 (President’s Day Weekend Crowds, Missing Poster, 2019 MagicBand, and More)

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Good morning from a very crowded Present’s Day weekend at Magic Kingdom! Let’s take a walk around! As we entered the park we noticed one of the posters was missing off the wall. We’re looking forward to see what returns here! Ahoy, mateys! The new “Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction” Pirates of the Caribbean collection … Read more

PHOTOS: Update on Innoventions Demolition in Future World

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During a ride on the Monorail, we got an aerial view of the changes taking place behind the construction walls in the former home of Innoventions. Let’s take a closer look! Most of the remaining debris from the demolition has been cleared and the ground flattened to prepare to lay foundation (literal and proverbial) for … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 2/13/20 (“Up” Phone Case, Blueprints on the Trash, Stitch Appreciation, and More)

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Good morning from The Most Magical Place on Earth, Magic Kingdom! Let’s see whats happening today. It was cloudy this morning, but the beauty of Cinderella Castle shines through! City Hall is still covered by scrim as it gets polished up. These Host a Ghost jars are going to be around forever, aren’t they? Happy … Read more

PHOTOS: Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover Speed Ramp Reopens After Refurbishment at the Magic Kingdom

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The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover recently experienced some trouble with its ramps. Today, we were excited to see everything is back up and running normally! Let’s take a look. You can see guests coming and going on both of the ramps. The line was nice and short, so we figured we’d take the ramp up … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 2/11/20 (Outdated Braille Map, St. Patrick’s Day Merchandise, Peeling Paint at The Odyssey, France Without Power, and More)

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Around beautiful day traveling around the world and back again! Let’s take a look at what’s happening at EPCOT! Our first stop at the park was the ticket booths to check on the recent ticket prince increase that happened overnight. While we there, we noticed some of these stickers MagicBand were sideways or upside down. … Read more

REVIEW: New Valentine’s Day Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cupcake at Boardwalk Bakery Has Us Swooning

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Love is in the air at the BoardWalk Bakery! Let’s see what delicious treats they’ve cooked up for us. 3 delicious treats? They’re too good to us! Luckily (and shockingly) we showed some restraint today and only had one. Let’s take a look! Lovers will rejoice at this delicious chocolate concoction! Two white chocolate united … Read more

PHOTOS: Roof Work Ramps Up for Solar Panel Installation on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT

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While we were at Epcot today, we noticed a lot of work was being done on the roof of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind! Could this be preparation for new solar panels? We think so! We saw several workers today on the roof installing tracks for the freshly-repaired (possibly entirely new?) solar panels that … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 2/10/20 (Rope Drop, Waiting for Regal Eagle Smokehouse, Hidden Mickey, and More)

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Good morning from our favorite construction site, EPCOT! Let’a take a look what’s happening around the park today. This geosphere is so iconic, I always make sure to stop and take a picture of it every time I am there. What’s your favorite park icon? Time for rope drop! The EPCOT JAMMitors always brighten up … Read more

PHOTOS: Updates on the New Entrance Security Screening Area at EPCOT (2/10/20)

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Today, we checked in on the progress of the new security screening area at the EPCOT entrance. Let’s take a look! From the monorail platform, you can clearly see progress is moving along steadily in this area. An electrical truck was on the site today, along with several construction workers. The new structure for the … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Disney Springs 2/8/20 (New Ink & Paint Ears, Photo Ops, and More)

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There was a lot happening today while we were at Disney Springs! Let’s take a look. Beautiful Instagram shots are available all over Disney Springs, but this has to be our favorite! Isn’t Orange Bird just the cutest? There is still no visible progress being made on the Chicken Guy! expansion, so enjoy this picture … Read more