Ahead of the highly-anticipated release of the Mulan remake, a new limited edition MagicBand themed to the film has marched into the Magic Kingdom. The MagicBand has an edition size of 1,500, and features Mulan on the box along with the phrase “Strong Chi.” It’s a white MagicBand with a red disk, and features Mulan … Read more
Though its days (months?) may be numbered, Splash Mountain reopened at the Magic Kingdom today during cast member previews, to some of the longest waits throughout the entire park. Disney has announced that the ride will close at the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland to be re-themed to The Princess and the Frog, though no official … Read more
Cast member reopening previews have begun at the Magic Kingdom, and the fan-favorite Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe is once again open for business in Tomorrowland, with new safety precautions in place. Outside, entrances and exits are clearly marked on the doors, while a sign encourages guests to use Mobile Order, complete with a QR code. … Read more
With today’s start of Cast Member previews of the re-opened parks of Walt Disney World, we have our first look at the layout of the new mask-free “Relaxation Stations” at the Magic Kingdom. At the border of Frontierland and Adventureland, guests can find a Relaxation Station near Golden Oak Outpost, where they can remove their required face mask. Other … Read more
With today’s start of Cast Member previews at the newly-reopened Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, we have our first look at the layout of the new mask-free “Relaxation Stations” throughout the park. In Fantasyland, guests can step right up and relax at Pete’s Silly Sideshow, one of three locations at the park where guests may remove their face … Read more
Today marks a royal return for the Disney Princesses and Fairy Godmother as they all gathered at the Main Street Train Station to greet guests at a safe social distance. In lieu of traditional character meet and greets or stage shows, Magic Kingdom will be implementing character cavalcades and processionals throughout the park, allowing guests … Read more
Following Disney’s announcement that Splash Mountain would be re-themed to The Princess and the Frog at the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland, guests at Walt Disney World have snapped up attraction merchandise before it’s gone, and the reopened Briar Patch store at the Magic Kingdom has proved to be no exception. Despite this being the first … Read more
With today’s start of Cast Member previews of the re-opened parks of Walt Disney World, we have our first look at the layout of the new mask-free “Relaxation Stations” at the Magic Kingdom. We made a stop at the Relaxation Station at Tomorrowland Terrace, one of three locations at the park where guests may remove … Read more
It’s time to board the Highway in the Sky and make our way over to the Magic Kingdom for Cast Member previews today! We’ve made it through bag check and temperature screenings at the Transportation and Ticket Center, and now we’ll walk you through the process of boarding the Express Monorail, which will also be … Read more
Today, we’re heading into the Magic Kingdom for a sneak peek at the reopenings via Cast Member previews. But, before we can get into the Magic Kingdom, we have to head into the Transportation and Ticket Center so we can get to the park. We drove by the Transportation and Ticket Center a couple of … Read more
While Walt Disney World is supposed to act as a containment “bubble” for the athletes of Major League Soccer, COVID-19 has forced one team to withdraw from play. FC Dallas has announced that they have withdrawn from the MLS is Back Tournament, set to begin at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on Wednesday. … Read more
Since the closure of Walt Disney World in March, the future of Future World in EPCOT was put on hold, along with other construction work throughout Walt Disney World property. Now it appears EPCOT’s Future World construction is moving forward. Construction presses on for what will become World Celebration in EPCOT. World Celebration will be … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from June 29 – July 5. Walt Disney World Parks In celebration of the fourth of … Read more
Yesterday, Walt Disney World Resort Annual Passholders that were on the monthly payment plan were charged for four months of payments all at once. That afternoon Disney released a statement that the error was due to a “computer glitch” and refunds would start to be “actively processed.” Checking in with our WDWNT staffers, it appears … Read more
Jeff Vahle, President of the Walt Disney World Resort, paid Disney’s Animal Kingdom a visit today as Cast Members prepare for the theme park reopening. In a series of photos on his Instagram, you can catch a glimpse at the ways the park plans to handle social distancing and keeping Guests safe. A photo from … Read more
Disney Parks Blog has just shared an exciting announcement ahead of the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks reopening next week, and that’s the official dates we’ll be able to use Disney transportation again! Starting June 22nd, buses were back in service and taking Guests to and from Disney Springs to their resort hotels. But … Read more