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PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 11/5/19 (More Additions to the Tomorrowland Speedway Holiday Overlay, TRON Track Installation Finalized, Gaston’s New Look, and More)

November 5, 2019

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Welcome to a perfectly overcast day here at the Magic Kingdom. We’re here and ready for a busy afternoon full of meet and greets, attraction overlays, and other changes around the park. Let’s get started. The structure outside of the entrance is taking shape nicely. This is part of the arrival experience enhancements here at … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 11/4/19 (Tomorrowland Speedway Holiday Overlay, Elsa Lights Up the Castle, Christmas Decorations, Heavy Crowds, and More)

November 4, 2019

by Annie Wilson

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Happy holidays from the Magic Kingdom! Whatever holiday you’re celebrating (Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc.) the Magic Kingdom has something for you: Halloween merchandise, Christmas decorations, and crowds. It’s a busy weekend here at the park, so let’s brave the crowds and see what’s new. The Christmas tree on Main Street U.S.A. has been put up! You … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: The World Famous Jingle Cruise Returns to the Magic Kingdom for 2019

November 2, 2019

by Jessica Figueroa

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If you don’t like Christmas, you’re in de-Nile. Returning for yet another year at the Magic Kingdom is the world famous Jingle Cruise in Adventureland. The whole queue has been covered in glistening ornaments and tinsel, and even Trader Samta is getting into the festive mood. In the seasonal storyline of the attraction, the Skippers … Read more

VIDEO: Live Actors and Special Decor Added to The Haunted Mansion for 50th Anniversary at Disneyland

August 9, 2019

by Jessica Figueroa

Welcome, Foolish Mortals! To a very special edition of this ghostly tour through The Haunted Mansion… Our library is well-stocked with priceless first editions — only ghost stories, of course — and marble busts of the greatest ghost writers the literary world has ever known. They have all retired here, to the Haunted Mansion. Last night, we celebrated … Read more

VIDEO: Live Actor Captain Barbossa Joins Pirates of the Caribbean for Disney Villains After Hours at the Magic Kingdom

June 6, 2019

by Jessica Figueroa

It seems Disney picked up on the popularity of the live actors implemented inside of Pirates of the Caribbean during last year’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and decided to bring them back just for the new, limited-time Disney Villains After Hours event this summer. In fact, a number of attractions feature villainous overlays: In Tomorrowland, the … Read more