The Morocco Pavilion Friendship boat dock in EPCOT has reopened after a three-week refurbishment. Friendship Boat Dock Refurbishment With the Morocco dock back open, the Germany dock closed again. This launch and the one near the Mexico Pavilion have been closed since the summer of 2016 except when one of the other two docks needs … Read more
Work continues to move along outside the Magic Kingdom as the park prepares for its new resort launch dock. The newly-installed sign stands by fencing as it awaits guests heading to Walt Disney World’s resort hotels. The area has come so far since construction began, but there’s still more to be done before it’s ready. … Read more
A familiar — but slightly modified — sight returned to Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa this morning. Boat service to the Magic Kingdom has resumed. Along with social distancing markers at the boat dock, there is an additional change. Disney Transportation is using Discovery River Boats rather than the launches that normally serve the … Read more
In addition to construction crews paving large areas of the dock site in front of Magic Kingdom, they’ve now installed a sign. The sign indicates this the second dock designated for resort launches around Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake. The unearthed area hasn’t changed much since our last report, but it appears they may … Read more
Work has continued to progress on the pathway between the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, so we took a look around by the Monorail station at the park to check on all of the latest updates. One of the first things we noticed before we even boarded the Monorail was this … Read more
As part of the arrival experience enhancements at Magic Kingdom, work continues on several projects and pathways around the area. Today, we stopped by to see the latest improvements at the various sites. As we passed by Grand Floridian, work on the pathway that will connect the resort to the Magic Kingdom is in full … Read more
Work continues on the entrance enhancements at Magic Kingdom. Today, we stopped by to look at the latest updates at the site. Work on repaving and widening the walking path from the park entrance to the Contemporary Resort continues to progress a segment at a time. Guests are still being directed towards a temporary pathway … Read more
Work on the Magic Kingdom’s new entrance enhancements was buzzing with activity today. We stopped by to check out the latest work on the various aspects of the project. The new boat dock, once the quietest area of the project, has suddenly come to life with activity. Large equipment has arrived on-site, and workers were … Read more
Several major construction projects in and around Seven Seas Lagoon have made big strides this week. The long-awaited pedestrian bridge that will connect Grand Floridian Resort & Spa with Magic Kingdom finally saw a big step forward this morning. Overnight, workers hoisted the pedestrian bridge into place and connected it with the rotating mechanism. From … Read more
The ongoing construction work on the Magic Kingdom arrival experience enhancements has continued its steady push forward this week. New construction equipment continues to flow into the staging and storage areas just east of the Magic Kingdom bus loop. The former dock site for the resorts boats is completely devoid of anything green as construction … Read more