Walt Disney World Resort is set to close after Sunday, March 15th, in response to growing concerns over the Coronavirus. Today is March 14th and the painting of Cinderella Castle continues to make big progress before our eyes at the Magic Kingdom. All 6 cherrypickers were up upon our arrival and the official opening of the … Read more
It’s a bright and sunny day here in Florida, so let’s see what’s new at the Magic Kingdom! Right away, we were greeted with high-reaches surrounding Cinderella Castle, hard at work repainting the iconic structure. The amount of work completed in the last 48 hours has been truly impressive, with the lion’s share of the … Read more
Walt Disney World Resort is set to close after Sunday, March 15th, in response to growing concerns over the Coronavirus. Today is March 13th, so the beat goes on for us here at WDWNT, and we will be providing you continuing updates to the parks over the weekend, as well as any relevant Disney Parks … Read more
Good morning from the Magic Kingdom! We’ve arrived bright and early this morning to find bright blue turrets and patches of rose pink paint around Cinderella Castle. The makeover is well underway and everything is looking fresh and bright. The pink paint can only be seen in a few spots around the castle, but it … Read more
Cinderella Castle is in the middle of a major makeover at Walt Disney World. We have been closely following the progress over the last few weeks, beginning with the moat draining as well as the overall prep of the castle facade. Today, it looks like painting really revved up on the castle facade. We can see … Read more
With the re-painting of Cinderella Castle having begun as part of its transformation, performances of Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire have shifted to evenings at the Magic Kingdom, offering a rare nighttime backdrop for the stage show. With painting work typically ending at 5 PM (and the cranes moving away at that time), the show currently … Read more
As you walk into the Magic Kingdom today, your views (and photos) of Cinderella Castle may be slightly marred by the sight of numerous high-reaches sprawled across its facade, as painting for the castle’s grand makeover has officially begun. Here’s the sight as you walk up on Main Street. Work will be ongoing throughout the … Read more
With Cinderella Castle slated to get a makeover this Summer at the Magic Kingdom, show times for Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire have been reduced to accommodate work on the castle. Normally, show times would be 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, and 4:15 PM. Starting on March 9, Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire will … Read more
Welcome to another fantastic day here at the Magic Kingdom. It’s a bit chilly this morning, but we’re ready to rope drop Splash Mountain. It’s reopened after its annual refurbishment. Despite a delayed opening, Splash Mountain opened shortly after 9 AM to a large crowd of guests. The attraction looked nicely refreshed, even though we … Read more
The moat in front of Cinderella Castle is all but completely drained now. We have been following the progress of the draining over the last week or so in preparation for the upcoming Castle makeover. The water level on the right side of the castle is now less than a few inches. There is probably … Read more
The Cinderella Castle refurbishment project at Tokyo Disneyland has been underway for the past five months. There’s still a good month or so left on the project, but we got a sneak peek at the results this weekend! It seems that scaffolding is on its way down, and we got a look at the tip-top … Read more
With Cinderella Castle getting a permanently pink and gold-hued makeover this summer, work is already quietly underway at the Magic Kingdom, as the first steps are being taken to drain the moat for potential work. Closely surrounding the castle, you’ll see these barriers up along many of the moat’s various waterways. The last time we … Read more