PHOTOS: New Cinderella Castle Loungefly Backpack Magically Appears at Walt Disney World

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Another new Loungefly backpack has made its way to Walt Disney World, this time featuring Cinderella Castle. If you are familiar with the Loungefly collection, their small backpacks are themed to different locations and items at Disney Parks. The outside of the bag features a stylized version of Cinderella Castle, with the inside featuring the … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Tokyo Disneyland 8/1/19 (Country Bears Merchandise, Critter Country Construction, New Parking Garage, and More!)

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With the turning of the months comes blue skies, Floridian humidity, and the Japanese holiday of Obon! And all of those and more (except maybe the humidity) are an excellent excuse to head out to Tokyo Disney Resort. So, let’s check in and see what’s happening this week at Tokyo Disneyland! JR Maihama Station and … Read more

PHOTOS: Cinderella Castle Pathway Widening Project Update 7/21/19 (Walkway Leveling, Wall Painting, and Return of the Bench Alcove)

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Another day in Magic Kingdom, another day closer to the pathway widening construction by Cinderella Castle being completed. We stopped by on our walk around the Magic Kingdom to check in on the progress. We first caught a view of some construction workers painting the top edge of the wall along the previously existing edge … Read more

PHOTOS: Latest Progress on the Pathway Widening Project by Cinderella Castle – 6/29/19

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The pathway that connects Liberty Square to Cinderella Castle has been closed for several weeks now, and we’ve been keeping an eye on the construction progress. If you walked this pathway before the closure, I’m sure you saw how narrow and congested this pathway can get, so the widening is going to be a welcome … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 6/6/19 (Patriotic Main Street, Castle Couture Transforms Into Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Dole Whip Updates, ETC.)

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The Magic Kingdom is truly one of my favorite places in the entire world, and I would rather spend the day here than almost any other place in the world, even when it feels like a thousand degrees outside and I’m melting. I’m loving the addition of these patriotic banners draping the tops of the … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 5/22/19 (New Rainbow Pride Merch, Refilled Cinderella Castle Moat, More TRON Track, ETC.)

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Welcome to another WDWNT photo report from the Most Magical Place on Earth, Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom! It was such a lovely morning to be at the Magic Kingdom, the weather was pleasant, the sky was blue, and the Disney ducks have their home back in the Cinderella Castle moat! Well, most of the … Read more

PHOTOS: Cinderella Castle Pathway Officially Closed Off for Widening Project at the Magic Kingdom

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Another beautiful day in the Magic Kingdom, another dreamy walk through the narrow, yet quaint Cinderella Castle walkway… Nope, denied. With the foundation for the expanded walkway already poured, Disney has officially closed off the old narrow pathway for construction. As you can see in the image above, the entire span of the walkway is … Read more

PHOTOS: Foundation Concrete Poured on Cinderella Castle Pathway Expansion

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Disney is chugging away full steam on the project to expand the path on the west side of Cinderella Castle. It seems like every time I’m here, there’s a noticeable amount of progress. Let’s see how it’s going so far! The wooden framing for the foundations seems to be fully in place now. You can … Read more

PHOTOS: Cinderella Castle Pathway Expansion – Construction Update 4/16/19

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Swift progress is being made on the west side of Cinderella Castle. The planned expansion of the pathway between Liberty Square and Fantasyland started less than a month ago, and foundations are already being prepared. We saw the very beginnings of concrete work in our last update, but now it’s really taking shape. Disney hasn’t … Read more

PHOTOS: Magic Kingdom Moat Update 4/3/19 – Cosmic Ray’s Gets A Fresh Coat of Paint

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When visiting the Magic Kingdom, you can’t help but notice the water around the castle has been drained. It isn’t very pretty, so let’s hope it doesn’t take too long to widen the pathway around Cinderella Castle. The dam-like structures on the Tomorrowland side of the park are being put to good use. We can … Read more

PHOTOS: Cinderella Castle Moat Update 3/26/19 – Waterways Cleaned for Pathway Widening Project

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Last week, we reported that the moat surrounding Cinderella Castle had been fully drained in preparation of the widening of the pathway that connects Liberty Square and Fantasyland. On a recent walk around Magic Kingdom, I noticed that some of the water had started creeping back in. It does look like they cleaned up some … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 3/22/19 (Rainy Day Aesthetics, New Merchandise, Commemorative Bricks, Construction Updates, ETC.)

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It was a rainy day at The Most Magical Place on Earth, but even a rainy day spent at Magic Kingdom is better than a day spent almost anywhere else. Rainy Day at the Magic Kingdom New Merchandise My first stop inside Curtain Call Collectables (to grab fresh Fuel Rods for the day) led to … Read more

PHOTOS: Cinderella Castle Moat Fully Drained For Pathway Widening Project at the Magic Kingdom 3/19/19

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We reported earlier this week about the beginning stages of the process behind draining the moat surrounding Cinderella Castle. On a tour through the park today, we caught the latest updates on the progress, featuring an almost completely empty moat. It doesn’t look quite as magical with all that gunk at the bottom. The moat is … Read more

PHOTOS: Even More “The Most Magical Place on Earth” Merchandise Arrives at Walt Disney World

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The “Most Magical Place on Earth” merchandise collection captured our hearts earlier this week when we spotted its debut at World of Disney, but today we’ve spotted even more at the Emporium on Main Street at the Magic Kingdom. “Where Dreams Come True” Tank Top – $34.99 This lightweight tank top features a Cinderella Castle … Read more

SHOP: New Cinderella Castle and Sleeping Beauty Castle Minnie Ears, Apparel, MagicBand, and More Available Now on shopDisney

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Tons of new merchandise for “The Happiest Place on Earth” (Disneyland) and “The Most Magical Place on Earth” (Walt Disney World) was released just yesterday and in the past few weeks. If at any point you panicked at the thought of not being able to make it out to the parks, fear not! Most of … Read more

Narrow Pathway Behind Cinderella Castle To Be Widened

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If you’re a fan of the narrow (I like to call it romantic) pathway that connects the area of Fantasyland (back where Cinderella Fountain is) to Sleepy Hollow in Liberty Square, please be advised that it will be undergoing improvements and being widened for better traffic flow. The area is set to be widened to … Read more