The bridge for the Magic Kingdom to Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort walkway was in the closed position this morning as work continues. This is the first time our reporters have caught the bridge in the closed position, which will let guests cross the Electrical Water Pageant canal. We can see where the bridge will connect … Read more
While work on new arrival enhancements at Disney’s Animal Kingdom stalled for a bit over the last few weeks, it seems it’s full speed ahead as the park prepares for its 22nd anniversary coming up in April. Construction on the new security screening tent at the entrance to the park has now gone vertical and … Read more
Construction on the entrance bypass around Innoventions East in EPCOT’s Future World is wrapping up this week. After decorative walls were added in front of the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind site last week, we can now see where the bypass will meet up with Future World and the currently accessible guest areas. Repaving … Read more
Work on the renovation of EPCOT’s main entrance is motoring into high gear. Today, we stopped by to see the latest changes to the park entrance. Work on the new security structure on the east entrance side continues to rise quickly. The support beams have gone vertical this week, and today, we could see that … Read more
Work around EPCOT continues to steam forward this week. We stopped by to check in on the latest updates in the park. Work on the Innoventions East bypass continues, with rolling green hedges now blocking the pathway to be used. Behind the Innoventions East building that is temporarily home to MouseGear, work on the landscaping … Read more
Today, we stopped by the France pavilion in EPCOT to see the latest changes to the ongoing expansion project. Decorative balcony details have been added to the windows along the entrance pathway to the expansion. From above, we can see how more the site has changed now that painting has completed on the facade of … Read more
Work on the Regal Eagle Smokehouse continues to press forward at EPCOT. The future site of brews and BBQ at EPCOT is inching ever closer to completion, so we stopped by to see what it looks like today. From the front, we can see where some of the newlyinstalled framing is being primed for painting. … Read more
Future World has fallen into a state of mourning today. Overnight, the remaining pieces of the former home of Club Cool, Fountain View, and Innoventions were removed, leaving a building-sized hole in our hearts. The ongoing demolition work as part of the reimagining of EPCOT has been one of the most visible signs of change … Read more
Work at Disney California Adventure’s Avengers Campus is progressing as it races to meet its Summer 2020 opening, and today, we’ve got a look at the latest advancements. From Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree in neighboring Cars Land, we can see construction progressing steadily. Some of the red paneling on the exterior of the future Spider-Man ride … Read more
This week, the Magic Kingdom parking lot expansion site saw several changes. We took a ride on the monorail to get a birds-eye view of the latest work happening at the site. Land clearing is almost complete in the green section that used to be trees and bushes. Most notably at the site, several very … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from January 13–19! Walt Disney World A bold, new variable message sign was installed at the … Read more
The beautification of Tomorrowland continues ahead of the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World and the opening of TRON Lightcycle Run. One of the biggest changes coming to Tomorrowland is the removal of the garish galactic starport theming that currently adorns the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. While our reporters were in the Magic Kingdom today, … Read more
Work on EPCOT’s reimagined entrance continues to roll along. Today we stopped by to see the latest changes. Work on utility lines near the east side of the parking lot continues as the hole has expanded. With the first large section of pavement having been poured, work now begins on more retaining walls. Work on … Read more
Today, we stopped by EPCOT to see the latest on some of the construction projects ongoing around Future World. Over at the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind site, all was relatively quiet, except for this lone worker at the very top of the show building. Behind what was the rear exit to MouseGear, we … 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
EPCOT is currently nothing but construction walls, at least as far as the evolving Future World is concerned. While the maze of walls isn’t the greatest visual experience for guests, at least they’re trying to make it entertaining by slapping on as much theming and character art as possible. New to the EPCOT construction wall … Read more