We’ve been keeping tabs on the roadway construction near Hollywood Studios for some time now. The new entrance to Hollywood Studios off Osceola Parkway opened late last year. Since then, the overpass over Victory Way opened in July 2019. However, it seems that work on the updated Osceola Parkway/Victory Way intersection is scheduled to continue … Read more
How high does the Sycamore grow? If you cut it down, then you’ll never know. And in the case of Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge, they cut it all down just to start construction on the new resort… At least we get to know what the lobby will look like. In the latest piece … Read more
Buenos Dias, Guten Morgen, Buongiorno, Ohayogozaimasu, and good morning from Epcot! Let’s see what’s happening in the park today. Future World It’s mid August, so you know what that means: Halloween! Basically the entire line of 2019 Halloween merchandise launched at Mouse Gear today. You can see some of the goodies in our articles here … Read more
With big plans for the upcoming Play Pavilion announced, Disney has officially closed off the former Wonders of Life complex and begun prepping for its massive overhaul. Newer guests may recognize the former Wonders of Life complex as the Festival Center. It was last used during the 2018 Food & Wine Festival, but has been … Read more
From the tram drop-off entrance area, to the remaining Leave-A-Legacy monoliths, to Rose Walk, it appears nearly all of Future World at Epcot is getting uprooted. And there are still many more changes in store, too. Over at Future World East, two pathway sections at Future World East are closing for expansion. The northeast section (pictured … Read more
If you’ve ever been to Epcot during Festival season, you know how bad of a bottleneck the old Rose Walk pathway between Future World and World Showcase could be. Disney realized this, and back in June, they closed off the path to widen it and redesign it from the ground up. They’ve made quite a … Read more
Work is currently underway to enhance the guest experience at all four Walt Disney World parks. Some, like Hollywood Studios, are basically finished. Epcot, however, still has a ways to go. Let’s see how the project is coming along since our last update. If you’re coming from the parking lot, walls still greet you at the … Read more
Good morning, Epcot! What do you have in store for us today? Let’s take a look. The other half of the Leave-a-Legacy monuments are finally coming down! Don’t expect it to be a quick job, though, these walls will probably be up for a while as they work on redesigning the front of the park. … Read more
It’s the end of the Epcot entrance as we know it. As was previously announced, construction walls went up around a section of Leave A Legacy monoliths late on August 5th, with guests arriving at Epcot the morning of August 6th welcomed by a series of planters and walls. Today, it seems the walls were … Read more
Behold, the Bridge to Terabithia! Just kidding. It’s just the bridge linking Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort to the Magic Kingdom, which after much permitting and red tape is finally under construction. On a ride around Seven Seas Lagoon on the monorail Resort line, we spotted some progress on the construction of the new walkway, which now sports … Read more
Hooray for Hollywood! Just in time for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge (and the incoming Fall crowds), the new entrance and security checkpoint expansion area at the front of Disney’s Hollywood Studios has opened. Three of the new security lanes are open over on this side, with a few others roped off to the side. Guests … Read more
It’s the end of an era. As was previously announced, construction walls went up around a section of Leave A Legacy monoliths last night. These walls are set to stay in place through Fall 2019, with work on the re-imagined entrance following the removal of the monoliths. It also appears some monoliths were left unscathed … Read more
Disney’s Riviera Resort is starting to wrap up construction as we’re seeing more signage being installed and unveiled around the resort! A few weeks ago, we spotted the unveiling of a new Skyliner station sign in front of the resort. Today, we spotted a beautiful new sign with the initials “RR” (short for Riviera Resort) installed … Read more
Good morning from Epcot! We’re less than a month away from the 2019 Food and Wine Festival, and not much further from the beginnings of some major changes to the park. Let’s see what’s happening today while the park is still slow and things are still open! The Camera Center will be closing on September … Read more
Good morning, Hollywood! It seems like just a normal day in Hollywood Studios, but something big is happening at the moment… but more on that later. Let’s see what’s happening in the rest of the park. The KPUT “Good Morning Hollywood” radio show is one of my favorite bits that the Citizens of Hollywood perform. … Read more
Construction for the entrance enhancements at Disney’s Animal Kingdom will start impacting guests starting today. Temporarily, guests being picked off or dropped off will see the dedicated area for this moved to Row 1 of the Peacock Lot through September. To get to this area as well as Ride Share and Charter Bus stops, guests … Read more