Limited Lightning Lane Access, Pavilions Prepare For New Year’s Eve Parties, Holiday Crowds, & More: EPCOT Photo Report 12/28/21

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Good morning from EPCOT! Today, we make our way around the World neighborhoods and World Showcase as we battle the holiday crowds for the news! We started out day on the Monorail to get aerial views of construction (and crowds) down below. Construction at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has been stagnant for quite … Read more

New Castle Collection Dooney & Bourke Bag Arrives, New Year’s Eve Fireworks Returning to Disneyland, Mickey’s PhilharMagic May Receive Upgrades & Coco Scene in Tokyo, and More: Daily Recap (12/27/21)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we’ve rounded up all our stories in one place to get today’s news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, December 27, 2021. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

PHOTOS: Work Underway in Trench of Journey of Water in EPCOT

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Structures continue to take shape in the construction site of Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana” in EPCOT. There are a few large dirt piles next to the trenches that were excavated a few months ago. A standalone wall sits in the middle of the site. Some concrete supports aren’t yet supporting anything. Several large … Read more

Grogu Headband, TRON Construction Trucks Along, Disney KiteTails Banners Return With New Characters, & More: Magic Kingdom & Disney’s Animal Kingdom Photo Report 12/20/21

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Good morning from Magic Kingdom! A new Grogu headband has crawled its way into The Emporium. More Alice in Wonderland Mary Blair housewares are in the home section of the shop. Full details and pricing for all of the items we found are in our daily merchandise roundup! TRON is making quick progress on the … Read more

PHOTOS: EPCOT Construction Moves Along Across World Celebration

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The former Future World at EPCOT is a wonderland of ongoing construction at the moment as the overhaul of the front half of the park takes place. Future World is becoming the new neighborhoods of World Celebration, World Discovery and World Nature. In World Celebration, the Journey of Water and Connections Café and Eatery are … Read more

Story Book Dining Returns, Kali River Rapids Reopens, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Facade, & More: Disney’s Animal Kingdom & EPCOT Photo Report 12/16/21

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Happy holidays from Disney’s Animal Kingdom! Starting our day bright and early at Discovery Trading Co., a fuzzy pink Mickey mouse head sweater collection made a cozy debut with gloves, scarves, hats, and a jacket. For full details and pricing of all of the merchandise we found today, check out our daily merchandise roundup! The … Read more

Individual Lightning Lane Outages & Genie+ Changes, Mickey Waffle Loungefly Backpack, & More: Magic Kingdom & Disney’s Hollywood Studios Photo Report 12/17/21

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Good morning from a beautiful sunny day at Walt Disney World! Today, we make our way across Magic Kingdom, Disney Springs, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Sleepy Hollow isn’t the only place to get a good Mickey waffle in the kingdom anymore. We satisfied our cravings early with the new Mickey waffle Loungefly from Uptown Jewelers! … Read more

Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Installs Wall Panels, Train Whistles Heard Throughout The Kingdom, Riviera Resort Bags, & More: Magic Kingdom & EPCOT Photo Report 12/15/21

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Good morning from a great big beautiful day at the parks! We’re starting our day in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom, checking in on the construction progress at TRON Lightcycle Run. A large patch of mulch is now covering the small area in front of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, where Enterprise recently became the new … Read more

Monorail Yellow Returns From Refurbishment, 50th Anniversary Luxe Minnie Ear Headband, Journey of Water Construction, & More: EPCOT & Disney’s Hollywood Studios Photo Report 12/14/21

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Seasons greetings from a foggy Walt Disney World! We are hopping around quite a bit today, so let’s get started! Our first stop of the day is at the Transportation and Ticket Center where Monorail Yellow has returned from refurbishment with a refreshed look. After a quick spin on the Resort Monorail, we made our … Read more

PHOTOS: Walls Take Shape at Journey of Water Inspired by ‘Moana’ in EPCOT

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More and more structures are taking shape at the site of Journey of Water inspired by “Moana” in EPCOT. This new walkthrough attraction will be part of the World Nature neighborhood. Walls are creating a circular shape in one section of the excavated dirt. The structures will probably act as bases for mountainous façades instead … Read more

50th Anniversary Commemorative Bricks, Red Jeweled Ears, 2022 Pin, & More: Magic Kingdom Photo Report 12/13/21

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Seasons greetings! Our loop today includes Magic Kingdom, a Monorail ride, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, & Disney Springs — phew! Before heading into the park, we hopped aboard the express Monorail line to see yellow was back from refurbishment! The interior has been redone, but the Monorail did not load to guests and was taken off … Read more

PHOTOS: New Structures Continue to Develop for Journey of Water Inspired by ‘Moana’ at EPCOT

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We’ve been “staring at the edge of the water,” waiting to see how the Journey of Water at EPCOT has been coming along. In just a matter of days, things have quite visibly changed since our last visit. Let’s take a look! From the Walt Disney World Monorail, we can see a number of tents … Read more

Gingerbread Cookie Cocktail, 2022 Disney Parks Pandora Charm, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway Queue Decals, and More: Magic Kingdom & Disney’s Hollywood Studios Photo Report 12/10/21

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Greetings from Magic Kingdom! Today, we make our way around Cinderella Castle, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and a pool bar! Starting our day in a shopping mood, we stopped at The Emporium, where a red tie-dye Pizza Planet sweatshirt is available. A puzzle Advent calendar is in the holiday section, along with a Mickey bubble … Read more

New Paint & Patchwork at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Scrim Removed From Living With the Land, and More: EPCOT Photo Report (12/9/21)

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Greetings from EPCOT! We started this gloomy day with our usual Monorail run to get an eye from the sky view of the current construction projects happening. Journey of Water is seeing a lot of progress as structures and walkways begin to take shape. Back on the ground, Guardians of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind received … Read more

PHOTOS: Construction Continues on Structures for Journey of Water Inspired by ‘Moana’ at EPCOT

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Though still a long way off from opening, Journey of Water is starting to resemble more than piles of dirt in the World Nature neighborhood of EPCOT. In our last construction update, we noted that some pathways seem to be coming together. Short concrete pillars are in place where future structures may go. The structure … Read more

PHOTOS: Construction Continues at Connections Café and Eatery, Dreamers Point and More at World Celebration in EPCOT

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The transformation of World Celebration continues at EPCOT, so we popped by for the latest look at the state of construction. From the Walt Disney World Monorail, we can see that there’s plenty of work happening both on both the interior and exterior of the future site of Connections Café and Eatery. Moving around to … Read more