Walt Disney World Resort has announced that the Disney Skyliner, one of the methods of travel around the resort, will be undergoing a short refurbishment in early 2024. Disney Skyliner Temporarily Closing According to Disney, the Skyliner will be closed for routine maintenance starting January 16, 2024, and will remain closed through January 21, 2024. … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, October 5, 2023. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more
Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be closed May 1 — 2. According to the Walt Disney World website, the closure is to allow Cast Members to complete routine maintenance. Closed for Maintainence Disney describes Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as follows: Featuring stunning effects, thrilling stunts, dazzling pyrotechnics and rousing music, this larger-than-life show … Read more
In September of last year, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, a section of wall around a doorway on the Keystone Clothiers façade collapsed, leading to the doorway being blocked off. Construction walls went up around the façade a few weeks later, but there has been no visible progress on the wall since. Keystone Clothiers is on … Read more
Earlier this week, we posted about the dirty boats of “it’s a small world”, PeopleMover cars, and Toy Story Land, highlighting how cleaning has become a major maintenance issue at Walt Disney World. Today, we noted the sad state of the interior of Monorail Green. The carpeting on the walls gets dirty easily as guest shoes … Read more
Earlier this week, we posted about the boats of “it’s a small world” in Magic Kingdom that are so dirty they’re turning black. There have been ongoing maintenance problems at Walt Disney World, and it seems cleanliness is falling by the wayside. Readers sent us photos of the dirty interiors of Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover … Read more
Guests looking to take a trip to the fifth dimension were met with an unpleasant surprise at Disney’s Hollywood Studios today. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is expected to remain closed today due to unscheduled maintenance, with Cast Members posted out front to direct guests to other attractions in the park. Just yesterday, we … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Saturday, August 7, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
The ferry boats that shuttle guests between the Transportation and Tickets Center and Magic Kingdom see quite a bit of traffic every day. One of the three ferries, the Admiral Joe Fowler, was seen parked at the dock receiving some maintenance work. Let’s take a look. Heading down the ramp towards the dock, we noticed … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Saturday, January 23, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
The Hogwarts Express at Universal Orlando Resort—a great way for guests to quickly travel between Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure—is closed today, January 21, 2021, for maintenance. According to the refurbishment schedule, the closure should only last this one day. A sign at the front of Universal Studios Florida lets guests know … Read more
Despite an announced “Princess and the Frog” re-theme for Splash Mountain at the Magic Kingdom, we’ve noticed a number of improvements to the attraction in the past few weeks, from the problematic “Million Dollar Rabbit” animatronic, which was finally fixed, to a newly restored projection scene showing Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Fox, and Br’er Bear. You’ll … Read more
It seems that the Force is finally with Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as after weeks of technical issues, the attraction was operating perfectly when we visited just yesterday. Our reporter applied for a boarding group at 10 AM. As has become standard practice for the popular attraction, groups were … Read more
Here at WDWNT, we love it when the little touches that make Disney Parks attractions special are working, and today gave us a reason for a fiesta! The marimba player audio-animatronics are once again functioning on Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros, playing their little hearts out near the scene where Donald Duck loses … Read more
In the words of Lieutenant Bek, “This does not look good.” Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has been the subject of many headlines lately, but unfortunately, the ambitious attraction has suffered for a number of flaws, from the burdensome nature of Boarding Groups to recent mounting malfunctions and maintenance issues. During today’s WDWNT daily … Read more
Love it or hate it, we all know the words to “it’s a small world” and find ourselves singing along while riding the attraction. Except for today, where it seems guests at the Magic Kingdom are experiencing “it’s a small world” without any music at all. Thanks to Twitter user @bethawho, she caught a video … Read more