PHOTOS: Cast Members Evacuated From Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover Ahead of Reopening at Magic Kingdom

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Disney announced that, after over a year of being closed, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover at Magic Kingdom would reopen this weekend—although operating hours have been posted beginning Monday, April 26th. After it didn’t reopen on Saturday, we’ve been keeping an eye on the attraction today and Cast Members even told us it would probably … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (4/24/21): Merchant of Venus Removed From Disney Website, Stitch Rides PeopleMover Ahead of Reopening as Posted Operating Hours Start Monday, Disney World Hiring Various Cast Member Roles, and More

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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, April 24, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT & Magic Kingdom 4/23/21 (EPCOT Center Drive Welcome Sign Primed, Three Caballeros Still Missing, PeopleMover Watch, and More)

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Hello everyone and welcome to another day at Walt Disney World! Since we’re on PeopleMover-watch today, we’ll head over to Magic Kingdom later. Let’s get our day started at EPCOT! With the weather staying perfect for repainting, the priming looks to be finished on the “Welcome” sign on the right side of EPCOT Center Drive. … Read more

Stitch Rides the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover Ahead of Reopening, Ride Operating Hours Posted Starting Monday

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With an image of Stitch from Lilo & Stitch riding the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, Disney Parks Blog confirmed today that the attraction will open “later this weekend,” although the Walt Disney World Resort website has operating hours starting on Monday, April 26th. Disney Parks Blog took to Instagram to share an image taken earlier … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (4/23/21): WDI Creates Free-Roaming Groot, Disney Issues Statement on Skyliner Crash, Several Resort Hotels Set to Reopen, PeopleMover Reopening This Weekend, and More

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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 Friday, April 23, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

BREAKING: TTA Peoplemover Will Reopen This Weekend at the Magic Kingdom

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Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle has just announced on his Instagram that the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover will reopen this weekend at the Magic Kingdom. The reopening of the ride will now take place on either April 24th or 25th, a week ahead of the current planned reopening date. The attraction closed in March … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 4/17/21 (New “Up” Cookie Jar, Peoplemover and Jungle Cruise Progress, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Troubles, and More)

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Royal greetings from the Magic Kingdom! While it’s yet another sold-out day, we’re on the tail end of Spring Break and the “capacity” crowds seem to be slowly dwindling. We’ll be taking a look at a few of the ongoing projects in the park and finding anything else that may be new. It started out … Read more

PHOTOS: Mysterious Support Beam Installed Beneath PeopleMover Track As Ride Closure Continues at Magic Kingdom

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A mysterious scrim-covered pole has appeared in a corner of Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom. The pole is beneath a section of Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover track between the Tomorrowland Terrace and the Purple Wall. It’s possible this pole has been installed as further support for the ceiling, or that it is hiding wires leading up … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 4/10/21 (On-Ride Photos Get Watermarks, Weighted Peoplemover Testing, Refurbishment Projects All Around, and More)

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Greetings from Walt Disney World on another Spring Break weekend! We’re at the Magic Kingdom today, checking up on a variety of projects ahead of the resort’s 50th anniversary. There’s a lot going on inside — and in the case of one project, outside — the park as we are less than six months away … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 4/8/21 (Additional Cinderella Castle Decorations, Mask-less Photos Allowed, Construction Updates, and More)

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Hello, everyone and welcome to another day at the most magical place on earth! We’re heading to Magic Kingdom today to check on what’s new around the theme park. Let’s go! Let’s start with a beautiful sunrise lighting Disney’s Contemporary Resort as we take a pleasant bus drive into the park. We encountered a family … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 4/1/21 (Blue Fantasyland Painting, Promotional Filming, Concrete Work, a Surprise Easter Treat, and More)

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Welcome to another magical day at the Magic Kingdom — well, any day at the kingdom of magic is indeed magical! Today started out a bit rocky but it got better. And as always, we promise food. So as the day starts out, the Monorail is down, so you know what that means: there are … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (3/31/21): McDonald’s Fry Signage at The Friar’s Nook, EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival 2021 Begins July 15, PeopleMover Refurbishment Extended Again Until May 2021, Reusable Bamboo Utensils Coming to Disney Parks, and More

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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 Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

The Year Without a PeopleMover: The Story So Far at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom

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2020 was a rough year on all of us. Between the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on our lives, political unrest stirring last summer and many of our favorite vacation spots shuttering their doors, we all could use a bit of Disney magic. Even in 2021 we are still dealing with the aftermath of such a … Read more

Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover Refurbishment Unexpectedly Extended Again Until May 2021

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We reported back in February that the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover refurbishment was surprisingly extended through April 3. The attraction closed in March of 2020 and has yet to reopen. The attraction is now set to reopen on May 1 of this year. We’ve seen the attraction testing quite a bit lately, so this additional … Read more

PHOTOS: Testing Continues On the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover at Magic Kingdom

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With the new reopening date of April 3rd rapidly approaching, testing continues at the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover at the Magic Kingdom. Not only were ride vehicles cycling, but we clearly heard the attraction’s audio playing. The ride vehicles cycling this morning appeared unoccupied. There were a handful of cast members on the loading platform. … Read more

PHOTOS: Visible Maintenance Taking Place On Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover at Magic Kingdom

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The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover refurbishment has been extended multiple times since the ride closed in March 2020, and most recently until April 3, 2021. We reported several days ago that the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover was seen testing after several weeks of silence. Today, Cast Members are doing more work on the attraction. Cast … Read more