Part of the walkway in the Magic Kingdom’s Liberty Square has been roped off for what appears to be a refurbishment. The patch being worked on is located just off of the entrance to the Liberty Square Riverboat, which reopened earlier this week after its annual refurbishment. Luckily, trash cans are still accessible behind the … Read more
New details have surfaced regarding the extended closure and refurbishment of Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort at Walt Disney World, including a resort-wide retheme to the popular animated film, Moana. In a statement to the Orlando Sentinel, Disney has confirmed the changes taking place inside guest rooms, including a new color palette and more: A Disney … Read more
Just after the demolition and installation of a new Adventureland entrance arch at Disneyland, Project Stardust continues with the renovation of the entrance to Frontierland – The Frontiers of America. According to the OC Register, Disney is planning an expansive renovation of the Frontierland gate, coming in at $200,000 for the full project. A recent … Read more
The planned refurbishment to Citricos Restaurant at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is now underway, closing off a large section of the restaurant’s bar area. With Enchanted Rose now open (and serving up $20 cocktails) and the Grand Floridian Orchestra officially moved into an odd corner of the lobby, work continues as part of … Read more
Today, we stopped by Disney’s Wilderness Lodge to check on the status of the current refurbishments taking place. Let’s see how things are looking! As soon as you enter the lobby, you’re greeted with some black curtains covering the walkways of the 5th and 6th floors. While these are far from the worst options we’ve … Read more
There is certainly no shortage of construction projects occurring within EPCOT. One of the most visible, impactful, and perhaps even emotional, is the demolition of nearly every element of Future World Central. In the past few months, we have seen the closure and gutting of MouseGear and Electric Umbrella, the razing of half of Innoventions … Read more
With the 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney World fast approaching, quite a few construction and refurbishment projects are currently taking place throughout the Magic Kingdom. One of the most visible of these projects is the rolling back of Tomorrowland aesthetics to how they looked prior to the 1994 “New Tomorrowland” changes. Today, we’re bringing … Read more
Yee-haw! After over a week of being out of action, Jessie’s Critter Carousel is spinning once more at Disney California Adventure. The Pixar Pier attraction reopened today after closing for a brief refurbishment on February 24th. Thankfully, the attraction looks refreshed and ready to go! Look at the shiny critters! SHINY RACCOON! That is the … Read more
Radiator Springs sure is seeing a lot of improvements these days, starting with an expanded Casa Della Tires over at Luigi’s and now, a full-on refurb for the Cozy Cone Motel. The full set of quick-service kiosks is now behind construction walls as the cones are repainted and refurbished for the future enjoyment of guests. … Read more
The Blacksmith and Cider Mill on Tom Sawyer Island in Disneyland will undergo refurbishment soon. According to a permit filed with the City of Anaheim, the work will include work on props in the building and fixing rotting wood on the building. Here’s the excerpt of the permit: Disney – Frontierland, Tom Sawyer’s Island / … Read more
Guests spending their day in Magic Kingdom today may have noticed an addition to the shrubbery in the Storybook Circus themed area of the park. This new addition flew in overnight near the Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction. We did notice the water features were off in the Casey Jr. Splash ‘N’ Soak Station a … Read more
As we announced last month, Jessie’s Critter Carousel at Disney California Adventure closed yesterday for a short refurbishment. Our reporters noticed walls up around the attraction last night, marking its first day under refurbishment. Let’s take a look! Despite only being open for under a year, Jessie’s Critter Carousel is already closed for refurbishment. Walls … Read more
Only one week ago, one of the most drastic changes during the intense overhaul of EPCOT took place – the closure of the entire Future World central area. This change included the loss of Pin Central. Prior to that, parts of Innoventions West had already been torn down, and MouseGear had relocated to allow for … Read more
Welcome to The Most Magical Place On Earth on a beautiful Florida winter day! The sun has come out, the wind has calmed down, and crowds are surprisingly light during this Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend. We’ve got tons of updates from every corner of the park, so let’s take a look. Starting from outside … Read more
Work on Splash Mountain’s annual refurbishment continues at the Magic Kingdom. Over the last few days, there has been some visible progress. A few days ago, we saw some painting being done to the mountain face. There was also a lot of activity under the bridge on the track itself. Then we saw that the … Read more
The water is flowing and the rapids are wild once more at Grizzly River Run, as the attraction has reopened to guests following its annual refurbishment. The ride was closed last month to refurbish the scenery, as we saw what looked like plaster work and repainting going on. Naturally, an attraction with this much water … Read more
