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
A lot of “re-” words get thrown around Hollywood. Reboot, remake, retooling — those kind of things. Over at Disney California Adventure’s Hollywood Land, the word is “repaint.” Scaffolds have risen around the land’s sky backdrop that surrounds the Hyperion Theater; it seems to be undergoing a repainting. Of course, the scaffolds destroy the effect … Read more
As the Walt Disney World Railroad’s closure at the Magic Kingdom now stretches past a year, we are finally getting some of our first opportunities to see long stretches of new track in place along the 1.5-mile loop. While the construction of TRON Lightcycle Run has been billed as the reason for the railroad needing … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day from the Magic Kingdom! On this day of love and romance, we’re bringing you some sweet treats and great gifts from the park, as well as the attraction and construction updates from the Most Magical Place On Earth! At the Main Street Confectionery, there is no shortage of Valentine’s Day treats, and … Read more
The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover recently experienced some trouble with its ramps. Today, we were excited to see everything is back up and running normally! Let’s take a look. You can see guests coming and going on both of the ramps. The line was nice and short, so we figured we’d take the ramp up … Read more
Good morning from Magic Kingdom! It was a foggy start to the day, but it burned off just in time to be greeted by some friends! We should start every day with fireworks! Splash Mountain is still closed down for refurbishment. It’s still so weird to see the track without any water! This beautiful display … Read more
Welcome one and all to another wonderful day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! We have several attraction, refurbishment, and merchandise updates to share with you, so let’s take a look at what the park has to offer. The sun is out and in full force today. Don’t forget your hats, sunglasses, and sunscreen! Despite the park … Read more
Greetings on a windy day from Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Today, we’ve got some exciting new developments from the park we’re looking forward to sharing with you. Let’s head down Hollywood Boulevard and check everything out. At the entrance, construction continues in front of some of the ticket booths. This morning, an excavator was actively working … Read more
According to user ColtsMcgee on Reddit, John’s hand fell off today during a performance of Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress. Based on the image, it appears his right hand fell off during the first scene, or the 1900’s section of the show. This isn’t the first incident for the Carousel of Progress in recent memory, … Read more
The entrance, or porte-cochère, of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge is being refurbished starting this week. Areas under refurbishment include airline check-in, Disney Cruise Line, Disney’s Magical Express, and valet service. Disney’s Magical Express luggage drop off/pickup area will be closed off to construct a new ramp. The valet kiosk will be moved to a new … Read more
Greetings, space travelers! As you enter the world of tomorrow, you might have seen a bit of construction going on by the entrance over the past few months. Just last month, we saw the unveiling these newly refreshed, space-age inspired Tomorrowland entrance walls by Star Tours, and today, we got to see the other side in … Read more
Two of the decorative light poles from the Tomorrowland refurbishment of 1994 have been removed and paved over. This change follows the trend of Disney removing the 1994 decorative accents in the land ahead of the opening of Tron Lightcycle Run. A look at the missing light poles from the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. Something … Read more
Today, we’re getting a closer look at the exterior refurbishment that recently began for Legends of Hollywood. The trendy store (by the standards of today or 100 years ago) lies on the east side of Sunset Boulevard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and contains both jewelry and some of the nicest apparel you’ll find in the … Read more
While The Haunted Mansion is closed for an extensive refurbishment at Disneyland, the ghouls of Gracey Manor aren’t just sitting around resting in peace. They’re hard at work making their unlivable accommodations look as good as they can be! Unfortunately, that means that the attraction’s iconic facade must be shrouded in scrims, which are now … Read more
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge is set to undergo refurbishments at multiple areas at the hotel over the next five to six months. While these areas are being refurbished they will be temporarily closed to guests, including the Old Faithful Club concierge lounge which will close immediately. Old Faithful Club is the concierge lounge at the resort … Read more
We shared with you yesterday that the queue of “it’s a small world” would be undergoing significant refurbishment. Well, today a lot more walls were added and you can finally see what the scope of the work will be. The stand-by entrance of “it’s a small world” is now inaccessible due to construction walls blocking … Read more
