Even more “sci-fi” themed elements have been added to the Rainforest Cafe building in Downtown Disney District to prepare for its re-opening as Star Wars Trading Post on February 19. Yesterday, Rey’s speeder was placed outside of the building, which is being re-themed to look more like a Resistance base. Wiring has now been draped … Read more
Beginning February 15th, the Rose & Crown Dining Room at the United Kingdom Pavilion at EPCOT will be closing for routine refurbishment, set to last through early Spring. The family-friendly British restaurant featuring traditional favorites and waterfront dining, will be temporarily closed in the coming weeks. The Rose & Crown Pub and the Yorkshire County … 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 Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
Bonjour! Village Gifts at Magic Kingdom closed a few weeks ago for refurbishment and we’ve been keeping an eye on construction. As of today, most of the building has been repainted green. Previously, the exterior walls were a sandy brown color. Now the wall on the stroller parking side and across the front of the … Read more
The Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher have returned to their dock on the Rivers of America at the Magic Kingdom. The rafts carry guests from mainland Frontierland to Tom Sawyer Island. Tom Sawyer Island continues to undergo its refurbishment, but is making great strides towards its reopening at the end of the month. With the … Read more
Mad Tea Party and Swiss Family Treehouse at Magic Kingdom will both be closed for refurbishments in the coming weeks. Mad Tea Party will close on February 22 through March 4 and reopen on March 5, 2021. Swiss Family Treehouse will close on March 12 through March 25 and reopen on March 26, 2021. Keep … Read more
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge will not be reopening to regular guests until June 6, when newly-refurbished rooms will be available. We got to take a look at a remodeled test room back in 2019 and now we have a sneak peek of what the final room design looks like. Some of the rooms were visible through … 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, January 28, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
Annual maintenance is an inevitability no matter where you go. Fortunately, Tokyo Disney Resort prefers to tell Guests far in advance of upcoming maintenance plans. Quite a bit of attractions are scheduled for their week-long refurbishments through August 2021 (and a couple of multi-month ones on the way too), so let’s take a look at … Read more
We’ve been keeping up with the Yacht Club Resort lobby refurbishment, and thought it was complete until this enormous rug made its grand entrance. The giant area rug is a copy of the smaller area rugs that are placed under the seating areas set up around the lobby. These smaller rugs were added only a … 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
Walt Disney World has filed a new permit for “general construction” at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. The resort will have limited availability beginning April 2021 as refurbishment begins. It will last through September, but the extent of the refurbishment is not yet known. The contractor on the permit is Hoar Construction, which has worked on New … 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 Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
A refurbishment of Rivers of America is currently underway at the Magic Kingdom. Work is continuing in the now dry riverbed as well as on Tom Sawyer Island. Construction crews are working on and near Harper’s Mill, which is behind scaffolding. An overview of the Harper’s Mill site shows workers and equipment in the drained … Read more
The Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios Florida reopened today after a short refurbishment. Unfortunately, the reopening did not last as long as a mummy. The attraction closed shortly due to technical issues. Guests were excited to enter the Museum of Antiquities to ride Revenge of the Mummy. The exterior queue quickly filled. Team … 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 Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more