The Ranchos leisure pool at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort will be closing for refurbishment for over a month. The pool will close on Sunday, August 14, 2022, and is expected to reopen in “late September.” During the refurbishment, the Dig Site Feature Pool and the Casitas and Cabanas leisure pools will remain open and available … Read more
The Comic Strip Café has reopened with slight changes to the buildings’ exterior in the Toon Lagoon area of Universal’s Island of Adventure. Our last update noted a “Pardon our dust” sign outside the restaurant. Now, the cartoony planters have been refurbished, and new trees have been planted. The “Pardon our dust” sign lingers, but … Read more
The Circus McGurkus Café has finally finished repairs on the cracks that appeared in the tent roof earlier this year over at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. The process has been grueling, but we have the timeline here. Cracks Proper Patching – May 10 The first effort to patch the cracks were strips of tape and … Read more
Construction walls have gone up around the meteor landing area for refurbishment. Don’t get excited, though, as it’s likely for either more stroller parking or to fix the cracked pavement. Just past the outstretched claws of Wolverine, the purple and blue wall surrounds the entirety of the meteor crash, the Fruit Stand, and Chomp Hot … 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 Monday, June 13, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
The Hogwarts Express will be closed for refurbishment through June 19. Guests will find King’s Cross and Hogsmeade stations completely closed throughout this time. Back in May, the Universal announced a Hogwarts Express closure scheduled for June. Guests will not be able to take a peek down the tunnels leading to the station platform. Unlike … Read more
Spirits are high at Memento Mori, as the shop has reopened from its refurbishment with a new layout at the Magic Kingdom. The center of the shop seems empty, though it’s possible a display could be added. As it stands, this helps with crowd flow. The registers were moved from this section near the door, … Read more
Radiator Springs Racers in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure may reopen on Friday, June 3. In the evening on Tuesday, May 24, Radiator Springs Racers stopped, and eyewitnesses saw smoke rising from a vehicle near the end of the attraction. Disney has kept the ride closed since then for testing. The Disneyland app confirms Radiator Springs … Read more
Greetings from Seuss Landing! The renovation of the Caro-Seuss-el is still ongoing at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, and in the past few days, some big changes have happened. Since our last visit just days ago, the scrim has now been completely removed, allowing our clearest view yet at the work that’s been done. The pink … Read more
While visiting Islands of Adventure, we took a stroll through Camp Jurassic and spotted construction walls near the exit of Pteranodon Flyers. Scaffolds and other equipment are now set up around the ride track as the unscheduled maintenance we reported on earlier this week continues. Scaffolds are installed around the lift hill at the ride’s … Read more
With the reopening of Disneyland after the pandemic shutdown of 2020-2021, one of the few rides to not reopen has been Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. Upon reopening, the lagoon was surrounded by construction walls as work began on a refurbishment. The first projected opening date was Winter 2021. Then just Winter. Then no projected opening … Read more
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas — Kidani Village will experience refurbishment work through October 2022. Luckily, the construction, which will be able to be seen and heard at the resort during daytime hours, will not force any of the hotel’s amenities to close completely. The Survival of the Fittest Fitness Center, The Barbeque Pavilion, and the … Read more
It’s possible that guests may have to wait even longer to trek up the forbidden mountain on Expedition Everest. Previously, the Walt Disney World webpage for the attraction had claimed that the attraction would be closed at Disney’s Animal Kingdom through mid-April, but that language was removed from the website today, now leaving the timeframe … Read more
Fans of Narcoossee’s should get their last reservations in for a while, as the restaurant is scheduled to close on June 18 for an extended refurbishment at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. It’s unclear as to when the restaurant is scheduled to reopen, though it is expected to be sometime later this year. The … Read more
Last month, the Fantasy Faire Royal Theatre was surrounded by construction walls and scaffolding as it underwent a refurbishment. The walls, scrim, and scaffolding are now gone to reveal a new color scheme for the theatre. The Royal Theatre previously had a pink and purple theming. Now, the tent is a bright teal color with … Read more
One of the bridges leading to Caribbean Cay at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort is undergoing some external refurbishment. Brown scrim now covers the outside of the bridge. And the bridge remains open. This is one of the bridges that leads to Caribbean Cay, located in Barefoot Bay at the resort, where there are hammocks, picnic … Read more