The Disneyland Railroad has begun testing operations at Disneyland Park, indicating that track work has been completed and a reopening could be on the horizon. Disneyland Railroad Testing We saw the train testing a full loop around Disneyland Park on Wednesday, October 16. With it making a full trip around the park, this indicates that … Read more
Disney and CFTOD settle their state lawsuit, Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle shares a statement on the resolution, and a Marvel overlay is coming to “it’s a small world” at Tokyo Disneyland — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom EPCOT Disney’s Hollywood … Read more
CommuniCore Hall in EPCOT has reached a new construction milestone — this evening at the park, the flat triangular panels along the building’s exterior were lit. Triangular Panels Lit at CommuniCore Hall While visiting the park on the evening of March 27, we noticed that some of the flat triangle panels on the front of … Read more
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has reached a new construction milestone at Magic Kingdom, as a new video posted to social media shows that ride audio is being tested as logs cycle through. Ride Audio Testing at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure In a video shared to X by user DrewDisneyDude, logs careen down the drop as “Down in … Read more
A new video has captured the roller coaster coming to Epic Universe, Starfall Racers, undergoing ride testing. Starfall Racers Testing at Epic Universe In the aerial footage captured by WESH 2, a vehicle can be seen testing on the yellow track (the dueling coaster also has a second, green track) with weighted test dummies on … 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, June 22, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Fireworks testing will be taking place at EPCOT tomorrow, June 23, after the park closes to the public. This will occur between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. ET, as noted in an advisory at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn we noticed today: Fireworks Testing Tomorrow To better assist you in planning your stay, we would like to … Read more
With the start of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party just days away, Jack Skellington and Sally are meeting guests in preparation for the event. Random, pop-up testing is often done for rarely-used characters or new costume character Cast Members. We happened to catch Jack and Sally in a romantic embrace on a recent visit to EPCOT. … Read more
TRON Lightcycle / Run is still under construction despite the update to PeopleMover’s narration and the special look at testing during the 40th anniversary of the original “TRON”. And the biggest change to TRON Lightcycle / Run of late seems to be the construction of a large pit. The walkways are slowly progressing. One walkway … Read more
It’s not quite “all aboard” just yet, but guests can now see testing on the Walt Disney World Railroad ahead of its eventual reopening at the Magic Kingdom. Twitter user @DisneyfiedAsh first spotted the train running on the tracks. Back in December, it was reported that testing would begin soon, and though train whistles have … Read more
This post may contain affiliate links; please read the disclosure for more information. 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. … Read more
For many guests at the Disneyland Resort, the delayed reopening of the Monorail has been a sad truth during the current times we are in. The Monorail vehicles themselves were seen as not “COVID safe” for guests just yet. Recently, we’ve only been able to just get glimpses of the Monorail station as its gone … 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 Saturday, July 24, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
Disneyland Resort has yet to reopen, but select guests were treated to a magical experience at the “A Touch of Disney” event at Disney California Adventure. Imagineering was conducting a playtest of a potential new experience: a meet-and-greet with a “lifesize” tiny Tinker Bell. Jenn Tanaka posted her family’s experience on Instagram. Her family was … Read more
One of the Harmonious nighttime spectacular barges was recently testing its fountains at EPCOT. Twitter user @DisneyXC shared two videos of the barge’s water and lighting effects operating in World Showcase Lagoon. The first video shows the fountain spraying nearly vertically. The display screen is off, but the platform around the barge is illuminated. Those … Read more
Work continues on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind – the family-friendly “storytelling coaster” featuring a groundbreaking ride system with vehicles that rotate 360 degrees. According to Imagineer Zach Riddley, the coaster is now being put through push/pull tests, where each ride vehicle is pulled through the entirety of the track. A first look inside … Read more