On our latest visit to Disneyland Park, we found ourselves at Tomorrowland Terrace, where we decided to try the new Pistachio Cherry Chocolate Parfait, which bears a suspiciously similar likeness to one of our favorite Mandalorian bounty hunters. Pistachio Cherry Chocolate Parfait – $6.99 Layers of Pistachio Mousse, Red Velvet Cake, Tart Cherries, and Chocolate … Read more
The turnstiles that were outside Carousel of Progress since its installation at the Magic Kingdom in 1975 have been removed. There were previously two sets of turnstiles at the attraction entrance. This was one of the few attractions at Walt Disney World that still had turnstiles at all. Turnstiles of this nature were common in … Read more
D23 did not include the opening of TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom in their list of “Every Disney Moment We’re Looking Forward to in 2022.” The list has nearly every film release and major Disney Parks event scheduled for next year, including the summer opening of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at … Read more
It may be a year before guests will be able to enter The Grid on TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom, but we are still getting peeks at the construction of the new coaster in Tomorrowland. A crane towers over the entrance to the coaster for installing pieces of the entrance canopy. We could … Read more
Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a permit for “exterior façade modifications” to Tomorrowland Light and Power Company, the store next to Space Mountain in Magic Kingdom. The permit contracts The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. and expires December 30, 2023. It’s possible whatever work is done to the exterior of the store will be so it better … Read more
These days, there’s almost always something new to see at the construction site of TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom. We may have to wait another year to ride the attraction, but until then we’re checking on its progress. Crew members have been working all over the site, adding elements to the canopy framework, … Read more
Though we just checked on TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom yesterday, visible progress on construction can now be seen almost every day. A crane has been towering over the construction site for a few weeks now to install sections of the entrance canopy. We’ve seen lots of work on the walkway that will … Read more
We may have to wait another year to actually ride TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom, but construction has been moving steadily on the exterior of the attraction in recent weeks. From the Monorail, we could see construction vehicles parked behind the show building. We also got a look at the crane towering over … Read more
TRON Lightcycle / Run was originally supposed to open at Magic Kingdom in time for the start of “The World’s Most Magical Celebration” on October 1, 2021. However, due to COVID-19 and the various budget constraints and layoffs of the last 20 months, the new coaster has been significantly delayed. Disney has not made an … Read more
The lemonade stand outside Alien Pizza Planet in Tomorrowland at Disneyland has reopened. The stand is under umbrellas directly in front of the Pizza Planet rocket. Other refreshments are available at the stand as well. While you’re here, check out our review of the new Chicken Parmesan Pizza, Tomato Cream Pasta, and returning adorable Alien … Read more
Construction on the exterior of TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom seems to be speeding back up, with work underway on the small entrance canopy. A large crane towers above the construction site to lift pieces of the entrance into place. From the PeopleMover, we have been able to see crew members working on … Read more
There has been some major progress on the construction of TRON Lightcycle / Run since our last update. There’s currently no opening date for the coaster but it seems the exterior is finally coming together as several new elements have been added. The mystery structure next to the coaster now has walls on one side. … Read more
There’s still a lot of work to be done in Tomorrowland before the Walt Disney World Railroad can reopen. Thankfully, we’ve been seeing some progress on the classic attraction, which will soon run underneath TRON Lightcycle / Run. We haven’t seen much of anything going on at the Storybook Circus train station in the past … Read more
Disney Live Entertainment is now accepting online submissions for roles at Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor in Magic Kingdom. The posting on the Disney Auditions site asks for Central Florida actors of all abilities and gender identities with “strong voice characterizations, quick wit, and comedic improv skills.” They are hiring for the following roles: Buddy/Betty Boil: … Read more
The holidays are here at Disneyland Resort, and we’re trying some of the new festive foods around the parks. Over in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park, we stopped by the pretzel cart for the new Toffee Pretzel. Toffee Pretzel – $7.75 Cream cheese-filled pretzel sprinkled with toffee sugar and chocolate marshmallow crème dipping sauce We already … Read more
There has been significant progress on the structure next to TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom. The bottom of the structure is now surrounded by scrim. A steel grid has been installed around the outside since our last update. Several crew members were working on the structure today. Some of the crew seemed to … Read more