The new Frontierland train station entrance stairs are complete and open at Magic Kingdom as construction continues on the adjacent Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Frontierland Train Station Stairs During the construction of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, the Frontierland train station’s exit stairs were demolished and reconstructed. They then acted as the entrance while the original entrance staircase … Read more
Nelson Peltz and Blackwells Capital lose their proxy fight with Disney, new concept art released for “Avatar” land coming to Disneyland Resort, and the first artwork for “Moana 2” released — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Daily Recap for 4/3/24 Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom EPCOT Disney’s … Read more
The Walt Disney World Railroad at Magic Kingdom had a delayed opening Wednesday morning due to a fire caused by Tuesday’s fireworks. Magic Kingdom Fireworks Burn Delays Walt Disney World Railroad According to WDWNT’s sources, “Happily Ever After” caused a fire in the woods around Magic Kingdom on either Monday or Tuesday night. Emergency crews … Read more
Crews installed new lanterns overnight at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom. The new “Princess and the Frog”-inspired attraction will open this summer. New Lanterns Around Flume In our Monday construction update, we noted wood posts around the ride’s flume had electrical wiring dangling out of them. As of Tuesday, each of these posts now … Read more
As construction continues for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at the Magic Kingdom, we noticed some new Frontierland props placed in front of the Frontierland station as the area continues to get a refresh with props common to the period. Themed crates and barrels with items varying from horseshoes to flintlock rifles can be seen stacked as … Read more
During our visit to Magic Kingdom today, we spotted the Roger E. Broggie train engine of the Walt Disney World Railroad testing near the Fantasyland Station at Storybook Circus. Roger E. Broggie Train Engine Testing We spotted the refurbished locomotive pulling into the Fantasyland Station earlier this afternoon. It arrived at the station later than … Read more
Guests riding the Walt Disney World Railroad or Liberty Square Riverboat at Magic Kingdom get a view of a Native American village along the Rivers of America. Recently, new pepper props were added throughout the village. Peppers actually used to be in the village but were removed about a decade ago. The new props are … Read more
TRON Lightcycle Run had its grand opening in April of this year, but according to a billboard on the Walt Disney World Railroad route, it was still “programming.” The TRON billboard has now been replaced with a Storybook Circus billboard, which guests see as they take a train out of the mini land and into … Read more
Crews are reconstructing the top of what was once Splash Mountain and will now be Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom, plus have added more to the barn mural in the ride’s queue. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Mountain A grid of steel mesh now covers the top of the mountain, where there used to be a … Read more
All aboard the Walt Disney World Railroad! The beloved grand circle tour of the Magic Kingdom finally reopened last year after four years of downtime due to TRON Lightcycle / Run construction, and now you can commemorate this opening day icon and passion of Walt Disney himself through four new collectable medallions available now at … Read more
Royal Greetings, and welcome to Magic Kingdom! Join us around Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios finding more Disney 100 merchandise, new 2023 Glow Ears, and so much more! Lace up your sneakers, and let’s get going. First things first, we must take a picture of Cinderella Castle. The 50th anniversary celebration is coming to … Read more
Happy Holidays! We’re celebrating with a few Christmas miracles all in one day. Join us on the Walt Disney World Railroad for the first time in four years and at the newly reopened The American Adventure at EPCOT. Let’s get going. When we walked into Magic Kingdom, we were delighted to see the Walter E. … 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 Friday, December 23, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Happy, merry, holly jolly, season’s greetings! We are back in Magic Kingdom today. There’s only 3 more days until Christmas and we’re doing some last minute shopping. We also planning on checking on TRON Lightcycle Run construction and the Walt Disney World Railroad to see if there are any updates. Let’s get started! The Walter E. Disney train … Read more
With the reopening of the Walt Disney World Railroad at Magic Kingdom, guests got to enter the Main Street, U.S.A. station for the first time in years. Guests were able to visit the station for an exhibit of a train immediately after the railroad closed. The station was later closed and refurbished throughout 2020 and … Read more
The new narration on the Walt Disney World Railroad, which finally reopened today at Magic Kingdom, still references Splash Mountain and doesn’t allude to the attraction’s impending closure. Before arriving at Frontierland Station, the narrator talks about the land, saying, “Yonder is Big Thunder Mountain and its runaway mine trains, while just ahead is Splash … Read more