One of the most prominent pieces of construction equipment at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort has finally come down — and the results it was hiding are now visible to Walt Disney World Resort guests for the first time since spring. Scaffolding Removed From Island Tower On Monday, WDWNT reported that the scaffolding surrounding the Island Tower building at Disney’s Polynesian ...
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Disney World Announces Animal Kingdom Closure, Effective August 17
On Monday, Walt Disney World Resort announced the temporary closure of a section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. The shutdown affects a merchandise location in the Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village section of this Deluxe Resort hotel near Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Closure on August 17 Credit: Disney On July 27, Walt Disney ...
Read More »Disney World Shuts Down Iconic Attraction at EPCOT Main Entrance
Something has been noticeably missing from the main entrance of EPCOT for at least two days. Guests arriving at the second Walt Disney World Resort theme park have been walking past a dry fountain basin where the iconic water feature in front of Spaceship Earth usually flows. The Spaceship Earth Fountain Has Been Dry Since Tuesday On Wednesday, WDWNT reported ...
Read More »After 71 Years, Disneyland Tears Down Sleeping Beauty Castle
Disneyland Resort’s 70th anniversary celebrations are winding down, and the towering Sleeping Beauty Castle sculpture that has greeted guests in the esplanade between the two Southern California Disney parks for over a year is already coming apart. Sleeping Beauty Castle Tribute Comes Down On Tuesday, WDWNT reported that Disneyland Resort had begun dismantling the large-scale Sleeping Beauty Castle sculpture built ...
Read More »Disney World Wins Lawsuit Filed by Guests Who Brawled at Magic Kingdom
A judge has ruled in favor of Walt Disney World Resort following a lawsuit about a viral brawl in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park in 2022. Viral Brawl at Magic Kingdom Credit: Brett Kiger, Flickr On July 20, 2022, lawsuit plaintiffs Nadia and were waiting in line for Mickey’s Philharmagic when another family reportedly “pushed or shoved” a member of ...
Read More »Rides Closed, Families Shelter After Lightning Hits Building at Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Lightning reportedly struck a building in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park during a severe thunderstorm on July 5. One Walt Disney World Resort guest recently shared a video of the moment the incident occurred. Lightning Strikes Building at Magic Kingdom Park Credit: Michael Gray, Flickr On July 5, severe thunderstorms hit the Walt Disney World Resort area, shutting down outdoor ...
Read More »Disney World Just Brought Its Solar-Powered Trash Cans Indoors
Walt Disney World Resort’s rollout of solar-powered trash cans at EPCOT has taken a puzzling new turn. The latest model to appear is inside a building, which raises an obvious question: how exactly is it supposed to be powered? A Solar Panel Without Any Sun On Wednesday, WDWNT reported that a new trash can matching the design of EPCOT’s recently ...
Read More »Pixar Attraction Now Unavailable at Disneyland Resort, Guests Notified
A poolside amenity at the Pixar Place Hotel has emerged from behind construction walls after more than a month out of service…only for Disneyland Resort guests to discover it still isn’t open. The Walls Came Down, but the Signs Went Up WDWNT reported on Tuesday that the construction barriers surrounding the hot tub area on the third-floor pool deck at ...
Read More »Disney’s European Destination You’ve Never Heard Of
“All this has happened before. And it will all happen again. But this time, it happened in London.” – Peter Pan (1953) What adventurous Disney wouldn’t want a sprinkle of Tinker Bell’s pixie dust to fly over London like Peter Pan and Wendy? Sure, Europe is home to Disneyland Paris Resort, but did you know that Disney offers another magical way to ...
Read More »Disney World Celebrates Canada Day With New Addition to the EPCOT World Showcase
July 1 — Canada Day — turned out to be the perfect date for Walt Disney World Resort to open its newest World Showcase dining location: La Poutinerie. La Poutinerie Is Finally Open After months of watching brickwork go up, a roof get repainted, and construction walls slowly give way to a finished building, La Poutinerie officially welcomed its first ...
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