After over five decades, Walt Disney World Resort is officially moving forward with plans to dismantle some of Magic Kingdom Park’s original features. A newly filed permit reveals that construction will begin next month in a backstage area west of Frontierland, marking the beginning of the original theme park land’s largest overhaul to date. This sweeping transformation follows announcements made ...
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Disneyland Is Celebrating Pride Month Early This Year!
Disneyland Resort kicked off its Pride Month celebrations a bit early this year, installing a fan-favorite rainbow display a few days before the party begins. Earlier this year, Disneyland Resort announced that it would bring back the Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite event on June 16 and June 18, 2025. The event includes shorter lines for popular attractions, themed photo-ops ...
Read More »After Exactly 48 Years, Disneyland Shuts Down Space Mountain
Earlier this month, a Disneyland Resort guest shared their experience getting stuck on Space Mountain after the Tomorrowland roller coaster abruptly ceased operations. After turning the overhead lights on (something every theme park fan wants to see!), Disney cast members pushed rockets full of guests down the track to evacuate them from the broken-down attraction. Space Mountain is one of ...
Read More »VIDEO: Another EPCOT Guest Climbs the Mexico Pyramid
Yet another Walt Disney World Resort guest has climbed the pyramid in the EPCOT World Showcase Mexico Pavilion. After several similar incidents, Disney installed a “no climbing” sign, which was visible just feet away from where the woman scaled the structure. Over the years, guests of all ages, from drunk adult men to young children, have climbed the Mayan-inspired pyramid. ...
Read More »Disney Demolishes Original Tower of Terror Structure After Decades of Thrills
A longtime fixture of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is officially gone at Disneyland Paris Resort, as Disney quietly tears down part of the ride’s original exterior. This week, guests visiting Walt Disney Studios Park were met with construction walls around a familiar structure near The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. The former FastPass+ distribution kiosk—once part of the ...
Read More »Disney World Shuts Down ‘Star Wars’ Ride After Five Years
Last week, Walt Disney World Resort guests spent over 20 minutes stuck on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance after the Disney’s Hollywood Studios ride abruptly closed. One Disney Park guest shared their experience evacuating the attraction in a video on social media. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in December 2019, and the Disneyland ...
Read More »Two Guests Collapse After Being Trapped in Disney Skyliner Gondola
A Walt Disney World Resort guest recently shared her family’s experience getting trapped on a Disney Skyliner gondola for almost an hour. Two of the three family members collapsed on the benches, waiting for Disney cast members to get the gondolas moving again and rescue them from the air-conditionless transportation system. The Disney Skyliner opened at Walt Disney World Resort ...
Read More »Guests Rescued After Pirates of the Caribbean Incident at Magic Kingdom
On Friday, Disney cast members called authorities to help with an incident on Magic Kingdom Park’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride. A Walt Disney World Resort guest shared a video detailing her experience being trapped on the attraction on social media. Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the most controversial existing Disney Park attractions. It’s undergone several changes over ...
Read More »Disney World Shuts Down Tiana’s Bayou Adventure After Boat Crash
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World Resort experienced an unknown malfunction this week, causing multiple ride vehicles to collide inside the attraction. Disney cast members shut down the Magic Kingdom Park ride and evacuated dozens of guests. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opened in June 2024, overtaking the former Splash Mountain in Frontierland. While the rethemed attraction has been popular with ...
Read More »Disney World Shuts Down “Offensive” Pirates of the Caribbean Ride
A Walt Disney World Resort guest recently shared their experience evacuating the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Magic Kingdom Park after it suddenly shut down. Dozens of Disney Park guests were stuck on the attraction for almost an hour–thankfully, Disney cast members turned on the lights and shut down the noisy animatronics partway through the breakdown. This is the ...
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