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Jess Colopy is a Disney College Program alum and kid-at-heart. When she’s not furiously typing in a coffee shop, you can find her on the hunt for the newest Stitch pin.

Disney World to Deconstruct Animal Kingdom Theme Park, Gives Demolition Timeline

Tree of Life

Walt Disney World Resort just filed a construction project that will change Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park as we know it. The filing comes weeks after D23 Fan Expo 2024, where Chairman of Disney Experiences Josh D’Amaro detailed updates coming to Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park saw some of ...

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Disney Indefinitely Ceases Nighttime Theme Park Operations

Fireworks at Disneyland

As of Monday, September 9, 2024, World of Color – One is no longer performing at Disneyland Resort. Inside the Magic first reported that the iconic Disney California Adventure Park nighttime spectacular would undergo refurbishment last month. World of Color is in its 14th year on Pixar Pier (formerly Paradise Pier) at Disney California Adventure Park. The limited-time “One” version ...

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Disney World Warns Guests To Avoid EPCOT Location This Fall, Closure Incoming

Epcot Figment Topiary

A disappointed Walt Disney World Resort guest reports that a popular EPCOT tour, DiveQuest, isn’t available starting mid-October. The Disney Park guest sought advice on social media, hoping that the beloved add-on wasn’t permanently ceasing operations. Related: The Walt Disney Company and DeSantis Announce Last Minute Plans To Flee Florida EPCOT Seas Adventures – DiveQuest is unlike any other experience ...

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Thousands of Guests Disperse Amid Violent Flood at Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom with Cinderella Castle and puddles

Walt Disney World Resort is no stranger to inclement weather, especially as climate change pushes tropical storm and hurricane damage further inland toward Central Florida. However, even the most prepared travelers couldn’t predict the recent flooding at Magic Kingdom Park, which displaced thousands of Disney Park guests. Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, and ...

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Disney World to Debut New, Less Offensive Version of Magic Kingdom

Low crowds at Magic Kingdom's Frontierland with rip diagonally across the image

Since Chairman of Disney Experiences Josh D’Amaro announced that two Cars (2006) attractions would come to Magic Kingdom Park’s Frontierland, Disney Parks fans have argued over the promised expansion. Some fans hoped that the Cars area would live “Beyond Big Thunder Mountain” as part of an expansion that D’Amaro proposed at D23 Expo 2022. However, D’Amaro squashed that dream when he announced that Walt Disney ...

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Disney World Confirms Massive Renovation: Half of Magic Kingdom to Be Replaced by Next Year

Crowds at Magic Kingdom "it's a small world"

Chairman of Disney Experiences Josh D’Amaro provided details on significant changes coming to Magic Kingdom Park at D23 Expo last weekend. They include two Cars (2006) rides in Frontierland, a Pirates of the Caribbean lounge opening in 2025, a Villains Land “Beyond Big Thunder Mountain,” and the first nighttime parade at Walt Disney World Resort in almost a decade. The Main ...

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Disney World to Lock out Thousands of Guests From Magic Kingdom, Block Entry

Frontierland at Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom Park as we know it will soon cease to exist, as Walt Disney World Resort has filed permits to change Frontierland and beyond. Walt Disney Imagineering publicized early construction plans just days after announcing expansions at D23 Expo 2024. During the “Horizons: Disney Experiences Showcase,” Chairman of Disney Experiences Josh D’Amaro announced dozens of changes coming to Disneyland ...

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Walt Disney Officially Brought Back to Life, Reveal Promised Soon

Walt Disney in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle

The Walt Disney Company is teaming up with the world’s best scientists and engineers to revive its iconic founder. For decades, a pervasive rumor that scientists cryogenically froze Walt Disney has captivated the public. Few Americans graduate elementary school without hearing that Disney’s frozen head sat in a secret room underneath Disneyland Resort, fueled by the genuine existence of the ...

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Surprise! Disney World Isn’t Done Changing EPCOT

Aerial view of World Celebration construction at EPCOT.

EPCOT has undergone many changes in the last few years–but the work’s not done yet. Walt Disney Imagineering announced a massive revitalization of its second Central Florida Disney park to celebrate Walt Disney World Resort’s 50th Anniversary in 2021. Following COVID-19 closures and layoffs, the project was unrecognizable from the initial concept art when the final construction walls came down ...

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Disney Confirms Animal Kingdom Theme Park Demolition, Closure Coming Soon

Crowds in Africa

This weekend, Walt Disney Imagineering gave Walt Disney World Resort fans a detailed look at big changes coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park. The announcements were made during the highly anticipated “Horizons: Disney Experiences Showcase” at D23 Expo on Saturday, August 10. Related: Disney California Adventure Park To Receive ‘Avatar’ Refurb The Walt Disney Company first hinted that it ...

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