Attractions – The Show – April 17, 2014 – Small World 50th, Festival Bay remodel, plus latest news
Hosts Banks Lee and JeniLynn Knopp bring you this week’s theme park and attraction news. On this week’s episode:
Photo Finds: It’s the time of the year for theme park construction and refurbishments: Feb. 17, 2014
By Mikey and Lauren Monheit This week’s highlights include Flower and Garden prep at Epcot, Splash Mountain refurb, Mine Train walls down, #PotterWatch and more! Photo Finds: It's the time of the year for theme park construction and refurbishments: Feb. 17, 2014Watch this video on YouTube
Shamu Stadium at SeaWorld closing for first quarter of 2014, temporary replacement experience planned
Shamu Stadium at SeaWorld Orlando will be closing in early January for routine pool maintenance and will be down until April. But guests will still be able to see the killer whales in a new experience.
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress completes multi-year renovation
The Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress resort, located just around the corner from Walt Disney World, recently completed a multiple-year $65 million dollar renovation. Everything from the lobby, to the pool and the rooms has been made fresh with new amenities.
Disney’s Country Bear show given a makeover – spruced up and shortened
Disney’s Country Bears have some new duds, spruced up fur and a little bit less to talk and sing about.
Disney | Epcot | Music | Video | Walt Disney World
Video: Test Track All Stars perform for guests while attraction is under refurbishment
Epcot’s Test Track attraction is now closed for refurbishment until this fall 2012. To help fill the void of the popular attraction, Disney has added an A cappella group that is performing multiple times daily outside the construction walls.
Changes coming to the Kilimanjaro Safaris ride at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Say your last goodbye to Little Red. Today the Disney Parks Blog announced some changes are coming to the Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Starting this spring, Disney Imagineers will begin the removal of some of the end show elements, including the Audio-Animatronic elephant known as Little Red, to make room for more…
Test Track ride at Epcot to be redesigned as a Chevrolet Design Center
Disney and General Motors have renewed a multi-year agreement and will be reimagining the Test Track attraction at Epcot. After a refurbishment, this fall guests will design custom Chevrolet vehicles and test out their design on the test track. As part of the redesign, the focus of the attraction will be on Chevy and on…
Sheraton Safari Hotel purchased with plans for a $25 million redevelopment
The Sheraton Safari Hotel and Suites near Downtown Disney has been sold and the new owners are planning a $25 million redevelopment project that should be completed by spring 2012.
Disney | Events | Magic Kingdom | Theme Parks | Travel | Video
Space Mountain full ride video and refurbishment report
Upon hearing of Space Mountain soft opening to guests yesterday after a seven-month refurbishment, I rushed over to the Magic Kingdom only to be denied a ride as the roller coaster was shut down for further maintenance and testing. I returned to the Magic Kingdom today at around 1 p.m. to find Space Mountain once…