Photo Update: Castle wall turrets installed, Mine Train Ride progress and more in New Fantasyland
With most of the New Fantasyland opening within a few months, construction is coming to an end and final details are being added.
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Attractions in Detail: Magic Kingdom’s Jungle Cruise
By Andrew Kiste Editor’s Note: This article is Andrew’s interpretation of the history behind different sections of the Jungle Cruise attraction. No one knows exactly what the inspiration behind the design was except the Disney Imagineers who built it, so this article shouldn’t be taken as Disney fact, but how one man interprets it through…
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Magic Kingdom Update: Changes in Storybook Circus, plus new T-shirts and a rainy parade
We grabbed our umbrellas and raincoats and headed out to Disney’s Magic Kingdom earlier this week. As you can see above, both of the Dumbo spinners are now running. With the construction walls gone, it looks a lot nicer, although the front door is still boarded up.
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Photo Finds: A look at smaller additions to the Disney parks and Legoland Water Park – June 11, 2012
By Kevin Yee It’s a week full of smaller additions to the parks! We spot new trees at Dumbo, removed construction walls, a new sign for Casey Jr Splash ‘n’ Soak, new theming on existing luggage, and a couple of Hidden Mickeys in Storybook Circus. A Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom poster is now up…
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Highlights from Orlando’s Gay Days weekend 2012
Thousands of Orlando’s biggest theme park fans were in town this weekend for Gay Days. Here’s a sample of the weekend’s events.
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Disney | Epcot | Movies | Video | Walt Disney World Resort
Merida from Disney Pixar’s ‘Brave’ makes her debut at Disney Parks – Video
Merida, the heroine of Disney-Pixar’s upcoming movie Brave has been spotted at Epcot, meeting a few guests before she moves to her new area in the Magic Kingdom. Here’s a look:
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Fantasyland Photo Update: Second Dumbo spinner construction, Casey Jr. installed and more
With the announcement of a July opening for the rest of Storybook Circus and a “in time for the holiday season” opening of the remaining expansion (besides the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coaster in 2014), construction is in full swing. Above is a view of the second spinner for Dumbo The Flying Elephant which recently…
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Photo Finds: Casey Jr. progress, new FastPass readers, and more Magic Kingdom and Epcot updates – April 30, 2012
By Kevin Yee There are incremental changes as always in the parks (more pylons for Seven Dwarfs Mine Coaster, a new play area for kids outside Innoventions’ Vision House, railings installed at Big Thunder along the track), but the big news this week will be the test of Fastpass Plus, the reserve-rides-from-home technology previously called…
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Disney and Universal to begin testing the next version of their ‘skip the line’ passes
Both Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando will be testing the next version of their Express and Fastpass systems during May 2012. The two theme park companies will be trying two very different concepts.
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Phineas and Ferb to present summer version of ‘The Magic, the Memories, and You!’ projection show
On May 25, the summer version of the Magic Kingdom’s nighttime show “The Magic, the Memories, and You!” will debut at the Magic Kingdom. Disney Channel stars Phineas and Ferb will kick off a rockin’ summer celebration that visits the beach, the jungle and under the sea with favorite Disney characters and cherished Disney music.