Disney World has announced they will be closed due to the Coronavirus.
Cinderella’s Castle up close.
Disney World will close on Monday, March 16th and will stay closed until the end of the month. Resort hotels, Disney Springs, and Disney World Golf Courses will remain open though.
Disney’s Contemporary Resort will stay open.
If you had a ticket for a date on or before March 31, 2020 than you will be able to change that date through December 15, 2020.
The Tree of Life.
Now what about Disney After Hours, Disney Villains After Hours, and Disney Early Morning Magic? They will be automatically refunded for dates March 16, 2020-March 31, 2020.
If you are an Annual Passholder, Disney will extend your expiration date by 15 days. Click on this link for more information from Disney’s website.
My question is what will happen to Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival?
If you’re a Disney Passholder then you can get new Passholder Magnets from March 4-June 1, 2020.
The magnets are for the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival.
The first new magnet is a Donald Duck Passholder Magnet with Spike the Bee. This magnet is available from March 4-April 19, 2020.
The two brand new magnets!!
The second magnet is a Orange Bird Magnet. Isn’t he adorable!?! The magnet is available from April 20-June 1, 2020.
The two magnets are going to be available online and in Mouse Gear. (Mouse Gear is a huge store in Epcot that is being temporary located to the front of the park) If you are going to go to Mouse Gear to get these two magnets your parents must show their valid annual pass and photo ID to receive the magnets.
I will be doing more articles for the 2020 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, so stay tuned!
The Walt Disney Company has just announced that Cinderella’s Castle will be getting a makeover in honor of the movie’s 70th anniversary.
What will the castle look like? According to one artist the castle will be light pink, blue, and gold. So far there is no date that the makeover will be done but it will start soon and still be happening in the summer.
Cinderella’s castle from the back.
This is all the information we know so far but maybe we will get more information soon!
Yes, the Muppets are back for President’s Day Weekend!
For those of you that don’t know The Muppets Present Great Moments of History was a live show you could watch in Liberty Square. The Muppets would sing songs and sign the Declaration of Independence. Unfortunately, this amazing show closed a couple months ago.
Now though, for President’s Day Weekend, you can watch the live show again! It will only be for a limited time so go over to Liberty Square to see the show this President’s Day Weekend!
FastPass+ tiers will be changing again on February 14th.
I have talked about tiers before back in June and you can look at the post here!
Just as a reminder Tier 1 is for the popular attractions and Tier 2 is for the not as popular attractions. Tiers make it easier to ride popular rides with a minimal wait time. When you reserve Fastpasses, you can get one Fastpass from Tier 1 and two Fastpasses from Tier 2.
Alien Swirling Saucers!
Now you can use Tier 1 on Slinky Dog Dash and Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run. Slinky Dog Dash should be your top priority, since this ride has the longest lines, while Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run in Galaxy’s Edge is now second priority.
Slinky Dog Dash!
This is going to be really helpful because now you don’t need to wait as long in line as before.
Tier 2 is also split into categories. Your top priority for getting a Fastpass+ should be for Tower of Terror and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, since those rides have long lines.
Happy New Years everybody! Can you believe it’s 2020? I can’t!
Disney World is bringing new restaurants, shows, and more in 2020!
First off, to me this news is just awesome, a new M&M store is coming to Disney Springs! How cool is that!?! The new M&M store will take the place of Curl and Fit2Run stores.
In early 2020 a new restaurant called Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue will be coming to Epcot. Disney has said that this restaurant will be a modern barbecue with a smoker preparing food and a redesigned patio.
Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along will be coming to the France pavilion on January 17, 2020. This new sing along will be similar to For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along that is in Hollywood Studios. (If you would like to learn about For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along click here.)
Also happening on January 17, 2020, both Canada and China will have new Circle-Vision 360 shows. Canada’s show will be named “Canada Far and Wide.” China’s new show will be named “Wondrous China”.
A new show is coming to the land pavilion on January 17 called “Awesome Planet”. This new show will have nature photography, theater effects, and space sequences.
In February a new restaurant will be coming to Epcot. Gosh! Epcot is getting a lot of changes! The new restaurant will be named Space 220 and will be located between Mission: Space and Test Track. I am really excited to see this new restaurant because I really like space and in Space 220 you are able to see space from your table!
Construction of Space 220 back in August!
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway will be open in Hollywood Studios on March 4. Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway will be inside the Chinese Theater. You will get to be put in the world of a Mickey Mouse cartoon with new technology called 2 1/2 D.
Another attraction expected to come to Hollywood Studios in March is Mickey Shorts Theater. It will take the place of Star Wars: Path of the Jedi theater. Mickey Shorts Theater will have short film just like the show Mickey Mouse on Disney Channel.
On April 17 in Disney Springs, Draw To Life will open. Draw To Life will celebrate the art of animation. It will follow a girl named Julie who tries to finish an unfinished animation piece.
The Swiss Family Treehouse will be closed for refurbishment from April 27-May 3, 202o.
Big Thunder Mountain will also be closing for a refurbishment from May 4-21.
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is coming to the France pavilion in the summer. It will be like the ride in Disneyland Paris with a trackless track. The ride will be Ratatouille themed.
Authentic Creperie is also coming to the France pavilion near Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in the summer. The restaurant will have sweet and savory crepes. It can have a quick-service and table service dining option.
HarmonioUS will be a nighttime show coming this year (we do not know when in 2020). Disney says it will be “a worldwide celebration of Disney music.”
A new resort will be located in the Boardwalk area. It will be called The Cove. It is mostly focused on being for conventions and being group oriented.
Yes, it is possible to see the fireworks in Magic Kingdom live without being in the parks!
Disney Parks Blog will be live streaming the fireworks on December 31 starting at 11:45 p.m. EST. I am definitely going to be watching these fireworks!
This is part two for everything new that happened in Disney World this year.
On August 12, 2019 the NBA Experience opened in Disney Springs. The NBA Experience is where you can do hands on activities in basketball. If you are a big fan of basketball you will love the NBA Experience! If you would like to learn more about the NBA Experience click here!
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened in Hollywood Studios on August 29, 2019. It is supposed to transform you into the world of Star Wars with themed restaurants and rides. You can even build your own droid or lightsaber! If you would like to learn more about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge click here!
In the fall, the Disney Skyliner opened! It is a transportation network in the sky. The Skyliner takes you from Pop Century, Art of Animation, Caribbean Beach, and the Disney Riviera Resort to the International Gateway at Epcot and Hollywood Studios.
The Disney Skyliner!
On November 12, Disney+ launched. Disney+ is a new streaming service where you get to watch your favorite Disney movies and shows without commercials. They have Disney+ original shows and movies as well as Disney movies and shows. If you want to see what shows I recommend to watch (and one movie for the holidays) click here!
2019 is almost over and I thought it would be a good idea to review everything new that happened in Disney World this past year. The list is so long that I will be making a part two.
Back in early January of 2019 Disney announced an offer for free dining! It was for stays between July 5, 2019 and September 30, 2019. You had to sign up for the free dining offer and stay for a minimum of 4 nights. You can no longer use this free dining offer, but if you are curious to learn more about the free dining offer click here!
In March Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy opened. I even was able to go on the ride back in August! Basically, Lightning McQueen teaches the next set of rookies (you) to become awesome racers but something happens! If you want to know what happens go to the ride in Hollywood Studios!
In April, Haunted Mansion started having an on-ride photo. That means that when you ride the Haunted Mansion while wearing your MagicBand a camera will take a picture of you and you will see a Haunted Mansion themed photo. Click here to learn more about that!
Also in April, Disney banned oversized strollers. They now need to be no larger than 31 inches wide and 52 inches long. If you would like to know more about this rule click here!
In May, you could buy Mickey Bars at your local supermarket. They were delicious! They are no longer available. If you would like to see me review this delicious treat click here!
In June the parking rates for overnight guests at Disney World Resort hotels rose, prices on reusable shopping bags rose, and annual passholder prices rose.
You can learn more about the raise in parking rates here, you can learn more about the rise in price for reusable shopping bags here, and the rise in annual passholder prices here.
It’s almost December and I want to tell you about the Christmas fireworks show and more Christmas events that are coming to Hollywood Studios.
You can see the nighttime show Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! This show is complete with fireworks and music. You can help the elves Wayne and Lanny from the movie Prep and Landing find missing Santa Clause.
You can also see the Sunset Seasons Greetings projection on The Hollywood Tower Hotel. It comes with lasers, snow, and stories and songs from Mickey, Minnie, Olaf, and friends.
