This is the weekly news, rumors and refurbishments update for Walt Disney World for the week of January 18, 2015.
Here are the three biggest updates from around the resort for the past seven days.
1. An interactive queue is now open at Peter Pan’s Flight
Peter Pan’s Flight at Magic Kingdom Park might not be getting all of the upgrades coming to Disneyland’s Peter Pan’s Flight, but it’s not being completely left out. An interactive queue debuted this past week for guests waiting in one of the longest lines at the park.
The new queue occupies the space of the former bathrooms that were replaced by the Tangled themed restrooms across the pathway. Guests will watch Tinker Bell fly around and interact with objects in the room. Guest’s shadows will also come to life and can interact with other shadows.
The updated queue is a welcome change and years in the making, considering Disney had to demolish the old Skyway and build a new set of restrooms. Now if only we could update the attraction.
2. Dates for the 2015 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival are set
This year the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival will run from September 25 through November 16, 2015. That is the same amount of days as last year’s festival which ran from September 19 to November 10, 2014.
3. Ticket Price increases are coming
WDW News Today is reporting that ticket prices for Walt Disney World and Disneyland will see a small increase come mid-February. This could be the first time a one day ticket for the Magic Kingdom breaks the $100 barrier.
Disney might also be adding a Water Park-Hopper option as well. This could mean the possibility of a single day Water Park ticket, or an add-on to other tickets. Another change is the possibility of cancelling the “no expiration” ticket option. That will limit the tickets to a 14 day period from first use.
Either way, if you plan on purchasing Disney Park tickets, do so as soon as possible.
