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The 7 BIG Updates from Walt Disney World (and Beyond) This Week (September 2-8, 2019)

Natalie Sim06 mins

This week at Walt Disney World, a brand new color trend is announced, walls go up at Future World, plus Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge introduces a new feature now that crowds have thinned out. 

Outside Walt Disney World, Universal kicks off its annual Halloween Horror Nights event, plus Legoland Florida get slammed with guests during a special discount weekend. 

1. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge now offering Mobile Order

Oh-So Delicious Blue and Green Milk

Image: Jett Farrell-Vega

Now that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge has been open for a little over a week, Disney has begun offering Mobile Order for some of this new land’s most popular eateries, including the following: 

  • Milk Stand
  • Ronto Roasters
  • Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo
As in other locations, Guests can use the Mobile Order function in My Disney Experience to order and pay in advance, skipping the line and head directly to the Mobile Order pick-up counter where their items will be waiting. 

2. Walls going up in Future World this week

Club Cool
Image: Disney

This weekend saw the last day of operation for several Epcot attractions, including the Fountain View Starbucks, Club Cool, Fountain of Nations and Character Spot. And now, as work begins on the reimagining of Future World, walls will be installed around this area of the park, sometime in the next few days. 

3. Epcot International Festival of the Arts to return in January

Disney confirmed this week that the Epcot International Festival of the Arts will return to the park from January 17 to February 24, 2020! For its fourth year, Guests will once again be able to brush up on their artistic skills with visual, culinary and performing arts offerings throughout Epcot. It was also confirmed that the Disney on Broadway Concert Series will bereturning with performances seven nights a week, though performers have not yet been announced. 

4. New color trend Arendelle Aqua to be released this week

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A new color trend is being released next week that is inspired by the city of Arendelle from the movie Frozen. Named Arendelle Aqua, this new color trend collection will be released across the Walt Disney World Resort on September 13 and will include Minnie ear headbands, tumblers, Spirit Jerseys, food, beverages, and much more!

5. Disney updates Primeval Whirl status on official website

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Though Disney has been keeping guests informed about the changing reopening targets for Primeval Whirl, Disney’s official attraction page for this ride has recently been updated with a “Temporarily Closed” notice. This is an important change, as this is the same status that the long-closed Stitch’s Great Escape has on its attraction page as well, and we’re pretty sure that attraction is not going to be opening back up ever again. So could Primeval Whirl be already dead without dying? Possibly. 

6. Halloween Horror Nights 29 kicks off at Universal Studios Florida

Image: Universal

Though Walt Disney World has been celebrating Halloween since mid-August, Universal Studios Florida debuted their annual Halloween Horror Nights event over the weekend. This year’s event has an 80’s theme, with houses based on properties like Stranger Things, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Ghostbusters and more! 

7. Guests flood Legoland Florida during special fundraiser for Hurricane Dorian victims

This past week Legoland Florida announced that they would be selling special $25 one-day tickets to the park this weekend with the proceeds from these tickets going towards the victims of Hurricane Dorian. However, this special deal ended up being extremely popular, with guests waiting hours on Saturday just to park, and lines looping around the front entrance to get these special discount tickets.  

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