Disney’s Magic Kingdom is the most popular theme park in the world, with over 17 million people visiting in 2011. Located at Walt Disney World in Florida, it follows the typical “hub and spoke” design of other Disney parks. Guests enter on Main Street U.S.A., and can then access 5 themed lands: Adventureland, Frontierland, Liberty Square, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.
It was June 2020 – when all six of Disney’s U.S. theme parks were still shuttered amidst the COVID-19 pandemic – that Disney announced a major change few had expected. In the years that followed, both installations of Splash Mountain (at Disneyland Park since 1989 and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom since 1992) would shed their names,…
Planning a Walt Disney World vacation can be a magical but overwhelming experience. With four theme parks, over 25 resorts, and numerous dining options the sheer number of choices can make organizing the perfect trip daunting. Even veteran visitors spend a lot of time making choices and familiarizing themselves with Disney’s ever-changing policies and programs….
Earlier this year at the D23 Fan Expo, a plethora of new attractions and lands were announced for the Disney parks. One unexpected announcement was the expansion of Frontier Land to include a new Cars-themed area. During the initial announcement, fans thought this would be included in the “Beyond Thunder Mountain” expansion of Magic Kingdom….
“So the story begins with a ten-year old girl named Opal who meets a scruffy dog in the parking lot of a grocery store and names him Winn Dixie…” Okay, okay, so it might’ve been a long time since you’ve written a “book report,” but surely, you remember them. Standing before the whole rest of…
Next year will see the much-anticipated debut of Epic Universe at Universal Orlando Resort and guests will be able to enter into Super Mario World, the new Wizarding World, Isle of Berk, Celestial Park, and of course, the Dark Universe. However, the Dark Universe is not the only land that will have a foreboding ambiance….
Disney is aiming to improve its guest experience with Lightning Lanes. The company is revamping its skip-the-line program at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort. Out is the near-universally disliked Genie+ program and in its place will be a new program known as Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass. The program is…
UPDATE July 17 – The day has finally arrived, the new Country Bears Musical Jamboree at The Magic Kingdom officially debuts today (July 17). According to the official Walt Disney World website, the new Country Bears Musical Jamboree attraction will be open during normal park hours, 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM as well as during the extended…
Many Disney fans had given up all hope for Voyage of the Little Mermaid at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as silence had remained for 3 and a half years since the theme park closures as a result of COVID-19. It was finally in December 2023 that Disney announced that the very long-shuttered Voyage of the Little…
