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Disney World Is Overhauling Frontierland as Another Magic Kingdom Change Takes Effect

If you haven't visited Frontierland at Magic Kingdom in a few years, you might be surprised by just how much has changed. And Disney isn't close to finished. The land that generations of Walt Disney World guests knew is being reshaped through attraction replacements, major refurbishments, permanent closures and completely new construction. Even some of Frontierland's newest additions are already g

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Disney World Guests Face 13 Months of Construction at Coronado Springs Resort

There's nothing worse than checking into an expensive Disney World hotel and realizing construction is going to be part of your vacation. Unfortunately, that's now something guests at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort need to consider. A substantial refurbishment is officially underway at the popular Disney World hotel. More importantly, Disney isn't expecting the work to disappear anytime soon. Th

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Disney’s Hollywood Studios Area Blocked Off, Disney World Confirms Closure

Echo Lake at Disney's Hollywood Studios is undergoing a significant refurbishment. Guests arriving at the third Central Florida Disney park on Monday found scaffolding surrounding one of the area's busy dining locations. Dockside Diner Gets Wrapped in Scaffolding WDWNT reported on August 17 that metal scaffolding had been installed completely around the Dockside Diner, the Quick-Service dining loc

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Disney World Removes Popular Transportation Option From 2 Resort Hotels

If you’re checking into Disney’s Yacht Club Resort or Disney’s Beach Club Resort this week, don’t head straight for the boat dock without checking your transportation plans first. Disney has temporarily taken away one of the most convenient ways to travel from these EPCOT-area hotels. The FriendShip boat dock shared by Yacht Club and Beach Club closed Monday, August 17, for maintenance. The closur

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Disney World Permanently Ends 8-Year Guest Perk, Effective September 16

Another piece of the Walt Disney World experience is officially reaching the end of the road. Disney has confirmed that the Play Disney Parks app will permanently retire on September 16, 2026. The shutdown comes roughly eight years after Disney introduced the platform as a new way for guests to play games, earn achievements and interact with the parks from their phones. And this isn't a change tha

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Disney World Pushes Back EPCOT Opening Time on 2 Days in October

If EPCOT is part of your Disney World plans this October, there are two dates you'll want to circle on the calendar. Disney's currently posted park hours show EPCOT opening an hour later than normal on two mornings during the 2026 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend. On Friday, October 23, and Sunday, October 25, EPCOT is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. instead of 9 a.m. Both changes correspond

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14-Year-Old Disney World Favorite Is Finally Preparing To Reopen at Magic Kingdom

Disney World guests have watched construction take over several corners of Magic Kingdom in recent years. But one project in Fantasyland is finally starting to look finished. Big Top Souvenirs has remained unavailable since February as Disney carried out an extensive refurbishment of the Storybook Circus location. Disney confirmed from the beginning that the closure would be temporary and that the

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After 20 Years, Expedition Everest Is Heading Toward a Major Disney World Shutdown

Twenty years after Expedition Everest opened at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, one of its biggest problems is finally getting addressed. But fixing it comes with a catch. Disney confirmed at D23 that the legendary Yeti inside Expedition Everest will finally be repaired. The figure has spent years operating in the stationary mode Disney fans have come to know all too well. Now Disney plans to bring it ba

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Figment Ride Closure Timeline Emerges After Disney Confirms EPCOT Overhaul

Figment's future at EPCOT suddenly looks very different. Disney used its massive D23 presentation on Saturday night to confirm something longtime EPCOT fans have wanted for decades: Dreamfinder is coming back. The announcement means Figment will remain part of EPCOT's future, but his attraction is heading toward major changes. Disney described the project as a “new journey into imagination&#

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Space Mountain’s Rumored 2027 Closure Gets Surprising Update From Disney

Space Mountain fans were probably listening a little more closely than usual when Disney started talking about the iconic coaster during its massive D23 parks presentation. Rumors have circulated since July suggesting that Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain could be headed toward an extended closure and major refurbishment. Among the timelines floated for that potential project, 2027 has received plen

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