Magic Kingdom
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Feb- 2022 -21 February
Park Pass Update: Disney World FULLY BOOKED for Next Three Days
If you were planning on visiting The Walt Disney World Resort this week and you are not an Annual Passholder, we hope you already have those Theme Park Reservations secured. According to the Disney World website, Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom are completely booked for Theme Park Ticketholders and Select Resort Hotel Guests from today, February 2
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19 FebruaryNews
Walt Disney World Extends Hours at All Four Theme Parks for a Week in March
Walt Disney World has been extending park hours regularly throughout 2022 so far. And now, theme park hours at all four Walt Disney World theme parks have been extended for the second week in March. The dates affected by the latest park hours updates are March 6-12, 2022, which is spring break for many Guests depending on where they are traveling from. At the Magic Kingdom, the park's closing time
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17 FebruaryNews
Photos: Shelby Blackstock, Son of Reba McIntire, Has Magical Disney Fairytale Wedding
Country music star and actress Reba McIntire spent Valentine's Day Weekend at the Walt Disney World Resort celebrating as the mother-of-the-groom! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marissa Blackstock (@rissablackstock) McIntire's son, Shelby Blackstock married his girlfriend of nine years in the Magic Kingdom Park with a gorgeous ceremony complete with Cinderella's Coach h
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17 FebruaryNews
OpEd: Encanto’s Casita Should Replace the Swiss Family Treehouse
With all of the success of Disney's Encanto (2021), and the recent news that Lin Manuel Miranda spoke to Disney CEO Bob Chapek over the possibility of an Encanto theme park attraction, I began thinking of where this new story could go at Walt Disney World. Actor Josh Gad also suggested the idea, sharing that he believes Encanto would make a great addition to a Colombia pavilion in EPCOT's World Sh
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15 FebruaryNews
7 Facts You May Not Know About Cinderella Castle
Cinderella (1950) debuted 72 years ago today, cementing the legacy of the Disney Princess that began in 1937 with the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Since the film's release, Cinderella has been a large part of what makes the Magic Kingdom, and particularly Fantasyland so memorable, with Prince Charming Regal Carrousel, the chance to meet Cinderella herself at Princess Fairytale Hall,
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15 FebruaryNews
Park Hours Extended Select Dates Due to Crowds at the Magic Kingdom & Disney’s Animal Kingdom
The end of February into March is shaping up to be quite crowded at the Walt Disney World Resort. With lots of events taking place during this time the upcoming crowds are to be expected, and it seems Disney just extended park hours for some of the theme parks in anticipation of the upcoming crowds. The latest hint of upcoming crowd levels at Disney Parks came earlier today when Disney's official
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14 FebruaryDining
10 Tantalizing Picks for Casual Valentine’s Day Dining at Disney World
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be an over-blown, expensive affair. If you’re already celebrating the event at Walt Disney World Resort, that’s celebration enough. So perhaps you and your honey want to take the day as it comes without all the planning and fancy fanfare. Even so, you probably want to enjoy a decent meal at some point in the day. But where can you go that’s not too high-end, doesn’t
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12 FebruaryNews
What Is the Oldest Attraction at Walt Disney World?
While designing areas of Disney parks and resorts, Disney Imagineers often find antique items to help create the most immersive environments possible. Sometimes these antiques come in the form of entire attractions! The oldest attraction at Walt Disney World can be found right in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom: Prince Charming Regal Carrousel. The carrousel Guests ride in the Magic Kingdom was o
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11 FebruaryNews
The Reopening of Splash Mountain at the Magic Kingdom Is Delayed
Splash Mountain at the Magic Kingdom Park was scheduled to reopen today following its annual refurbishment (and Guests in the park over the past couple of days have reported seeing the ride testing while it was closed). This morning, however, the Frontierland attraction did not open with the rest of the park, and as of this writing in the afternoon the ride remains closed. Unplanned maintenance is
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4 FebruaryNews
Would Walt Disney Recognize the Magic Kingdom?
The flagship park of the Walt Disney World Resort was ultimately pulled off in time for its October 1, 1971 opening by Roy Disney, Walt Disney's brother who had taken over management of the project following his death to see his brother's dream through. Walt passed away in 1966, just one year after the “Florida Project” was publicly announced, and as a result, he was never even able to
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