Tag: Magic Kingdom

  • Disney Installs New Star Tours Marquee

    Happy Star Wars Day!  May the 4th be with you. In anticipation of its newly reimagineered Star Tours 2 attraction, Disney Parks has unveiled and installed its new marquee above the attraction entrance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  The same marquee art can be seen as an attraction poster at the Star Tours 2 attraction at…

  • Building a Disney Vacation Countdown Chain

    One of the best aspects of any Disney vacation is the planning, anticipation, and build-up weeks before your departure.  There are plenty of ways to get your family excited about what you are about to experience in the near future.  Anticipating any vacation is exciting, but there’s something even more special about anticipating a Disney…

  • New Disney Treats in Playful Boxes are a BIG Hit!

    So I was minding my own business, walking through the candy store at Disney California Adventure and there they were.  Clever, catchy, and waiting for us to try them.  These boxes of candy are a new twist in treat packaging at  the Disneyland Resort, the Walt Disney World Resort, and even at the movie theater…

  • Sneak Peek of Beast’s Castle in Disney’s New Fantasyland

    Guests to the Magic Kingdom may be able to get a sneak peek at one of the attractions opening in the new Fantasyland expansion.  The Beast’s castle can be viewed up above the construction walls (get an even better view while riding Dumbo!).  Continue after the break for photos of the construction.

  • Video: Magician Mickey Greets Guests at the Magic Kingdom

    Mickey Mouse has moved out of his country home at the ToonTown Fair, and is now the star of a magic show at the Town Square Theater.  The new meet and greet location officially opened to guests on April 1, 2011, and is the first time that visitors to Walt Disney World can obtain a FASTPASS…

  • Town Square Theater Meet and Greet at Magic Kingdom

    The former Exposition Hall in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World has been renamed as Town Square Theater. It formally opens on April 1, 2011 as the new home of Mickey and Minnie Mouse and the Princesses.  Disney was operating the meet and greet as a soft opening today.

  • Walt Disney World’s Haunted Mansion previews interactive queue

    For months, we’ve been hearing rumors of a new interactive queue being installed at The Haunted Mansion in the Magic Kingdom.  Well, it seems the time is finally here!  Today was the last day of our week-long trip to Walt Disney World and as we were walking through Liberty Square this morning, we noticed a…