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We’ve got some exciting news from Disney Springs!
Disney Springs
We’ve been checking out all the new Valentine’s Day treats arriving this month, and now there’s another special offering you can grab this weekend — a new corkcicle from Wine Bar George!
Although this is Disney World’s calm before the storm (the storm being spring break crowds), there are plenty of reasons to visit the parks right now!
Tree of Life
TRON Lightcycle / Run is now in previews with its first-of-a-kind Disney ride feature, adaptive seating, and on-ride photos. The Festival of the Arts is still happening in EPCOT (even though it’s almost over!). There are plenty of new delicious eats to try all over Disney World. Maybe that’s why we started to see the wait times go UP this week!
Today was a BIG day for us — we got to ride TRON Lightcycle / Run for the first time!
TRON Loading Area
This ride officially opens to the public on April 4th, but Cast Member previews and media previews are currently happening, with Annual Passholder previews coming up. We got to take our first ride today, and now we have a WHOLE ride-through for you!
Okay, so who’s excited to ride the new TRON Lightcycle / Run in Disney World?
©Disney
Magic Kingdom’s newest ride is one of its most thrilling, with a super fast launch, a race through the Grid, and fun TRON details that make you feel immersed in the world of the Tron movies! Well, we just got a chance to ride it and we’re going to tell you EVERYTHING about the ride and, hopefully, answer any questions you may have!
We’re always scoping out great viewing locations for fireworks at Walt Disney World. When your day ends in the Magic Kingdom, it’s a fan tradition to stay for the magical fireworks.
Playing until April 2, 2023, Disney Enchantment is a fireworks and projection show that debuted as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration. While the show focuses on the park’s centerpiece — Cinderella Castle, the projections actually go ALL the way down Main Street, U.S.A.). We can’t wait for Happily Ever After to return to Magic Kingdom on April 3, 2023 with all-new projections!
It’s a great display!
We want to share some of our favorite fireworks spots at Magic Kingdom. After all, at the end of a Magic Kingdom day you just might be too tired to strategize, and that’s why we encourage you to plan ahead.
Can you believe it’s almost time for TRON to debut?!
TRON
TRON Lightcycle / Run officially opens in Magic Kingdom on April 4th, 2023, but Disney is hosting previews for select groups of people. We’ve seen teaser after teaser and we’ve been watching the construction for years, but it is TIME — we got to ride TRON!
Disney World is known as the most magical place on earth, so it’s no wonder even celebrities will face the crowds to experience it.
Cinderella Castle
Stars from Ariana Grande to Chris Evans and tons of stars in between have been known to head to Disney World from time to time — and today we saw a MAJOR celebrity walking around Magic Kingdom!
The battle surrounding Disney’s Reedy Creek District has only just begun.
©Governor Ron DeSantis Website
The Reedy Creek Improvement District (now called the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District — “the District”) previously gave Disney a substantial amount of control over the land it sits on — it worked that way for 50+ years. But now things have changed. In the aftermath of the friction between Disney and Florida Governor Ron Desantis over Disney’s reaction to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill, the Florida legislature and DeSantis signed a bill into law that was going to dissolve RCID in June of 2023. Plans later changed and while the District itself has continued, it now has a new Board appointed by the Governor (not voted in by Disney) and is subject to new rules. But that’s not the end of the story.
Disney World rides will sometimes close temporarily due to technical difficulties or bad weather. Other times, the rides close for scheduled maintenance.
Kali River Rapids
Disney usually announces those scheduled closures so that you can be prepared for your next vacation. To help you get ready, check out this list of everything that’ll be CLOSED in Disney World next week! [Read more…]
Disney World’s newest ride is finally here!
©Disney
TRON Lighcycle / Run is already bringing riders into the Grid and on an adventure to a new world. But, the TRON world isn’t the only new thing guests will experience on this ride. Disney announced that guests will be able to stow their belongings in lockers before they ride TRON — and we’re sharing a look at just how that works!
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