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Disney World’s 50th Anniversary Celebration has been over since March, but there still are nods to the celebration in the parks.
Cinderella Castle
One of these biggest hints is the golden statues of Disney characters that were incorporated for the anniversary. However, these statues haven’t gone anywhere since the end of the celebration, and Disney recently announced they’d be updating them. Check out how they’ve changed in the parks!
Disney World’s 50th Anniversary has officially ended.
50th Anniversary last day crowds
Many mentions of the 50th Anniversary in the Disney World app are already gone, attractions in the parks are getting ready to shed their 50th Anniversary aspects, and certain 50th Anniversary additions are gone for good. However, we just found out that one of the 50th Anniversary additions we know and love will be sticking around for a little bit longer!
What are you most looking forward to this holiday season?
Main Street U.S.A. Christmas Decorations
If you’re visiting Disney World this season, there are tons of snacks to try, lots of decorations to see, and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party (if you’ve got your ticket!). But there’s another secret holiday offering you can experience if you’ve got MagicBand+ — some of the 50th Anniversary statues have special holiday greetings!
Disney World’s 50th anniversary celebration is still going strong and will continue into 2023.
Chip ‘n’ Dale Fab 50 statues
That’s right — we’re still eating our favorite 50th anniversary foods, collecting some fabulous 50th anniversary merchandise, and enjoying the Fab 50 character statues throughout the parks. But don’t worry, if you can’t get to the parks, you can enjoy a miniature version of the Fab 50 character statues at home!
It’s OFFICIAL. MagicBand+ has been released in Disney World, and we’ve tried out all the new features. These next-generation MagicBands can do everything that normal MagicBands do, but they’ve got a few extra perks attached to them as well. The base cost for these bands is a bit more expensive than normal MagicBands — they start at $34.99 apiece. So are they really worth that extra cost?
MagicBand+
Let’s analyze all the pros and cons of MagicBand+ so that you can decide whether these new bands are worth it to you. [Read more…]
The next generation of MagicBands is called MagicBand+, and you can buy them NOW in Disney World. We’re trying out all the new features today, so come along to see what’s different about these MagicBands.
MagicBand+
Disney accidentally released MagicBand+ a bit early in Disney Springs, so we got to try one out a couple of months ago. But because that release was accidental, most of the new features didn’t work at that time. Now that MagicBand+ has officially dropped in Disney World, we’ve learned more about the set-up process, how they work, and what the new features are. Are these new bands worth the extra cost? What’s good about them and what might not be so great? Let’s find out! [Read more…]
Disney World has added a lot of things to the parks for its 50th anniversary, but one of our favorite new additions are the 50 gold character statues!
Best buds
These are across all 4 parks and include characters like Mickey and Minnie, Edna Mode, Winnie the Pooh, and more. Disney has also released some fun merch that look like these statues! We’ve seen ornaments, mini mystery packs, and even small replicas of a few characters. And now, there’s a NEW character statue replica that’s available online!
Disney World’s 50th Anniversary Celebration will be an event unlike anything we’ve seen in quite some time! This eighteen-month-long birthday party is full of new entertainment offerings, firework spectaculars, dazzling golden statues, and of course, special edition merchandise to collect.
Magic Kingdom
If you’re visiting Disney World during the 50th Anniversary Celebration, there are a few key planning tips you should keep in mind!
We’re constantly checking around the Disney World parks for new food, new merchandise, and refurbishment updates.
EPCOT
It wasn’t difficult to find new things in EPCOT this week since so many BIG things have been happening there lately! Here are all the new things that happened in EPCOT recently.
Disney World’s turning 50 this year and there’s a MASSIVE celebration that’s about to begin!
Cinderella Castle has been redecorated for the 50th Anniversary!
We’re already seeing a lot of things in the parks in anticipation of the celebration’s opening day, on October 1st. Cinderella Castle got a serious glow-up. EPCOT is undergoing a massive transformation. The park icons have started getting their new lighting schemes. We’re getting TWO new nighttime shows, one at Magic Kingdom and another at EPCOT.
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