food IS a theme park
We’ve got to talk about Toy Story Land.
Toy Story Land
Disney’s Hollywood Studios jam-packed a LOT of stuff to do in this one land including two restaurants, Woody’s Lunch Box and Roundup Rodeo BBQ, and three attractions! Slinky Dog Dash is easily the busiest of the land’s rides but we’ve got an update on this Toy Story-themed coaster.
Can you believe it? EPCOT is almost done with its years-long transformation!
EPCOT
Disney announced that the EPCOT construction is set to be complete by the end of 2023, and it makes us want to reminisce about the changes, you know? We have several new attractions including Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana and now the 100th anniversary celebration is in the park with a special meet and greet, the return of Soarin’ Over California, and more. Now there’s an update about one of the new additions…but fair warning, you may not like it.
Disney World rides are some of the most immersive out there — they instantly transport you out of reality!
Space Mountain
Whether that’s because you’re busy fighting Kylo Ren on Rise of the Resistance or jumping into a cartoon on Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, there are so many stories you can explore through attractions. This applies to roller coasters too — there’s a reason why they all almost always have a long wait! However, this week, one coaster saw a jump in wait times that caught our eye and we had to let you know about it.
It’s been another week full of Disney news!
EPCOT
Disney released a ton of information about EPCOT Festival of the Holidays including the food booths, the entertainment, celebrity narrators for the Candelight Processional, dining packages, the return of the cookie stroll, and more. Also Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana has soft opened as well as the Moana meet and greet! Even though the Disney news has been busy, the parks seem to have calmed down when it comes to wait times.
Not all rides are built the same — some are much harder to get on than others.
EPCOT
Whether that’s because the ride has a Virtual Queue (we’re looking at you, TRON Lightcycle / Run) or it has one of the longest lines in the park, there’s a reason that we warn you about attractions like Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash. But there’s been a huge update involving an EPCOT ride and it has certainly impacted the wait times!
When you think of rides that everyone is obsessed with in Disney World, what do you pick?
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
You may be thinking about Rise of the Resistance, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, or a classic like Jungle Cruise. But when you look at the wait times, there’s a clear frontrunner as the most popular ride in Disney World almost every time — Flight of Passage!
We have to warn you about something in Disney World.
Magic Kingdom
There are so many aspects that go into planning a trip — the hotel, the travel, the tickets, the dining reservations, and MORE. So it is our duty to let you know about what’s going on with Disney World wait times right now!
If you’re anything like us, you tend to check on the wait times ahead of your Disney World trip so that you know what to expect.
Cinderella Castle
It’s good to be prepared for which rides are posting the highest wait times, note any that are consistently low, and decide ahead of time if you think you should buy Genie+. But there’s one important thing that you may not be taking into consideration — ride closures!
Each week, we take a look at the average wait times at each ride in Disney World, but this week there were some unusual challenges.
Magic Kingdom during Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia made its way to Florida bringing bad weather to most of the state, including Disney World. The theme parks did not close, however, Typhoon Lagoon and the mini golf courses closed for one day due to weather. During hurricane weather like this, Disney World has cancelation policies allowing guests to move their trips, and looking at the wait times, it is clear that many people did not come into the parks.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios can be the hardest Disney World park to navigate — and we get it! We go to Disney World every day and we see how hard it can be to try to do everything in the park.
Hollywood Studios
With summer break, we saw wait times skyrocket at many of the popular attractions including rides in Hollywood Studios like Rise of the Resistance and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. Now, it’s Halloween season in the parks and crowds are changing, but one thing remains certain — looooooooonnnnggggg wait times at Slinky Dog Dash!
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