food IS a theme park
Disney World is full of changes.
Magic Kingdom
EPCOT is undergoing a huge transformation and will include Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana, Communicore Hall, The Dreamer’s Statue, and much more. Even small changes are happening like the Hatbox Ghost coming to the Haunted Mansion. If you are already planning your 2024 Disney World trip, you’ll want to know how staying at a Disney World hotel will be different next year.
Disney’s working on quite a few major construction projects in the domestic parks right now.
Disneyland
Several Disney World and Disneyland Resort hotels are getting updates, EPCOT is in the middle of a complete transformation, and multiple attractions are getting refurbished. One of those attractions is located in Disneyland Park, and today, we’ve got some construction updates!
Once more, you may find yourself questioning some things that are happening over at EPCOT.
World Showcase Lagoon
No, we’re not talking about all the construction that’s going on with the massive transformation going on in the park. And we’re not focusing on just when CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza will be complete. (It should open by the end of 2023 but no exact date has been announced yet.) Nope, right now the focus is on what’s happening in World Showcase Lagoon, where some mysterious poles have turned up!
A few different areas in Disney World are basically construction zones right now due to all the NEW stuff coming to the resort.
Disney’s Polynesian Resort
We’ve got a new attraction to look forward to in EPCOT. We’ve got the Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers coming to Disney’s Boardwalk. We’ve got Summer House on the Lake coming to Disney Springs. There’s SO much going on, including an expansion at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.
Are we ready for a new attraction in Disney World or what?
Tiana’s Foods Water Tower
Okay, so we’ve already had a few new attractions open in the past few years. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT keeps blowing our minds. TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom has taken us into the grid and back again. We can’t wait to experience Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana at EPCOT. But we might be most excited about the work being done on the former Splash Mountain to create Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. So let’s see how “Almost There” the attraction is.
A NEW restaurant themed to The Princess and the Frog is coming to Disneyland Park and we’ve got some exciting news about it!
Tiana’s Palace concept art ©Disney
Tiana’s Palace is currently under construction and set to open at Disneyland Park later in 2023. It will feature authentic New Orleans flavors in a Quick Service style restaurant. It is replacing the former French Market Restaurant. We previously got a peek at one of the signs for this new spot, but now something else has arrived!
UPDATE: When we stopped by on July 31st, the entire back area that had been closed off previously had reopened and construction bushes were no longer blocking the area.
Sometimes, things just happen in Disney World with no explanation.
UK Pavilion in EPCOT
We’ve seen rides suddenly close on occasion (not counting the times when rides close for weather). We’ve seen things go missing from rides. We’ve even seen animatronics replaced by plants. Yes, that really happened. However, recently, we noticed a part of a World Showcase Pavilion in EPCOT was closed. Let’s take a look.
We could probably write a thousand love songs about Disney Springs.
Disney Springs
Between the shopping, entertainment, and restaurants, it’s a great spot to spend some time on your Disney World trip. But, in typical Disney fashion, this spot changes pretty frequently — and it looks like another update is on the way. Another store has suddenly closed at Disney Springs!
We know — things happen so fast at Disney World that it’s SO hard to keep track of everything.
EPCOT
That’s why we’re here, to try and keep you updated on all the changes (and there are a LOT of them!). EPCOT has been changing quite a bit recently (thanks to a MASSIVE ongoing transformation), but a spot that was permanently closed (or so we thought) just got a makeover…and we have questions.
We are LOVING all the new Princess and the Frog representation coming to Disneyland.
Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland
We love seeing Tiana in the Magic Happens parade. We can’t WAIT to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure when it opens. However, we may be MOST excited about Tiana’s Palace Restaurant because, well…food! We’ve been following along with the construction of the restaurant, and something NEW and exciting turned up recently!
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