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EPCOT is undergoing some major changes right now.
EPCOT
With all the excitement for upcoming experiences like Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana, along with the constantly rotating schedule of the popular EPCOT festivals, a LOT of good attractions can get overlooked. We sure love talking about Spaceship Earth, Frozen Ever After, and Soarin’ Around the World. But what about those underrated attractions? What about Living with the Land?!
Happy Sunday, everyone! The sun is shining today, and our plans have Disney World written all over them!
Tree of Life
And, what better place is there to soak up that Florida sunshine than in Disney’s Animal Kingdom?
Construction has been happening left and right in Disney World with scrims up at Peter Pan’s Flight and waterways being drained (and then refilled less than 24 hours later).
Peter Pan’s Flight Scrim
And, now another popular Magic Kingdom attraction has closed to conduct routine maintenance and refurbishment through the beginning of March!
We’ve got a FUN one for you today.
Tower of Terror
If your favorite Disney character was an attraction, which one would they be? Funny you ask, because we’ve been wondering, too! We feel like we’ve gotten to know them pretty well through interactions and random sightings around the parks, but we trusted YOU, our DFB readers, with this mission. So we asked you on Instagram to compare your favorite characters to Disney World rides! Here’s what you said.
Let’s take a peek behind the curtain at some of Disney’s most magical effects!
Haunted Mansion
The Disney Parks are known for creating magic for guests around the world. In fact, the attractions are so detailed that we often find ourselves left with some burning questions about what’s going on behind the scenes. How’d they DO THAT? Let’s take a look at some secrets behind the magic at the Disney Parks!
Disney World is the Most Magical Place on Earth, right?
Big Thunder Mountain in Disney World
Well, it’s not always all pixie dust and Mickey ears. Some of Disney World’s rides are proper thrill rides and they warn you about it in their very names — hello, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. You don’t exactly walk onto that one expecting rainbows and sunshine. But, other rides seem completely kid-friendly from the outside and then BAM! You get on the ride and suddenly you’re hit with a rather terrifying and totally unexpected surprise. Here are the attractions that we didn’t think would be scary…until it was too late. As they say, there’s no going back now.
Have you ever been to Disneyland Paris?
©Disney
If you’re looking to travel abroad to a Disney park, Disneyland Paris is a good start! There are several great attractions and two parks to explore, plus you get to step outside the U.S. for some extra culture. Disneyland Paris even has their own version of Haunted Mansion, and today we’re taking a closer look at how it’s different than the rides at Walt Disney World and Disneyland!
There are TONS of Disney movies that are represented with their own attractions in the Disney Parks.
Cinderella Castle
But have you ever wished for an attraction based on that one movie that you LOVE even though it’s underrated? Well, we asked YOU, our readers, to tell us which Disney movies deserve their own attractions!
Some Disney World attractions have had a rough start to the new year.
Magic Kingdom
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster closed unexpectedly for the first few days of 2021, and Frozen Ever After was unavailable all day yesterday. Now, a popular Magic Kingdom attraction has been closed all day as well!
It’s a busy, busy day in Walt Disney World!
Line for Flight of Passage
While Christmas has come and gone, this is still prime vacation time for many people, as they get an extra week off of work before the New Year. We’re seeing massive crowds and ridiculously long lines for attractions. As we were checking out one of those super-long queues, we happened to spot something on Avatar Flight of Passage that really surprised us!
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