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WATCH OUT: 9 CLOSURES Could Affect Your Next Disney World Vacation

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If you’re going to Disney World soon, you’ll want to make note of these nine CLOSURES that might affect your upcoming trip.

Cinderella Castle

Disney needs to shut down rides and attractions occasionally in order to update and refurbish them to keep everything working well and looking nice. There are a couple of rides getting a major makeover right now, and a few other attractions and shows that are being revamped. Let’s take a look at all the closures that will impact Disney World from June 23rd through the 29th!

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Test Track Officially Closes in EPCOT This Week for Reimagining

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EPCOT has been quite the ordeal, recently. The transformation is officially over now that CommuniCore Hall and Plaza are open, but the changes aren’t stopping there.

EPCOT

If you wander around EPCOT, you’ll likely still see ongoing construction. Near the Imagination pavilion, work is being done on an unknown attraction, the DVC lounge in the Imagination pavilion is getting updates, and Mission: Space is still getting a facade facelift. However, an all-new project is about to begin on Test Track while other refurbishments across Disney World continue.

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We’re Starting to Wonder if These Abandoned Disney World Restaurants Will Ever Reopen

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You know that we are BIG fans of food in Disney World.

Beautiful view from Tomorrowland Terrace

There are tons of restaurants all over Disney World. Whether you’re in the parks or at the hotels, you will find any kind of food your heart desires. We frequently visit the restaurants, trying all the new foods, but we also have many classics locations that never let us down. However, there are two restaurants in Disney World that have been closed for a VERY long time, and we keep wondering if Disney will ever reopen them again to their full capacity. Honestly, we miss them.

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Why Disney Fans Will Be Running to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on July 27th

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This past week has been BUSY, y’all!

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Disney gave us a sneak peek at the Country Bear Jamboree, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, a new foodie guide for Pride month, and we noticed the RE-OPENING date for a very popular ride! There has been a lot of news coming from Disney with more likely on the way. As we enter June, we know we’re in for a busy month ahead. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and the festival areas CommuniCore Hall and Plaza in EPCOT are all opening this month. With so much happening in June, why will everyone be going to Hollywood Studios on July 27th? Let’s find out!

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2 CLOSURES Continue in Disney’s Hollywood Studios This Week

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Vacation Fun – An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie opened once again in Hollywood Studios on May 25th!

Vacation Fun

Even as we’re excited to see this popular theater reopen in the park, unfortunately, two other attractions remain closed in Hollywood Studios. However, it’s not just Hollywood Studios suffering from closures. Several other attractions around Disney World will also remain closed this week. Let’s take a peek at what will be closed during your visit from May 25th through June 1st!

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A Popular Disney World Show Reopens in One Week!

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It is an exciting week at Disney World!

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

We get excited any time we get to take something off this closures list. From rides to shows to entire parks, it’s no fun knowing some of your favorite Disney World attractions will be closed while you’re visiting. That’s why we’re so excited to bring you some good news about a Hollywood Studios show this week!

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This Disney World Ride Closure STILL Has No End in Sight

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We know that Disney closes rides for refurbishment for good reasons.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Safety is paramount on theme park rides, so regular refurbishments to double-check everything is working properly are very important, plus, a little love and updating go a long way. But sometimes, we have to wonder just what they are doing that takes them SO long and why the ride is closed for many months. One Disney World ride has been closed for five months now, and we’re starting to wonder if there’s an end in sight.

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Heads Up! 2 Disney World Rides Will Remain CLOSED This Week!

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We have been gearing up for summer in Disney World!

Hollywood Studios

Disney announced that several of the attractions currently closed will be reopening sometime this summer! Unfortunately, we still don’t have opening dates. That means, two rides that we are eager to ride will remain closed this week, among several other attractions. 

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A Long-Closed Disney Restaurant Is Getting a NEW Purpose on May 1st

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Each week we bring you the latest closures and refurbishments going on around Disney World.

EPCOT

Many of these attractions, restaurants, and even entire parks have been closed for an extended period of time with no reopening date in sight. However, while one restaurant has been closed for its intended purpose for several years now, it occasionally reopens as a completely different venue. Now, on May 1st, we’ll once again see it reopen but NOT as a restaurant.

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13 Disney World Attractions Remain Closed This Week

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There are TONS of things to do and see in Disney World!

Cinderella Castle

Each park has lots of rides, shows, dining options, character meet-and-greets, and more. Unfortunately, some of those attractions have to be closed for refurbishment every once in a while. If you take a look at Disney World’s websites or wander around the parks, you’ll notice that 13(!!) attractions will continue to be closed this week!

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