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You know what can RUIN a Disney vacation when you don’t see it coming? An unexpected refurbishment!
Haunted Mansion in Disneyland
It’s always a bummer to arrive in Disney World or Disneyland Resort only to find out that your favorite ride or attraction is closed for extended maintenance. Thankfully, you can check ahead of your trip online to see which attractions will be unavailable. But as an extra precaution, we’re here to warn you about two upcoming closures!
So you’ve made it to Disney World, and you just want to ride EVERYTHING.
Slinky Dog Dash
We get it. Maybe you’ve looked at our rankings of rides for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and you’ve used those lists to decide on your priority rides. Well, here’s the thing — WHEN you decide to ride attractions could make a HUGE difference, so we’re going to tell you when you want to jump in line for those rides in Disney World.
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!
The holiday season is just around the corner!
Hollywood Studios
Yeah, that may sound like we’re being a bit premature, but when you spend a large portion of your time in Disney World, then you get used to it being all “BAM! November 1st — CHRISTMAS!” And if you’re heading to Disney World for the holidays this year, you’re probably looking to check out ALL the special offerings. That’s why we’ve rounded up a list of all the ride and attraction overlays that have been announced!
We talk pretty often about how unexpected problems can affect your Disney World vacation.
Disney World
Things like bad weather or ride refurbishments can cause issues and make it difficult to accomplish everything on your to-do list. But today, we encountered something truly unexpected — HALF of Magic Kingdom was closed in the morning!
The wait for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure to be completed feels like it’s taking FOREVER, y’all, and we’re getting impatient.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Water Tower
Sure, Tiana would tell us to have patience because “fairy tales can come true.” But Disney has already stated that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure won’t open until late 2024. So, for now, we’re just checking in on the construction of the ride, hoping to spot something new, and well, we’ve got a NEW update to share with you.
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!
Guests at Disney World resorts (as well as some of Disney’s Good Neighbor hotels) get access to some pretty cool perks.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Those perks include free transportation to and from the parks and Disney Springs, as well as Early Theme Park Entry. There’s also Extended Evening Hours, which is available to guests staying at Deluxe hotels. This perk lets you stay in the park for a few hours AFTER it closes to the public. We recently discovered that Disney’s Animal Kingdom will soon be offering Extended Evening Hours, and now we have even more details about what rides will be open.
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!
This weekend is a HUGE one for Disney: Destination D23 is currently underway.
©D23
So why is this event so important? Well, the event usually brings a lot of big announcements about Disney movies, Disney parks, and future plans for just about EVERYTHING. Well, we just got our first big update, and it’s about one of Disney’s Star Wars rides in Disney Parks.
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