Starting 9/25, guests at the Magic Kingdom can get a special PhotoPass Magic Shot with a giant Adventureland Dole Whip!
No further information is available as of yet, but again, it is set to be offered by PhotoPass photographers at the Magic Kingdom beginning September 25th.
New at the Magic Kingdom, Guests will now find kiosks where they can make a hard plastic Tomorrowland Speedway driver’s license.
For $5, you can print a hard plastic driver’s license, but also receive a digital certificate that will show up with all of your PhotoPass photos on the MyDisneyExperience app.
Sadly you can’t pay with a MagicBand, only cash or credit card.
Touch your MagicBand first to make sure you get your digital certificate.
You too can be happy like this child for just $5.
The kiosk will take 3 shots of you and allow you to pick your favorite one. Mine were all terrible, please look away.
After a few moments, your card will print and drop out of the bottom.
The card itself is pretty sleek looking, not a bad souvenir for $5.
The last in our series of videos taken before Hurricane Irma rolled through takes us to the Magic Kingdom for a quick look at how the park prepared for the storm:
Don’t forget to check out our videos from Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios as well.
Many guests love a Citrus Swirl, so why does only the Dole Whip get to have a delicious float? Well, the Citrus Swirl doesn’t have to feel forgotten any longer…
Now being served at the Sunshine Tree Terrace, guests will find the Little Orange Bird is whipping up something new: a combination of the Citrus Swirl and Fanta Orange Soda.
Orange and vanilla ice cream over orange soda may not sound great if you aren’t a big soda fan, but this is a real winner. The mix of the two turns the soda to a delicious orange-creamsicle flavor, but on top of that you also have the much-loved classic Citrus Swirl.
It’s tangy, refreshing, and unique, a nice diversion from the usual Adventureland floats with pineapple juice. If you enjoy this treat on its own, we highly suggest you give this float version a try on your next visit to the Magic Kingdom!
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Disney After Hours will return to the Magic Kingdom January 19th, 26th, and 30th, February 8th and 15th, and March 1st and 8th.
Disney After Hours events being at 7PM and last for 3 hours after park close. Tickets cost $119 plus tax. They can be booked by calling (407) 827-7185.
Hurricane Irma passed through Walt Disney World this week, closing the parks for two days and many attractions for even longer. While the parks did reopen yesterday, damage was quite evident at the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, as well as in the Epcot Resort Area. Take a look:
The Magic Kingdom
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Epcot Resort Area
Of course, several Walt Disney World attractions remain closed following the storm.
After months of work, some of the new exterior seating and completely remodeled restrooms have debuted at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom.
Benches against the building accompany tables and chairs for the new outdoor seating area.
A new wheelchair ramp in place.
The large sign advertising the bays was removed.
Cosmic Ray’s has notoriously had some of the worst restrooms at Walt Disney World over the years. Thankfully, they were completely remodeled and are even well-themed to Tomorrowland.
The entry area of both restrooms has a pretty neat light-up panel obscuring the view.
Please note that these photos were taken early in the morning after we made sure no one was using them.
One of our readers was recently evacuated from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at the Magic Kingdom during a routine breakdown and sent us some video from their experience:
While this doesn’t happen every day, it is not uncommon either.
What do you think? Do you hope to get evacuated from Disney attractions for a peek backstage or do you prefer to keep the magic a secret?
Despite being announced as part of the merchandise lineup for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2017 at the Magic Kingdom, a line of Hocus Locus Villains Spelltacular merchandise (based on the show that is a staple of the party) was not released at the event.
Some sources claim the items were recalled due to some legal/copyright issue. Whatever the reason may be, the items are not expected to show up at any point unless the issue can somehow be resolved before the end of the Halloween season.
The merchandise was also completely removed from the original Disney Parks Blog post about the merchandise.
The Tokyo Disneyland Grand Circuit Raceway attraction closed forever back in January as the park embarks on its largest expansion ever, but now the vehicles from that extinct Tomorrowland attraction have crossed the ocean and made their way to the Magic Kingdom.
The cars are currently visible from the TTA Peoplemover attraction, located behind Space Mountain.
It is unclear if Disney will reuse the full cars or is simply breaking them down for spare parts for the Tomorrowland Speedway.
The cars are the very same model as those used at Orlando’s Speedway attraction.
