WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited the Magic Kingdom and Downtown Disney on Monday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look:
RFID turnstiles are installed and being used at the Magic Kingdom
Looks permanent this time
More track has been installed for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Looks like WDW Resort Hotel carpet on the roof so workers don’t slip
A lift hill now installed
A lot of dirt…
More rockwork is about to appear
Something interesting happened to all the new screen-based wait times signs
Yep, that’s there…
Instead of being a generic font with a black background, all of them are themed and match in color now
The Pete cut-out at Silly Sideshow now tips his hat
TA-DA!
Guests were getting confused, so Pete got an added uvula that is a sign…
WAIT! Is that a Maelstrom reference? IT IS! “… seek peril and adventure, but more often find beauty and charm.”
Mine Train track
Triton’s Treasures is coming along nicely
Work continues on Princess Fairytale Hall
Work also continues on the new Tangled area
We think there might be a small counter-service location (more of a cart in terms of size) over here that looks like the “Snuggly Duckling”
As we reported over a year ago, there will also be an area for guests to charge their electronic devices
One wall is done
Yankee Trader came out from behind tarps, this is on the Fantasyland side
You can start to see pathways taking shape
Art on Demand is now selling a ton of Fantasyland concept art under “Realms of Fantasy”
Plenty of New Fantasyland concept art available
Kodak references are still up at Town Square Theater
Should be gone soon
Moving to Gaston’s Tavern, we find a display with pastries
They are also serving Hot Cocoa
So, some names were added to the barrels behind the register
EIGERBOCK? Looks a lot like the Matterhorn too
Staggs Ale… absolutely brilliant
The Gaston’s Tavern steins are available again
I love this shirt…
More Adventureland interactive game props have been revealed
Now there is a treasure chest
And another…
Pirate skeleton under the water
Looks like the lock was busted off by a pirate
You can see the entire mechanism that raises the skeleton… hope they fix that
FastPass+ installed at Magic Carpets of Aladdin
The Grand Floridian DVC wing is coming along nicely
Moving to Downtown Disney, there is now a Wreck-It Ralph area in DisneyQuest
Plenty of Fix-It Felix machines
Adam then attended the Splitsville Parks Blog meet-up
The pizza is surprisingly good
These cheesecake bites were amazing
Let’s take a look at the drink menu
Ooooooo….
The kids balls have Mickey and Minnie on them
A mual downstairs depicts artwork from the old Walt Disney World shopping bags
Spaceship Earth is a bowling ball…
