The planned March refurbishment of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at the Magic Kingdom has been postponed to April. The ride will now close 27th April and will re-open to guests on 1st May 2015.
The Liberty Square Riverboat which sails the Rivers of America at Magic Kingdom, is scheduled to be closed for a week long refurbishment in August. The attraction will be closed from 4th August 2015 and will re-open to guests on 11th August 2015.
There is rumor circling around that an extended refurbishment may be being planned for the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at the Magic Kingdom. The ride is in much need of a refurb, with several elements not operating, and for quite some time - the back row of every boat not being filled due to the boats taking on water. The attraction is expected to be closed for approximately 6 months starting during the summer and re-opening for the busy holiday season. This is currently still a rumor.
Disney has today filed a construction permit which is thought to be related to the building of a 3rd theatre setup at the Soarin' attraction in Epcot. The attraction regularly has lines over 1hr, and capacity has always been an issue.
In the permit - the construction work was described as: "Add facility to existing attraction - Project 87". The permit is for the address of the Soarin' attraction, ends in September 2016. As mentioned by a poster on WDWMagic, the biggest hint to Soarin' expansion is the 'Project 87' name, as each of the Soarin' theatres contain 87 seats. The attraction is rumored to be replaced with a similar 'Soarin' Over the World' attraction - with new video and HD projection. Although nothing has publicly been announced regarding this project. Click here to view the construction permit... Move It! Shake It! Dance and Play It! Street Party (replacement of Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It!) will debut in the Magic Kingdom tomorrow, 24th October 2014. The new street party will follow a similar format to the previous party, although it will feature some different characters and a brand new music playlist. The new character additions will be Stitch and Phineas & Ferb. The street party will be performed at 11:00am, 12:00pm and 5:40pm daily. It will a similar route to the previous street party, and will make its full performance at the Magic Kingdom hub.
Guests will be able to post pictures on Twitter and Instagram during the party, using the hashtag #MoveItShakeItPics, and they will be displayed on the float screens during the street party finale. Guests can also vote for the finale song during the street party too - there will a choice of 3 tracks. uNDER THE sEA - jOURNEY OF THE Little Mermaid attraction to close for refurb early next year.20/10/2014 The New Fantasyland attraction is set to close for a month's refurbishment between February 2nd 2015 and March 6th 2015. The attraction, which opened in 2012, is expected to have the same lighting upgrades as the attraction in Disneyland had recently. More details to follow...
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