Walt Disney World News Update, January 28, 2015
What’s New This Week?
Walt Disney World Theme Parks
Magic Kingdom Park
New! Disney’s Night of Joy 2015 Details Released: The 33rd year for this special event will take place Friday and Saturday nights September 11 and 12 at Magic Kingdom Park. Night of Joy veterans like TobyMac, Skillet and Jeremy Camp will fill the park with masterful melodies along with some great up-and-coming artists like: Seventh Time Down, I Am They, and Veridia, who are all new to the event. It should be two fantastic nights! Tickets will go on sale in the Spring. 2015’s full lineup includes: (entertainment subject to change)
- Friday, September 11 – TobyMac, MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Colton Dixon, Big Daddy Weave, Francesca Battistelli, Rend Collective, and I Am They
- Saturday, September 12 - Skillet, Lecrae, For King & Country, Mandisa, Matt Maher, Jamie Grace, Seventh Time Down, and Veridia
New! Monorail Refurbishments in February and March: The Walt Disney World® Resort Monorail System will undergo refurbishment that will impact the Resort and Express monorail beams on select days in February and March. The modified routes will be in effect on Feb. 3-5, Feb. 9-12, Feb. 23-26 and March 2-5, 2015 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. During these times, Monorails on the Resort beam will travel between Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and Magic Kingdom® Park. Monorails on the Express beam will now make an additional stop at Disney’s Contemporary Resort as they travel between Magic Kingdom Park and the Transportation and Ticket Center. Resort Guests traveling to Epcot® can either board a Monorail to the Transportation and Ticket Center and transfer to the Epcot line, or they can take a Walt Disney World Resort bus directly from their resorts to Epcot. Monorail service will continue to be available from all stations while this work takes place. Monorail operating hours will remain unchanged. Guests may note a difference in the way they board the Monorail and should allow for additional travel time to reach their destinations. Guests staying at impacted Resorts will receive in-room communication upon their arrival.
Reminder! Construction Crane Behind Cinderella Castle: There will be a construction crane behind Cinderella Castle from Jan. 11-Feb. 21 for the removal of the holiday lights. As a result, the walkway from Sir Mickey’s to Fairytale Garden will be closed. The smoking area next to Sir Mickey’s will be relocated behind Castle Couture.
Epcot
New! Flower & Garden Festival Gets ‘Fresh’ New Feel for 2015: Some of the new experiences at Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival include a variety of fresh inspired seasonal dishes served at eleven Outdoor Kitchens and a new concert series, Garden Rocks, featuring music spanning several decades of contemporary and popular artists. Also, new this year, the Festival Center opens on the weekends starting Friday through Sunday. During the Fun Fresh Weekends in the Festival Center, enjoy complimentary gardening demonstrations, and meet a variety of horticulture specialists for tips to create your very own outdoor experience! Whether day or night, experience the beautiful and colorful locally grown gardens and topiaries- all perfectly trimmed to look like your favorite Disney characters. Every weekend at Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival is an adventure. So Spring into Fresh Epcot!
Reminder! Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Dates Announced: Epcot International Food & Wine Festival launches September 25 and runs through November 16 this year – 53 days of sweet and savory tapas-sized dishes and beverages, plus tasting seminars, culinary demos, signature dining experiences, live entertainment and more.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Reminder! Sneak Peek of “Cinderella” Movie thru March 21: Starting Jan. 17, Guests visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios will get an exclusive sneak peek of Disney’s upcoming movie, “Cinderella” at ABC Sound Studio. This special preview, containing several clips from the soon-to-be-released Disney movie, will be presented through March 21. It will show at the top and bottom of every hour, from 10 a.m. until 30 minutes prior to the park closing time. In addition, Guests may also experience more of the story’s charm, by capturing their own close-up photos with Cinderella’s golden coach displayed on Streets of America from Feb. 1 through April 11.
Reminder! Sorcerers Hat Now Closed for Removal: With the park’s central hub being reconfigured, the Sorcerer’s Hat will be removed and the pin merchandise location will be relocated to Sunset Ranch located on Sunset Boulevard beginning Jan. 7. Each day more and more of the Hat is disappearing.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
New! New Menu Offerings at Pizzafari and Discovery Island Kiosk: New food and beverage offerings are available at Pizzafari and Discovery Island Kiosk, which currently sells allergy menu items. The following options are now available at Discovery Island Kiosk: Gluten-free bagel, Gluten-free muffin, Chicken salad sandwich meal, and Gluten-free glazed doughnut – cinnamon or vanilla. The following options are now available at Pizzafari: Heart of romaine salad with bacon, chicken and Caesar dressing, Baked Pasta Bolognese with breadstick and side salad, Meatball sub with carrot sticks or chips and Tiramisu.
New! Kali River Rapids Close for Refurbishments: Kali River Rapids is closed for refurbishment through on Feb. 9. During this downtime, work will begin to relocate the attraction entrance to the old FastPass distribution area. Kali River Rapids is scheduled to reopen Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Reminder! Flame Tree Barbecue Temporarily Closed: On Jan. 5, construction started at Flame Tree Barbecue. This location will be closed for approximately three months. Since the food offerings at Flame Tree Barbecue are favorites amongst Guests, a selection of them will be offered at existing kiosks throughout the park during the downtime. Until Flame Tree Barbecue reopens, Mickey-shaped pretzels and jalapeno pretzels will be temporarily located at Isle of Java in Discovery Island, and look for hand-scooped ice cream and sundaes at Dino-Bite Snacks in Dinoland, U.S.A.
Reminder! Mt Everest Wilderness Explorer Badge is Moving: The Mt. Everest Wildness Explorers badge that is currently located at the Expedition Everest merchandise cart will be relocating to across from the ice cream bus on Tuesday, Jan. 20. This badge will stay at this location until further notice. At this badge location, Wilderness Explorers can learn what gear they need on an expedition by looking for items at Expedition Everest.
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