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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to CLOSE in Disney World for at Least One Year

October 14, 2024 by Brian Delpozo

One of the Magic Kingdom's busiest attractions is closing for nearly all of 2025.

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I Just Discovered This Potential Magic Kingdom Shortcut and It Would Be a Total Game Changer

October 6, 2024 by Jessica Wedinger

Could the Magic Kingdom expansion projects make it easier to get to Frontierland?

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6 Unspoken Rules for Visiting Frontierland in Magic Kingdom

October 4, 2024 by Jessica Wedinger

These are our tried-and-true rules for visiting Frontierland in Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

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The Many Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Island

July 15, 2024 by Chuck Schmidt

The first time I saw Tom Sawyer Island in Walt Disney World, it was a mess. A little more than a year after WDW opened, in the fall of 1972, the future Frontierland attraction was a work in progress. It was, in fact, a busy, somewhat chaotic construction site. Heavy construction equipment was parked in … Continue reading "The Many Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Island"

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The Perfect Time to Ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Disney World

May 4, 2024 by Colette Langley

We are breaking down the perfect time to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Magic Kingdom.

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A ‘Coco’ Land Could Be Part of Disney’s NEW $1.9 Billion Expansion Project

March 2, 2024 by Jessica Wedinger

A Coco themed land could be part of Disney's $1.9 billion expansion!

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The Evolution Of Disneyland Paris: 30 Years of Twists, Turns And Unlimited Potential

June 5, 2023 by Chuck Schmidt

In the 1980s, when the Walt Disney Company decided to build a theme park in France, they expected to receive the kind of reception Allied troops were afforded in 1945 when they liberated the country at the end of World War II. What Disney got was a not-so-polite thanks, but no thanks from many people in France.

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Disneyland Paris: A Beautiful Place, Save For The Duct Tape, Broken Glass, Barricades and Line Cutters

May 8, 2023 by Chuck Schmidt

We arrived here in Disneyland Paris on April 30 with lofty expectations. After all, the resort is in the middle of its 30th anniversary celebration. What we found was a resort awash in construction projects, with more areas boarded off for our “future enjoyment” than we cared to count. What was even more disturbing was a seeming lack of care when it came to general upkeep.

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