Walt Disney World Resort Update

– EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays is Underway through December 30 amid a time of major Walt Disney Co. organizational change. Views, This, That & Reminders too.

– Bob Iger is back as CEO, but it is too soon to know what that means for Disney Parks; EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays begins 11/25 (& all Passholders other than top tier blocked out until 11/29); Magic Kingdom & Studios Views++

– Nicole only briefly paused operations around Walt Disney World Resort and the Disney Holidays celebrations getting underway (with EPCOT’s coming after Thanksgiving). Views from Animal Kingdom and Disney Springs. This & That & Reminders…

– Central Florida is under a Tropical Storm advisory thanks to Nicole; Fantasmic! is back, new & improved; Winter Holidays getting underway; and more!

– Fantasmic Returns this week; Mr. Toad popcorn buckets go on sale today; Blizzard Beach reopens November 13 (but Typhoon Lagoon closes again); ArtfulEPCOT returns January 13; Thunderbirds flyover; Views of Disney Springs; and more!

– Fantasmic! returns Nov 3; Akershus Royal Banquet Hall reopens Nov 4; Kona Cafe reopens Nov 1; Thunderbirds to flyover Magic Kingdom on Thursday; More!

– It’s a quiet week for Walt Disney World Resort news, but we have views of Magic Kingdom and vicinity, EPCOT, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, with This & That & Reminders and more.

– Disney Genie+ now priced dynamically by date; Cirque du Soleil Sunday Matinees in 2023; Night of a Million Lights Benefits Give Kids the World Village again this Fall; Views Around the World & More!

– Hurricane Ian cuts a large path of destruction from Florida’s Gulf Coast to its Atlantic Coast, but Walt Disney World Resort was able mostly to resume normal operations by September 30; EPCOT celebrated its 40th Anniversary on October 1.

– Hurricane Ian threatens Walt Disney World Resort and Central Florida; Looking ahead to Candlelight Processional; Disney After Hours events return in January; More!