Posts tagged with: "magic kingdom"

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WDW looks to slow Fastpass counterfeiters

Walt Disney World is testing new ways to slow down the proliferation of counterfeit Fastpass tickets through online sales and in its theme parks. For those unfamiliar, Fastpass is a virtual queue system that Disney first introduced at Disney's Animal Kingdom, eventually being installed... [More]

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - WDW

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Disney Magic Connection testing goes well

Disney has completed the first field test of its Nintendo DS-based Disney Magic Connection interactive guide service at the Magic Kingdom, and despite a smaller test group than anticipated, the tests went fairly well. According to a report over at Jim Hill Media, Walt... [More]

Disney World testing DS-based interactive guide

The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World has begun testing a new interactive guide called the Disney Magic Connection. The software runs on what appear to be slightly modified Nintendo DS handheld gaming systems, and offers guests their current location, the location of service... [More]

Woman carrying handgun arrested at WDW

A 63-year-old Pennsylvania grandmother was arrested Sunday for attempting to enter the Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World with a loaded handgun, knife, and scissors. Mary Ann Richardson, of Nickelson, PA, is now out of jail after posting a $2000 bail earlier today.... [More]

WDW Space Mountain ride to be rebuilt?

Rumors surrounding the upcoming refurbishment of Space Mountain (dubbed Space Mountain: Mission 2) at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World suggest that Disney may be planning to gut the inside of the structure, and rebuild the ride from scratch. This process would be... [More]

WDW announces ‘Magic Your Way’ packages for fall

Disney has announced several new "Magic Your Way" packages for vacationers heading to Walt Disney World this fall. The packages, available most nights Sept. 30-Nov 19, Nov 24-Nov 28, and Dec 8-Dec. 23, 2007, ... [More]

Disney extends ‘Year of a Million Dreams’ promotion

Disney has announced that it plans to extend its "Year of a Million Dreams" promotion through the end of 2008. The popular promotion awards daily prizes — from simple Fastpass tickets to a night's stay in Cinderella Castle... [More]

Walt Disney World ticket prices increase

Disney has announced that effective immediately, the price of a one-day, one-park pass to any of the Walt Disney World resort's four parks has increased from $67 to $71. Pricing increases of three to six percent also hit Disney's "Magic Your Way," Florida resident,... [More]

Mad Tea Party - WDW

Drawn straight from the classic scene in Disney's Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Tea Party is a short, but dizzying ride in an oversize teacup that you control. Guests help celebrate the Mad Hatter's un-birthday by whirling and twirling across the dance floor in... [More]

Snow White’s Scary Adventures - WDW

The first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) was a remarkable success, and is the basis for this Fantasyland attraction. Originally opened with the park in 1971, the ride received extensive renovations in 1994 to put the character of Snow... [More]

Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - WDW

Climb into an oversized "hunny" pot and join Pooh and his pals in this Fantasyland dark ride through the Hundred Acre Wood. Along the way, they encounter Owl's toppling house, bounce along with Tigger, appear in Pooh's dream of Heffalumps and Woozles, save Piglet... [More]

Peter Pan’s Flight - WDW

Hop aboard a pirate ship, say the magic words "You Can Fly!" and be swept over London and off to Neverland in this popular Fantasyland attraction. Led throughout the flight by Tinker Bell, the ship cruises over such memorable scenes as Old London Town,... [More]

It’s a Small World - WDW

"The happiest cruise that ever sailed 'round the world," a child's first ride on this classic has become a seminal moment in American youth. Originally created for the 1964 New York World's Fair, the ride was an immediate success, after which the original was... [More]

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - WDW

Dubbed "The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness," Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was the second mountain to rise above the Magic Kingdom in Florida, and at 197 feet above sea level was, for a long time, the tallest "mountain" at Walt Disney World. Guests board... [More]

Haunted Mansion - WDW

One of the few major rides left in the Magic Kingdom that was running on the park's Oct. 1, 1971 opening day, the Haunted Mansion still draws in large crowds daily. Guests approach the mansion, Imagineered to look like a Hudson valley home, and... [More]

Pirates of the Caribbean - WDW

This Disney classic, inspired by the original ride at Disneyland, remains one of the park's most popular rides. In recent years the ride underwent an extensive rehab to add characters from the popular movie series inspired by the ride, and to update effects and... [More]

Splash Mountain - WDW

Based on animated sequences from Disney's 1946 film "Song of the South," Splash Mountain follows Brer Rabbit and friends on an aquatic adventure that climaxes with a splashdown on what was once the world's tallest flume ride drop. Filled with "teaser" drops, animatronic animals,... [More]

Space Mountain - WDW

A fast paced indoor roller coaster ride, Space Mountain was opened at the Magic Kingdom in 1975. The ride, placed in the park's Tomorrowland area, sits inside a 183 foot white metal mountain, in which the steel coaster resides. The spatial-effects include lighting which... [More]

Man injured on WDW’s Peter Pan’s Flight

Yesterday a 70 year-old man was pinned underneath a ride vehicle on Peter Pan’s Flight, a suspended dark ride in the Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland. Apparently the man, who was riding with his wife and granddaughter, fell off a moving conveyor belt — used to... [More]

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