A Magic Kingdom Attraction Reopens and ANOTHER Harmonious Barge Enters Disney World

Everywhere you look there is construction happening around Disney World!

Cinderella Castle Decorations

While it seems that the construction projects are never ending, there are a lot of super exciting changes coming to Disney World. Let’s take a look at all of the progress this week!

Magic Kingdom

Cinderella Castle Stage

Cinderella Castle has received a MAJOR glow up recently, and we are loving the new look! A lot of work has happened on the castle stage, and we’ve been tracking all of the progress for over a month now.

50th Anniversary Decorations!

The stage was blocked off at the beginning of February with gray scrim and some bushes.

Cinderella Castle Construction

Then the surface layer of the stage was removed to reveal the wooden slat supports.

Cinderella Castle Construction

A few days later we found that the stage was fully covered again, and waterproofing had taken place! This poor stage went through a lot in a short amount of time.

What could these pillars be for?

And finally this week, we noticed that new support beams have been added!

Support Beams

Does this mean that this stage saga might finally be coming to an end?

Cinderella Castle Stage Construction

We’re very curious to see if this ends up being just some standard stage maintenance, or if Disney has something big planned for the 50th celebration!

Read more about the 50th Anniversary celebrations here!

Swiss Family Treehouse

Several Magic Kingdom attractions have been undergoing refurbishment, including the PeopleMover and the Walt Disney World Railroad.

PeopleMover, we miss you!

The latest that was added to the refurb list was Swiss Family Treehouse, which was closed from March 12th to March 25th.

Swiss Family Treehouse Under Refurbishment

And as of this weekend, it has officially opened! Welcome back, Swiss family!

Swiss Family Treehouse

Minor updates were made to this classic attraction, including new netting on the pathway.

Netting on the Pathway

And the sign telling the backstory about the attraction is visible again!

Swiss Family Robinson

We’re happy to be able to see those killer views of Cinderella Castle from the top again!

Check out another refurb of a classic Magic Kingdom attraction here!

TRON

We took a gander at Magic Kingdom’s most-anticipated attraction, TRON Lightcycle Run!

TRON Lightcycle Run

The canopy continues to get bigger and more imposing!

Tron Canopy

The best views to see the progress are from the Tomorrowland Speedway attraction.

Tron from Speedway

No opening date has been confirmed yet, but we hope that it it will be ready soon!

Check out more details on the Tron attraction here!

EPCOT

Future World

Due to its everlasting transformation, EPCOT looks very different these days!

EPCOT

A few new changes have already taken place, including the new fountain at the entrance and the relocated Leave a Legacy display.

EPCOT Fountain

And in the Future World area of Epcot, there is a LOT of construction happening!

EPCOT Future World

Work is happening to update what was MouseGear and Electric Umbrella. Recently, we noticed that one of the previous entrances to MouseGear is being updated.

MouseGear Entrance

It looks like work in the breezeway between the two is quickly progressing!

Progress in EPCOT!

We can’t wait until this area of EPCOT is open again! Currently, walking all the way around on the current pathways is a bit of a pain, and it will be so nice once the central paths are open again!

Check out more of the latest EPCOT updates here!

Harmonious

World Showcase Lagoon’s current eyesore, the nighttime show Harmonious, continues to make progress!

Harmonious Barges

Recently, we spotted some testing happening on the barge arms (or the upside-down spider legs as it’s affectionately known around here).

Harmonious Center Barge Testing

And this week, a third barge joined the party!

A third barge has appeared!

They keep multiplying, and now we’re just waiting on one more barge! Don’t worry, we’ll keep reporting on all the things Harmonious!

Read about the day-time fountains at Harmonious here!

Guardians of the Galaxy

We are so ready to rock the galaxy on the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind coaster!

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Construction

We’ve seen a sneak peek of the ride vehicles and we’re OBSESSED. An official opening date hasn’t been announced, but it’s exciting to visibly see the construction take place!

Guardians of the Galaxy Construction

We spotted more blue wrapping taking place in the entrance, as well as work continuing on the roof.

Guardians of the Galaxy Construction

The ride will feature the first-ever “reverse launch into space”, and we can’t wait to experience it ourselves.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Concept Art ©Disney

We’ll keep you updated on all of the construction progress!

Read more about the progress on this new attraction here!

Disney Resorts

Polynesian Village Resort

Reservations are currently open for the new Moana-themed rooms at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort!

ALOHA from Polynesian Village Resort

We previously reported that you’ll need to take a bit of a detour walking between the Polynesian and the Grand Floridian.

New Polynesian Pathway

We snagged a close up look at the work happening on the pathway this week!

Polynesian Construction

Plan extra time if you are traveling between the two resorts!

Polynesian Pathway Construction

And that’s all of the construction updates from this week around Disney World! Keep checking back for progress on these projects and more!

Check out how the construction could affect your Disney vacation here!

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