The Hogwarts Express at Universal Orlando Resort will close for a brief refurbishment on June 9 and reopen on June 19, 2022.
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We spotted the ride vehicles on the track again this week, but we didn’t spot any active testing happening on Magic Kingdom’s newest attraction.
Can you see it?!
It also looks like the entire canopy has been completed! We’re not expecting this ride to open anytime soon, though, as this area is still a super heavy construction zone.
We’re anxiously awaiting the opening of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind — it’s coming up on May 27th, 2022! We were on a monorail ride when we saw that a temporary stage has been installed in front of the attraction entrance, so we decided to take a closer look.
Stage in front of the Wonders of Xandar Pavilion
Right now, Disney is in the midst of special previews for this ride — Annual Passholders, DVC, and D23 Members get to ride this attraction before it’s open to the public!
Over in Galaxy’s Edge, there are some new temporary construction walls up across from Ronto Roasters.
Temporary walls up in Galaxy’s Edge
Disney shared a photo of the temporary walls and the Bounty Hunter emblem, along with a first look at the Star Wars MagicBand+ that will play a critical role in this area.
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Indiana University alumnus and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Bob Chapek, will speak during the IU-Bloomington undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 7, 2022.
Chapek assumed the role of CEO on Feb. 25, 2020, and has led the company through the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing recovery. Under his leadership, the company has continued to expand the scale and global reach of its streaming services, Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, and Hotstar; improved the overall guest experience in its parks and resorts, with new tools to customize and personalize visits; and continued to leverage innovative technologies to bring stories to life in immersive ways.
Before becoming Disney’s seventh CEO, Chapek’s roles included Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, head of Disney Consumer Products, president of distribution for The Walt Disney Studios, and President of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. During his tenure, Disney Parks saw the largest investment and expansion in its 60-year history. He holds a degree in microbiology from IU Bloomington and received his MBA from Michigan State University.
The university will also award Chapek with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the undergraduate ceremony.
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We use a specific method to calculate our average flight costs. We look at the average cost to fly to Orlando International Airport (MCO) from a limited number of airports within the United States on a limited number of airlines. We can’t look at all airlines and all airports or this post would be GINORMOUS, so keep in mind that the airport you fly from or the airline you prefer might NOT be on here.
Spirit Airlines Safety Documents
For our June dates, we looked for a trip departing on Thursday, June 9th, and returning on Monday, June 13th. This seemed to feature some dates that weren’t quite as expensive as others in the month, but weren’t necessarily the cheapest either. This was based on flight costs from JFK to MCO.
Airfare can vary a lot depending on when you choose to travel. This year, Juneteenth falls on June 19th, so that could impact flight costs. Other special events or busy periods, and the general fact that June marks summer vacation for many students, could also impact things.
We obtained our flight prices by using Google Flights, just as we’ve done before. The only exception for that is Southwest Airlines. For those flights, we pulled prices directly from the Southwest Airlines website. Keep in mind, this is just a snapshot of what the flight costs could be. Costs can change daily (or even within a few hours).
We really only looked at basic ticket prices. There might be reasons other than just price why you might want to fly with one airline over another. One might offer perks like a free checked back or other arrangements that you prefer. Your ideal type of ticket or airline will depend on your wants.
Disney Store in the Orlando Airport
The costs we looked at are mostly just base ticket prices. Keep in mind that there may be taxes, fees, or additional costs that need to be paid when booking the flight.
A few other notes:
We calculate flight costs by looking at the least expensive departing flight and least expensive returning flight. We then do the same thing, except we look for the most expensive departing and most expensive returning flights.
The times of these flights, number of layovers they have, and other details might not work for you.
For Southwest Airlines, we stuck with “Wanna Get Away” tickets when possible.
The actual cost of your flight might be different once you actually go to book it on the flight’s website or another travel website.
We only looked for flights that arrive on the same day as their departure (to the greatest extent possible).
All prices are for 1 person.
Okay then, now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s look at those prices!
New York (JFK or LaGuardia)
Southwest:
Cheapest combination of flights: $325.36 from LGA (taxes and fees add an additional $71.60)
Most expensive combination of flights: $579.31 round trip from LGA (taxes and fees add an additional $86.15)
Delta:
Cheapest combination of flights: $188 round trip from JFK
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,251 round trip from JFK
United:
Cheapest combination of flights: $739 round trip from LGA
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,499 round trip from LGA
American Airlines:
Cheapest combination of flights: $209 round trip from LGA (through jetBlue)
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,274 round trip from JFK (partially through jetBlue)
Spirit:
Cheapest combination of flights: $134 round trip from LGA
Most expensive combination of flights: $308 round trip from LGA
Time to Fly
Los Angeles (LAX)
Southwest:
Cheapest combination of flights: $1,023.96round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $124) (for our returning flight we had to pick from the “Anytime” type because there were no tickets available under “Wanna Get Away”)
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,047.22 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $125.74) (for our returning flight we had to pick from the “Anytime” type because there were no tickets available under “Wanna Get Away”)
Delta:
Cheapest combination of flights: $768 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,666 round trip
United:
Cheapest combination of flights: $797 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,748 round trip
American Airlines:
Cheapest combination of flights: $686 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,475 round trip
Spirit:
Cheapest combination of flights: $568 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,012 round trip
On the Plane
Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
Southwest:
Cheapest combination of flights: $355.13 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $78.33)
Most expensive combination of flights: $579.31 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $90.65)
Delta:
Cheapest combination of flights: $559 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $2,079 round trip
United:
Cheapest combination of flights: $592 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,654 round trip
American Airlines:
Cheapest combination of flights: $405 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,169 round trip
Spirit:
Cheapest combination of flights: $343 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $494 round trip
On the Airplane
Dallas (Love Field – DAL, or Fort Worth – DFW)
Southwest:
Cheapest combination of flights: $442.57 round trip from DAL (taxes and fees are an additional $66.89)
Most expensive combination of flights: $610.94 round trip from DAL (taxes and fees are an additional $93.02)
Delta:
Cheapest combination of flights: $471 round trip from DFW
Most expensive combination of flights: $2,369 round trip from DFW
United:
Cheapest combination of flights: $842 round trip from DFW
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,584 round trip from DFW
American Airlines:
Cheapest combination of flights: $414 round trip from DFW
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,027 round trip from DFW
Spirit:
Cheapest combination of flights: $338 round trip from DFW
Most expensive combination of flights: $575 round trip from DFW
What Airline Do You Prefer to Fly With?
Atlanta (ATL)
Southwest:
Cheapest combination of flights: $205.36 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $53.60)
Most expensive combination of flights: $391.40 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $67.56)
Delta:
Cheapest combination of flights: $218 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $828 round trip
United:
Cheapest combination of flights: $819 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,477 round trip
American Airlines:
Cheapest combination of flights: $473 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,240 round trip
Spirit:
Cheapest combination of flights: $178 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $347 round trip
Mickey and Minnie Showing Off the Special Southwest Plane
Denver (DEN)
Southwest:
Cheapest combination of flights: $618.38 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $84.58)
Most expensive combination of flights: $769.08 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $104.88)
Delta:
Cheapest combination of flights: $654 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $2,649 round trip
United:
Cheapest combination of flights: $818 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,424 round trip
American Airlines:
Cheapest combination of flights: $725 round trip
Most expensive combination of flights: $1,268 round trip
Spirit:
Cheapest combination of flights: $354 round trip (the only departing and returning flights arrived on subsequent days — meaning they did not arrive on the day of their departure, so that is something to keep in mind)
Most expensive combination of flights: $354 round trip (the only departing and returning flights arrived on subsequent days — meaning they did not arrive on the day of their departure, so that is something to keep in mind)
Orlando Airport
Overall, the average price to fly to Disney World in June of 2022 (using our specific method outlined above) ranged from about $508.76 on the cheaper side, up to about $1,158.28 in terms of the more expensive options.
We will note that on several occasions, a notification did pop up on Google to say that the flight costs were high for some of the trips at this time, so things could change.
These are just averages based on the method we used, so (as we’ve mentioned above) the actual cost of your flight could be very different than what we saw there. But hopefully these gives you an idea of a potential range of prices.
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We’ll be sure to look for more updates about travel costs and other Disney news ahead of your next trip, so check back with us for all of the latest updates!
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Space Mountain closed on Thursday at Disneyland to quickly change over to Hyperspace Mountain, a “Star Wars”-themed overlay in time for May the Fourth. The ride reopened Friday as scheduled, and we got a chance to ride!
Here you can see the updated attraction sign.
Even the warning sign got a minor update.
“Star Wars” characters greet guests on the screen as they enter.
Some of the signage is in Aurebesh and English.
Hyperspace Mountain at Disneyland is here for a limited time, but no timeframe has been specified.
Star Wars: Hyperspace Mountain is the (apparently) permanent Space Mountain overlay in Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland.
Have you had a chance to ride Hyperspace Mountain at Disneyland? Let us know in the comments.
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios just made a big step forward in opening a new dining location. Check out all that we know so far. Exciting Expansion Disney’s Hollywood Studios is one of the most popular and busiest parks at Walt Disney World. From stepping into animation with Mickey & Minnie aboard their Runaway Railway to journeying […]
Can you guess which refreshing beverage has its own under-the-radar holiday this weekend??
Everglazed
On top of major holidays like Halloween and Christmas, did you know there are tons of “national days” in honor of some popular foods and drinks? And with holidays like National Pizza Day (February 9th) and National Cold Brew Day(April 20th) how could we NOT celebrate??
This weekend gives another popular treat a chance to shine because Sunday, May 1st is National Lemonade Day! And one Disney World spot is celebrating in style with several limited-time drinks to choose from.
Everglazed
If you’re a lemonade superfan, head to Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew in Disney Springs this weekend to enjoy National Lemonade Day with THREE specialty frozen lemonades! The flavor options available are Cotton Candy, Strawberry, and Classic Lemonade (of course!), so you can choose your fave of the bunch.
These specialty drinks will be available Saturday, April 30th through Sunday, May 1st, so act fast if you want to snag one of these cool treats! We’ll be on the lookout for more eats and drinks around Disney World, so stay tuned to DFB for all the latest delicious updates!
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