Category Archives: closures

closures, Disney Springs

The Friendship Boat service at Disney World unavailable from today


última edición December 11, 2023 By Bernardo Machado
13
Sep

The Friendship Boat service on Crescent Lake has been suspended from today until further notice. Operating between Epcot, the Epcot area resort hotels, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the Friendship Boats are a popular choice for guests staying at Epcot area hotels. Disney has not yet indicated the reason behind the suspension of Friendship Boat service….

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closures, Universal Orlando Resort

Dragon Challenge Closing Roller Coaster Full Queue


última edición December 11, 2023 By Bernardo Machado
13
Sep

This coaster closed on September 4, 2017. It will be closing forever and most likely be sent to the scrap metal yard. It would be wonderful if it was sold or relocated but that will not happen. Dragon Challenge was a pair of intertwined inverted roller coasters in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter area…

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closures, Disney World, Hollywood Studios

LAST RIDE EVER on The Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios


última edición December 11, 2023 By Bernardo Machado
17
Aug

Hope aboard a trip through cinematic history on our last ride ever on Hollywood Studios The Great Movie Ride! The attraction will be closed on August 13, 2017, to make way for “Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway”, which will take riders into a Mickey Mouse cartoon!

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closures, Epcot, final ride

Last Ellen’s Energy Adventure Ride Ends in Evacuation and Fans Love It


última edición December 11, 2023 By Bernardo Machado
17
Aug

Ellen’s Energy Adventure ride at the Universe of Energy at Epcot had its final day of operation on Aug. 13, 2017. This is the final ride. The ride broke down in the dinosaur section and guests were evacuated. Instead of following the cast member out, they decided to explore and the cast allowed it. The…

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closures, Disney World

Goodbye to The Great Movie Ride


última edición December 11, 2023 By Bernardo Machado
15
Aug

The Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will long be remembered as a classic Disney Audio-Animatronic attraction, featuring wonderfully detailed sets, a breakthrough animatronic figure, and live performances from the cast that really brought the show to life.  

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2017, closures, Disney World, expansions, Hollywood Studios

The Great Movie Ride Closing for a New Mickey Ride


última edición December 11, 2023 By Bernardo Machado
02
Aug

The news of The Great Movie Ride closing in August for good at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has left us teary-eyed. The announcement was made at D23 Expo (with plenty of other huge news) that the classic Disney ride’s last operating day will be on Aug. 13, 2017. So Mickey Mouse is getting his very own…

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2021, closures, Disney World, Magic Kingdom, new attractions 2021, Walt Disney World Resort

TRON attraction to open at the Magic Kingdom in 2021


última edición December 11, 2023 By Bernardo Machado
tron coming to Disney Magic Kingdom
10
Jul

  TRON Lightcycle Power Run will open at the Disney Magic Kingdom just before the park’s 50th birthday (probably 2020/21), replacing the Tomorrowland Speedway attraction which opened in 1971 as the Grand Prix Raceway. The Tomorrowland Speedway will likely close sometime in 2018 to make way for this construction.

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