In Fire at Magic Kingdom, new attractions added to Genie + for a limited time and MORE Disney news of the week!
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Even though we thought this week might end up being a quiet week, we still ended up with a lot of news coming out of Disney! So let’s get to the most important stories you may have missed.
Fire in the Magic Kingdom
On Tuesday night, the Royal Cinderella Table at Magic Kingdom was evacuated and emergency vehicles were dispatched after a fire was reported to the Reedy Creek Fire Department. Fire trucks drove down Main Street in the United States, while fire and rescue vehicles stopped in front of the castle. AllEars reader @ptolley shared a photo of Magic Kingdom, directly from Main Street, USA
🚨Emergency vehicles have been deployed to Magic Kingdom due to a reported fire
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Fortunately, no one was injured. The Orlando Sentinel reported that when the call arrived, it was reported as “an electrical fire in a junction box outside the castle.” Once they arrived, however, a fire appeared to set fire to a tree, but the real cause is still under investigation.
Here is what happened to Magic Kingdom during the reported fire
Limited time changes for Disney World guests
Guests visiting Disney World from From December 19, 2021 to January 3, 2022 they will have to know some changes in the parks during this limited time. First, four of the individual attractions in the Disney Genie attraction selection will be available with Genie +. So for this limited time, Guests can book access to Lightning Lane for subsequent trips via Genie +, instead of the selection of individual paid-per-trip attractions:
Likewise, guests visiting during this time and staying at Disney World resorts will have more time to access the parks in advance. Instead of being able to visit the parks 30 minutes before non-resort guests, Guests of the resort can visit the parks for 60 minutes – one full hour – before the official opening time of the park.
LAST: Disney World EXTENDS the duration of early entry to the theme park for a limited time
EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival
Disney World has announced the official dates of EPCOT 2022 Flower and Garden Festival. The festival will take place from From March 2 to July 4 It will have 18 outdoor kitchens plus a few more places serving special dishes with fresh fruit and vegetables. All the topiaries will return, plus a new one … a 50th anniversary themed birthday cake with Goofy!
He Garden Rocks concert series He will also return this year after a two-year hiatus.
All confirmed for the International Flower and Garden Festival EPCOT 2022
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind begins testing
One of the most anticipated attractions in Disney World is Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and the journey has officially begun testing! Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle took a test and had three words to say about it: “It’s amazing.”
The trip officially opens in the summer of 2022, with the latest tweaks to be added in the coming months before that.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has begun travel testing
Disneyland offers “recovery” to select guests who used Genie +
The launch of Genie + at Disneyland on December 8th was not as good as the launch at Disney World. The service was down from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the release date and Disney’s DAS (Disability Access Service) was down for most of the day. Disneyland guests who purchased Genie + or Selections of Individual Attractions on this date will soon receive a message from Disney about “recovery.”
However, Disney Genie is now fully operational at Disneyland.
Selected Disneyland guests who used Genie + will receive “recovery”
Disneyland is a small Holiday world, it is finally making its debut
Although Disneyland has long enjoyed the holiday season, it is a small world with its holiday overlay not being available due to flooding. Despite this, the attraction is underway – in full holiday mode – from 6 December.
According to Jason Tomlin, manager of Ride Control Engineering at Disneyland, the maintenance room under the trip’s charging station was flooded when the trip was filled with water. This caused the electrical equipment to be under water. Disney engineers worked all day to pump water, dry the room, replace equipment, and get it back on track. Holiday overlay will run January 9, 2022.
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This is the most important Disney news of the week, but stay tuned because we’ll keep covering all the big and small Disney news as it comes out.
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