Disney Announced New Ride Closures, Changes to Guest Experience, and Major Attraction News

This week Disney revealed new perks for passholders, menu changes, including a full festival menu guide, and hour changes.

Each week, there is always something new happening, whether that includes ride closures, openings, or other things that could impact your trip! We share a roundup of all of the key Disneyland and Walt Disney World news you missed with these announcements.

You can also check out our roundup of the key news from last week here. Mickey Visit brings you the latest Disney news and planning resources. See the Disney ride closures for March here and the changes hitting Disneyland from this month.

Disneyland Announcements This Week

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Disney just announced sweeping changes planned for cast members to improve the guest experience. See the full report on the changes planned.  

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Let’s start with Disneyland news from this week that you missed…

Extensive maintenance is coming soon to a fan-favorite Disneyland ride. A closure is also likely. Read more about what the permit filing revealed.

The full food guide was released for the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival. See all the new food items here. 

Disneyland has added another ride to their refurbishment list. Read more about this newest ride closure here.

Four new Magic Key pass holder perks were revealed. See all the new perks coming for a limited time. 

A Disneyland ride is closing for a short two day refurbishment, but it was quickly extended. Read more about which ride is closing and the added extension of the closure.

Disney also announced a brand new collaboration with the popular BAGGU brand. See all the details and the first look at this new collab. 

Two new Disney gift card discounts were revealed. Learn more about these newest discounts here.

Disneyland will close early on seven nights in March and April. See all the dates and details here.

Walt Disney World Announcements This Week

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Now for the Disney World news… 

Disney World revealed more updates about the exciting new additions coming to Hollywood Studios. Read more about the new enhancements.

Disney World has a Lightning Lane change hitting starting soon, just ahead of spring break. See all the details on the change.

More dates were revealed for the Disney World Extended Evening Hours. Learn more about these newest dates. 

A new discount is being offered for Disney World hotels to select guests. See more about this newest bounceback offer for Disney World. 

A Disney World guest has filed a lawsuit against Disney for a wheelchair falling case. Read more about this newest Disney lawsuit.

Disney World made more than 122 menu changes to prepare for spring. See all the changes here and new additions. 

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Her experience also extends to Disney Cruise Line, where she has sailed on every class of ship, visited both of Disney’s private islands, and participated in specialty sailings such as Marvel Day at Sea and Very MerryTime cruises. This depth of travel allows her to provide practical, data informed guidance across Disney Parks, Disney Cruise Line, Universal theme parks, and related destinations.

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