News and Rumors 9/26/11 - 10/9/11

Hello!

So, it's been a crazy few weeks!  I had an amazing time in WDW for Epic October weekend!  It was a magical time with great meet ups with amazing friends! Then, right after I came back from Florida, I had to return back to St. Louis to get my belongings to move down to Albuquerque.  My furniture is expected to be delivered on Wednesday.

I appreciate all your patience with the lack of blog posts lately.  I hate not being able to bring you great blog posts, but I literally have not been able to due to all this.  Thank you all so much for your patience!  I hope to return back to normal starting next week, but at this point, I simply don't know.

But you all didn't come here to hear me yammer on....you came here for the dirt...and I've got it!  So here we go!



News



Magic Kingdom

• Big Thunder Mountain will be closed for a lengthy refurb from January 9th, 2012 until May 28th.  
• Dumbo will close down for it's relocation starting on Jan. 9th, 2012 and will be reopening Feb. 18.  This will allow us to assume that when it reopens, it will open in the Storybook Circus area, which means that at least part of the Storybook Circus area will open at this time too.  
• Also, it's come out that the Great Goofini and the Storybook Circus Train Station is expected to open in early 2012. 
• The Liberty Square Riverboat will be down for refurb from Jan. 28th - Feb. 3rd. 

Epcot

• Via Napoli is offering pizza by the slice from the outside counter window until Nov. 12th. 
• Geena Davis will be replacing Whoopi Goldberg in the Candlelight Processional on Dec. 2nd and 3rd. 

Disney's Animal Kingom

• Festival of the Lion King is operating Fastpass until Oct. 15th.  You can pick up your Fastpasses at the former Tough To Be A Bug Fastpass area.
• The Expedition Everest Challenge will take place May 5th.

General WDW News

• Bob Iger is set to step down as CEO in 2015.

Rumors

• Test Track is rumored to have it's extended refurb starting this Spring, this has been pushed back from early 2012.  

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