A lot’s been going on at the Magic Kingdom since my last visit. A new Joffrey’s Coffee location is now open in Tomorrowland called “Joffrey’s Revive.” It’s located between Space Mountain and the Tomorrowland stage. There you can get many baked goods, coffees, and teas. Plus, this particular location offers a specialty drink named “Mission to S’mores.” It’s a latte topped with whipped cream, marshmallows, chocolate sauce and graham cracker crumbs. The name is a homage to the old “Mission to Mars” attraction, later replaced with Alien Encounter and then Stitch’s Great Escape.
Disney’s private cabana rental experiment has come to an end, and all four cabanas are now removed from Tomorrowland. Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe is undergoing some construction. Work walls are up around half of the restaurant, facing the Fantasyland side. More outdoor seating is being added to this popular dining location. Currently there is only one entrance open and cast members are redirecting guests to the one open door.
The Hall of Presidents is currently closed for a show update and full refurbishment. It is scheduled to re-open by June 30, 2017, but that may change. There is also work going on on the roof for the show building. A new Annual Pass ticketing office has opened in the Heritage House in Liberty Square. Guests can upgrade their tickets or replaced lost passes at this location. The previous location for the office was in Tomorrowland, but it closed March 1st.
Also going on in the park, the Walt Disney Railroad is still closed, but should be opening by this weekend, or sometime in March. Minor work continues on the Main Street Train Station. A full scrim is covering the Emporium store on Main Street for a facade refurbishment, but the store is open while work continues. Facade work is also being done on “Sir Mickey’s” in Fantasyland. That store is also open during construction. Check out the video and photo update below for more details and stay tuned for more theme park updates coming soon!
Photo Update
Welcome to Magic Kingdom in March
Minor work still going on at the Main Street Train Station, including painting and lighting tweaks
The several-month long refurbishment for the railroad is coming to an end this month
The scrim that was up the last couple months is now down
View of the station from inside
There are signs are out front to let guests know the trains are not running
It’s nice that the upper level is still open at least
You can always get beautiful views from the upper level of the train station
Exterior work still going on at the Emporium
The scrim covers the entire facade, and has been there for a couple months now
The store has remained open during this construction
Two guest bypasses are under the scaffolding
The upper part of the scaffolding butts right up to the facade
All window displays are still accessible, including the Sorcerers window on the other side
Moving on to Tomorrowland
I’m still very much in love with the new Tomorrowland rocks color
Stitch’s Great Escape is still operating “seasonally”
So essentially it’s never open
A new Joffrey’s Coffee has opened up in Tomorrowland
It’s named Joffrey’s Revive
It’s located between Space Mountain and the Tomorrowland stage
The menu offers much of the same as other Joffrey’s, except for a few exclusive items
The main specialty drink is the Mission to S’mores, a nod to the old Mission to Mars attraction
It’s a delicious latte topped with whipped cream, marshmallows, chocolate sauce and graham cracker crumbs
All of the private cabanas are now gone
Last month they reduced them from four to two, but now all have been removed
The park looks much cleaner without them here
Cool Ship snacks is back open after a brief refurbishment
Work walls up my last visit
Work walls are gone now
I’m still fascinated that the spaceship is a prop from the eighties’ film “Flight of the Navigator” painted red
There are work walls up around half of Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe
Additional outdoor seating is being added to this popular quick-service restaurant
Walls are mighty close to neighboring Mad Tea Party, not leaving much room to walk by, for now
Only one entrance is currently open at Cosmic Ray’s, forcing everyone to line up near Sonny Eclipse
There are many signs pointing guests to the one entrance
Other entrances are roped off and attendants are redirecting traffic
Moving on to Fantasyland, work is being done on part of Sir Mickey’s facade
Scrims and scaffolding are covering a good portion of the facade
The store is still open during this construction
Work continues on updating the concrete in Fantasyland, section by section
Moving on to Liberty Square
Work is going on on the roof of the Hall of Presidents show building
A closer view
This is the view from Sleepy Hollow Refreshments on the other side
The Hall of Presidents is still closed for complete refurbishment
It is expected to re-open June 30, 2017, but that could change so stay tuned
Just opened this month next door to the presidents, is the Passholder office
The sign formerly said “Heritage House”
Inside you can upgrade your pass to an annual pass or request replacement passes
The in-park passholder office was originally in Tomorrowland but moved here this month
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Alicia Stella has been covering new attractions since 2015, with her work cited by The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, and more. She specializes in reporting on new attraction development, and always looks forward to upcoming changes coming to the Orlando theme parks. She is also a contributor to the The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando.
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