PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 6/18/22 (Port Orleans French Quarter Merchandise, Construction Progress, & More)

Good morning! Before taking a stroll down Main Street, U.S.A., we hopped aboard the EPCOT Monorail to take a look at all of the construction projects happening below.

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Guest relations is still in need of some work but we can still make a path out amongst the rubble.

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As we rounded the corner to take a look at Journey of Water Inspired by Moana we noticed a lot of work being done on the rock formation.

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After we arrived back at the Transportation and Ticket Center, we hopped on the resort Monorail to Magic Kingdom and got a look at the demolition progress at Spirit of Aloha.

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It looks like it’s going to be a beautiful, but hot day in Magic Kingdom.

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We hopped on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover to take a look at the TRON Lightcycle / Run construction.

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While on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover we also got a glimpse of the construction on the canopy at Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. , the Space Mountain gift shop.

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While walking through Fantasyland, we spotted the repainting of the exterior of Mickey’s PhilharMagic.

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As we made our way into Frontierland we found a new Lightyear pin. This pin is located in the Frontier Trading post where we recently found two other Lightyear pins.

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We made our way back to Main Street U.S.A. and found a new Dooney & Bourke bag collection featuring “The Lady And The Tramp,” from Uptown Jewelers. This collection is available to purchase on June 20. 

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We decided to take a ride on the Resort Monorail and check out if there is anything new at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. We saw construction at Spirit of Aloha.

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We also noticed the sidewalk is currently fenced off as they continue with construction on Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort beach near the bungalows.

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At this point in the day a huge storm was rolling in and it was time for us to take shelter!

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We decided to hop over to Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter Resort, Jackson Square Gifts & Desires to check out if they had any new merchandise. We found new Princess Tiana Merchandise including, a tee, tumblr, magnet set, and the ornament shown above.

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  • Kayla Pareti

    Kayla has been a long time Disney fan since her first visit to Walt Disney World in '92. Outside of visiting the parks, she only wants to go places where she can get coffee or bring her fluffy Husky, Teak. You will most likely find her at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort in the Great Ceremonial House or at Magic Kingdom getting one last ride in on Splash Mountain. You can email Kayla at kayla@wdwnt.com.