Disney World - Geeks + Gamers

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Problems Continue Over a Month Later

AlexGherzo | Aug 6, 2024 | 0

Over a month after its grand opening, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure still doesn’t run properly. The ride – a replacement for Splash Mountain, the most popular theme park attraction in the world – is based on the main character from the Disney film The Princess and the Frog, and specifically her up...

Squirrel Faces Death at Disney World Volcano

AlexGherzo | Jul 28, 2024 | 0

If Harrison Ford ever decides to hand over Indiana Jones’ hat and whip, I think his only worthy heir showed his stuff at Disney World this month. At the Rainforest Cafe in Disney Springs, a shopping mall and entertainment complex in the Walt Disney World Resort, there’s a volcano attraction that...

Accident Closes Disney Tram Service at Animal Kingdom

AlexGherzo | Jul 28, 2024 | 0

Theme park enthusiasts who wanted to see the wildlife at Disney’s Animal Kingdom had a bigger hassle getting into the park than they expected today. According to WDW News Today, the Disney Tram Service to the Animal Kingdom park at Disney World was shut down because an SUV “somehow got stuck on ...

Former Disney Imagineer Criticizes Recent Disney World Designs

AlexGherzo | Jul 12, 2024 | 0

A former Imagineer is calling out Disney’s current lack of imagination. Jim Shull worked for Disney for thirty-three years, where he was the creative director for projects in all of the Disney Parks, including the Rock ‘n Roller Coaster, 100 Years of Magic, and The Magic Carpets of Aladdin in Di...

Disneyland Workers May Vote to Strike Next Week

AlexGherzo | Jul 11, 2024 | 0

Another Disney park may be shutting down soon. USA Today reports that 14,000 Disneyland cast members belonging to a union called Disney Workers Rising will vote next week on whether or not to strike. Essentially, they want more money, claiming they can barely make ends meet anymore – one member s...

Three More Disney World Attractions Set to Close for Refurbishment

AlexGherzo | Jul 9, 2024 | 0

Weirdly timed renovations continue to define this summer at Disney World. (Well, those and rides breaking down.) WDW News Today reports that three more “refurbishments” are happening now or are scheduled to happen soon: the Cinderella’s Castle stage, which has boards surrounding it as it under...