N103 Trail’s End converting to QS Restaurant

Shannon and Pete discuss Walt Disney World Resort's announcement that Trail's End will close this spring to convert to a quick service restaurant. RunDisney has announced races will return to Disneyland Resort in January 2024. Feedback from cast member previews of TRON Lightcycle Run reveal guest size concerns. N103

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Trail’s End Restaurant closing to convert to Quick Service restaurant

Trail’s End Restaurant at The Campsites at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort appears to be coming to the end of it’s trail, at least in it’s current existence.  This restaurant is scheduled to close in the spring for a refurbishment, and when it re-opens later in the year, it will return as a quick service location. 

Trail’s End has been serving buffet meals to Fort Wilderness guests since 1974, but since reopening after COVID, the restaurant has switched to family-style. The restaurant shares a kitchen with Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, but there is not expected to be any change to Hoop-Dee-Doo. 

Source: WDWNT

Boardwalk Luna Park Pool slide closed for refurbishment

The Luna Park Pool Slide closed at the beginning of February for refurbishment. It is expected that the slide will be closed for six weeks, making a mid-March opening likely. No specific date has been announced for the slide to reopen. The Luna Park Pool remains open during the slide work.

Source: WDW Magic

Disneyland Half Marathon dates and pricing announced

At D23, Disney announced that the runDisney would be returning to Disneyland in 2024.  The Disneyland half marathon is scheduled for January 11-14, 2024. Specific theming of the event has not be shared but booking prices and dates have been released with specific details in the link in our show notes.  Included races will be a 5K, 10K and half marathon, as well as the Dumbo Double Dare which combines the 10K and half marathon.  Registration is scheduled to open on February 14th, and prices will increase after July 17th assuming any openings are still available. 

Source: runDisney, WDWNT

Possible rider size issues during Cast Member previews of TRON Lightcycle Run

The TRON Lightcycle Run has been running cast member previews and there’s been some talk online about size issues. Similar to the issues with Avatar Flight of Passage, some larger people are having a hard time with the seats, though it appears the issue might be worse than Flight of Passage. There are some non-cycle accessible seats on some of the trains, but these seats are limited and the wait for them has been considerably longer.  

Source: Various sources

Walking path from Grand Floridian to MK closing for several months

The walking path connecting the Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa to the Magic Kingdom is going to be closing on February 13th, and will remain closed for several months. This is due to the refurbishment of rooms at the Grand Floridian, particularly the rooms in the Sago Cay building. 

Source: DVCNews

DVC Magic Band Sliders now available

Disney Vacation Club is once again providing magic band sliders to eligible Members. When Magic Bands first came out, DVC members could obtain a special slider for their Magic Band. These sliders were only available for a limited time. Now, a redesigned magic band slider is back at the parks, free to eligible Members who stop by the DVC sales podiums at any of the DVC resorts. 

Source: DVCNews

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