2016 - Hollywood Studios Demolished, EPCOT Gets Frozen & Bent Eiffel Tower
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2016 was another year of construction at the walt disney world resort
the new version takes guests to the matterhorn greenland sydney harbour neuschwanstein castle the great wall of china the giza pyramids the taj mahal monument valley fiji iguazu falls and the eiffel tower
the tragic incident led to the closures of all disney beaches as signage fencing and rocky shores were added across the resort's waterways
2016 finally saw frozen receive its permanent home the expansion of two park signature attractions
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2016 was a busy year at Walt Disney World. While Hollywood Studios was nearly demolished to make way for the future, EPCOT received Frozen and a bent Eiffel Tower. We said goodbye to some fan favorites and welcomed new ones, and tragedy struck at the Grand Floridian. All this and more on this episode of Timekeeping. Timekeeping will attempt to chronicle year by year changes to the Walt Disney World Resort, from the excitement of a new ride opening, to the minutia of a store changing names. Join us as we celebrate 50 years of the Vacation Kingdom of the World! 0:00 Intro 0:55 2016 at Walt Disney World 1:05 Disney Springs begins to take shape 1:30 Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde from Zootopia join Move It! Shake It! Dance and Play It! 1:40 Dream Along With Mickey ends, replaced by Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire 2:31 Main Street Electrical Parade ends its run at the Magic Kingdom 3:10 Alcohol expands to Skipper Canteen, Cinderella's Royal Table. Tony's Town Square Restaurant and Liberty Tree Tavern 3:20 Changes to Pirates of the Caribbean 3:33 Diamond Horseshoe opens for table service 3:42 Muppets Present Great Moments in American History 3:57 Ana and Elsa are replaced by Elena of Avalor 4:07 Tomorrowland undergoes changes 4:30 Premium Parking debuts along with some upcharge events, the Chapek Era begins to take shape 4:50 Hurricane Matthew closes parks 5:26 Stormstruck and Sum of All Thrills close 5:52 Soarin' upgrades and changes 6:14 DVC Lounge added, other EPCOT changes 6:55 Ana and Elsa show up in EPCOT 7:53 China Pavilion adds exhibit for Shanghai Disneyland 8:08 Jakku added to planetary rotation on Star Tours, more Star Wars 8:30 Several Disney's Hollywood Studios closures 8:42 The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights closes forever 9:05 Lights, Motors, Action and several other locations closed permanently, other DHS changes 11:30 Toy Story Mania adds third track 11:58 Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith removes a shocking gesture 12:15 Disney's Animal Kingdom adds several experiences 12:45 Rivers of Light has a failure to launch 13:25 Tree of Life Awakenings debuts 14:00 Tiffins and Nomad Lounge open 14:27 DINOSAUR reopens after refurbishment with some changes 14:55 Frozen Games debut at Blizzard Beach 15:09 Shark Reef closes for Miss Adventure Falls 15:30 Cirque du Soleil La Nouba receives changes 15:40 Disney Springs sees many changes 17:19 The Starbright Holidays Drone Show debuts 17:32 Sea Shore Sweets closes to make way for AbracadaBAR 17:42 Ample Hills Creamery opens 18:00 Tragedy strikes at the Grand Floridian 18:39 Disney Dollars discontinued 19:00 Sassagoula Float Works & Food Factory reopens 19:10 Recap This video is produced by WDW News Today - the worldwide leader in Disney parks news. Get more exclusive content and help support WDWNT By becoming a WIGS member TODAY ! Check out how right here : https://www.patreon.com/wdwnt Find us on Twitter - Facebook - Instagram.... Read all our news at www.wdwnt.com #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyHistory #DisneyNews