Exclusive: The tech keeping Disney Magic Kingdom's most iconic rides running night after night
At Disney World's Magic Kingdom, you're meant to lose yourself in the illusion. What you're not meant to think about is what happens after the park closes: the cranes, mechanics, overnight software updates, and engineering operations required to erase every trace of maintenance before sunrise.
But behind every seamless morning open lies a question worth asking: how does Disney keep rides that have been running for more than 50 years feeling like they've always been here — and always will be?
On a rare behind-the-scenes tour Disney granted exclusively to TechRadar, McLaughlin walked me through several attractions mid-third-shift — past the safety lockout boards at Mad Tea Party, through the Speedway garage, and deep into the original back-of-show building behind "It's a Small World." Her team was already at work when we arrived.
'I came by at 6 AM and everything was cleared out'
The first stop is Mad Tea...
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