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Sep- 2026 -9 September
Popular Disney World Restaurant Adds New Weekday Happy Hour Starting September 14
One of Disney World’s more upscale dining locations is about to offer guests a new reason to visit without committing to an entire meal. Beginning September 14, The Cake Bake Shop Restaurant by Gwendolyn Rogers at Disney’s BoardWalk will introduce a weekday happy hour featuring drinks, small bites, and a specialty dessert-inspired shake. For guests who have looked at the restaurant’s prices and de
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9 September
Disney Villains Land Opening Date: Here’s When We Expect Magic Kingdom’s New Land
Disney finally gave fans a much closer look at Villains Land during D23 2026, answering several major questions about what could become one of Magic Kingdom’s biggest additions ever. There’s just one answer Disney continues to avoid. When does Villains Land actually open? Disney hasn’t announced an opening year, much less an exact date. Based on the scale of the project and everything else happeni
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9 September
Hersheypark Removes Long-Running Experience From Theme Park
Some things just feel like they'll be around forever, until they're not. Hersheypark fans got hit with that reality this week when the park confirmed a drive-thru holiday tradition families have counted on for two straight decades is officially done. And this isn't even the only big change Hersheypark just dropped as summer wrapped up. Here's everything going on. Buckle up, there's a lot here: Her
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9 September
Confirmed: Disney Locks in Final Opening Timelines for 4 Major Park Expansions
Disney fans trying to decide when to plan their next big trip finally have some important years to work with. Several massive projects are moving forward across Disney parks, with construction already underway on new lands, attractions, restaurants, and entertainment. While Disney still hasn’t revealed every opening date, the company has narrowed down the dates for four of its biggest projects to
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9 September
Daily Jigsaw Puzzle: Smellephants On Parade
Smell that? It's another daily Disney jigsaw puzzle! This puzzle features a playful experience at Magic Kingdom Park… the adorable Smellephants on Parade. Quick Tip: Do you want to make the puzzle easier or more challenging? Select the grid option to adjust the number of pieces before pressing “OK” to start the puzzle. Jigsaw PuzzlePuzzle created by Jigsaw Explorer Experience More Disney-The
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9 September
Warner Bros. Confirms Harry Potter Expansion Beyond Universal With Three New Lands
For nearly two decades, Harry Potter’s permanent theme-park presence has been synonymous with Universal. That exclusivity is now ending. Miral and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences have officially revealed three Harry Potter-themed lands for Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi on Yas Island: Diagon Alley, Hogwarts, and the Forbidden Forest. Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi will become the first perma
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9 September
Disney World Confirms Major Resort Overhaul by 2031’s 60th Anniversary Celebration
Five years from now, the Walt Disney World Resort will mark its 60th anniversary, and if early signs are any indication, guests walking through the gates that October will barely recognize the property that greeted them just a few years earlier. Rewind to 2021: Disney World celebrated its 50th birthday with “The World's Most Magical Celebration,” an 18-month affair that, on paper, shou
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9 September
Disney World Monorail Stranded After Lightning Strike, Guests Receive Just $50
When guests board the Walt Disney World Monorail for EPCOT, they probably aren't expecting the transportation ride to become the biggest story of their day. That appears to be exactly what happened to a group of visitors on September 8, 2026. An EPCOT-bound monorail reportedly lost power following a lightning strike, leaving passengers stuck aboard the train for nearly two hours. The wait eventual
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9 September
Disney Officially Renames ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’
Few Christmas movies have achieved the staying power of The Muppet Christmas Carol. Released in 1992, Brian Henson's adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol puts the Muppets at the center of the story, with Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit, Gonzo as Charles Dickens, and Michael Caine delivering a surprisingly straight-faced performance as Ebenezer Scrooge. More than three decades later, th
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9 September
After Exiting Production on HBO ‘Harry Potter,’ Actor Speaks Out on Public Recasting
HBO's episodic adaptation of J.K. Rowling's novels — a seven-season undertaking helmed by showrunner Francesca Gardiner — is positioning itself as a fundamentally different creative proposition than the film franchise that preceded it. That distinction is becoming clearer not just through the show's expansive cast, but through the churn already reshaping that cast well ahead of Season 1's December
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