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May- 2026 -31 May
Disney May Add Bluey to Animal Kingdom’s Lightning Lane System Next
Bluey’s Wild World has only been open at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for a matter of days, but many Disney fans already think they know exactly what could happen next. The new attraction debuted at Conservation Station on May 26 using a Virtual Queue system through My Disney Experience. Guests needed to secure boarding groups during scheduled drops throughout the day, similar to several recent Disney
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31 May
Disney Continues Closing Major Park Areas Even After Launching New Summer Experiences
If you visited Disney World this week, there’s a good chance you walked into one of the busiest periods the resort has experienced in a very long time. Disney packed an unbelievable amount of openings into a single stretch. Guests saw the launch of Cool KID SUMMER, the debut of new Hollywood Studios entertainment, the return of Soarin’ Across America, and the official opening of Bluey’s Wild World
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31 May
Disney Springs Town Center Store Goes Dark Until Late July 2026
There’s almost always something changing at Walt Disney World these days. Guests have watched major attractions close, entire lands transform, resorts get updated, and restaurants receive refreshed concepts. Even Disney Springs has stayed in a near-constant state of evolution as Disney works to keep the shopping and dining district feeling modern. Now, another popular Disney Springs location has o
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31 May
Disneyland Summer Alert: 7 Major Attractions Shutting Down This June
Summer has officially arrived in Southern California, signaling the start of the peak travel season at the Disneyland Resort. As schools empty out and vacationers pack the parks, the resort aims to keep every turnstile spinning and every ride vehicle fully operational. Credit: Ken Lund, Flickr However, if you have an Anaheim getaway planned for June 2026, you need to prepare your itinerary for a f
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31 May
Confirmed: Disneyland Guests Hit With Massive 50% Price Cut
If you booked a Disneyland trip this summer and you are staying at a Good Neighbor Hotel, Disneyland Resort just made getting to the park a little cheaper. A new partnership with Lyft is offering discounted rides between off-property hotels and the resort area through early September, and depending on your Lyft history, the savings can be meaningful. But the reason this partnership exists at all i
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31 May
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Expand Summer 2026 Offers With 30% Savings
For a lot of Disney World fans, hotel prices have become one of the biggest deciding factors when planning a vacation. Families may still want the convenience of staying on property, but the cost of some Disney resorts can quickly push trips outside many budgets. That is why the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin hotels continue standing out. The resorts have quietly become favorites among Disney
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31 May
IMAX Reportedly Dumps Star Wars: Inside the Brutal Box Office Collapse of ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’
The box office can be an unforgiving place, but nobody expected the Star Wars franchise to take a hit this severe. Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian and Grogu was supposed to be Disney’s grand theatrical redemption—a triumphant return to the big screen after a seven-year cinematic hiatus. Credit: Lucasfilm Instead, the film has careened into a historic financial tailspin. Following a weak $80 million
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31 May
Disney Lifts Several Guest Restrictions Beginning June 3
Planning a Disney cruise takes a different kind of energy than planning a park trip. There is the itinerary to map out, the port excursions to book, the dining reservations to lock in, and then the long mental checklist of what you can and cannot bring onboard. Disney Cruise Line has always had its own set of rules around that last part, and if you have a sailing coming up this summer, a handful o
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31 May
Countdown Begins: Disneyland Ticket Rules Change Permanently in 4 Months
Disney World just gave us the clearest signal yet that Disneyland is about to get more expensive, and if you are planning a trip to Anaheim anytime soon, that timeline matters more than you might think. Walt Disney World quietly opened ticket sales through October 31, 2027 recently, and the new pricing attached to those dates tells a story. Across all four Florida parks, costs are up year over yea
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31 May
The Refurbishment Revolution: Why Disney Is Secretly Reusing Old Rides to Create “New” Attractions
In the theme park industry, the historic playbook for keeping attendance high was simple: bring out the wrecking ball. To convince families to book their next expensive vacation, theme park giants traditionally relied on a brute-force expansion strategy—bulldozing old areas and spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build massive attractions from the ground up. Credit: Joe Penniston, Flickr B
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