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May- 2026 -26 May
Disneyland Cracks Down on Parents Sneaking Older Kids Into the Parks for Free
A Disneyland Resort Magic Key Passholder is paying a steep price for taking advice from a social media influencer: the family has been banned from the Southern California Disney parks through 2027. What the Rules Actually Say Both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort admit children under three years old at no charge. For families on a vacation that spans their child's third birthday, the
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26 May
Disney Resort Cuts off Early Entry Access for Select Hotel Guests
A Disney hotel perk is becoming increasingly selective. Early entry has become one of the most valuable benefits at Disney resorts around the world, particularly as wait times continue climbing for newer attractions and crowd levels remain high year-round. For many guests, those extra minutes inside the gates can shape an entire park day. Disney resorts now handle the perk very differently dependi
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26 May
Disney’s New Bluey Experience Comes With One Noticeable Absence Fans Didn’t Expect
There was a completely different energy at Disney’s Animal Kingdom today. Guests started flooding toward the Wildlife Express Train early in the morning as Disney officially launched Bluey’s Wild World at Rafiki’s Planet Watch. Families with young children quickly made the new experience one of the busiest spots in the entire park, and Disney even introduced a virtual queue system to help control
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26 May
Disney Gives Jessie Her Biggest Role Yet in ‘Toy Story 5’ (2026)
For years, Jessie quietly became one of Pixar’s most beloved characters. Even though Woody and Buzz Lightyear remained the faces of the Toy Story franchise, many fans always connected deeply with Jessie’s emotional backstory in Toy Story 2 (1999). Her heartbreaking abandonment sequence with Emily remains one of the most emotional moments Pixar has ever created, and ever since then, audiences have
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26 May
Disney World Launches Emergency Summer Push After Empty Theme Parks
Disney World needed momentum badly, and this week may have become one of the company’s biggest attempts yet to reclaim the summer season. For years, summer vacation practically guaranteed packed parks across Walt Disney World. Families flooded into Central Florida the second school let out, wait times exploded, and Disney barely had to convince guests to show up. That trend no longer feels automat
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26 May
Adults No Longer Included in Select Disney World Summer Experience
May 26 marked the start of Cool Kids' Summer at Walt Disney World, and the programming that launched with it is more substantial than the name might suggest. The season runs through September 8 and touches every park, both water parks, Disney Springs, and the resort hotels in ways that make it worth understanding before your trip rather than discovering on arrival. The headline addition at Disney'
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26 May
After Two Years, Disney Blocks off Area Around Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Something is happening in the Bayou Country section of Disneyland Park, and Southern California Disney Park guests arriving for a meal at Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree are the first to notice. Construction Walls Appear Along the Waterfront WDWNT reported on May 20 that Disneyland Resort has installed wooden construction walls along the walkway between Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree and the river in
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26 May
Disney World Crowd Explosion Pushes Guests Away From EPCOT and Magic Kingdom
Today feels like one of those rare Disney World days where crowd patterns completely flip upside down. Most guests assumed Magic Kingdom would become the center of the chaos during the first major summer push of 2026, but instead, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom are stealing all the attention right now. The reason is pretty obvious. Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppe
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26 May
Disney World Opens Unannounced New Animal Kingdom Attraction on May 26
Walt Disney World Resort has quietly activated a vacant stretch of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. While the new offerings are far from headliners, they signal that Disney isn't content to leave the former DinoLand U.S.A. space empty while construction gets underway. Lawn Games Fill the Attraction Gap at Disney's Animal Kingdom WDWNT reported on May 26 that Disney cast members had set up a col
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26 May
Disney Fans Say Goodbye as Jonas Brothers Closure Becomes Official
Four years after opening next to the MGM Grand Garden Arena with the Jonas Brothers in attendance, Nellie's Southern Kitchen is closing its Las Vegas location. The Southern comfort food restaurant co-owned by Kevin Jonas Sr. and Denise Jonas, parents of the Jonas Brothers, will serve its last meal on May 25. A May 15 statement from MGM Resorts International confirmed the closure, and a spokesperso
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