Disney Hollywood Studios
Welcome to all things Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida!
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Sep- 2026 -13 September
Overnight, Disney World Removed Original Fixture of Hollywood Studios Theme Park
A familiar checkout counter has disappeared from Disney's Hollywood Studios, as Walt Disney World Resort continues an ongoing refurbishment of the connected Darkroom and Celebrity 5 & 10 merchandise locations along Hollywood Boulevard. An Ongoing Refurbishment Continues Walt Disney World Resort has spent the summer gradually updating both The Darkroom and Celebrity 5 & 10, two connected gift shops
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13 September
Disney Cuts Hollywood Studios Hours From 12 Hours to Just 8 at Theme Park
A brand-new addition to Disney's Hollywood Studios is getting a surprisingly short window before its operating schedule changes. The Magic of Disney Animation officially debuts September 14 after guests received an early look through soft openings. During that introductory period, Disney has scheduled the experience from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. By the end of September, that 12-hour window will disappear.
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11 September
Walt Disney World Swapped Out a Brand Everyone Recognizes
Tabasco is being pulled from Walt Disney World restaurants. Tapatío is replacing it. Some context. Look, nobody plans a Disney vacation around hot sauce packets. But condiments are exactly the kind of small thing guests clock instantly and then have extremely strong opinions about. A ketchup dispenser swap pulls a hundred comments. A napkin redesign gets flagged within a day. These are the details
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9 September
Disney World Saves ‘Vintage Disney’ Experience Fans Feared Was About to Disappear
Some of the best moments at Walt Disney World are the ones guests never planned. That has certainly been the case at Disney’s Hollywood Studios this year. Since the Walt Disney Studios Lot courtyard opened in May, roaming Disney characters have turned an otherwise ordinary walk through the area into something much more unpredictable. Guests have watched Rapunzel braid hair, practiced warrior poses
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9 September
Disney World Confirms New Jollywood Nights Reservations Open September 17
Disney Jollywood Nights is still a couple of months away, but guests planning to attend the holiday event have a new date they’ll want to remember. Disney has confirmed that reservations are about to open for one of the more relaxed experiences offered during the separately ticketed event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Space is limited, and unlike many of the party’s offerings, this is something g
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9 September
Disney World Replacement Project Hits Hollywood Studios, Chinese Theatre Featured
New solar-powered trash cans hit Disney's Hollywood Studios. These ones are themed, and the copy on them is the best detail in the entire rollout. Some context. Look, yesterday the whole story was that Disney's newest bins showed up completely plain. Five sets near Mission: SPACE at EPCOT with no logos, no stripes, no color treatment at all. The defense was that Mission: SPACE runs on a deliberate
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9 September
The Death of Hand-Drawn Animation Confirmed as Disney Seals Away Classic Artists Forever
Disney has offered its clearest look yet inside The Magic of Disney Animation, the new experience opening September 14 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort. The preview moves through Off the Page! character encounters, Olaf Draws!, the Drawn to Wonderland playground and the Once Upon a Studio Theater, showing how the former Animation Courtyard is being recast around Disney’s a
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8 September
First Guests Are Now Inside Disney’s New Hollywood Studios Experience
Opening day hasn’t arrived yet, but The Magic of Disney Animation is already welcoming its first visitors at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Disney has started Cast Member previews for the new experience ahead of its official September 14, 2026 debut. It’s an important moment for a project that has remained largely hidden from regular guests during construction. While Disney has offered occasional loo
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6 September
Disney World Brings a Missing Piece Back to Hollywood Studios Theme Park
One checkout counter has returned to The Darkroom at Disney's Hollywood Studios, though Central Florida theme park guests hunting for souvenirs at the vintage camera-themed shop may still notice something's missing. A Register Returns to The Darkroom at Disney's Hollywood Studios WDWNT reported on Sunday that the wooden register counter has returned to The Darkroom following a recent reconfigurati
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6 September
Disney Confirms Monsters Inc. Land Will Open Early, but New Photos Reveal a Catch
Disney has officially confirmed that guests won't have to wait for every piece of Monstropolis to finish before stepping inside the new Monsters, Inc.-themed land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. At D23, Disney revealed that Monstropolis will use a phased opening. Most of the land will debut sometime in 2027, while its massive suspended door coaster will arrive later. That's certainly exciting news.
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