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Aug- 2026 -26 August
Disney World Faces Backlash Over EPCOT’s Modern Look
A Reddit thread went off this week about one EPCOT store. It turned into a referendum on the entire front of the park. Some context. Look, last week we wrote about Disney World hotels losing their whimsy. Room by room, resort by resort, the heavy theming is getting swapped for muted colors and clean lines. Nice enough. Also, basically a Marriott with a Mickey silhouette on the wall. Fans have been
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25 August
Disney Announces EPCOT Mexico Area Will Close on August 31
This week, Walt Disney World Resort sealed the fate of a long-standing fixture of the Mexico World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT. Here's what to know before you visit the second Central Florida Disney park. Mexico Closure at EPCOT On August 25, WDWNT reported that the Oaxacan wood-carving shop in the Plaza de los Amigos, in the Mexico World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT, is now liquidating its inventory
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25 August
Disney World BoardWalk Theming Replaced, Effective August 2026
A fresh coat of paint is bringing a moodier, more theatrical look to one corner of Disney's BoardWalk Inn, as Walt Disney World Resort continues transforming the former Jellyrolls piano bar into its next entertainment venue. Construction Continues at Disney's BoardWalk Inn The repainting work is just the latest phase of ongoing construction at the EPCOT Resort Area hotel. Disney Fanatic previously
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25 August
Disney World Mobile Order Glitch Creates New Problem for Magic Kingdom Guests
Walt Disney World guests have become used to doing a lot of their vacation planning from their phones. But when one of those digital tools doesn't work as expected, even a small problem can quickly interfere with plans inside the parks. That appears to be happening during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. A strange Mobile Order issue has surfaced at Magic Kingdom, with food reportedly being p
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25 August
Burglary Reported at Disney World’s Art of Animation Resort on August 25
Law enforcement responded to Disney's Art of Animation Resort on Tuesday afternoon after a burglary was reported at the Walt Disney World Value Resort hotel. Details of the Reported Burglary The Orange County Sheriff's Office received the burglary report shortly after 12:00 p.m. on August 25. Scanner monitoring account @WDWActiveCrime shared the publicly available call details on X (formerly known
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25 August
Disney World Unveils 2026 Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend Race Medals
The 2026 Wine & Dine Half-Marathon Weekend medals are here. I am running two of these Disney races, and I have thoughts. Some context. Look, I do not usually put myself in my own articles. Today I am, because runDisney finally revealed the first look at the 2026 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend medals, and I signed up for the 5K and the 10K back in February. I have been waiting on this sin
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25 August
Disney Reimagines Spaceship Earth as EPCOT Fans Push Back on More Construction
Disney has confirmed that Spaceship Earth at EPCOT will be reimagined, giving Walt Disney World’s geodesic-sphere icon its first major story update in nearly two decades. The announcement came during D23 2026, where Disney said the attraction’s focus will expand from human communication to the broader idea of human connection. But the Spaceship Earth refurbishment is also reopening a familiar EPCO
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25 August
After Just 1 Year, Disney’s Major Test Track Overhaul Faces a Troubling Setback at EPCOT
Imagine spending your EPCOT morning doing other attractions because you plan to ride Test Track later. Then noon arrives. Test Track closes. One o'clock passes. It's still closed. The same thing happens at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. By the time Disney finally gets the attraction running again, thousands of other guests have been waiting for exactly the same opportunity. That's essentially what hap
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25 August
Disney World Officially Replaces Popular BoardWalk Inn Area
Another change has officially arrived at Disney's BoardWalk Inn as Walt Disney World continues updating the popular resort. For several weeks, guests knew work was coming to one of the resort's most visible outdoor spaces. Disney even established a closure window that stretched into early September. The project didn't take nearly that long. Disney has reopened the area earlier than planned, reveal
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25 August
Walt Disney World Fixed Her Room … but Only After the Video Went Viral
A disabled guest filmed her Walt Disney World hotel room. Disney moved her to a new one. It took a viral video to get the Disney fandom involved. Some context. Look, Disney has been carrying disability criticism since the DAS overhaul, and it has never actually been resolved. Guests got reclassified. Guests got denied. Disney absorbed the complaints and waited it out. This weekend, it resurfaced.
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