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Aug- 2026 -7 August
Disney World Halloween Novelties Now Available at All Four Parks
Halloween season at Walt Disney World is officially open, and the buckets came with it. Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party kicks off tonight at Magic Kingdom. Months of showtime drops, character reveals, and dates quietly selling out, and it finally starts. But if you have been to these parks lately, you know the party is only half of what is happening. Halloween season drags a whole merchandis
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7 August
Disney World Confirms Pirate Band for New Magic Kingdom Halloween Offering
Disney just released new details on its Captain Jack Sparrow offering, and the first Halloween party of the year opens in a matter of hours. Today is the day. Look, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party kicks off tonight. Months of announcements, showtime drops, ticket sellouts, and the annual argument about celebrating Halloween in 95-degree heat, and here we are. Magic Kingdom turns over to the
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6 August
Violent Incident Reported at Disney’s Magic Kingdom at 11:00 p.m. On Wednesday
A battery call came in from the Magic Kingdom Park and Disney's Contemporary Resort area just minutes before the original Walt Disney World Resort theme park closed for the night. The Call at 10:53 p.m. At 10:53 p.m. on August 5, the Orange County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call reporting a battery incident in the Magic Kingdom Park and Disney's Contemporary Resort area. Scanner monitoring ac
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6 August
Disney Is Changing How You Drive to Magic Kingdom Starting August 10
If you're planning a trip to Magic Kingdom in the coming weeks, getting there may feel a little different than it did the last time you visited. Beginning August 10, Walt Disney World will introduce another major traffic shift around Magic Kingdom as construction continues on the World Drive North improvement project. The updated traffic pattern will send drivers onto a newly completed section of
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5 August
Disney World Confirms the Replacement of Longtime Frontierland Dining Tradition
If you've eaten at The Diamond Horseshoe anytime during the past several years, chances are you've had a sense of déjà vu. That's because the Frontierland restaurant served essentially the same family-style meal as Liberty Tree Tavern right next door. While plenty of guests enjoyed the Thanksgiving-inspired feast, many questioned why Disney maintained two restaurants with virtually identical menus
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5 August
Disney Confirms Fantasyland Classic Is Close to Returning at Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom guests have been waiting months for one colorful Fantasyland favorite to return, and Disney has finally provided the biggest sign yet that the reopening is getting closer. Big Top Souvenirs has been closed since February as crews worked on refurbishing the Storybook Circus gift shop. While Disney previously said the location would reopen later this year, there hadn't been many visibl
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5 August
After 54 Years, Disney World Updates Haunted Mansion Stretching Room Scene
One of the most controversial scenes in Disney Park history just got a quiet upgrade. The change Walt Disney World Resort made on August 5 puts to rest, at least for now, the years-long debate over whether the hanging corpse would ever be removed from the Stretching Room of the Haunted Mansion. Two Weeks of Uncertainty The saga began on July 24, when Magic Kingdom Park guests noticed that the hang
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5 August
A New Look for a 54-Year-Old Icon: Disney Reimagines the Haunted Mansion
The Haunted Mansion, which has been part of Magic Kingdom Park since opening day in 1971, has been quietly undergoing an exterior refurbishment for several months. This week, Walt Disney World Resort guests are finally seeing what all that scaffolding, scrim, and construction activity was for. The Reveal That Guests Have Been Waiting For On Tuesday, WDWNT reported that the final visible signs of c
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5 August
Disney Reveals Which Characters Are Out for Halloween Party 2026
Disney dropped the full Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party character list, and one longtime regular is missing. Also, Halloween starts on Friday. As in this Friday. Look, the August 7 start date blindsides people every single year. It is still 95 degrees in Central Florida, and Magic Kingdom is about to be handing out candy. Everybody plans these nights their own way. Some people treat trick-or
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4 August
Disney World Builds New Fireworks Lounge Outside Magic Kingdom—but Access Is Still a Mystery
A night at Magic Kingdom rarely ends when the final firework disappears. For guests watching from Main Street, U.S.A., the show’s finale usually begins a second production—thousands of people moving toward the park exit, transportation lines filling, and tired families negotiating one last crowded stretch before reaching their hotel. Walt Disney World’s newest resort is being designed with a consi
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