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Walt Disney World Confirms 4 Changes to Magic Kingdom, Effective October 2026

Don't assume your October Magic Kingdom day will follow the normal routine. Walt Disney World has several things happening throughout the month that could change what guests experience, how late they can remain inside the park, and potentially how crowded Magic Kingdom feels. October will also mark the final stretch of Disney World's Halloween season before Magic Kingdom begins one of its fastest

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After Nearly a Decade, Disney Finally Extends One of EPCOT’s Best Events

Planning a Walt Disney World vacation around EPCOT’s festivals can be tricky. Food & Wine stretches across a sizable portion of the calendar, while Flower & Garden gives spring visitors plenty of opportunities to experience EPCOT in full bloom. Festival of the Arts has been a different story. Since arriving in 2017, the winter festival has offered guests a colorful combination of art, entertainmen

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Almost Four Decades Later, Disney Changes How Guests Explore Iconic Grand Floridian Resort

Navigating Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa looks a little different this week, as construction reshapes a key walkway at one of Walt Disney World Resort‘s most storied hotels. A Walkway Closes for Refurbishment WDWNT reported on September 10 that Walt Disney World Resort had set up rolling planters and tarps along a walkway situated in front of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, sh

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Disney Cast Member Dies After Lightning Strike, One Week After Moving to Florida

Just days into a new chapter with the Disney College Program, a 20-year-old Walt Disney World Resort cast member's life was cut short after a lightning strike in Celebration, Florida, on Tuesday. What Happened in Celebration On September 8, a group of people had gathered to take shelter from a passing storm along a walking path behind a hotel on Bloom Street in Celebration. When lightning struck t

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Disney Visa Cardmembers Get a Major Money-Saving Perk at Disney World in 2027

One of the biggest expenses attached to a Walt Disney World vacation doesn't happen inside the theme parks. It's the hotel. For Disney Visa Cardmembers planning an early 2027 trip, Disney has introduced a new perk that could make that portion of the vacation a little easier to manage. Eligible Cardmembers can now save up to 30% on select Walt Disney World Resort hotel rooms, with promotional dates

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Disney World and Universal Orlando Are Heading in 2 Very Different Directions

Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort compete for many of the same vacationers, but their latest attendance updates make it sound like they're operating in two very different Orlando markets. Executives from Disney and Comcast recently addressed attendance during the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference. Disney came away with encouraging numbers. Universal, meanwhile, contin

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Disney World Hotel Alert: 35% Discount Confirmed for Passholders in 2027

Annual Passholders planning a Walt Disney World trip in 2027 may want to revisit their hotel budget. Disney vacations aren't getting any cheaper. Park admission, meals, transportation, and resort stays can quickly push the total higher, particularly for families spending several days on the property. But Disney has now given Passholders a way to reduce one major expense. A new hotel promotion offe

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Disney World Confirms 2027 After Hours Tickets Spike as Dates Are Confirmed

A late night at Walt Disney World can give guests a completely different experience from a typical day in the parks. Smaller crowds and shorter waits can make those extra hours especially appealing when some of Disney’s biggest rides are involved. That option will be back in 2027. Disney After Hours is returning to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios with dozens of dates stretchin

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Disney Just Announced Dates for EPCOT’s Best Festival

The EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival runs March 10 through May 31, 2027. Eleven weeks. Some context. Look, I will happily defend this take. Flower and Garden is the best festival Disney runs. Not the most popular. Food and Wine takes that one easily, and it is not close. Bigger crowds, longer run, deeper menu, thirty years of history stacked behind it. But “popular” and &

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Disney World Begins Total Replacement Across Disney Springs

Disney Springs is getting a quiet upgrade for souvenir collectors, as Walt Disney World Resort continues to swap in next-generation pressed-penny machines throughout the popular shopping, dining, and entertainment district. A Resort-Wide Machine Overhaul This replacement effort isn't new to Disney Springs alone. Walt Disney World Resort has been steadily updating pressed-penny machines across Magi

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