Walt Disney World
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Jan- 2026 -22 January
Disney’s Hollywood Studios Is About To Change the Way You Enter the Park
For many Walt Disney World guests, the experience doesn’t begin with a ride or a character meet-and-greet. It begins in line—waiting beneath archways, scanning MagicBands, hearing the distant music swell as anticipation builds. The entrance to a theme park is more than infrastructure. It’s the threshold between the real world and a place where stories come alive. At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, tha
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22 January
After Just 7 Years, Disney World Changes Toy Story Land
Construction crews are finalizing modifications to the entrance sign for Toy Story Mania! at Disney's Hollywood Studios, altering elements installed when Toy Story Land opened in 2018. This is just one of several recent updates to the seven-year-old theme park land. Toy Story Mania! Entrance Sign Gets Overhaul Walt Disney World Resort has been refreshing the Toy Story Mania! entrance since mid-Dec
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22 January
EPCOT Guests May Want to Avoid These Nights This Spring
At first glance, the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival looks like one of the calmest events on Disney’s calendar. Gardens replace construction walls. Topiaries line the walkways. Food booths invite guests to stroll slowly instead of rushing between rides. But every year, there is a hidden force that quietly changes how crowded the park becomes. Live music. From March 4 through June 1, 2
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22 January
Disney Springs Just Lost Another Store and the Closure Trend Is Growing
If you're keeping track of Disney Springs closures at this point, you're going to need a spreadsheet, since the list keeps getting longer. Crystal Arts by Arribas Brothers in the Marketplace just shut down for what Disney is calling a “quick refresh,” which means yet another familiar storefront is now inaccessible to guests for an undetermined amount of time. What Actually Closed Cryst
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22 January
Disney World Just Threw Annual Passholders a Bone With New Reservation-Free Days
Disney World finally added more Good-to-Go Days to the Annual Passholder calendar, meaning there are now a few more dates when passholders can visit the parks without dealing with the ridiculous reservation system that's been making spontaneous visits basically impossible since the pandemic. The New Disney World Dates You Need to Know January 26, 28, and 29 are now Good-to-Go Days for Walt Disney
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22 January
EPCOT Just Did Something for Classic Disney Fans That No One Saw Coming
Disney rarely acknowledges that original EPCOT even existed anymore, so when they actually do something that honors the park's 1980s glory days, it hits different. And right now at Festival of the Arts, Figment's Inspiration Station is giving longtime EPCOT fans exactly the kind of nostalgic tribute they've been desperately craving for years. The Rainbow Corridor Is Back at EPCOT, Sort Of The Odys
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22 January
Visits to Animal Kingdom’s Avatar Land May Now Be More Difficult
Guests wandering through Pandora–The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom may notice something missing, as a portion of the land has been temporarily closed for refurbishment. Since debuting in 2017, Pandora has served as a benchmark for modern Disney Imagineering, fully immersing visitors in the world of James Cameron’s Avatar. The franchise has continued to grow since the land’s open
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21 January
Disney Cuts EPCOT International Festival of the Arts Experience, Ends a Month Early
A major art installation at the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts vanished after just five days, eliminating a showcase of Walt Disney Imagineering concept art that was supposed to run through the entire month-long event. The “Drawing on Inspiration” display was removed from World Celebration with no indication that it will return before the festival concludes on February 23, 20
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21 January
Two Years Later, DeSantis’s Board No Longer Controls Disney World
Governor Ron DeSantis's original five-member board overseeing Walt Disney World Resort has been completely replaced. The final two appointees from the 2023 Disney takeover have stepped down, ending the direct connection between DeSantis's initial political retaliation and current district governance. Last Original Members Depart Bridget Ziegler and Brian Aungst Jr. no longer appear on the Central
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21 January
2026 Brings the Closure of Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland Location
Pete's Silly Sideshow entered 2026 as an operational Magic Kingdom Park attraction, but didn't make it past the first week. The Storybook Circus character meet-and-greet location closed January 4, with demolition work already underway and no confirmed date for when the Fantasyland building will reopen. Roof Removal Marks Construction Escalation Crews stripped Pete's Silly Sideshow's entire top ten
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