Walt Disney World

EPCOT Guests Get Unexpected ‘Remy’ Encounter During Mickey Meet-and-Greet

There are some Disney World experiences that no amount of vacation planning can prepare you for. Guests might spend weeks figuring out which attractions they want to ride, where they want to eat, and which characters their children hope to meet. Nobody expects an actual mouse to join a Mickey Mouse meet-and-greet. Yet that's essentially what happened recently at EPCOT. A video making the rounds on

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Disney World Changes EPCOT Holiday Schedule, 2 Major Shows Moving Earlier

A holiday night at EPCOT can fill up surprisingly fast. Guests may arrive with plans to grab food from several Holiday Kitchens, walk around World Showcase, see Candlelight Processional, ride an attraction or two, and finish the evening watching Luminous The Symphony of Us. In 2026, Disney is giving visitors slightly less time to make all of that happen. EPCOT is scheduled to close earlier during

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Major Magic Kingdom Parade Expansion Reportedly Underway at Disney World

Magic Kingdom could be making room for a much bigger parade operation behind the scenes. Construction has been moving quickly on a sizable backstage building near existing parade facilities, but Disney has remained silent about exactly what it plans to do with the new structure. Now, a new report may have finally answered that question. Multiple anonymous sources reportedly say the project will be

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Disney World Guest Arrives at Security With Unusual Item, Cast Members Have Never Seen This Before

There are certain things you expect to see while walking around Magic Kingdom. Mickey ears? Absolutely. Matching family vacation shirts? Everywhere. A decorative porch goose dressed as a princess and posing in front of Cinderella Castle? That one might make you stop and look twice. That’s exactly what happened when content creator Liz decided that her porch goose, Lucy Goosey, deserved her own Wal

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Disney World Passholders Face Reality Check as Controversial Policy Takes Effect

Walt Disney World Annual Passholders have enjoyed considerably more flexibility in recent years, but anyone hoping one controversial requirement was on its way out just received a reality check. Theme park reservations remain part of the Annual Pass program, even though Passholders don't necessarily deal with them during every visit anymore. Between good-to-go days and the ability to enter most pa

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Disney World Attraction Shuts Down September 28, Won’t Return Until October 30

Magic Kingdom guests have just one day remaining before a familiar part of the park goes silent for nearly all of October. The Walt Disney World Railroad will begin a scheduled refurbishment tomorrow, September 28. Once the final trains finish running today, guests won’t be able to climb aboard again for more than a month. Disney currently has the attraction scheduled to remain closed through Octo

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Disney World Brings Back Popular $11.99 Halloween Experience With One Major Catch

EPCOT guests have another reason to keep their eyes open while exploring the park this Halloween season. Disney has officially brought back Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit for 2026, but the popular scavenger hunt arrived later than guests may have expected. This year’s version started September 25 and runs only through November 2. That doesn’t leave much time to join the hunt. The good news is that guests

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Disney Just Revealed a First Look at Magic Kingdom’s Massive Carousel of Progress Transformation

Disney fans eagerly awaiting the return of Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress can finally get an up-close look at what’s in store. Inside Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney Imagineering has officially unveiled a brand-new preview display inside the Walt Disney Presents gallery—located right next to the Ariel meet-and-greet. Credit: Joe Penniston, Flickr Featuring physical costumes, scale-mode

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After 28 Years, Disney Is Changing the Animal Kingdom Theme Park Experience

Walt Disney World Resort has once again reworked the guest experience at rope drop at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, marking the latest step in what appears to be an ongoing effort to refine the early-morning arrival process. The First Rope Drop Change Back in July, Walt Disney World Resort made a significant adjustment affecting non-Disney Resort hotel guests hoping to rope drop Disney's Ani

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Select Guests Blocked out of Two Disney World Parks After Capacity Limit Reached

Walt Disney World Annual Passholders trying to start Saturday, September 26, 2026, at EPCOT or Disney’s Hollywood Studios hit a hard reservation wall: Passholder reservations for both parks reached capacity for the day, according to the reservation-calendar status reported Saturday morning. Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom remained available to Passholders at that time. That distinction m

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