Walt Disney World

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    5 May
    EPCOT’s iconic geodesic sphere towers over World Showcase Lagoon, surrounded by lush trees and park buildings, under a clear sky. EPCOT Food & Wine Festival 2026

    CONFIRMED: Disney Exclusive Passholder Event For One of EPCOT’s Most Loved Rides

    Disney just confirmed that Annual Passholders will get exclusive early access to Soarin' Across America at EPCOT before the attraction opens to the general public, and if you are a Passholder with any interest in one of EPCOT's most beloved rides, getting its biggest overhaul in nearly a decade, you need to be watching your inbox right now. The preview dates are May 19 and 20. The general opening

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  • 5 May
    New Events Mickey's not-so-scary halloween party

    Disney Resort Guests Just Got Hit With Scary Prices for the Most Popular Fall Event

    Every year, when Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party tickets drop, the same conversation starts, and every year, the numbers that fuel that conversation get a little harder to defend to the families who built their Disney traditions around this specific event. Tickets for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2026 are now on sale for Walt Disney World Resort guests, priced from $119 to $229 depe

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  • 4 May
    Four people walking into Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort, scanning their theme park tickets.

    Disney World Pauses Theme Park Ticket Sales at Florida Locations

    Guests heading to Magic Kingdom Park are navigating around construction walls at the Transportation & Ticket Center (TTC) this week. It's the last stretch of a project that's been reshaping the gateway to Walt Disney World Resort‘s most visited theme park for nearly nine months. One Section at a Time The TTC refurbishment began in August 2025, with construction barriers going up around ticke

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  • 4 May
    star wars galactic starcruiser hotel bed

    ‘Star Wars’ Hotel Location Makes Surprise Return to Disney World Florida

    On May the Fourth, nearly three years after the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser closed its doors, a piece of the ill-fated immersive hotel quietly returned to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The Sign That Came Back The story starts with a change that went largely unnoticed earlier this year. Docking Bay 3 — the area in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge where guests once boarded and

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  • 4 May
    Guests fill the plaza before Cinderella Castle at Disney World

    Disney Is Shutting Down a Magic Kingdom Restaurant for a Major Summer Change

    If you’ve been putting off trying one of Magic Kingdom’s most underrated restaurants, you might want to rethink that plan—because the clock is ticking. A familiar dining location in Liberty Square is about to close, and when it comes back, it won’t be the same kind of experience guests are used to. A Quiet Favorite Is Going Away (For Now) The Diamond Horseshoe has never been flashy, but it’s built

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  • 4 May
    Walt Disney World entrance arch featuring Mickey and Minnie. Kids Eat Free Summer.

    Walt Disney World Resort Confirms Overhaul in 2027

    Something isn’t quite lining up the way it used to at Walt Disney World—and if you’ve been paying attention, you’ve probably already noticed the shift. Guests checking into Disney’s Port Orleans Resort lately are stepping into something that feels unfinished, but not in a bad way. It’s more like catching a glimpse of something mid-transformation. Walls go up. Buildings go down for refurbishment. T

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  • 4 May
    Big Thunder Mountain Railroad coaster at Magic Kingdom

    Magic Kingdom Classic Reopens With Updated Ride Experience

    When Big Thunder Mountain Railroad closed for refurbishment, most fans expected a standard refresh. Maybe some paint, a few fixes, and a quick reopening. Instead, Disney took the ride down for more than a year—and the result feels like a much bigger upgrade than anyone anticipated. Now that it’s back, the changes are easy to notice, but they don’t take away from what made the ride special in the f

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  • 4 May
    Millennium Falcon in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney World's Hollywood Studios.

    Everything Just Changed for This ‘Star Wars’ Ride at Disney World

    If you’ve ridden Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run before, you probably know exactly how it goes. You board the Falcon, take on your role, and run a mission that—while fun—doesn’t change all that much from ride to ride. That’s been the biggest sticking point for years. But after Disney’s May 4 reveal, that version of the attraction is officially on its way out. The First Look That Changes Expectati

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  • 4 May
    The Disney Springs water tower at Disney World

    Disney World Drops Disney Springs in Unexpected Update

    Something unexpected happened to the official Disney Springs social media presence over the weekend, and Walt Disney World Resort hasn't explained it. The Account That Vanished The @DisneySprings account on X (formerly Twitter) recently disappeared, and the @WDWDowntown handle — the same account Walt Disney World Resort used to post updates on Downtown Disney before the district's 2015 rebrand — q

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  • 4 May
    Guests explore Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios, near the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction

    Disney Confirms Utilization of Virtual Queue for ‘Star Wars’ Experience Again

    For a while, it felt like Disney was moving away from virtual queues. Fewer attractions were using them. Guests were settling back into standby lines. Lightning Lane had become the go-to option for skipping waits. The system that once defined a big part of the Disney experience seemed to be fading out. But then something changed. Disney has officially confirmed that the virtual queue system is bac

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