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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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Disney World Is Closing a Fan-Favorite Resort Starting Monday

Disney's BoardWalk is shutting down the Village Green at Disney World on August 10, and regulars will feel it. Here is why this one stings more than a typical refurbishment notice. Look, every Disney resort has that one spot the repeat guests quietly claim. At Disney's BoardWalk, it is the Village Green, and it never gets any credit for it. Not a headliner. Hardly in the marketing. Half the guests

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Disney Confirms Mickey Mouse Will Leave Florida Theme Park, Effective August 9

A Disney's Hollywood Studios staple is going dark next week. While Walt Disney World Resort has promised it will come back before the year is out, no specific date has been attached to that commitment. Mickey Shorts Theater Closing August 9 Walt Disney World Resort updated the official webpage for Vacation Fun — An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie on Tuesday, confirming that the Mickey

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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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Three Violent Altercations Reported at Disney World Between 10:30 p.m. And 4:30 a.m.

Overnight shifts were eventful for police officers at Walt Disney World Resort, with three separate physical altercations reported across the theme park and hotel property in just six hours. Here's a breakdown of what unfolded between August 3 and August 4. A Fight Breaks Out Minutes After Park Close Disney's Hollywood Studios had barely gone dark for the night when trouble started. Just over half

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Disney World Reveals New Details on Tower of Terror Renovation Work

The ongoing mystery construction project at Twilight Zone Tower of Terror just got a lot harder to ignore. What started as a modest patch of scaffolding at Disney's Hollywood Studios has now spread across the Hollywood Tower Hotel's iconic facade, giving Walt Disney World Resort guests a clearer picture of just how extensive this refurbishment really is. Scaffolding Now Reaches Toward the Hollywoo

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Disney World Warns Guests Entertainment May Be Canceled Without Refunds

Guests planning to attend Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party this fall should be aware of one important detail before arriving at Magic Kingdom: Florida weather can change the night in a hurry, and Disney says some of the event's biggest entertainment offerings may not happen if storms move into the area. As the 2026 Halloween season begins, Walt Disney World has published its official rain and

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Disney World Guests Warned: Your Hotel Choice Could Make or Break Halloween Party Night

For many Disney fans, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is the centerpiece of a fall vacation. Guests spend months picking costumes, planning trick-or-treat routes, and deciding which exclusive entertainment they want to experience first. But there's another decision that could have just as much impact on the night: where you stay. If your vacation already includes a Disney Resort hotel, it ma

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Magic Kingdom Guests Face New Entrance Measures at Disney World as Fall Season Commences

Walt Disney World has issued another set of revisions to its Magic Kingdom operating calendar, and the timing of these changes points to a deliberate strategy rather than routine scheduling maintenance. Disney's earlier revisions set the framework now being built upon. On the first three scheduled dates of the 2026 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party season — August 7, 11, and 14 — Magic Kingdom

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Disney Closes Haunted Mansion for Overhaul as Pending IP Shift Sparks Outrage

Disneyland has once again confirmed that Haunted Mansion will step aside for one of the resort's most popular traditions. The attraction is scheduled to close on August 8, 2026, before reopening on August 21 as Haunted Mansion Holiday, bringing The Nightmare Before Christmas back to the classic ride for another extended run. The annual transformation isn't surprising on its own. What has changed i

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