Walt Disney World

  • Aug- 2026 -
    11 August
    a group takes a selfie in front of rock n roller coaster starring the muppets guitar in disney's hollywood studios.

    Disney Just Dropped the First-Ever Muppets Passholder Magnet … Get It Before It’s Gone

    The Kermit magnet is out today at Hollywood Studios. And if history is any guide, the magent not survive six weeks. Quick context. Look, Annual Passholder magnets stopped being a throwaway freebie a long time ago. They started that way, sure, something you grabbed if you happened to walk past the right spot. Now, Passholders track drop dates, schedule park days around pickups, and line the whole c

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  • 11 August
    Crowds outside Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom

    Disney World Cuts Lightning Lane Costs for All Guests Resort-Wide Beginning September 1

    Walt Disney World has confirmed a broad reduction in Lightning Lane Premier Pass pricing across all four theme parks, with the changes tied to a combination of park-hour adjustments for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and typical late-summer attendance patterns. The pricing move comes on the heels of a strong quarterly report from Disney's Experiences segment. Revenue for the segment reached

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  • 11 August
    Disney parks guests feeling overheated while waiting to get into Magic Kingdom.

    It Feels Like 110 at Disney World Today, While Halloween Already Started

    Walt Disney World is handing out Halloween candy at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in a 110-degree heat index. That is the situation. Here is where things stand. Look, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party opened August 7. Magic Kingdom is running Halloween ride overlays, selling pumpkin-shaped everything, and marching the Boo-To-You Parade down Main Street, U.S.A Cast members are in Hallow

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  • 10 August
    Crowds of people walk toward the Tree of Life at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park

    Disney World Guests Are Losing a Familiar Animal Kingdom Feature as New Replacements Take Over

    Disney World is changing something guests see hundreds of times during a vacation, even if they rarely give it much thought. The trash cans. Over the past couple of years, Disney has experimented with solar-powered smart trash cans capable of compacting waste and alerting Cast Members when they need attention. What started as a limited EPCOT test has grown considerably. The latest expansion is hap

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  • 10 August
    Disney merchandise in a store

    Disney World Cast Member Charged With Grand Theft After Stealing 100 Souvenirs, Walking Away

    A former Walt Disney World Resort cast member is facing serious criminal charges after authorities say she filled a reusable bag with over $2,000 worth of merchandise at the World of Disney store at Disney Springs and walked out. She then allegedly tried to disappear into the crowd by changing her appearance at a nearby restaurant. The Incident at World of Disney The Orange County Sheriff's Office

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  • 10 August
    A ferryboat glides across the Seven seas Lagoon in front of the Magic Kingdom

    Disney Tests Massive New Mountains to Protect Classic Magic Kingdom Views

    Magic Kingdom is getting a dramatic new landscape, but Disney doesn't want guests seeing every part of it from every corner of the park. Construction on Piston Peak National Park will bring towering rockwork, waterfalls, and attractions inspired by Cars(2006) to Frontierland. With structures of that size, Walt Disney Imagineering faces an important challenge: making the new area feel enormous with

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  • 10 August
    tower of terror at disney world's hollywood studios with dark clouds in background

    Disney World Guests, Get Ready for This New Tower of Terror

    The Hollywood Tower Hotel is getting a new face, as the scaffolding that has been methodically working its way across the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror facade all summer has now arrived at the Walt Disney World Resort attraction's most iconic feature. The Front of the Building Is Next WDWNT reported last week that the construction equipment surrounding the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney's

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  • 10 August
    glowing pumpkin lanterns in magic kingdom during mickey's not so scary halloween party

    No Entry: 11 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Dates Are Sold Out

    Getting into Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party on certain nights is no longer an option. The 2026 event has only just begun at Magic Kingdom, yet Disney has already sold out 11 dates. That includes multiple August parties, two September nights, and several highly desirable October dates. Halloween night is long gone, and October 29 has now disappeared too. So, which nights can guests still att

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  • 10 August
    Disney characters Goofy, Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Pluto, and Donald Duck wear Halloween costumes and pose together at a festive halloween party in a foggy, colorful setting with castle-like decorations in the background at Magic Kingdom.

    Magic Kingdom Guests Forced Out Early, Creating a Warning for 2 Disney World Parks

    There’s a point during select Walt Disney World nights when a regular Magic Kingdom ticket is no longer enough to keep you inside the park. Once Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party takes over, guests who haven't purchased admission to the separately ticketed event have to leave. For visitors caught off guard by the schedule, that can mean changing plans in the middle of a Disney day. For everyon

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  • 10 August
    Rope drop on Main Street, U.S.A., at Magic Kingdom Park

    Violent Threat, Assault Reported at Magic Kingdom on August 10

    A threats and assault call brought law enforcement to the Magic Kingdom Park and Disney's Contemporary Resort area on Monday morning. The Call at 10:04 a.m. At 10:04 a.m. on August 10, the Orange County Sheriff's Office received a report classifying the incident as “Threats/Assault” in the Magic Kingdom Park and Disney's Contemporary Resort area. Scanner monitoring account @WDWActiveCr

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