Walt Disney World

Disney Grows Wellness Program for Cast Members With New Facilities

Disney runs private health centers for its cast members. Most guests have no idea they exist. Three more are on the way. Some context first. Look, cast members carry way more than guests ever see, and the last few weeks made that impossible to ignore. The situation involving a Disneyland Peter Pan performer forced a conversation into the open that people inside theme park entertainment have been h

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Disney World Barricades Access to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT

Walt Disney World Resort has quietly installed new physical barriers at the Transportation and Ticket Center — the sole guest parking area for Magic Kingdom Park. The change adds another layer to what has been a months-long pattern of access restrictions in the Magic Kingdom Resort area. New Barriers at the Transportation & Ticket Center WDWNT reported on Monday that Walt Disney World Resort had i

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Fire Reported on Disney World Property on August 17

Emergency responders were called to Flamingo Crossings Village on Monday morning after a fire was reported. The hotel, shopping, and apartment complex on Walt Disney World Resort property houses Disney College Program participants and other cast members. The Call at 11:33 a.m. At 11:33 a.m. on August 17, someone called 911 to report a fire at Flamingo Crossings Village. Scanner monitoring account

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Disney Updates Magic Kingdom Bus Transportation, Beginning Summer 2026

A newly opened roadway in the Magic Kingdom Resort area has triggered a permanent reshuffling of bus routes serving the area's Deluxe hotels. Walt Disney World Resort guests staying at or traveling between those properties will want to know what's changed before they rely on the old system. What Prompted the Changes The updates trace back to a road project that concluded last week, when the newly

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Disney World Is Overhauling Frontierland as Another Magic Kingdom Change Takes Effect

If you haven't visited Frontierland at Magic Kingdom in a few years, you might be surprised by just how much has changed. And Disney isn't close to finished. The land that generations of Walt Disney World guests knew is being reshaped through attraction replacements, major refurbishments, permanent closures and completely new construction. Even some of Frontierland's newest additions are already g

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Disney World Guests Face 13 Months of Construction at Coronado Springs Resort

There's nothing worse than checking into an expensive Disney World hotel and realizing construction is going to be part of your vacation. Unfortunately, that's now something guests at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort need to consider. A substantial refurbishment is officially underway at the popular Disney World hotel. More importantly, Disney isn't expecting the work to disappear anytime soon. Th

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Disney’s Hollywood Studios Area Blocked Off, Disney World Confirms Closure

Echo Lake at Disney's Hollywood Studios is undergoing a significant refurbishment. Guests arriving at the third Central Florida Disney park on Monday found scaffolding surrounding one of the area's busy dining locations. Dockside Diner Gets Wrapped in Scaffolding WDWNT reported on August 17 that metal scaffolding had been installed completely around the Dockside Diner, the Quick-Service dining loc

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Disney World Removes Popular Transportation Option From 2 Resort Hotels

If you’re checking into Disney’s Yacht Club Resort or Disney’s Beach Club Resort this week, don’t head straight for the boat dock without checking your transportation plans first. Disney has temporarily taken away one of the most convenient ways to travel from these EPCOT-area hotels. The FriendShip boat dock shared by Yacht Club and Beach Club closed Monday, August 17, for maintenance. The closur

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Disney World Permanently Ends 8-Year Guest Perk, Effective September 16

Another piece of the Walt Disney World experience is officially reaching the end of the road. Disney has confirmed that the Play Disney Parks app will permanently retire on September 16, 2026. The shutdown comes roughly eight years after Disney introduced the platform as a new way for guests to play games, earn achievements and interact with the parks from their phones. And this isn't a change tha

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Disney World Pushes Back EPCOT Opening Time on 2 Days in October

If EPCOT is part of your Disney World plans this October, there are two dates you'll want to circle on the calendar. Disney's currently posted park hours show EPCOT opening an hour later than normal on two mornings during the 2026 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend. On Friday, October 23, and Sunday, October 25, EPCOT is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. instead of 9 a.m. Both changes correspond

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