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Universal Cuts Epic Universe Hours on Three Dates as Guests Lose Evening Park Time
Universal Epic Universe guests planning fall visits need to check the clock before they walk through the Chronos. The Universal Orlando Resort theme park is scheduled to close at 6 p.m. on September 29, October 10, and November 19, 2026, cutting several hours from the evening compared with many surrounding operating days. For vacationers
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Universal Orlando Hits Parkgoers With Unexpected Locker Fees at 10 Attractions
Universal Orlando Resort guests already expect to spend plenty of money during a day at the parks. However, one expense can show up at a particularly inconvenient point. It can happen when you're already committed to experiencing an attraction and suddenly discover that something you're carrying creates another problem to solve. For guest
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Disney World Lightning Lane Prices Have Tripled Since 2021
Five years after Walt Disney World replaced its complimentary FastPass+ system with a paid line-skipping model, the price of saving time has changed dramatically. Disney Genie+ launched at Walt Disney World in October 2021 for $15 per guest, per day. Today, the comparable Lightning Lane Multi Pass can reach $45 at Magic Kingdom on peak da
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Six Flags Kills Off X2 After 2 Deaths and 100+ Brain Injury Claims
Six Flags Magic Mountain has made it official. X2, the park's long running signature thrill ride, will not reopen after months of closure and growing legal scrutiny tied to serious rider injuries. The coaster has sat idle since July, and what began as an unexplained shutdown has now resulted in a formal, permanent retirement. For anyone w
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Major Disney World, Universal Closures Confirmed as 5 Parks Shut Down Early
If you're visiting Orlando's theme parks today, don't assume you'll be able to stay until late tonight. An unusual combination of operating schedules at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort means most of Orlando's major theme parks will close before the evening gets very far. In fact, five of the seven major Disney and Universal
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Hollywood Studios Hours Slashed: Disney Experience Now Shuts Down at 6 PM
A full day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios can already feel like a race against the clock. Now, guests have another deadline to keep in mind. Some of the park’s newest experiences are wrapping up hours before the rest of the action winds down. That means families who spend the first half of their day focused on rides and decide to explore t
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6 New Disney World Restaurants Are Coming in 2027, Including 2 Inside a New Land
Disney World vacations could taste a little different in 2027. Six new restaurants are scheduled to debut as Disney continues expanding its theme parks and resort lineup. Instead of concentrating all six additions in one location, Disney is spreading them across three major projects. Disney's Animal Kingdom will receive a huge new quick-s
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Disneyland Confirms New Halloween Meet-and-Greet, Starting September 30
Halloween is about to get a little busier for Disney fans. Disneyland has a packed seasonal calendar ahead, and one of this year’s additions arrives before the main festivities even get underway. Guests will have a new experience waiting for them at the end of September, followed almost immediately by a Halloween twist in early October. I
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Disney Parks
New Disney World Passholder Magnet Comes With a Two-Per-Household Limit
Disney World has a new Annual Passholder magnet. Mickey, in turn-of-the-century Main Street, U.S.A. attire, described by Disney as “gussied up in his finest turn-of-the-century attire and cheesin' from ear to ear.” You only get it if you renew. And it is capped at two per household. Some context. Passholders renewing with an a
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