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Silver Dollar City Will Stop All Rides, Music and Crafts for 9/11 Remembrance
Silver Dollar City will bring its rides, music and craft demonstrations to a temporary standstill on Friday, September 11, as the Branson-area theme park marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The pause is scheduled for noon and is a remembrance observance, not a full-day park closure. That distinction mat
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Disney Parks
New Disney World Expansion Reportedly Requires in-Person Virtual Queue
Olaf Draws! is about to give Walt Disney World guests a new way to learn Disney character drawing — but getting into the class may require an old-fashioned first move. When The Magic of Disney Animation opens September 14 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Olaf Draws! is reported to use a virtual queue that guests must join in person rather t
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Universal Orlando Removes Classic Attraction After 36 Years, Replacement Unclear
Universal Studios Florida looks very different than it did when guests first walked through its gates in 1990. Most of the park's original attractions disappeared long ago. However, Universal Orlando’s Horror Make-Up Show managed to survive decades of expansion, replacements, and changing entertainment trends. Then, after nearly 36 years,
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Disney Resorts
Disney World Opens Resort Entrance, Signage Tells Guests to Stay Out
The new Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa entrance opened today. It routes guests onto a road marked “Service and Authorized Vehicles Only.” Some context. Look, last week the story was that Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa was finally getting a permanent entrance. After months of cones, concrete barriers, and temp
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Walt Disney World Confirms 4 Changes to Magic Kingdom, Effective October 2026
Don't assume your October Magic Kingdom day will follow the normal routine. Walt Disney World has several things happening throughout the month that could change what guests experience, how late they can remain inside the park, and potentially how crowded Magic Kingdom feels. October will also mark the final stretch of Disney World's Hall
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Paramount’s ‘Yellowstone’ Fans Given Massive Reason to Celebrate After Years of Waiting
Yellowstone has given viewers far more than one generation of Dutton family drama. Paramount has expanded Taylor Sheridan’s universe across different eras, allowing fans to see how the family’s fight over its land developed long before the events of the original series. That approach has produced multiple spinoffs, but one has spent the l
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After Nearly a Decade, Disney Finally Extends One of EPCOT’s Best Events
Planning a Walt Disney World vacation around EPCOT’s festivals can be tricky. Food & Wine stretches across a sizable portion of the calendar, while Flower & Garden gives spring visitors plenty of opportunities to experience EPCOT in full bloom. Festival of the Arts has been a different story. Since arriving in 2017, the winter festival ha
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Movies & Entertainment
Disney to Partner With TikTok in Hopes To Draw Younger Audiences To Streaming
The Walt Disney Company is banking on TikTok to help solve one of streaming's biggest challenges: reaching younger viewers. That strategy took center stage this week when the company's Chief Financial Officer detailed how the partnership fits into Disney‘s broader plans for Disney+. Disney and TikTok Team Up The collaboration betwee
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Universal Orlando Erases Opening-Day Park Area as Massive ‘Legend of Zelda’ News Breaks
Fans have wondered what Universal Orlando Resort might eventually do with The Lost Continent. Now, those questions are getting louder as demolition continues across the longtime Islands of Adventure land. The Lost Continent opened with Islands of Adventure in 1999, making it one of the park’s original areas. Universal has since begun clos
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Walt Disney World
Almost Four Decades Later, Disney Changes How Guests Explore Iconic Grand Floridian Resort
Navigating Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa looks a little different this week, as construction reshapes a key walkway at one of Walt Disney World Resort‘s most storied hotels. A Walkway Closes for Refurbishment WDWNT reported on September 10 that Walt Disney World Resort had set up rolling planters and tarps along a walkway si
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