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Disney Resorts
Walt Disney World Hotel Completes Massive Convention Center Expansion
Walt Disney World's Swan and Dolphin just opened a 100,000-square-foot convention center expansion. It is now the largest convention hotel on the entire U.S. Eastern Seaboard. Some context. Look, most Walt Disney World guests have no clue how much of this resort's business has nothing to do with vacations. Conventions are massive here. Co
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Disney Blocks Thousands of Guests From Accessing Resort Location With New Enforcement
If you've stayed at Walt Disney World more than once, you probably know the drill. You find a pool with better theming than your own resort, walk in as if you belong there, and hope nobody asks to see your room key. For a long time, that gamble usually paid off. Not anymore — especially not at Port Orleans. Disney has been rolling out wri
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Disney Parks
Disney World Shortens Operating Hours for Newest Hollywood Studios Attraction
When The Magic of Disney Animation officially opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on September 14, 2026, theme park guests will need to adjust their morning and evening plans. Walt Disney World has officially published the operating schedule for the new attraction, revealing a permanent shift starting September 28, 2026, that will signifi
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Walt Disney World
The Death of Walt’s Vision: How Disney Replaced EPCOT’s Culture with Tequila and Cartoons
On August 31, 2026, a quiet closure inside EPCOT’s Mexico Pavilion signaled a tragic turning point for Walt Disney World. For 24 years, master artisan Alba Hernandez Santiago sat inside Plaza de los Amigos, hand-painting Oaxacan wood carvings known as alebrijes. Trained in Arrazola, Mexico, Santiago brought authentic cultural heritage dir
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Movies & Entertainment
HBO Officially Kills Off ‘Sorcerer’s Stone’ as ‘Harry Potter’ Reboot Overhauls Franchise
HBO is already tearing up parts of its new Harry Potter plan. The reboot has been positioned as a closer adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s seven novels, with each season expected to cover one book and restore material cut or changed for the films. But that process is already prompting major revisions. According to The Sun, Warner Bros. executi
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Disney Parks
Frontier Announces New South America Flights to Orlando Before Disney World’s December Rush
Frontier Airlines is preparing to open three new nonstop links between Orlando International Airport and Colombia in December 2026, creating another direct pathway into Central Florida just as Walt Disney World enters the holiday travel season. The airline announced service connecting Orlando with MedellÃn, Bogotá, and Cartagena on Septem
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Disney Animal Kingdom Park
Disney Throws Tropical Americas Opening Into Doubt
Disney World’s next major land no longer has a firm arrival year. Tropical Americas is currently replacing DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, bringing one of the park’s biggest overhauls since Pandora — The World of Avatar opened in 2017. The 11 acre area, officially named Pueblo Esperanza, will introduce attractions based on Enc
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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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