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Disney Parks
Your Disney World Vacation Starts on This Tram, and MCO Spent $253 Million on It
The Orlando International Airport, better known as MCO, opened its new Gate Link trams to Gates 100-129 on Thursday, October 1. New vehicles. Rebuilt track. 240 passengers per set. Disney fans have called these things the airport monorails for about thirty years, which is technically wrong and emotionally perfect. Some context. This is th
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Movies & Entertainment
Convicted Attack Plotter Loses Disney Lawsuit Over Taylor Swift Docuseries
A man serving 15 years for planning a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna just lost a privacy lawsuit against Disney. Disney had already quietly settled with his parents. Some context. The man, identified in Austrian court records as Beran A, was sentenced in May on terrorism-related offenses. Attempting and failing to illeg
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Disney Parks
Disney Fans Debate Whether Influencers Have Ruined the Disney Parks, Or Have They Helped Them?
Somebody posted a Disney hot take on Threads this week and got a few hundred replies agreeing with her. “The majority of Disney ‘influencers' are ruining experiences to Disney parks and merch,” wrote user byhookbycrook.rw. “There are some great ones who are authentic that I adore, but the majority that get traction
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Disney Parks
Disney World Travelers Face Higher Airfare With No Quick Relief in Sight
Airfare is becoming another pressure point for families planning Walt Disney World or Disneyland vacations. The average U.S. domestic airfare reached $445 in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, while elevated jet-fuel costs are giving airlines a major expense. For Disney travelers, the timing
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News
Disney’s Live-Action Emergency: How Two Massive Flops Forced a Total Creative Reboot
For over a decade, Walt Disney Studios relied on an enviable box-office formula: turn beloved animated classics into star-studded, photo-realistic live-action blockbusters. Megahits like Beauty and the Beast (2017), Aladdin (2019), and The Lion King (2019) generated billions worldwide, establishing live-action remakes as one of the most l
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News
Every Disney World Guest Receives Important Notification on My Disney Experience App
Magic Kingdom reached 55 years of operation on October 1, 2026, and Walt Disney World marked the date with a morning ceremony at Cinderella Castle, a message delivered straight to guests' phones, and a new commemorative merchandise collection. Joe Schott, President of Walt Disney World, stepped onto the Cinderella Castle stage at 8:50 a.m
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Business
Disney President Reveals Why ‘Moana’ Flopped and Where Jimmy Kimmel Stands
Live-action Moana was projected to open at $85 million. It opened at $18 million. Disney has now explained what happened, and the explanation is one factor out of three. Some context. Dana Walden, Disney's President and Chief Creative Officer, addressed it at Bloomberg's Screentime this week, along with Jimmy Kimmel's future and the layof
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Walt Disney World
They Came for the Party, but Left Before the Cake: Bloggers and Streamers Flee Magic Kingdom, Leaving the Park Empty for Its 55th Anniversary
When October 1, 2026, arrived, Disney fans were prepared for peak theme park chaos. Historically, milestone anniversaries at Walt Disney World bring massive rope-drop crowds, hours-long merchandise lines, and bumper-to-bumper stroller gridlock on Main Street, U.S.A. As Magic Kingdom officially hit its historic 55th Anniversary milestone,
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Merchandise
Going to Disney? Mickey Ears Will Now Cost Almost $160 for a Family of Four
The Disney Store has joined the company's theme parks in their familiar autumn tradition of price hikes, raising costs on one of Disney's most iconic souvenirs: Mickey and Minnie Mouse ear headbands. Ear Headband Prices Climb Disney Parks fans have grown accustomed to seeing annual October price increases at Walt Disney World Resort and D
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News
Disney World Confirms New Magic Kingdom Exclusive, Available While Supplies Last
One of Magic Kingdom's most recognizable restaurants is about to get a little brighter. Disney has revealed a new souvenir coming to Be Our Guest Restaurant, and the design goes much further than putting a couple of familiar characters on a cup. Belle and the Beast are at the center of the new collectible, but Disney has also worked the e
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