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Disney Parks
Disney Cast Members Are Already Inside This New Hollywood Studios Attraction
Cast member previews just started for The Magic of Disney Animation. The attraction opens in nine days. Some context. Look, Disney runs the same sequence before every attraction opening, and anybody who follows the parks can recite it from memory. Walls come down. Signage goes up. Landscaping materializes overnight. And then, somewhere in
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Disney Parks
Disney Marks Retired Disneyland Chef as Dead, Cuts Medical Insurance
A 91-year-old former Disneyland chef who spent six decades serving guests says a benefits error has effectively declared him dead — cutting off his medical insurance and retirement funds while his wife receives payments intended for a widow. Chef Oscar Martinez, Disneyland Resort’s longest-tenured cast member when he retired in 2017, said
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Universal Studios
Universal Tightens Scare Actor Roaming at Halloween Horror Nights Following Park Incidents
A Halloween Horror Nights character can go from entertaining a handful of guests to being surrounded by a massive crowd within minutes. Universal learned just how difficult that attention can become when Art the Clown roamed Universal Orlando last year. Some guests reportedly went far beyond taking photos or enjoying the interaction. Touc
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Disney Parks
Report: Disney World Removing Affordable Dining Option
Both Sunshine Churros kiosks at Disney Springs are set to close permanently after operations on Saturday, September 5, 2026, making this weekend the final opportunity to order from the dedicated West Side and Marketplace stands. The closures were reported by WDWMagic on September 4; as of publication, Walt Disney World Resort has not publ
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Disney Parks
Walt Disney Studios Lot Adds Characters Before Magic of Disney Animation Opens
Bolt, two Dalmatian puppies, and Meeko quietly appeared at Walt Disney Studios Lot at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Nobody announced any of it. Some context. Look, the best theming Disney does is the kind you have to find, not the kind that gets pointed out to you on a map. That is exactly why the Walt Disney Studios Lot at Disney's Hollywo
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Outside the Disney Bubble
The Shire Will Soon Be a Theme Park Land: Universal Bulldozes 1990 Land
Middle-earth Enterprises has filed fresh U.S. trademark applications for “THE SHIRE” and “LA COMARCA” covering “providing theme park services.” The applications were filed August 31, 2026, and are currently pending—not registrations, construction permits, or an announcement from Universal Orlando Resort. Middle-earth Enterprises, the righ
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Disney Parks
Disney World Closures Confirmed: ‘Happily Ever After’ Impacted
Disney has removed two of Magic Kingdom’s signature nighttime offerings from the regular schedule on 13 dates in September 2026, but neither Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away nor Happily Ever After is being permanently canceled. The interruptions are tied to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, which takes over the Walt Disney Worl
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Water Parks
The Clock Is Ticking: Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Is Closing Indefinitely After This Weekend
Labor Day weekend marks the absolute last opportunity for Walt Disney World guests to visit Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon before it officially closes its gates. Beginning Wednesday, September 9, 2026, the tropical-themed water park will shut down for a seasonal refurbishment, leaving Disney’s Blizzard Beach as the sole operating water park acro
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News
Save Your Cash: Why Disney World’s September Wait Times Make Lightning Lane Obsolete
Navigating Walt Disney World often feels like an exercise in endless upselling, but a sudden collapse in theme park attendance has rendered paid line-skipping passes completely pointless this September. With posted wait times across all four theme parks crashing to multi-year lows, purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Pass or Single Pass is of
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News
‘Star Wars’ Reveals New Reimagined Legacy Character for ‘Mandalorian’ Series Remake
Fans hoping The Book of Boba Fett would return for another round on Disney+ can stop waiting: Lucasfilm has not commissioned a second season, and there is nothing on the current release slate to suggest one is coming. Marvel Comics is set to publish a seven-issue adaptation of the 2021 Disney+ series, beginning September 9, 2026, with eac
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