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Outside the Disney Bubble
Universal Studios Hollywood Pulls Hollywood Drift From HHN Express Promise—but One Premium Option Remains
Universal Studios Hollywood guests have spent months watching Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift twist across the hillside, waiting for the moment when construction walls, test runs, and technical rehearsals finally give way to dependable operation. Some visitors were already planning to combine the new coaster with Halloween Horror Nights.
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Disney Parks
Everyone Thought ‘Avatar’ Land Was Dead … Disney Says Otherwise
Disney just quietly killed the biggest rumor in the parks community, and it took exactly one graphic. Let me back up. Look, the worst thing that can happen to a Disney project isn't bad press. It is silent. Disney announces something, then goes dark for years, and fans fill the void themselves. What they fill it with is almost always pess
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Magic Kingdom Park
After 54 Years, Disney World Updates Haunted Mansion Stretching Room Scene
One of the most controversial scenes in Disney Park history just got a quiet upgrade. The change Walt Disney World Resort made on August 5 puts to rest, at least for now, the years-long debate over whether the hanging corpse would ever be removed from the Stretching Room of the Haunted Mansion. Two Weeks of Uncertainty The saga began on J
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News
Josh D’Amaro Addresses AI Future as Disney Brings ‘J.A.R.V.I.S.’ System to Imagineering
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a behind-the-scenes tool for Disney. The company is becoming increasingly open about how the technology is helping shape everything from attraction development to vacation planning, giving fans a better understanding of where AI fits into the future of Disney Experiences. During the company's late
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Disney Reverses Course With Rare Lightning Lane Price Cut at Magic Kingdom
Here's something Disney guests don't see very often: a price drop. As vacation costs continue to rise across Walt Disney World, Disney has quietly lowered the price of its Lightning Lane Premier Pass at two of its four theme parks. The change gives guests the lowest Premier Pass prices ever offered at Magic Kingdom and ties the lowest pri
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Magic Kingdom Park
A New Look for a 54-Year-Old Icon: Disney Reimagines the Haunted Mansion
The Haunted Mansion, which has been part of Magic Kingdom Park since opening day in 1971, has been quietly undergoing an exterior refurbishment for several months. This week, Walt Disney World Resort guests are finally seeing what all that scaffolding, scrim, and construction activity was for. The Reveal That Guests Have Been Waiting For
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As ‘The Mandalorian’ and Live-Action ‘Moana’ Flop, Disney Addresses Future IP Plans
Disney is standing by two of its biggest franchises, even after both fell well short of the box-office numbers the company had hoped for. While many studios might respond by reevaluating their strategy, Disney is making it clear that theatrical revenue isn't the only measure of success. During its latest earnings presentation, the company
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Business
Disney Reaffirms Abu Dhabi Theme Park as Middle East Conflict Raises New Questions
Disney’s planned theme park in Abu Dhabi has always demanded a long view. Before a single attraction has been announced, the company must design an entirely new Disney destination, Miral must build it on the Yas Island waterfront, and prospective visitors must decide what a Disney vacation in the Middle East might eventually look like. Th
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Disney and Lucasfilm Reveal First Look at New ‘Star Wars: Episode IV’
Star Wars is heading somewhere it has never gone before. Disney and Lucasfilm have unveiled the first official look at Star Wars: Gobaith Newydd, a brand-new Welsh-language version of George Lucas' original Star Wars film (1977), which will introduce the iconic adventure to audiences in a completely new way. The project was announced by D
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