For over fifty years, the Walt Disney World Monorail System has represented the ultimate ideal of theme park travel. Sweeping past Cinderella Castle, gliding across Seven Seas Lagoon, and passing through the grand concourse of Disney’s Contemporary Resort, the “Highway in the Sky” is a beloved attraction in its own right. Credit: Heather Maguire, Unsplash However, behind the nostalgic charm ...
Read More »Disney World Confirms Operations, Closed Theme Park for Thanksgiving 2026
Disney World is heading into the holiday season from an interesting position. Credit: Disney Dining The latest financial results from The Walt Disney Company show that its Experiences business continues to generate record-level revenue, even as attendance growth at the domestic parks remains relatively modest. In Disney’s fiscal third quarter, the company said global guest numbers (inclusive of park attendance ...
Read More »Disneyland Confirms “it’s a small world” Closing, No Reopening Date Given
There is a version of “it’s a small world” that converts skeptics, and it only exists for about eight weeks a year. If your entire experience of this attraction is the standard one, the reputation makes sense. The song, the doll faces, the fourteen minutes. Plenty of guests walk out of it politely. Then they ride it in December and ...
Read More »Disneyland Confirms Sudden ‘Toy Story’ Replacement Amid Widespread Park Refurbishments
An abandoned Disney location has suddenly found a new purpose, and a familiar Pixar character is now at the center of it. For years, the space had become a reminder of what had been there. Its original purpose faded, references to its former identity disappeared, and guests had little reason to pay attention. Now, Disney has brought the location back ...
Read More »Confirmed: Disney World Removes Attraction Policy at Park, Set to Alter Future Vacations
For Disney World families looking for some peace amidst the boarding-a-ride-chaos at the theme parks. Buckle up, because you may want to stay alert, especially if you plan to ride with small children. Credit: Disney Disney World Abandons Guest Boarding Policies Following Surprise Failure at Park Alien Swirling Saucers has reversed a loading change that lasted only about two months ...
Read More »Disney World Issues Expedition Everest Closure Update, Effective Monday
Solo park days are their own specific skill, and single rider lines are the single best tool you have. If you have never done Disney alone, that probably sounds dramatic. But when you are by yourself, the calculation changes completely. You are not coordinating with anyone. You do not need to sit together. You will happily take whatever seat is ...
Read More »BREAKING: Disney Changes Toy Story Land Area Overnight at Hollywood Studios
Yesterday, we wrote about what Lilypad’s arrival would mean for Toy Story Land. Today, she is physically standing there. The larger-than-life tablet has been installed outside Alien Swirling Saucers at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, sitting atop a large orange toy block. She is not active yet, displaying only her “The Pond” interface with no other graphics running. Disney has said Lilypad ...
Read More »The Dark Truths Behind the End of Walt Disney World’s Off-Season
My family lives three hours from Walt Disney World, and for most of my life, that meant we got to be strategic about it. We knew the calendar. The second week of December was ours, after the early-month crowds and before everyone showed up for the holidays. Or we would wait until after Presidents’ Day, when the schools went back, ...
Read More »Magic Kingdom Park Officially Restricts Guest Access as Admission Now Unavailable
There are now no tickets left for the Magic Kingdom park offering. Credit: Steven Miller, Flickr The Magic Kingdom theme park may be experiencing a lot of development at present, but that doesn’t mean guests have stopped coming. Over the last year, the flagship Disney World theme park has permanently closed multiple areas in order to make way for the ...
Read More »Are the PeopleMover Tracks Finally Coming Down? Mysterious Tarps Spotted Lead to Fans’ Biggest Fear
If you have ever strolled through Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park, your eyes have likely wandered up to the quiet concrete beamway winding above the pathways. The iconic PeopleMover tracks have sat abandoned for nearly thirty years, serving as a bittersweet monument to the park’s retro-futuristic past. Credit: Loren Javier, Flickr Recently, however, eagle-eyed parkgoers spotted an unexpected addition to the ...
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