Disney Tips Your Guide To A Great Disney Vacation

A small metal bracket, a guest area, and no injuries. That’s how Cedar Point described the incident that closed Millennium Force on Friday, and by Saturday evening the coaster was running again. In a week when coaster safety is already in the news, the speed of the turnaround, and the questions it leaves, are worth a careful look. Credit: Cedar ...

A single patch of dark green on a federal weather map deserves a close look from anyone planning a winter Disney trip. The shaded area sits over Florida, and it covers the Walt Disney World Resort area. It comes from NOAA’s latest seasonal outlook, which looks at December 2026 through February 2027, and it points to a higher chance of ...

As Walt Disney World prepares for its annual transition from fall pumpkins to holiday wreaths, park officials have officially expanded operating hours across Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios for the week of November 1 through November 7, 2026. Credit: Sarah Larson, Inside the Magic These extended operating windows provide vacationers with crucial extra park time during ...

A former SeaWorld theme park site is finally preparing to welcome visitors again after spending decades largely abandoned. SeaWorld has operated several theme parks across the United States since opening its first location in San Diego, California, in 1964. As of October 17, the company runs three SeaWorld-branded parks in Orlando, San Diego, and San Antonio, alongside Busch Gardens and ...

One Disney park is experiencing lengthy lines this October, with waits exceeding 600 minutes. Halloween is one of the busiest times of year at Disney parks, with seasonal decorations, limited-time entertainment, and exclusive merchandise drawing huge crowds. Guests also flock to popular attractions, particularly those with Halloween overlays, while increased demand during weekends and school holidays can push wait times ...

Lucasfilm apparently axed an unannounced Star Wars series developed by Jon Watts. Watts, who is best known for directing Tom Holland’s Spider-Man trilogy before Destin Daniel Cretton took over for this year’s blockbuster Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), is reportedly set to helm the first installment of a new Star Wars trilogy. Announced in September 2026, the project is being written ...

For over a decade, tapping a MagicBand against a glowing Mickey touchpoint and placing an index finger on a scanner has been the quintessential opening ritual of a Walt Disney World vacation. But that familiar morning routine may soon be heading into the history books. Credit: Disney Following widespread industry rumors of a massive front-gate modernization, Walt Disney World has ...

Minecraft fans are about to get something they have never experienced before, and it could leave theme park fans in Orlando feeling a little jealous. The first-ever Minecraft hotel is officially coming in 2027, taking one of the world’s biggest gaming franchises beyond the screen and turning it into a place where guests can actually spend the night. But the ...

Vuori has officially opened at Disney Springs, with the athletic apparel brand welcoming its first shoppers on October 16. Credit: Anthony Quintano, Flickr The new store fills a Town Center storefront that sat empty for months after the departure of Shore, one of the previous tenants of the Walt Disney World Resort shopping, dining, and entertainment district. From Shore to ...

With just over two weeks remaining before Tiana’s Bayou Adventure temporarily shuts down on November 2, 2026, for an extended multi-week refurbishment, Walt Disney World maintenance teams are working behind the scenes at Magic Kingdom. Rather than letting the $100+ million log flume coast into its scheduled break, Disney Imagineering and park crews are actively restoring broken effects and missing ...