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Orlando theme park lover who loves thrills and theming, with a side of entertainment. You can often catch me at Disney or Universal sipping a cocktail, or crying during Happily Ever After or Fantasmic.

Mandatory: Disney Park Implements Daily 2 Hour Closure, 0 Re-Entry Permitted

Mickey Mouse character meet and greet at Fantasyland in Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris has spent years building toward a moment, and that moment arrived on March 28, 2026, when Disney Adventure World opened its gates as the total reimagining of what was once Walt Disney Studios Park. Credit: Matthieu Imbert, Flickr The transformation represents a multi-billion-euro investment in moving the park away from its original behind-the-scenes Hollywood aesthetic toward fully realized ...

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Donald Trump’s Government Official Enters Disney Bubble Amid Controversial US Shutdown

A blue and white "Disney's Magical Express" bus drives on a curved road in front of the large, modern Disneyโ€™s Contemporary Resort hotel with many parked cars and trees surrounding the area.

Planning a Walt Disney World vacation has never been a simple undertaking. Credit: Disney Fanatic The logistics start months before departure โ€” park reservations, dining bookings, resort arrangements, Lightning Lane strategy, ground transportation from the airport to the resort. Most guests who do this well arrive at Orlando International Airport knowing exactly what the next seven days look like, with ...

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Fee Report: Unexpected 2026 Charge Shows Up on Disney Vacations

Disney Walt Disney World

Transportation is one of the most underestimated variables in a Walt Disney World vacation budget. Credit: Mears Connect Most guests account for flights, park tickets, hotel costs, and dining before they ever consider how they are getting from Orlando International Airport to the resort, or how they are moving between hotels once they arrive. For years, those two pieces of ...

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Per-Person Price: Disney Adds $1299 Ticket for Summer 2026 Only

Two young women outside the entrance of Downtown Disney

For Disney fans, D23 is the closest thing the company has to a convention built entirely for them. Credit: D23 Every two years, Anaheim becomes the center of the Disney universe for a weekend, with announcements, panels, exclusive merchandise, celebrity appearances, and the kind of behind-the-scenes access that does not exist anywhere else in the calendar. The event has grown ...

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