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Author Archives: Alessia Dunn

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.

Disney’s New Crowd-Management Entry Protocol Established, Failure Reported

A large, geodesic sphere with a silver, triangular panel exterior stands timelessly against a partly cloudy sky. Palm trees line the foreground while a white, modern building curves gracefully on the left—a serene scene undisturbed by any tragedy at Disney World.

EPCOT’s International Flower & Garden Festival is one of those events that genuinely earns its reputation every single year. From the moment the park opens in early March, the transformation is visible everywhere you look. Topiaries shaped like beloved Disney and Pixar characters line the walkways. Outdoor kitchens serving creative seasonal menus open around World Showcase. The gardens are in ...

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$20 for Ice Cream? Disney World’s Latest Treat Fee Out Prices Guests

A tall water tower with "Disney Springs" written on it stands against a partly cloudy sky. Palm trees and a white building with a bell tower are visible in the background.

Disney Springs has always operated in a specific economic category. As an open-air shopping and dining district that does not require a park ticket to enter, it functions simultaneously as a destination for Walt Disney World resort guests and as a standalone evening option for Central Florida locals and day visitors. The result is a dining marketplace that spans an ...

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Disney World Sends Notice of January 2027 Closure

Disney Skyliner

When Disney World families start planning their vacations, the resort they choose to stay at often comes down to one thing above everything else: transportation. Not just any transportation — the right transportation. And for a growing number of guests, that means a resort connected to the Disney Skyliner. Credit: Disney Since its debut in September 2019, the Skyliner has ...

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Disney’s Princess Tiana Partially Decapitated on Widely Criticized Attraction

Tiana's Bayou Adventure Concept Art (1)

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has had a complicated first chapter. When the attraction opened at Magic Kingdom as the successor to Splash Mountain, it carried enormous expectations — a beloved log flume ride system, a story built around one of Disney’s most meaningful princess characters, and the kind of production value that guests expect from a flagship Magic Kingdom attraction. The ...

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Company Confirms Closure of 25-Year Disney Park Mainstay

The Tree of Life at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park in front of a clear blue sky.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom is in the middle of one of the most significant transformation periods in the park’s history, and most of the headlines have rightfully gone to the big stuff. DinoLand U.S.A. closed permanently on February 2, 2026, clearing the path for Tropical Americas, a whole new land called Pueblo Esperanza set to debut in 2027. Encanto and Indiana ...

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