Disney Tips Your Guide To A Great Disney Vacation

Dolly Parton’s influence has never been confined to one stage, one record label, or even one corner of Tennessee. She became one of the rare entertainers whose name could instantly mean something to people who had never listened to a full country album. Her songs crossed generations, her films became part of American pop culture, and her philanthropy reached millions ...

For generations of visitors, Dollywood has been more than another theme park in the Smoky Mountains. It has been one of the clearest physical expressions of Dolly Parton’s life, music, childhood, and connection to East Tennessee. Her name is on the entrance, her music fills the park, attractions tell pieces of her story, and entire areas are devoted to the ...

Disneyland has a reputation for kicking off Halloween season earlier than almost anywhere else, and Oogie Boogie Bash, the after hours party held at Disney California Adventure, is a huge part of that tradition. The event is already underway and runs through October 31, bringing treat trails, seasonal entertainment, and even a character making its Disneyland park debut this year. ...

Even the most beloved, decades old attractions occasionally run into unexpected hiccups, and Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean just had its own brief moment of real world drama. A portable battery caught fire near the attraction recently, prompting an inspection from local firefighters before things returned to normal. It’s the kind of incident that sounds alarming at first glance but ...

Most Walt Disney World vacations get planned around sunshine, park hopper strategies, and dining reservations, not the possibility of getting stuck dangling above the resort in a gondola during a tropical storm. That’s exactly what happened to one guest recently, and the video he shared afterward has quickly become one of the more unsettling storm stories to come out of ...

Slow, peaceful boat rides are supposed to be the calm middle of a busy theme park day, the kind of attraction guests choose specifically to catch their breath between bigger thrills. That’s exactly what makes a recent video from Living with the Land at EPCOT so entertaining, since it captured the exact opposite of a relaxing moment. A fire alarm ...

Getting stuck on a Disney ride is practically a rite of passage for longtime park visitors, usually resulting in a funny story about sitting in a stalled boat or a paused coaster for a few extra minutes. What happened to one couple on Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios recently takes that experience to an entirely different level, and ...

Disney’s Hollywood Studios has always had a certain nostalgic charm around Echo Lake, from the reflective water views to the quirky, boat shaped Dockside Diner floating along its edge. That familiar scene looks noticeably different right now, since the lake itself has been drained for refurbishment work, leaving an empty lake bed and construction scaffolding in place of the usual ...

Disney Parks fans got a genuinely big night out of this year’s D23, and the buzz wasn’t limited to any one park or coast. From a surprise celebrity cameo to a first teaser trailer for a brand new ride, the event delivered a steady stream of Avengers Campus updates that theme park fans have been waiting years to hear. Add ...

Anyone who has spent real time in Central Florida during the summer knows the heat is simply part of the deal, but there’s a clear difference between a hot afternoon and an entire week of sustained, dangerous conditions. That’s exactly where Orlando currently stands. What started as a single heat advisory has now stretched into its seventh consecutive day, with ...