Menu

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.

Not Allowed: Disney Mega Fans Set Up Overnight Parking Lot Camp for Rare Item

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 merchandise culture has always been intense. Guests plan trips around specific releases, set alarms for online drops, and factor limited-edition items into their park itineraries with the same seriousness they bring to dining reservations and Lightning Lane selections. It is a real and well-documented part of how a significant portion of the Disney community interacts with the parks. Most ...

Read More »

Disney Adds 15% Increase on $229 5-Hour Theme Park Ticket

Magic Kingdom

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is one of the most beloved ticketed events in the Walt Disney World calendar, and it has been for years. The combination of exclusive entertainment, trick-or-treating throughout Magic Kingdom, character meet and greets that do not happen during regular park hours, the Boo-to-You Parade with its iconic Headless Horseman, and the Not-So-Spooky Spectacular fireworks creates an ...

Read More »

Disneyland Paris Operations Collapse Mid-Day, Rides Go Still

Disneyland Paris

Disney Adventure World has only been open for about six weeks. The park officially welcomed its first guests on March 29, 2026, representing the most extensive reimagining in the history of Disneyland Paris’s second gate and one of the most significant new park openings in European theme park history. It has been generating enormous excitement across the Disney community since ...

Read More »

Final Results: Disney Removes Line Skipping Pass After ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Controversy

pirates-disney-caribbean

There is a specific category of Disney news that generates a particular kind of frustration among park fans, and this week delivered a perfect example of it. For a brief window, Walt Disney World guests had access to a free Lightning Lane pass for Pirates of the Caribbean as a prize for completing A Pirate’s Adventure: Treasures of the Seven ...

Read More »