Walt Disney World guests have less than a month left to use a park feature that has been around for more than eight years. Disney is officially retiring the Play Disney Parks app on September 16, 2026, bringing an end to a service that launched alongside Toy Story Land and eventually became a much bigger part of the experience inside ...
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Confirmed: 14-Year-Old Disney Fantasyland Classic Returning to Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom is getting closer to bringing back a piece of Fantasyland that has been unavailable to guests for months. Big Top Souvenirs, the massive circus-themed merchandise location inside Storybook Circus, has been undergoing an extensive refurbishment. While Disney still hasn’t announced an official reopening date, the latest changes around the building suggest that wait may finally be nearing its ...
Read More »NEW: Disney’s Expedition Everest To Face Extended Shutdown at Animal Kingdom
Disney just confirmed something Expedition Everest fans have waited years to hear. The Yeti is finally going to move again. Disney revealed during D23 that it plans to repair the massive Yeti figure inside Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The figure has remained stationary for years, with lighting and strobe effects creating the illusion of movement as trains race ...
Read More »Timeline for Figment Ride To Be Shut Down, Overhauled in EPCOT
EPCOT is about to enter another major period of change, but Disney fans hoping to know exactly when those changes will happen are going to have to be patient. During the Horizons: Disney Experiences Showcase at D23 on Saturday night, Disney confirmed major plans for two of EPCOT’s most recognizable attractions. Spaceship Earth will receive an extensive reimagining, while Figment ...
Read More »Unexpected Update on Magic Kingdom’s Space Mountain Closing After 51 Years
For a few minutes Saturday night, Disney World fans had every reason to think Space Mountain might finally be next. Disney held its major parks presentation at D23, unveiling a wave of announcements about attractions coming to Disney destinations around the world. And Space Mountain actually became part of the conversation. Twice. Credit: Erica Lauren, Inside the Magic Disney revealed ...
Read More »Confirmed: Disney Set To Partially Open Monsters Inc. Land at Hollywood Studios
Disney just dropped a much bigger update on Monstropolis than many Walt Disney World fans were expecting. We already knew the world of Monsters, Inc. (2001) was coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, complete with Disney’s first suspended coaster. But during D23, Disney revealed that guests won’t have to wait for the massive coaster to finish before they can start exploring ...
Read More »Disney Confirms 3 New Rides To Be Built in Animal Kingdom
Disney’s Animal Kingdom is heading toward one of the biggest transformations in the park’s history, and Disney just pulled back the curtain on what guests will actually experience when its newest land arrives. Tropical Americas isn’t a secret. Disney first announced the project at D23 in 2024, confirming that the former DinoLand U.S.A. area would eventually become an entirely new ...
Read More »REPORT: Disney Considering Permanent Removal of EPCOT Icon
A relatively new piece of EPCOT could already be facing an uncertain future. Disney has installed construction barriers around a large section of World Celebration Gardens, blocking guests from an area that has struggled with repeated problems almost from the beginning. While Disney hasn’t announced exactly what crews are preparing to do, the location of those barriers is getting attention. ...
Read More »Official: Disney World Sellouts Mount as Halloween Party Dates Disappear
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is officially underway at Walt Disney World, but anyone still hoping to attend in 2026 may want to make a decision sooner rather than later. Tickets remain available for plenty of nights at Magic Kingdom. However, the list of dates guests can choose from continues to shrink. As of August 10, 11 party nights have completely ...
Read More »Disney Confirms Orlando Park Closure, Effective September 9
Walt Disney World guests have less than a month left to visit one of the resort’s two water parks before another closure takes effect. Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon is scheduled to temporarily close beginning September 9, 2026. That will leave Disney’s Blizzard Beach as the only operating Disney water park. Disney has not announced when Typhoon Lagoon will reopen, making September ...
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