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Disney Finally Spilled the Beans on the Secret Passholder Meet-and-Greet

A person with orange-painted nails holds up an annual passholder sticker featuring Timon and Pumbaa from Disney’s The Lion King. The background features lush greenery and the iconic Tree of Life from Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Walt Disney World’s V.I.PASSHOLDER Summer Days event officially kicked off today, May 1, and the exclusive character meet-and-greet, one of the most talked-about elements of the summer Passholder programming, is now live at EPCOT. The details of which characters will appear at the secretive meet-and-greet location have been revealed, and Chip ‘n’ Dale are the primary characters that Passholders can ...

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Could the Biggest Pop Star in the World Be Working With Disney on Toy Story 5?

Taylor Swift

The Taylor Swift fan community operates like nothing else in popular culture. It is a distributed network of millions of people who treat every public appearance, every social media post, every clothing choice, every color combination, and every cryptic website update as potential data points in an ongoing puzzle that may or may not have a definitive answer. The community ...

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Disney World Orlando Finally Gives Iconic Fairy Her Own Space at Magic Kingdom

Cinderella's Castle

There are certain characters at Walt Disney World whose presence in the parks feels inevitable but somehow took longer than expected to fully materialize in the right way. The Fairy Godmother is one of those characters. She is one of the most recognizable figures in Disney’s entire animated catalog, the magical catalyst of one of the studio’s most beloved films, ...

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An Unexpected Mickey Mouse Appearance at Disney Theme Park Signals Something Big Is Coming

Mickey Mouse character meet and greet at Fantasyland in Disneyland Paris

There is a specific kind of excitement that builds around a Disney Parks construction project in its final weeks, unlike any other phase of the process. The early months of a major transformation are characterized by blank walls, distant machinery sounds, and the kind of patient anticipation that requires a certain level of faith that something genuinely worth waiting for ...

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Disneyland Flipped Its 48-Year-Old Coaster Into Something Completely Different

Guests ride Hyperspace Mountain at Hong Kong Disneyland

Certain moments in a Disneyland visit feel genuinely different from the standard theme park experience, moments where the combination of timing, theming, and the specific energy of being inside a beloved attraction at exactly the right time creates something that guests talk about long after they leave the park. Space Mountain at Disneyland is one of those attractions that has ...

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Do Not Visit Disney Springs This Summer Before Reading About These 5 Changes

Guests eating at Raglan Road Irish Pub.

Disney Springs has always been one of those places that rewards guests who pay attention to what is new. The sprawling shopping, dining, and entertainment district at Walt Disney World operates on its own calendar of openings, events, and seasonal offerings that runs parallel to but completely separate from what is happening inside the theme parks, and the guests who ...

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Crocs Just Made the Most Unexpected ‘Toy Story’ Product of 2026

Bullseye, Jessie, and Woody

Crocs has spent the last several years completing one of the more remarkable reputation rehabilitations in modern fashion history, moving from the punchline of shoe conversations to one of the most consistently worn footwear brands on the planet through a combination of undeniable comfort, aggressive collaborations, and the Jibbitz charm customization system that turned a simple clog into a canvas ...

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