When you step into the eerie atmosphere of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you expect to be scared. But on July 20, 2025, Walt Disney World Resort guests experienced something entirely unexpected: the ride was locked down due to a sudden technical issue, leaving guests in a uniquely unsettling situation. The Twilight Zone Tower of ...
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Fantasmic! Officially Shut Down at Disney World
A Walt Disney World Resort guest recently shared a video of an operational collapse during Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Disney cast members reportedly evacuated thousands of guests from the Hollywood Hills Amphitheater after a technical malfunction forced the nighttime spectacular to stop just over four minutes in. Fantasmic! premiered at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (then Disney-MGM Studios) in 1998, six ...
Read More »Woman Arrested for Bringing “Free Meth” to the Magic Kingdom
A Kentucky woman was arrested for trying to bring methamphetamine into Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort. The guest claimed that a stranger at her non-Disney Resort hotel gave her the drugs. A newly released Orange County Sheriff’s Office report reveals that on May 20, 2025, Brandi Asher, 37, arrived at Walt Disney World Resort’s Transportation & Ticket Center ...
Read More »Disney Blocks Magic Kingdom and EPCOT Entrances, Thousands Impacted
Walt Disney World Resort just made visiting Magic Kingdom Park and EPCOT a lot more confusing, blocking off several entrances to the Central Florida theme parks. Walt Disney Imagineers designed the journey to Magic Kingdom Park as part of the experience—there is no direct parking lot access to the original Central Florida Disney park. Instead, guests not arriving via Disney ...
Read More »After 27 Years, Disney Razes Animal Kingdom Theme Park to the Ground
Walt Disney World Resort has made a monumental change to Animal Kingdom, completely transforming its former “theme park within a theme park.” After 27 years, Disney has demolished much of the original DinoLand U.S.A. area in preparation for a major overhaul of the opening-day park area. The project will introduce a brand-new area called Pueblo Esperanza, inspired by the Tropical ...
Read More »Disney Confirms Tree of Life Replacement at Animal Kingdom
On Wednesday, Walt Disney World Resort filed another permit for construction on the Tree of Life at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park. It’s unclear whether this project is related to the “Zootopia: Better Zoogether!” show that will premiere inside the Discovery Island theater later this year. In March, It’s Tough To Be A Bug! performed its final show inside the ...
Read More »Disney Paves Over ‘Toy Story’ Area Overnight
Disney has made some surprising, unannounced changes to one of its Toy Story (1995) areas. Here’s what you need to know. Disneyland Resort offers three parking areas for guests: the Mickey & Friends Parking Structure, the Pixar Pals Parking Structure, and the Toy Story Parking Area. Both Parking Structures are within walking distance or a short tram ride away from Disneyland ...
Read More »Disney World’s Newest Parade Has Sparked Multiple Fights, Hospitalizations, and Bans
Walt Disney World Resort’s first nighttime parade in almost a decade, Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away, debuted on July 20, 2025. Unfortunately, in the days since its premiere, the entertainment offering has quickly become the center of multiple fights, hospitalizations, and bans. With dazzling floats inspired by films like Moana (2016), Encanto (2021), and Wish (2023), Disney Starlight: Dream ...
Read More »Disney World Now Charging Guests $20 To Clean Their Hands
Some Walt Disney World Resort guests will now pay as much as $20 to clean their hands. In May, The Walt Disney Company announced an official collaboration with Touchland, the luxe hand sanitizer brand that’s taken over most high schools in America. The hand sanitizer mist features an “award-winning Wild Watermelon scent” and a Mickey Mouse-branded bottle. For $20, the ...
Read More »Crowds Flee Disneyland Following Reports of ICE Activity
More than a month after a debunked rumor of ICE activity inside Disneyland Resort, guests say crowds haven’t returned to the Southern California theme parks. Despite wall-to-wall masses for Disneyland Park’s 70th birthday on July 17, Disney Parks fans claim that the rest of this summer hasn’t lived up to years past. In early June, amid protests about U.S. Immigration ...
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