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Jess Colopy is a Disney College Program alum and kid-at-heart. When she’s not furiously typing in a coffee shop, you can find her on the hunt for the newest Stitch pin.

U.S. Government Takes Over Disneyland Hotel, Enforces Invasive Searches on All Guests

A modern hotel with warm lighting is seen at dusk, surrounded by greenery. A monorail glides by on an elevated track beside the building, its windows reflecting the deep blue sky—inside, Disney Resort Soap Dispensers add a whimsical touch.

Last weekend, a Disneyland Resort guest shared her experience dealing with an invasive Secret Service search because she stayed at the same Disney Resort hotel as Vice President JD Vance and his family. The incident occurred amid an onslaught of criticism toward Disneyland Resort for allowing Vance, second in command to U.S. President Donald Trump, onto its property. The Vice ...

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Disneyland Accused of Rolling Out the Red Carpet for JD Vance

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Disneyland Resort has faced harsh criticism and protests after Vice President JD Vance and his family spent the weekend at the Southern California Disney parks. The conservative family shut down attractions like Pirates of the Caribbean and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and forced fellow guests at Disney’s Grand Californian Resort & Spa to undergo invasive Secret Service searches on arrival. ...

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American Disney Guests “Stuck” in China Park Location on Fourth of July

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Several Walt Disney World Resort guests spoke out online after spending part of their Fourth of July celebrations “stuck” in the China World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT. Walt Disney World Resort celebrates Independence Day with two dazzling fireworks shows at Magic Kingdom Park and EPCOT. The 360-degree Magic Kingdom nighttime spectacular lights up the skies around Cinderella Castle, while the ...

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After 34 Years, Disney Erases the Muppets From Public View

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Just one month after its permanent closure, we have a peek at the demolition work inside Muppets Courtyard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The land, including Muppet*Vision 3D, Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano, and PizzeRizzo, began a phased closure earlier this year before welcoming its final guests on June 7, 2025. Muppet*Vision 3D arrived at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 1991, long before ...

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Disney World Predicts Historic Low Crowd Levels for Christmas 2025

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Walt Disney World Resort has just revealed its plans for the 2025 Christmas season, but there’s an unexpected twist: it seems like the Central Florida vacation destination is predicting significantly lower holiday crowd levels than usual. While Disney is bringing back all its beloved holiday offerings—including Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom Park, Disney Jollywood Nights at Disney’s ...

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Disney World Scares Christmas Travelers Away With Higher Prices, Holiday Season in Jeopardy

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

Walt Disney World Resort has spent this week making several announcements about its 2025 Christmas celebrations. However, the updates came with some contradicting information that suggests Disney is worried that the usual holiday crowds won’t show up this year. Earlier this week, Walt Disney World Resort announced the return of popular holiday offerings, including Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at ...

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Disney World Area Experiences Multi-Day Water Outage, “Poo Brown” Water Reported

Walt Disney World Entrance Sign

Countless locals and Walt Disney World Resort guests were affected by a water outage earlier this week. Although water returned after less than a day, families reported “poo brown” water coming out of faucets, and Central Florida officials issued a boil water advisory to everyone in the affected area. On Tuesday, Summer (@fiveminutesfromdisney on TikTok) posted this video announcing that ...

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Disneyland Brings Back COVID-Era Restriction for All Guests, Effective in One Week

Mask for pandemic at Magic Kingdom

Disneyland Resort is bringing back a COVID-era restriction in just one week. Guests must use the Virtual Queue system to see Disneyland Park’s newest show, “Walt Disney – A Magical Life.” Walt Disney Imagineering first announced plans for “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” at D23 Expo 2024. The Main Street Opera House show will feature the first-ever audio-animatronic of ...

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More Trees Bulldozed as Magic Kingdom Guests Watch, Original Park Landscape Erased

A lively amusement park scene featuring a ride over a peaceful body of water, with people on a raft in the foreground. In the background, visitors walk near a rustic structure and a rocky, mountainous attraction surrounded by lush greenery. The sky is clear and blue.

Walt Disney World Resort is pushing forward with historic changes to the Magic Kingdom, ensuring that the 53-year-old theme park will never be the same. On Wednesday, crews cleared even more land on the outskirts of the original Central Florida Disney park. This construction update comes just a week after workers bulldozed hundreds, if not thousands, of trees in the ...

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