The Walt Disney World Resort has confirmed a name change for its newest Magic Kingdom resort area. Credit: Disney The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort is under an intense period of evolution. Only recently have the famed spires of Cinderella Castle been repainted, ushering in a new icon era for the beloved–and most visited–theme park. Over in Frontierland, ...
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Fifty years after George Lucas introduced audiences to a galaxy far, far away, Lucasfilm is preparing to hand the Star Wars franchise its most significant creative reset since Disney acquired the studio. Credit: Lucasfilm The plan centers on Star Wars: Starfighter, the upcoming feature announced at Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Tokyo, where Lucasfilm confirmed director Shawn Levy and star ...
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The Walt Disney World Resort is preparing a significant cut of its Lightning Lane Premier Passes across all four theme parks. Disney’s Experiences segment delivered a strong third quarter, with total revenue climbing 10% year-over-year to $9.97 billion, up from $9.09 billion in the prior-year period. The growth was driven largely by the domestic parks and experiences business, which saw ...
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Another Star Wars movie may be heading to the cutting room floor following new information straight from the House of Mouse. Credit: Lucasfilm It’s by no means a secret that The Walt Disney Company’s Star Wars franchise is in a severe state of flux. With little on the confirmed slate and projects lying dormant for literal years, the future of ...
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Guests hoping to meet Tinker Bell at Disneyland Park have faced a shifting schedule over the past several weeks, as Pixie Hollow has moved through a closure, a modified reopening, and now another scheduled shutdown, all without an official explanation from Disney. The Initial Closure On July 27, Disneyland Resort updated the official website for the Pixie Hollow meet-and-greet space ...
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Disney World guests faced immense difficulty at one of the Magic Kingdom’s most popular locations this week. Magic Kingdom guests hit a rare milestone on Thursday, August 6: a Space Mountain wait time creeping toward three full hours. At 5:30 p.m., posted times sat at 175 minutes, among the longest the attraction has recorded in recent memory. The bottleneck traces ...
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Following casting controversies and recastings during production, HBO is now listening to fan feedback and making necessary changes. HBO’s straight-to-series adaptation of Harry Potter continues to fill out its ensemble as production moves forward on the Warner Bros. Television project, with showrunner Francesca Gardiner overseeing a book-by-book approach spanning seven planned seasons. The series arrives with outsized ambition: rather than ...
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Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2026 has lost another date to sellout status. September 8 is now showing as unavailable on Disney’s ticket calendar, making it the second September date to disappear this season, just days after September 4 sold out. September 8 was priced at $154 per person, the same price point as September 4. With two September dates now ...
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The Walt Disney World Resort is set to drop its pricey Lightning Lane Premier Pass at Magic Kingdom quite significantly. With The Walt Disney Company confirming lighter attendance but bigger revenue in its last earnings quarter, it’s easier to see why the Disney Experiences arm continues to push its pricier add-ons. Not only have vacation costs–including hotel stays and ticket ...
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Walt Disney World’s operating calendar has picked up another round of revisions, and the newly confirmed dates make the pattern behind them harder to miss. Credit: Wally Gobetz, Flickr The Context: What Disney Already Adjusted Earlier updates to the calendar established the framework. On the first three Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party dates of the season — August 7, 11, and ...
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