On Monday afternoon, multiple helicopters responded to the scene of a near-drowning at an official Walt Disney World Resort hotel. At least one victim was reportedly transported to a local hospital. Here’s everything we know about the tragic incident. Near-Drowning at Official Walt Disney World Resort Hotel Credit: Joe Schlabotnik, Flickr Shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Monday, law enforcement scanner ...

For many Disney fans, the pandemic era left a visible mark on Walt Disney World. Park reservations, limited entertainment, modified experiences, and subtle visual changes across the parks all became reminders that the resort was operating in a very different world. Over the past few years, Disney has slowly peeled back those changes. Character meet-and-greets returned. Parades came back to ...

One of Magic Kingdom’s most playful scavenger hunts has received a small but noticeable update. Guests visiting Storybook Circus recently discovered that the free “Smellephants on Parade” activity now uses a slightly different map than before. The change might seem minor at first glance, but it reflects a much larger construction project taking place in this corner of the park. ...

For generations of Disney fans, Frontierland at Magic Kingdom represented one of the most peaceful corners of Walt Disney World. The gentle water of the Rivers of America flowed past Tom Sawyer Island, the Liberty Square Riverboat glided through its route, and guests could step away from the chaos of the park for a few minutes to take in the ...

Getting to Walt Disney World requires a level of logistical planning that most vacations simply do not demand. Park reservations, dining bookings, resort check-ins, Lightning Lane selections, transportation arrangements from the airport to the resort — the planning starts months out and the schedule is often tight from the moment the plane lands. For most Disney-bound guests, the flight is ...

In May 2025, The Walt Disney Company did the unthinkable: it finally officially announced its seventh global theme park destination, Disneyland Abu Dhabi. Planned for the shimmering waterfront of Yas Island, the park was envisioned as a futuristic, “authentically Disney and distinctly Emirati” oasis. For fans who had spent decades tracing rumors of a “Disney Dubai,” the 2025 reveal—complete with ...

March at Walt Disney World has a reputation for being one of the more pleasant times of year to visit the resort. The summer humidity has not arrived yet, the holiday crowds have cleared out, and the Flower and Garden Festival is in full swing at EPCOT. Guests who have timed their trips around the March sweet spot have come ...

Spring break season has officially arrived at Walt Disney World, and the crowds are already making their presence felt across the parks. If recent trends are any indication, the coming weeks could be some of the busiest of the year—and one of Disney’s most popular line-skipping options has already started disappearing for many guests. Credit: Disney Dining Lightning Lane access ...

For decades, planning a trip to Walt Disney World followed a familiar formula. Families would book a Disney Resort hotel, spend nearly every day inside Disney’s four theme parks, and maybe squeeze in a water park or Disney Springs visit before heading home. The entire vacation revolved around Disney. That approach worked for years because Disney offered more than enough ...

Magic Kingdom is the park that Walt Disney World was built around. It is the home of Cinderella Castle, the anchor of the resort’s identity, and for millions of guests every year it represents the purest version of what a Disney vacation is supposed to feel like. Every detail inside the park, from the paint colors on Main Street to ...