Paying a top-tier premium price for a Walt Disney World Deluxe Resort usually comes with the expectation of pristine views and a magical escape. However, anyone boarding the iconic monorail this summer is being greeted by a decidedly industrial landscape. As of June 2026, the ongoing exterior refurbishment of the iconic A-frame Main Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort has expanded ...

A difficult day unfolded at Walt Disney World’s flagship park today. On a typical day, guests can move between dozens of attractions spread across Magic Kingdom’s themed lands, with ride closures usually limited to isolated technical issues or brief weather-related interruptions. That wasn’t the case today. As crowds poured into the park, reports began emerging that several of Magic Kingdom’s ...

Two Disney parks are set to lose their nightly fireworks in nine days. Whether it’s Wondrous Journeys at Disneyland Park, Happily Ever After at Magic Kingdom, or ILLUMINATE! A Nighttime Celebration at Shanghai Disneyland, fireworks often mark the end of a magical Disney day. However, that experience is about to disappear at two Disney parks for months at a time. ...

Disney has filed yet another construction permit tied to the heart of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and while fans shouldn’t expect the park’s iconic Tree of Life to disappear anytime soon, the latest filing is adding another layer of intrigue to the ongoing transformation of the Walt Disney World theme park. According to newly filed paperwork from Walt Disney Imagineering, construction ...

Disney World fans have watched many familiar attractions disappear over the past several years. Entire lands have changed themes, classic rides have vanished, and longtime EPCOT fans especially have seen the park move further away from its original identity in favor of movie franchises and recognizable characters. Now, one attraction keeps popping up in conversations about what Disney could target ...

A Disney World ferryboat was quickly sent off, as another boat was stopped in its tracks, and security ran on board. Disney World Ferryboat Rushed off as Incident Unfolds Near Magic Kingdom For millions of families, the journey home from Magic Kingdom is supposed to be the final chapter of a carefully planned day. The fireworks have ended, tired children ...

The transformation of Frontierland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is officially moving at full throttle. Ever since Disney permanently closed the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island in July 2025, the northwest corner of the park has been a massive landscape of graded dirt. This vast clearing is slated to become Piston Peak National Park, the highly anticipated ...

Teachers occupy a specific and somewhat underappreciated position in the conversation about who deserves a Disney vacation and when. The profession runs on a calendar that aligns perfectly with the Disney summer season, with summer break arriving at the end of May or early June and extending through August in most school districts across the United States and Canada. The ...

Disney is preparing to unveil its Toy Story ride as the fifth movie in the franchise gets ready to drop. Walk through Tomorrowland at Disneyland these days, and something feels off. One of the land’s most familiar experiences has been sitting dark since April, tucked behind construction walls and scrim while crews worked through what Disney has described in absolutely ...

Walt Disney World opened Connections Eatery in April 2022 as a modern, global-inspired dining space that fit seamlessly into EPCOT’s reimagined central hub. Years later, the result has become one of the park’s most divisive experiences—and fans are calling for change. The quick-service restaurant was introduced as part of Disney’s ongoing transformation of EPCOT, a project that’s seen excitement turn ...