The holiday season hasn’t even officially started at Walt Disney World, but guests are already running out of opportunities to attend one of Magic Kingdom’s biggest Christmas events. Another date for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party has officially sold out for 2026. This time, the sellout is particularly notable because it falls near the very beginning of the event’s run. ...

Walt Disney World guests heading to the parks for Columbus Day weekend are already running into an expensive problem. Lightning Lane Premier Pass availability has disappeared for several dates across Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The sellouts are especially notable because guests are still purchasing the premium service despite prices reaching hundreds of dollars per person. Credit: terren ...

October may bring cooler temperatures and Halloween celebrations to Walt Disney World, but it also comes with one lingering risk that vacationers cannot completely ignore: hurricane season. Now, another tropical system is beginning to get attention. A developing area of low pressure in the Gulf could strengthen into Tropical Storm Isaias later this week, raising questions about what the system ...

When Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress closed its doors at Magic Kingdom on July 5, 2026, Disney fans knew the historic Tomorrowland attraction was gearing up for its biggest update in over three decades. Originally created for the 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair before finding a permanent home in Florida in 1975, the revolving theater show had not seen a ...

The holiday season hasn’t even officially begun at Walt Disney World, but guests are already running out of opportunities to attend one of Magic Kingdom’s biggest Christmas events. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party returns this November and December, bringing its usual mix of holiday entertainment, festive treats, character appearances, and after-hours access to Magic Kingdom. But anyone still hoping to ...

Walt Disney World Annual Passholders finally have their first Good to Go Day of October, and it gives locals and frequent visitors a chance to head into the parks without making a reservation first. Disney has added Tuesday, October 6, 2026, to the Good to Go calendar, making it the first October date to receive the designation. The addition comes ...

Walt Disney World guests planning a 2027 vacation have another resort closure to put on their radar. Construction and refurbishment projects have become a familiar sight across Disney property. Right now, work stretches well beyond the theme parks, with several hotels receiving updates of their own. In most cases, that means guests can still stay at the resort while certain ...

If you’ve ever tried to plan a Disney dinner for just you and one other person, you may already know the feeling. The calendar looks wide open for a big family, then you drop your party size down to two and the green dots vanish. That’s exactly what’s happening right now with reservations for the reopened Diamond Horseshoe in Magic ...

When EPCOT’s World Celebration Gardens opened in late 2023, the embedded pavement lighting was promoted as the park’s ultimate futuristic centerpiece. Designed to echo the classic EPCOT logo around the central planter, hundreds of feet of custom LED strips were built to pulse and change colors in sync with Spaceship Earth. Credit: Disney Instead, the high-tech feature quickly turned into ...

If you have ridden Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT recently, you know the exact preshow moment that became an inescapable park meme. Credit: D23 As guests gather inside the Galaxarium briefing room, actor Terry Crews appears on screen as Centurion Tal Marik of the Nova Corps. Welcoming Earth visitors, he hesitates while pondering what citizens call themselves: ...