Disney’s Hollywood Studios is just days away from welcoming guests into one of its newest experiences, but some people are already getting an early look inside. Cast Member previews have officially started for The Magic of Disney Animation, giving Disney employees an opportunity to experience the reimagined space before it opens to everyone on September 14, 2026. Credit: Disney Disney ...

More changes are heading to EPCOT’s World Showcase. World Showcase takes up roughly half of EPCOT, with 11 pavilions representing countries including France, Japan, Morocco, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Each has its own restaurants, shops, and entertainment, while several also house attractions, including Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. Credit: Steven Miller, Flickr Mexico is one of the ...

Disney’s Hollywood Studios has spent much of 2026 in transition, and even some of the park’s smaller experiences haven’t escaped the changes. One Mickey Mouse attraction has been unavailable for weeks, leaving guests without an experience that normally offers an easy break from the Florida heat and the park’s busier attractions. The closure wasn’t connected to a major refurbishment, though. ...

EPCOT has never really stopped changing since it first opened, and this fall is proving to be another genuinely active stretch for the park. One of its longtime dining destinations just closed its doors for a refurbishment, and it’s far from the only thing shifting around World Showcase and World Discovery right now. Between a beloved underwater dining room going ...

EPCOT guests have had plenty of reasons to take another look at Test Track over the past year, but the attraction itself isn’t the only place Disney and General Motors have been making updates. The refreshed ride brought a very different experience to World Discovery when it reopened. Now, another part of Test Track has received an update of its ...

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party has changed plenty over the years, but longtime visitors have developed a familiar strategy for tackling the holiday event. Get inside early. Save the party hours for exclusive entertainment. Grab the complimentary cookies. Watch the parade and fireworks. Take advantage of shorter attraction waits. And avoid spending too much of the limited event window doing ...

Walt Disney World has overhauled morning opening procedures at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, shifting guest holding zones out of the narrow Oasis pathways and onto Discovery Island. While this resolves uncomfortable entrance bottlenecks, it quietly erodes the competitive advantage of Early Theme Park Entry for resort hotel guests while handing offsite visitors a massive win. How the Rope Drop Procedure Changed ...

A heart-stopping moment at Walt Disney World’s Polynesian Village Resort was narrowly averted thanks to the extraordinary reflexes of a fellow parkgoer. In a viral video shared on X by user @AKrause55, a male guest riding down the resort’s signature volcano water slide was forced to execute an emergency mid-slide rescue after spotting an unsupervised toddler climbing up the water ...

Magic Kingdom is going through one of the biggest periods of change in its history, but not every attraction needs to be replaced to deserve some attention. Sometimes, an attraction simply needs some care. That may be where “it’s a small world” currently finds itself. The longtime Fantasyland attraction remains one of the most recognizable experiences at Walt Disney World, ...

Law enforcement responded to an early morning emergency near Walt Disney World on Sunday after a police alert identified the incident as involving alleged “child neglect.” The call was reported along Flamingo Crossings Boulevard, an area immediately west of Walt Disney World that includes Disney College Program housing, hotels, restaurants, stores, and other businesses frequently used by Disney visitors and ...