Guests heading to Disney’s Contemporary Resort for a meal at Steakhouse 71 ran into an unexpected problem on September 6. The popular Walt Disney World restaurant suddenly closed for the day, and this wasn’t simply a situation where guests could no longer find new reservations. Some people who already had tables booked reportedly had their reservations canceled. Credit: Scott Smith, ...

More closure news out of Disney World. Credit: Joe Schlabotnik, Flickr Walt Disney World continues to push forward with an ambitious stretch of transformation across its four theme parks, and EPCOT–despite not featuring anything quite as extensive as Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, or Hollywood Studios–remains a key part of that evolution. Since Disney kicked off its multi-year overhaul of the ...

What began as a quiet, unannounced closure of a single shop in EPCOT’s Germany Pavilion has spiraled into a sprawling construction zone. Disney has walled off major retail corridors, wrapped building facades in scrim, gutted public restrooms, and erased store pages from its official website—all without providing an estimated reopening date. Credit: Disney The July Closure and September Escalation The ...

Toy Story Land’s marquee coaster, Slinky Dog Dash, has finally resumed operation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios after enduring one of its most erratic weeks of unscheduled downtime in recent memory. Following multi-day closures, false starts, and a bizarre run under maintenance lighting, the popular family attraction spent the first week of September 2026 struggling to keep its trains moving through ...

Disney World has announced a new dining option for families seeking healthier choices during their time at the theme parks, amid a gargantuan number of closures and overhauls across all the parks. Credit: Lee (myfrozenlife), Flickr Disney World Adds New Dining Option for Families: A Minor Distraction From All the Closures Walt Disney World is adding a new chicken-tender option ...

These guests got more than they bargained for while visiting the EPCOT theme park at Disney World this month. Credit: Erica Lauren, Inside the Magic Attraction downtime is a routine part of any theme park day. Sometimes it’s a maintenance error that needs troubleshooting (and maybe for multiple days, as was the case with Slinky Dog Dash recently); other times, ...

A new Animal Kingdom attraction officially lifts off. Credit: Steven Miller, Flickr Disney used its Horizons: Disney Experiences Showcase presentation at D23 to reveal official names and new story details for the three attractions coming to Tropical Americas, the land replacing DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The land was first announced at D23 2024, with the Encanto and Indiana ...

Planning a Walt Disney World vacation is supposed to be about creating fairy-tale memories, but managing ride reservations in the My Disney Experience app often feels like an endless digital chore. Disney leadership has even recognized that excessive screen time is one of the biggest points of frustration for parkgoers. To combat screen fatigue and stay present with their families, ...

Walt Disney World is preparing for the kind of year that could convince plenty of longtime fans to book another vacation. After several years of construction, closures, and major projects taking shape across the resort, 2027 promises to deliver some of Disney World’s most anticipated additions in recent memory. Guests who have been waiting for the right moment to return ...

Staying at Walt Disney World comes with a few advantages that can make the higher price of an on-property hotel easier to justify. For many vacationers, those benefits become part of the strategy. Guests plan around them, hoping to save time and make an already expensive trip run a little more smoothly. But one of Disney’s most appealing hotel perks ...