EPCOT has another reason for guests to slow down between pavilions. Food and drink have become inseparable from the modern EPCOT experience, particularly around World Showcase, where 11 country pavilions circle the lagoon with restaurants, bars, bakeries, shops, and snack counters inspired by their respective destinations. The park leans even harder into that identity during its seasonal festivals. The 2026 ...

The Hollywood Tower Hotel is disappearing behind construction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror has dominated Sunset Boulevard since July 1994, when the park was still known as Disney MGM Studios. At 199 feet tall, the fictional hotel remains one of Walt Disney World’s most recognizable structures. Its profile has become even more important over time. ...

It’s about time someone addressed the current pricing and attendance at Disney World. Families have felt for a while now that they are being priced out. Now, a Disney World executive has finally spoken out on the matter. Credit: Disney Disney World Executive Speaks out Finally on Pricing, Attendance Disney executives are defending Walt Disney World ticket prices as admission ...

The characters that made the Walt Disney Studios lot worth walking through all summer have moved indoors. That was always the plan, and it was always going to leave a gap. Since the courtyard opened in May, guests have encountered Rapunzel, Stitch, Chip ‘n’ Dale, and others roaming the area with no set locations, which is a genuinely different experience ...

One of Disney’s most nostalgic new experiences has officially arrived. The Magic of Disney Animation has opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios days ahead of its scheduled September 14 debut, completing the transformed Walt Disney Studios Lot. And this one feels different. Hollywood Studios has spent years adding bigger rides, franchises, and immersive lands, moving further from the movie-making identity that ...

Nobody plans a Disney trip around hot sauce packets. But condiments are one of those small things that people notice immediately and feel strongly about, which is why Disney changing them tends to generate more conversation than the size of the change warrants. A ketchup dispenser swap gets a hundred comments. A napkin redesign gets noticed. These are the details ...

Most Walt Disney World guests have no idea how much of the resort’s business has nothing to do with vacations. Conventions are enormous at Walt Disney World. Companies book thousands of room nights at a time, fill ballrooms for keynote sessions, take over restaurants for private events, and buy out theme parks after hours. That business runs on a completely ...

Disney’s crackdown on certain activities at Walt Disney World has been picking up steam, and the company’s latest move suggests no resort is off limits. Credit: Erica Lauren, Inside the Magic For years, guests found creative ways to enjoy amenities outside their own hotel, and pool hopping became something of an unofficial rite of passage during a Walt Disney World ...

Disney World vacationers, be warned: a budget airline has expanded its range, meaning more crowds are to be expected through 2027. Credit: Inside The Magic (Emmanuel Detres) Disney World Vacations Face Big Threat as Budget Airline Expands Frontier Airlines is planning three new nonstop routes between Orlando International Airport and Colombia, potentially giving South American travelers another direct gateway to ...

Walt Disney World has officially revealed the operating hours for The Magic of Disney Animation ahead of its September 14, 2026, grand opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. While early visitors will enjoy full-day access during the grand opening fortnight, Disney is planning a permanent schedule change starting September 28, 2026, that will shorten the attraction’s daily operating window significantly compared ...