Walt Disney World is heading into one of its most schedule-heavy months of the year, with three of its four theme parks now confirmed to be operating on restricted hours at some point during October 2026. Credit: Disney Hollywood Studios, EPCOT, and Magic Kingdom will each see access restrictions tied to private events, runDisney races, and Halloween programming, leaving Animal ...

A transportation problem at Walt Disney World turned what should have been a fairly simple trip back to the hotel into a much longer night for some guests. Disney Skyliner riders faced major delays on August 18 after an issue affected part of the gondola system’s loading process. The problem created long lines, forced Disney to change how guests boarded, ...

The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is almost here, but guests visiting during the first few weeks won’t find everything ready on opening day. Walt Disney World’s massive food festival officially kicks off on August 27, bringing dozens of dishes, drinks, and Global Marketplaces back to EPCOT. However, Disney has confirmed that select festival locations and their menus won’t ...

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party continues to fill up at Walt Disney World, and guests hoping to attend the Halloween event are running out of options. Another party night has officially sold out at Magic Kingdom, adding to a growing list of dates that are no longer available. The latest movement comes as the 2026 event moves deeper into its schedule ...

Fall at Walt Disney World does not just mean Halloween taking over Magic Kingdom. It also means EPCOT finally gets a festival again. And if you have visited EPCOT during one of the rare gaps between festivals, you know how different the park feels without one. The booths are gone, World Showcase is quieter, and a big part of what ...

EPCOT is once again in transformation mode, and this time it’s the playground tucked between La Poutinerie in the Canada Pavilion and the Imagination! Pavilion that’s getting the seasonal treatment. Walt Disney World Resort shut down the interactive play space on August 10, pulling it offline just weeks before the 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival opens its doors. ...

Disney is not perfect, and fans are extremely good at proving it. That is not a criticism so much as an observation about how this fandom operates. Disney fans notice things. They notice when a paint color changes on Main Street, U.S.A. They notice when an audio track gets remixed. They notice when a font on a sign is not ...

Walt Disney World Annual Passholders now have more freedom to visit the theme parks before August ends. Disney has added three Good to Go Days to the Annual Passholder calendar, extending the reservation-free benefit through August 31. The latest additions offer passholders more opportunities to make spontaneous park visits without selecting a destination in advance. However, the benefit only applies ...

Getting stuck on a Disney ride is practically a rite of passage for longtime park visitors, usually resulting in a funny story about sitting in a stalled boat or a paused coaster for a few extra minutes. What happened to one couple on Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios recently takes that experience to an entirely different level, and ...

A Tuesday afternoon stolen vehicle report brought law enforcement into the backstage areas of Magic Kingdom Park — a part of Walt Disney World Resort that guests never see. What the Scanner Logged at 1:54 p.m. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 1:54 p.m. on August 18 reporting a stolen vehicle in a backstage service area ...