There is a specific ritual to a Disney trip with your best friends. Somebody creates a group chat months in advance. Somebody else makes a spreadsheet nobody uses. You argue about rope drop. And then at some point, usually in a shop on Main Street, U.S.A., on the last afternoon, somebody says you should all get matching something. It is ...

Disney World’s word of the moment is very clearly evolution. Credit: rickpilot_2000, Flickr Rise of the Resistance Joins Extended Evening Hours Walt Disney World has handed eligible guests one of the most valuable after-hours perks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, adding Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance to the lineup of attractions available during Extended Evening Hours. For Deluxe Resort guests, ...

The industry-changing, award-winning Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is being changed at Walt Disney World Resort. Credit: Erica Lauren, Inside the Magic Disney World’s Most Ambitious Star Wars Ride Is Still Struggling Multiple Years On When Walt Disney Imagineering set out to build Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the goal was never to simply recreate the galaxy far, far away. ...

In October 2026, Walt Disney World implemented resort-wide price increases impacting nearly every character dining location and buffet across its theme parks and resort hotels. For families planning to meet Mickey, Minnie, and Disney Princesses over waffles or dinner, securing guaranteed character hugs and autographs now requires a larger vacation budget. Credit: Disney The Steepest Hikes at Topolino’s Terrace and ...

Planning a vacation around Halloween sounds easy until you realize just how different the two biggest celebrations really are. Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort both turn Halloween into major seasonal events, but they target completely different audiences. Choosing the wrong one can mean spending hundreds of dollars on tickets, food, transportation, and other vacation expenses for an experience ...

A traditional trash can cannot break, but it can overflow. That sounds obvious until you sit with it. A standard park trash receptacle is a container with a hole in the top. It has no power source, no moving parts, no electronics, and no network connection. The worst thing that can happen to it is that it fills up, which ...

Walt Disney World has officially opened hotel bookings for November and December 2027, and families planning a holiday vacation can finally get a better idea of what they’ll need to spend. Whether you’re hoping to visit during Thanksgiving, experience Disney’s Christmas celebrations, or ring in the New Year near Magic Kingdom, staying on Disney property could come with a considerable ...

Few tools have changed how people eat at Disney World quite like Mobile Order. The idea is simple. You order a meal from a popular park or hotel quick service location right in the My Disney Experience app, then pick it up without waiting in a long line. For many guests, that’s a huge and convenient time-saver. It’s also a ...

Walt Disney World is making another major change to EPCOT, and this time, the company is walking away from a feature that was supposed to help define the park’s future. After years of problems, repeated repairs, and temporary closures, Disney has begun permanently removing a major part of World Celebration’s original design. What was once promoted as an exciting addition ...

When Big Thunder Mountain Railroad reopened at Magic Kingdom on May 3, 2026, following an extensive 16-month refurbishment, parkgoers celebrated the return of the “wildest ride in the wilderness”. The massive project included a complete track replacement and refreshed scenic elements throughout the Frontierland attraction. However, observant riders quickly noticed a glaring omission in the flooded mining town of Tumbleweed: ...