Planning a Walt Disney World vacation has become a lot more complicated over the last several years. Between dynamic ticket pricing, Lightning Lane strategies, school calendars, special events, and massive attraction openings, there are certain stretches of the year that can completely change the experience guests have inside the parks. Credit: Nicholas Fuentes, Unsplash Some days still feel relatively calm. ...

Disney’s Hollywood Studios is about to get a whole lot busier over the next several days. Between major attraction updates, Annual Passholder previews, brand-new merchandise releases, and a huge push tied directly to the upcoming The Mandalorian and Grogu theatrical release, Walt Disney World is preparing for one of its biggest Star Wars surges in recent memory. Fans heading to ...

Just when you thought Disney World couldn’t make things more expensive, they made this massive announcement to confirm that, yes, prices are still climbing. Credit: Disney Disney World Confirms Private Photo Sessions to Cost More Than $400 For many Walt Disney World guests, the photos are not just souvenirs. They are proof that the trip happened exactly the way it ...

Five years ago, Walt Disney World guests were waking up before sunrise, frantically refreshing their phones, and hoping they could grab a ride reservation before everything disappeared. Back then, the system looked completely different. Disney’s old FastPass+ program had been retired during the pandemic era, and what followed became one of the biggest operational changes the resort had seen in ...

Summer at Walt Disney World is about to look a lot different. Beginning May 26, Disney will officially kick off its new “Cool Kid Summer” celebration across the resort, and while plenty of attention has gone toward the new entertainment inside the parks, Disney Springs is quietly becoming one of the biggest parts of the entire event. For families planning ...

Getting from Orlando International Airport to Walt Disney World with children, carry-ons, checked bags, and the general logistical chaos of a family vacation has always been one of the less magical parts of a Disney trip. The bags come off the carousel. Someone has to watch the kids while someone else wrestles the suitcases. You figure out the Magical Express ...

There are busy days at Walt Disney World, and then there is Fourth of July week. Every year, the resort sees some of its largest crowds of the summer once Independence Day arrives. It is not just because schools are out or because families are taking long holiday weekends. The biggest reason is the fireworks. Disney’s Fourth of July entertainment ...

The countdown to one of the most anticipated attraction debuts Disney’s Hollywood Studios has seen in years is now measured in days rather than weeks, and for Annual Passholders who have been planning their approach to the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets preview window, the My Disney Experience app just became significantly more important. The virtual queue for ...

There are voices that become so embedded in a place that you stop noticing them consciously and start simply feeling them. The voice that tells you to please stand clear of the doors when you board the Walt Disney World Monorail is one of those voices. It has been part of the resort’s fabric for over a decade, woven into ...

During a multi-month refurbishment, Walt Disney World Resort overhauled an aging section of the France World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT. Here’s what Central Florida Disney Park guests need to know. Replacement in the France World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT This month, the Palais du Cinema reopened in the France World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT. The theater, which is home to ...