When Brightline finally connected Miami to Orlando, South Florida Disney fans reacted like the commute had been solved. And for a lot of people, it had been. Families in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and Aventura had spent decades doing the same miserable drive up the Turnpike, three and a half hours in the best case, considerably ...

The Germany Pavilion at EPCOT has a joke built into its premise that most guests never think about. It is always Oktoberfest there. Not during October. Always. The Biergarten has been running an Oktoberfest buffet with live polka every single day of the year for decades, which means a family visiting in March gets the same accordion, the same communal ...

One of Disney’s longest-serving voice actors appears to have lost one of the roles most closely associated with his career. Jim Cummings has worked with Disney since the 1980s, voicing characters across animation, television, film, video games, and theme park projects. His credits include Winnie the Pooh, Pete, Bonkers, Hondo Ohnaka, and Ray from The Princess and the Frog. He ...

Disney has found an unexpected new way to expand its streaming empire. Disney+ has increasingly leaned on familiar names to keep subscribers engaged, with Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Walt Disney Animation Studios providing a steady pipeline of movies and television shows. But Disney has also looked beyond its own intellectual property when the right opportunity arises. That strategy has ...

Not everyone gets to be in the parks during the holidays, and that is a genuinely frustrating part of being a Disney fan. Halloween season at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort is arguably the most merchandise-heavy stretch of the year outside Christmas. Popcorn buckets. Sippers. Spirit jerseys. Ears. Home decor. Loungefly bags. Most of it is park exclusive, most ...

D23: Ultimate Fan Event has arrived, and this is the weekend Disney fans have been counting down to all year. Everything gets answered here. Months of speculation, rumor threads, prediction posts, and wish lists all collide inside about seventy-two hours of announcements. Some fans walk away vindicated. Others watch a favorite theory die on stage in real time. And every ...

Everyone knows the basic rules of visiting Disney parks. Don’t bring in weapons, don’t antagonize or disrespect cast members, and don’t try to get around buying park tickets if you don’t want to end up with a polite trespass notice from The Walt Disney Company. But behind the standard dos-and-don’ts lie some surprising rules that visitors might not expect. From ...

There are very few names in the history of entertainment that carry the kind of warmth, reverence, and genuine love that Julie Andrews does. She is not simply a performer. She is a feeling. For millions of people around the world, her voice is tied to some of the earliest and most cherished memories of childhood, whether that was watching ...

Disney’s live-action Moana (2026) walked into its opening weekend already bruised. It’s walking into its second weekend facing something far worse than bad reviews. A Rough Debut Just Got Rougher Moana‘s opening was already being discussed in terms usually reserved for cautionary tales. The film debuted to roughly $43 million domestically across its first three days, with a four-day total ...

Every so often, a Disney movie transcends the typical experience of a night out at the cinema and becomes something profoundly impactful for the local community where it was produced. The live-action adaptation of Moana, which has sailed into theaters nationwide, exemplifies this phenomenon in Hawai’i. According to state officials, the film’s production has not only generated tens of millions ...