Back in July, we covered a Disney announcement that did not fit the usual parks-and-rides mold. The Walt Disney Company and The Kraft Heinz Company announced a long-term, multi-year partnership bringing ten Kraft Heinz brands to Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World, and Disney Cruise Line sailings across North America. HEINZ ketchup. Philadelphia cream cheese. Kraft Mac & Cheese. At the ...
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Wicked Confirmation: Disney Reveals Maleficent Coaster Storyline and Music for Villains Land
Since Walt Disney World officially announced that Villains Land is coming to the Magic Kingdom, the theme park community has been buzzing with excitement. Set to rise in the expansive area “Beyond Big Thunder Mountain,” this sinister expansion promises to give the Most Magical Place on Earth a deliciously dark twist. Credit: Disney Now, Walt Disney Imagineering has finally shared ...
Read More »Disney World Enacts 3 Transportation Restrictions for Halloween Season, Effective Immediately
Halloween has taken over Walt Disney World, and thousands of guests are making late-night plans around one of Magic Kingdom’s biggest seasonal events. But getting around Disney World during those nights requires more planning than simply finding the nearest bus stop. Several transportation restrictions currently in effect can affect how guests move between Disney Springs, Disney Resort hotels, and the ...
Read More »Disney California Adventure Dark Ride Swallowed by Massive Scaffolding Ahead of Overhaul
Disney California Adventure just surrounded the exterior of one of its popular rides, creating a much different view for guests walking through this part of the park. Construction walls now surround the attraction, while towering scaffolding and dark scrims cover nearly the entire building. From certain angles, very little of the familiar exterior remains visible. It is a dramatic change ...
Read More »EPCOT’s Glowing Sidewalks Are Gone: Why Disney is Paving Over World Celebration
When Walt Disney Imagineering designed the new center of EPCOT, they promised a kinetic, technologically advanced gathering space. But after nearly three years of fighting a losing battle against the Florida elements, Disney has officially surrendered. If you walk past the construction walls in World Celebration Gardens today, you will witness the end of an ambitious dream: crews are actively ...
Read More »Walt Disney Company Confirms Employee Benefits Changes, Cast Members Affected
A few days ago we covered Disney expanding its Center for Living Well network with three new locations for cast members, and we framed it as a genuine positive. That framing still holds. Adding health centers in Central Florida, Burbank, and Anaheim gives more cast members actual access to primary care, behavioral health, and physical therapy without burning a day ...
Read More »3 Classic Disney World Attractions Face Closure, Major Replacements Confirmed
Disney dropped plenty of major theme park news at D23, but some of the biggest announcements weren’t about entirely new attractions. Instead, Disney is returning to several Walt Disney World classics. Longtime attractions are preparing substantial reimaginations that will replace major parts of their current versions. Some familiar scenes are disappearing, while other changes go directly to the ideas driving ...
Read More »Disney Moves Forward With Ban of ‘Copy-Paste’ Attractions in Shocking European Boycott
Mickey Mouse is leading the charge as this Disneyland park is going to change up its daytime parade experience for the first time since 2017. For the First Time in Nearly a Decade, This Disneyland Resort Is Changing Its Daytime Experiences for Guests Disneyland Paris has confirmed a new daytime parade for Disneyland Park in 2028, giving the resort its ...
Read More »Is Disney Erasing the Old West? Inside the Radical Disappearance of Frontierland
For decades, stepping into Frontierland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom meant fully immersing yourself in a single, cohesive illusion of the classic Old West. However, with the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island having been closed for more than a year now, the landscape is undergoing a massive transformation. The upcoming Cars-themed miniland, Piston Peak National Park, is ...
Read More »Disney Ends 6-Month Magic Kingdom Shutdown, Confirms Reopening With Drastic Changes
Magic Kingdom guests have spent nearly six months walking past one familiar location without being able to step inside. Now, Walt Disney World has confirmed that the lengthy closure is almost over. Big Top Souvenirs has been unavailable since February, leaving a noticeable gap in the Storybook Circus area of Fantasyland. While Magic Kingdom has plenty of places to shop ...
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